This gym is convenient and clean! I used to go here unfortunately I will be returning to south…read morelocation due to billing changes. Was told all gyms are switching from monthly to bi weekly. If you calculate its 2 extra payments a year and after calling to south side snap they confirmed they do not bill bi weekly. We were also told that each snap location is independent owners therefore cost varies? I wish we had known all this beforehand. We were told we can go to any snap fitness location for convenience. So ultimately I will go where I'm charged less

This Gym is CLEAN, FRIENDLY, HELPFUL AND ENCOURAGING to go too. The owner and staff are…read moreknowledgeable and informed about trending exercises as well and know the basics. There is lots of cardio machines and weight machines that are easy to use for beginners and veterans alike. Just recently they did some renos which include some great inspiring messages and an awesome Canadian flag.

I came for a group trial class last month and loved it!…read more If I lived southside I would be looking at drop in passes or membership here no doubt! The owner, Shara, taught us a group class and I loved it! She asked us about any injuries and took the time to come around and check in with us during our circuits for any modifications required. You'd be surprised how 30 second stations can kick challenge you yet leave you with enough energy to keep going. The warm up with the bands around our ankels, knees, and thighs was super challenging but also somehow stabilizing and didn't both my knees or back one bit! I loved the teamwork and atmosphere. The location is a bit off the beaten track in an industrial area but not a big deal. The inside is absolutely gorgeous! I noticed a sign that they also have "cold baths" and a "sauna." Sounds like the perfect way to end a workout here! I would absolutely recommend SVPT to anyone looking to challenge their fitness routine!

The other morning after some local MMA fights (and maybe a bit of overindulgence in the Strongbow…read moredepartment) I dragged my face off my pillow and joined my partner and other local mma fighter at SVPT to see what the hype is all about. I train Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at Complete Martial Arts and Fitness alongside some of the best MMA fighters in the city, including a couple UFC fighters - they all do personal training at SVPT and only say the best things about owner Shara Vigeant and her facility. Upon my 9am arrival at the centre, I was greeted at the door by 2014 Global Women of Vision 2014 award recipient Shara herself. She was bright eyed and bushy tailed with a smile and showed me where to put my things. After taking a gander at the walls lined with signed glossies of winning athletes singing Shara and her trainers' praises, she had me sign a waiver and get right out on the turf. Our session started with a warmup. We did a bit of foam rolling, some stretches, box jumps, chucked a medicine ball around. I started breaking a sweat right away, but I wasnt uncomfortable. As we were working, Shara asked me about previous experience with working out, the gym, my jiu jitsu classes, etc. I am a complete beginner and have never experienced any form of serious gym workout or personal training. I was in for a treat! I had a great time sweating my ass of and hauling my weight around. I was amazed to see the strength and stamina of the athletes I was working alongside. The workout was quick paced and interesting. Absolutely challenging and even fun. I learned how to swing a kettle bell around, use some resistance bands, do squats with an elevated leg (tough one!) and even pushed a weighted sled back and forth - all the while thinking: My ass is gonna look great. The SVPT facility is incredible. Larger than I thought it would be and Immaculately clean. The air is fresh and moving, clean towels and access to water bottle refill station are available to clients. I'm no expert on what makes for up to date things at the gym, but the equipment seemed new, modern and well maintained. Half of the floor is green astroturf (all the better to push a sled across, i guess!) The garage style door at the back allows for natural light to come in as the sun comes up. After my session, I mopped the sweat from my head and headed towards the change room to shower and change. The beautiful modern change rooms were like walking into a washroom in a showhome - except times six! A line of sparkling showers with temperature controlled taps (not like the push-button, lukewarm and timed showers at gyms and pools) were closed in their own cubicles with private changing area. Clean sinks and well lit mirrors (even a little basket with some toiletries you may have forgotten) would make SVPT a great place to start your day and still be able to freshen up before work and taking on your day. (did I mention how clean it is? You know me... I like my public places clean!) All in all, I have to say I'm actually shocked that I appear to be the first review of this place! I had a great time, have nothing but great things to say about SVPT. Shara was an enormous help every step of the way, ensuring my posture was correct and pushing me to move forward. It was definitely a treat to see what all the fuss is about! I will make a habit out of this.

