I was here on a Sunday evening using ClassPass. It was fairly easy to book. It was very hard to…read morefind the gym on brattle street, it's an apartment like building that does require a code to get in. As the ClassPass confirmation did not come with instructions, I had a wait until someone who had access could let me in. There is the option to ring the door bell, but no one responded despite pressing the bell many times. While I waited a couple of people gave up and left. Thankfully someone who has access let me through. You then have to go upstairs. As soon as you enter you're hit with humidity and stuffiness. The gym definitely requires better ventilation. It was very busy. There was no one at the front desk to check me in. This was my first time at this location, but I'd been to another branch before so I knew someone is supposed to check me in, sign waivers, get shoes. While I navigated to the shoe area, I finally found someone that worked there. Got my waiver cleared. I was not given any intro or orientation, thankfully I was climbing with someone who knew what they were doing. Overall, neat to have a climbing gym in Harvard square. However horrible customer service, especially the lack of instructions. They do have a lot more area to climb than I expected and have communal chalk, some weights and a few cardio machines. I also heard from another member that they offer yoga classes.

Phenomenal bouldering, Location large number of problems of varying difficulty from beginner to…read moreexpert. Free chalk to use, gym, equipment, and cardio equipment. Parking is difficult to find but aside from that great location.

Hands down the best gym in the Boston area. Good selection of equipment, kept clean, and the staff…read moreis always very friendly and helpful. They offer personal training too

Small neighborhood gym with high prices/month. The space is small with to much equipment. You…read moreshould expect to be friendly or be awkward as you will see the same faces each day and expect lines on equipment in busy times. $70/month is to much for this. I am willing to go further for more space and lower pricing.

This is a great gym located on the Boston University campus (off the B-line). It pretty much has…read moreany type of equipment that a top-notch gym would have and is laid out to help accommodate spacing when it is super busy. Lots of cardio machines, strength machines, free weights, bands, and all that jazz. They have courts for squash and basketball, an indoor track, an indoor pool, and have fitness classes. Like any gym it gets busy at peak times, especially since it is a campus gym so lots of students. There are different membership options depending on if you're a student, faculty, or alumni. There are also guest passes and options for a day pass or seasonal pass (like winter break or summer). The membership is a bit pricey, but it is a quality gym and not that extreme compared to boutique gym prices (yikes!).

I enrolled my child (12+) in the Swim Club Senior Group at Boston University's Fitness and…read moreRecreation Center on 08/20/2024. The program was scheduled to run from 09/09/2024 to 12/12/2024, four times a week for two hours each session. However, the experience has been incredibly frustrating. Nowhere on their website or in the receipt was it mentioned that parents are required to stay during the whole program (two hour each day, four days/week). We only found out after the program had already started through an email, and my son was even denied entry to his class until I managed to arrive by taxi! It turns out this requirement is buried in a 33-page handbook that wasn't given to us during checkout or mentioned clearly beforehand. To make matters worse, I teach in the evenings and simply can't meet this last-minute obligation. I reached out to the business to ask for either a solution or a refund for the remainder of the program, but I've received zero response. While my child enjoys the actual swimming program, I am extremely disappointed with how this business is handling things. A little transparency and better communication would go a long way.

Timing is the key to being able to do whatever exercise you need when you come up here. If you come…read morehere around 4 or 5 when everyone from coop gets off work and when classes generally wrap up, you are gonna have a bad time. Water fountains here are not that great so bring your own before you actually come. I can't really complain too much since I usually come around 10:30 - 1 so it's not as crowded. 1st floor is ok for doing work but like everywhere else on campus, the school hasn't adequately addressed the influx of students with relations to spacing. All in all, a lil undersized but you can do whatever you need to do if you come here early. 1st floor = check-in, Wollastons, B Good, Tatte, tables, and the locker room 2nd floor = yoga studios, treadmills, basketball court/volleyball and a "lighter" weight set area 3rd floor = track, weight room, and various exercise machines

