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| - Strangely, there are no reviews for this Goodlife location, and only one review for the city.
Typically, chain-gyms can attract a lot of attention on review sites. That being said, if you are interested in shopping around for a club, and are considering Goodlife, Google for all the information you can and make an informed decision. I can only review what I have personally experienced.
Pros and Cons
I'll start with the good:
This is a modern location featuring top of the line, new equipment.
There is an emphasis on keeping the equipment in top shape, and I've noted this location just replaced all the bikes for its spinning classes.
This is a nice touch - many gyms take in the 2nd or 3rd hand gear offloaded from clubs like this one. Some older gear isn't even ergonomically correct, and can lead to serious injury. Example: the old school Smith Machine. Sadly, that equipment typically ends up being used somewhere.
Physically, the floor space of this gym is quite large, and includes a daycare, a smoothie bar, and dedicated personal training & women's only sections.
During the core hours, fitness class schedules are running pretty much around the clock, with the usual range of strength/cardio/stretching.
The gym is not typically that busy in the later evenings, and this location is now open 24 hours a day (Mon-Friday) to further ease the load. That's great for shift-workers or those who want to go for a jog at 2AM (?).
Monthly pricing was pretty competitive when I joined, and did play a factor in my decision at the time.
Generally speaking, the physical location & space, equipment, and services, all cover my basic requirements. Gym-time isn't a social event for me. I simply want to go work out, then get out. This place serves its purpose.
Now the negatives:
1) Contracts. Goodlife still has them.
Generically speaking, I have decided that, going forward, I will no longer sign a contract with a gym. Month to month, or prepaying a set period--such as 3 months--works for me.
To me, contracts are a pretty questionable requirement. Not everyone's life is 100% consistent year by year. Lost your job? Found a better gym? Need to relocate?
If you DO need to break one, you can expect anything from additional fees, to phone calls from a collections agency. That means negative online feedback, and I can't see that being worth it from any gym's perspective.
Instead, I would much rather a gym focus entirely on keeping the customer happy from one month to the next, so they never want to leave (unless life dictates it).
2) Second: payment options. I was told I could only do automatic withdrawals from my checking account. Many people do not approve of this practice, so it can be make or break for some. Personally, I have not had any issues, so I'll restrain myself, but it's a topic you can spend some more time Googling on to get up to speed.
Its important to understand what early termination means for contracts as well as personal training plans that you agreed to, then bailed out of.
3) Pricing is reasonable, but they would definitely love to sell additional services like personal training/fitness classes. This is where the real margins are. Some gyms will bundle some of these services with your base fees, so ensure you are comparing apples to apples.
4) Finally, the evenings could use more "maintenance staff" at times.
In Summary: many physical positives about this place. Contracts and payment methods knock off a couple of stars, but I'd have no issue adding them back on IF these two things were corrected.
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