If you are looking for a personal trainer, but don't want the typical gym experience, Korezone is…read moreyour place and Ciara and Angela are your go-to girls. I have not reviewed Korezone before now as I was a contract yoga instructor in their old facility and it would have been conflict of interest to pump them up. But I'm breaking the silence now because the Korezone team has moved - into the Pure Potential house on 122 St (+102 Ave) - and I am currently not working with them. Why does the world need to know about Korezone? What they offer, as people, as trainers and as health experts is so high-quality, so personalized, and so full of heart, you won't find a better guided fitness experience in the city. Everyone wants to get in shape after Christmas and before bikini season. Gym memberships sell like mad in the new year and at the end of winter but attendance drops off in February and the summer. These girls and the whole team of trainers at Korezone understand the barriers to true transformation from the inside-out and how to support clients through the burn-out phase of a fitness program. They go above and beyond, and treat you like family, and it is impossible not to thrive and discover your full potential under their wing. Finally, Korezone offers a boutique-style experience that includes an in-house massage service, offered by Tupelo Flo, which has moved with them into the Pure Potential house. The quarters are smaller than their first home in Oliver Square behind Safeway, however with less overhead and house-keeping duties, Korezone is free to do what it does best - help people help themselves be the best they can be.

Korozone is not just a gym or personal trainers, they truly care about their clients.read more

Loud bumpn' music, dark flashy disco vibe, great quality bikes, and a fantastic instructor…read more Yes my friends it's spin... But not only are you biking you're doing weights or hilt if you've been to a spin fusion or spin and strength class. What a great combo, cardio and body weight hilt all in an hour. Not only are you sweating and melting the pounds away but sculpting your muscles too. Plus its fun! Spinunity is an awesome workout studio, they have a smoothie bar if you need an after class boost and if you have kids they offer child minding (I'm not 100% sure how it works but I think you have to pre-register your youngins first?). Indoor biking is where it's at! Especially when the weather hits the Chills. If you feel like a change from Running, Zumba or whatever cardio you do come check out Spinunity! The instructor are amazing!

Spinunity is one of the most unique and bad-ass spin studios we've been to. Like ever. Although…read morewe're not Sherwood Park locals so it's a bit out of our way, the spray paint decor a la Fresh Prince, the basement garage vibe, and the cross-functional spin classes have us a KILLER full-body workout that left us sweaty, happy and energised.

So my kid took ninja classes here for about 3 years. And the first two or so years were lovely. But…read morein the past 6 months the quality of the classes has decreased for my kid. Not only that but the staff communication has become contradictory and frustrating. Some of the coaches are better than others, sure, but my kid did get at least one bleeding nose that wasn't spotted by the coaches that day. Repeated nagging on billing issues that were already resolved, email advertising for a PD Day camp on a day that wasn't a PD day but rather the national day of Truth and Reconciliation, disorganized classes, and the no longer availability of lockable lockers for belongings all contributed to a worsening experience. There is now a lot of competition in the kids ninja gym space so we will go elsewhere. Sadly this was one of the only facilities that catered toward the really young kids when we started here, and it really was excellent at first with good transit accessibility, awesome coaching staff, and more. Now, the formerly 1 hour classes are only 50 minutes, some days there isn't even an obstacle course, and the seating in the viewing area is less comfortable. Following this business's NIMBY anti-safe consumption space advocacy, I find it hard to encourage anyone to go here. I definitely find that a lot more parents are unsatisfied with the kids classes. Plus it is quite cold in here.

