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| - I just finished my membership at another gym so I have been shopping around for options. Goodlife Fitness offered a free three day gym pass, and this was given to me quickly without issue or pressure. Great! The gym is modern and filled with tons of equipment. It's relatively clean, has two floors, and is in a central location. A con is that it is actually overpacked with machines, and there is very little space to stretch or use free weights without bumping into someone else. So about 4 stars for the gym itself.
I've also been seeing an ad from Goodlife for 2 sessions with a personal trainer for $75. I wanted an overhaul to my regular routine, so I figure I could make use of this promotion. I call to make an appointment, but instead it is switched around to a fitness assessment (fair enough). The fitness assessment takes two hours, and instead of talking to me about the promotion, it is a 2 hour sales pitch of what one year of personal training would look like and cost ($7520 for 3 times a week for 12 months). Lots of questions. Lots of pressure. He asked me who I wanted to look like. I showed him a picture, and he kept saying that "This is what you can look like in 14 months. How will you feel then?!" Like fuck, I don't know. Do you want me to pat you on the back before anything has happened? I don't know if this was meant to motivate me to take out my credit card or what, but I found this tactic off putting and technically, shouldn't trainers promote positive body image and being the best "you" you can be.
When I said I needed time to think about it and would rather try out the promotion first, I was discouraged. The fitness manager said "I could take that money away from you but you won't gain anything from it." The appointment began at 5. I told him early on that I had to leave at 7. Around 6:45pm, I told him I felt pressured and had to leave anyway, "Can I just sign and get the $75 deal done and go?" The fitness manager said it would take until after 7 so there was no time. (I really doubt that. LIES. You can't just scan my credit card?) I left feeling like it was a waste of time, and the promotion wasn't even really offered as an option! That's so shady. High pressure tactics, lying, and switch/bait.
Also Richmond O. who has a good review here works for GoodLife Fitness because I talked to him when I arrived for my fitness assessment.
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