Like every other building on Northeastern's campus, Marino Center is too small for the student body…read moreat this school. Lately, we've been accepting too many, or too many people have been accepting us, and the facilities can't keep up. I've seen this happen with the library and the student centers too. Aside from that, Marino is a really great college facility. It's one of the newer buildings on our campus. The bottom floor has a large space with many tables to study and/or eat, and is connected to an Au Bon Pain, a Boloco, and a Wollaston's (Northeastern's "grocery store"). There's also a spin studio, but you have to be signed up for a class in order to use it. You need your student ID to swipe into the gym. No other ID will do. Once you get in, you exchange your ID for a lock in order to put your stuff in the locker room. If you try to go up to the gym with a bag of any sort, the staff will stop you and make you lock it up. I've always wondered why there isn't an in and out door for each locker room. There's only one door to enter and exit, which makes it difficult in the busy times of day. I'm constantly waiting for people to come out and holding the door, or hitting people who are coming in while I'm trying to get out. If they ever remodel, this would be the first thing I'd suggest. The actual locker rooms aren't bad. Lots of space, a sauna, showers, and a scale. Nothing too fancy. The second floor is home to cardio equipment, free weights, two classrooms for group fitness, and a large gym that is usually split into three sections for basketball, field hockey, and a free space. The third floor has a bit more cardio equipment, but it's mostly machines. There's a separate room for big buff people to use. There's also an elevated track for running, walking, or whatever you'd like. Each semester, I sign up for group fitness. It's $50 for the entire semester, and you can take up to one class a day, every single day. It's a really great deal. Recently, my roommate has become an instructor here, so I'm even more motivated to take classes. They offer a range, from beginner cardio and abs, to a more advanced HEAT (high energy athletic training). If you're a student at Northeastern, I suggest you check it out. The facility is nice, always clean, and staffed well. There are always clean, warm towels to grab on your way up and down, which is a nice touch. They have a nice array of machines, and the group fitness option is great. I just wish they would expand a bit, because finding a treadmill at 5:00pm on a weeknight is almost impossible.

Reasonable price for alumni, $250/yr, parking pass for the lot included. You get what you pay for.read more

Brandeis' Athletic and Fitness center is fairly well kept and has a wide range of equipment. With…read morethe addition of the Lindsey Swimming Pool, this gym is better than ever! And although this center isn't available for use by the public, it's a great place for students, faculty, staff, Alumni and family to have a great work out, catch a match, take a class, and get in shape.

I loved Fisique until it came under new ownership. The location is convenient to work, it's never…read moretoo crowded in the morning, and the staff were (and still are!) very nice and friendly. I never took classes (only used the treadmill) so can't speak to those. As soon as the new owner started, my friends and I got a really weird vibe. In one forced personal training session while doing pushups, he said "I should be able to see your cleavage." We were later told it wasn't clear to anyone if he had his personal training certificate. Regardless, just a weird and inappropriate thing to say to ladies just minding their own business. He continued to just hang around creepily, sometimes butting in mid-sprint to ask random questions. In the end, my friends and I ended up cancelling our memberships because of the owner. I was able to bow out after a month, but my friend who had joined after new ownership had to pay a ridiculous penalty for breaking the contract. Who did we need to complain to in order to avoid the fine? The owner. So my friend just ended up eating the money. If you're a woman who loves the gym as a break from the drama, I'd suggest going somewhere else.

Literally the best gym in Boston with the greatest trainers! Where do I start...the amenities are…read moreexcellent- spa style including a sauna, showers, towel service, gym clothes laundry service, toiletries, everything. They have a HUGE variety of classes throughout the day- every class I went to I had a great workout! The trainers-the trainers are phenomenal! They not only watch you like a hawk to make sure you are targeting the right areas and not injury yourself but they switch it up regularly, give you things to work on at home, and push you to be better and do more. LOVE it! It feels like a family at Fisique, people know your name, say hey, ask about your life...it's super personable. I recommend them day after day!

We traveled to Boston for a couple of weeks and attended a handful of classes at this MyGym. Our 20…read moremonth old had a great time. My daughter loved going on the trampoline (her first time on one) and the ball pit. We mostly attended the Waddler classes. I liked that those classes were a bit more structured (with time built in for free time). Would definitely recommend! I'm super grateful to Donegan and the ladies!

We love My Gym because it of the highly motivated and friendly staff. We also like the mixture of…read morecircle time, guided activities and free play in each class.

I'm a really big fan of Turnstyle. They actually recently merged with The Handle Bar, another spin…read morestudio in the area. This specific location is really convenient, as it's located fairly close to the Kendall Square T stop. I will say that I think the layout of some of the other local studios I've been to have been a bit better and felt more spacious, especially because the classes are usually pretty packed. From my experience, all the spin instructors have been great. The spin studio is dark and the music is loud. It's a very specific vibe, but I find it fun!

This studio is small and in a dingy basement, but the instructors work with it and generally…read moredeliver a solid class each time. 3 stars for: (-) *weights (especially the 3-pounders in the bin by the instructor's bike) are getting worn and nasty *BO, as others have mentioned *inconsistently good teachers (though it seems they've just turned over a lot in the last 6-8 months and it's evening out (in a good way) again) (+) *very accommodating staff *free shoe rental *generally good music/playlists