My first time here was great! I didn't realize they split…read morethe gym in two parts though - one side for regular gym/fitness class stuff, and the other side (aka the fun side!) was for obstacle course practice/technique/training!! ** I am so going back for round 2 to experience the obstacle stuff!** The shop is quite spacious for the size it is, and easily hosts workout groups for 10 :) This place is kept pretty tidy, with everything back in its place for easy access for the next group, and the group members voluntarily also help put it back They have lots of free weights and treadmills, couple of different sizes boxes, balance balls, and some other fun stuff not shown in the pictures (like the heavy tires outside!). The trainer I had for the class, Stacey, kicked our sorry butts to the corner of the street and back! Her great energy and enthusiasm spurred us on, considering she was carrying a little human in her belly! I tip my hat off to you Stacey! In a nutshell, Great place, great peeps, and a burning desire to play on the other side!

Everything you need at a gym!…read more Hot yoga at this location has fabulous instructors who do a great job facilitating and leading the practice, it is not included with membership though. This newer gym has pretty decent layout and has all the basics - machines,free weights, squat racks, 3 bench press stations, and one of my favorite a turf section that has sleds to push/ pull. There is also a private section just for personal trainers so you don't have to worry about how busy the gym is when you got a personal training session. Tons of cardio machines The spin class and workout room both have a virtual function that has a drop-down projector screen and a select your own virtual trainer/workout just in case there is no trainer booked when you need your workout. They have massage therapy clinic and free to use massage chairs OMG ( they're very epic). I believe there's a health/ nutrition consultant as well. The vending machine there has protein bars and powder , pre workout, snacks and tanning oils for there two tanning rooms on site ( stand up and lie down) I would probably boost to a five star if there was an Olympic lift section...

I came here for a hot yoga class. I had a punch card that I had prepurchased to be used whenever…read more The front staff lady would not have been more helpful. It was nice cause there were one ten members so it wasn't over crowded. The instructor was great at warming everyone up before jumping straight into vinyasa flow. My only complaint is that the floors of this gym really need to be vacuumed, there seems to be rocks, hair and dust throughout the change rooms, gym floors and yoga room. It would be also nice to see some basic amenities in the change room such as hair ties, q-tips and face wipes. I will keep coming as it is a super convenient location just steps from the Clareview lrt station.

Chop Shop is a local-owned gem. I enjoy the quieter early morning workouts in the clean,…read morewell-maintained facility. The owner is very helpful and seems to be very passionate about fitness. Membership rates are very reasonable, especially when taking advantage of a couples rate and the auto-pay option. Equipment is clean and there's plenty of space and free weights available. There seems to be enough cardio equipment available for current crowds. I do wish, however, that there were some rowing machines! Highly recommend checking out this gym!

I am new to yoga, and Navina is the second local studio I have visited recently through my…read morelululemon practice membership. Navina already gets big points for being located in Windermere, making access easy and the commute short for me. Finding the studio is a little bit tricky (go through a main entrance, up the stairs and down a hall) but I got a phone call a few hours before my class explaining all this, which was great. The studio is on the smaller side, but nice and welcoming, and the actual classroom is very large and spacious, with lots of windows facing out over Windermere. There are lots of cubbies and hooks for boots and jackets, and complementary valuable lockers with keys. The studio has a small area for seating with some goodies to buy from local vendors, as well as tea and water. I tried the Modern Flow class with a friend and enjoyed the pace of the class, and also that it was not super crowded and busy. I was able to keep up with the movements and found the warm up and cool down at the end to be just the right amount of time. It was good enough that we bought more passes, and the second class we tried was a lot more challenging (different instructor) and got my heart rate up a bit. Navina isn't as flashy or high end as some other studios I have been to, but they have a great space with good people and I'm looking forward to learning more about yoga and challenging myself with different classes over the winter.

Great Yoga studio, great location, the instructors are knowledgeable, professional, friendly and…read moreallways great you by Name. I've attended their Mom & Bby classes and signed up for a second set as both myself and baby loved it the first time around. You get to do poses by yourself while bby is on the floor playing and if the bby gets crancky, the instructors step in to entertain them so you can continue your work out. The 2nd half of the hour is spent singing bby songs while doing poses with your baby. The only downside I would think has nothing to do with the Studio...just where it's located and the very limitted parking available so make sure you're early in case you don't find a spot. Highly reccommend this place!!