Atlanta Fitness

Check out their cancellation policy, they make it impossible for you to cancel the membership, they keep withdrawing from your credit card even after you notify them the cancellation. My son went to college, and moved out of town since August last year, now they still taking money out of my account after sending the notification since sept last year. Don’t sign up!!!

This is a great gym, has everything I need, it is clean and It has a simple lay out which I like.
I have been a member at Lifetime for years but their classes would get too full for me and for three times the price! I paid up front so it was less than $ 500 for the year!
ATL fitness does not have the candles in my yoga room, sniff sniff… but I found a great Pilates instructor/​class. I also like the combat class, comparable to LT.
I’m also happy w the young staff, very nice.
I do wish the smoothies were more natural, with added fresh greens.

Well, well, well. This gym is not what I had hoped. First of all, I had a huge cardboard mailing from them that showed a swimming pool… something I want very badly in a spa/​gym. Then I read the review that stated there is not a pool! WHAT??? False advertising. Then I read all the positive and negative reviews & it appears the negative reviews FAR outweigh the positive ones for me personally. I detest, despise, and despair over the sales tactics described in the reviews. It would be a waste of my time to go & a waste of theirs too because from what I read, I would not be joining. It seems the finance company they use is sleazy at best. The fact that they don’t have classes at times for professionals is also another negative. I am soooo disappointed, because I was really ready to go over there & sign up! They lost 2 more potential clients today. Thank you to all the others who took the time to warn us, and shame on AF for false advertising, lies and gimmicks. It would sure be nice to be able to trust a gym and it’s personnel, and to find one who believed in ethics and customer service. FYI, you would have a more successful business if you treated people with respect. I wonder how many potential clients have changed their minds & how many members have dropped due to your games and unethical treatment.

IN SUMMARY: the obnoxious sales/​trainer and the terms of every membership ruins this gyms potential, it isn’t worth it, and I would stay away. The good and bad are below, including the sleazy sales maneuvering they do…
Anybody who has joined a gym before, especially those of us who have had to join many over time, know a lot of the sales «shenanigans» the sales/​trainer do.
Atlanta Fitness was NO EXCEPTION.
So we went and visited this location. We had to sign in (I feel they ask for too much personal info.), and the sales/​trainer gave us the tour
— Nice new facility: Yes
— New equipment: Yes
— Room between equipment and free weight area: Yes
— Over 100 lbs. dumbells: Yes
— Lots of classes: Yes
The only knock on the facility was the class schedule. It caters to either working professionals who have to wake up extremely early to beat traffic downtown, or stay-​at-​home moms. If you are a professional practitioner with a flexible schedule, the class schedule will make it really difficult to include a class during a work day.
THE DICEY SALES PITCH:
So, here, in a nutshell is what happened:
— There is no free pass, not even a DAY pass?! You can pay something like $ 12 if you are accompanied by a member. What!?! No test drive?! Ridiculous!
— The website was running a promo, and we found the promo was on the same webpage as this particular facility’s webpage — not a third party site, so it was their’s.
— sales/​trainer guy told us that he never saw or heard of the promo before, and he said it with the utmost confidence (a.k.a. cockiness).
— We pulled up the Atlanta Fitness website and showed him, and he made some lame excuses, like corporate sometimes offers stuff that we don’t know about, or not for our gym, etc.
— Ironically, his marketing materials with the rates were CONSISTENT with the website promo?! He said the marketing materials were old. OK — so why continue using them?
— Their membership costs weren’t too far off than other gyms in the area, like LA Fitness, but they offered multiple membership rates, and they vary with how long of a contract you sign, or if you don’t want a contract, and they *reduce* the initiation fee (said it was free on website), and there were other fees like cancellation, and stuff — they overwhelm you with scenarios and associated fees (You could seriously flow map it out).
— I was REALLY annoyed at this point, because the website said one thing, he was offering completely different memberships even though his marketing materials said otherwise.
— Adding to the annoyance was the fact that the more questions we asked, the more annoyed HE became, and he was not trying to hide it. His frustration was clear as day. Not professional.
— Continuing to fuel the fire was the fact that the more questions we asked, to understand all of these different memberships (I don’t sign contracts with understanding the fine print!), the less engaged HE became. HE EVEN STARTED LOOKING AT HIS PHONE! No, no, no… not when you are trying to land a sale to a potential member!
— Finally, they charge a «Annual Maintenance Fee» (hereafter AMF) of $ 30 or $ 40 per member (doesn’t matter if you are married).
– This AMF is to cover the costs of maintaining the gym equipment bla, bla, bla so we have the best experience possible, the sales/​trainer stated.
– OK… I have never heard of this before, so I was willing to consider it.
– HERE IS THE RUB AND THE B.S. regarding the AMF. EVERY member is assessed the fee in the same month with their membership fee. I can’t remember the month, but let’s just say it was June.
— If I join the gym on July 1^st 2015, I don’t have to pay the 2015 fee, but I do get to enjoy theoretical the benefits of the AMF.
— If I join the gym on May 1^st 2015, the month prior to the assessment of the AMF, I HAVE TO pay the ENTIRE AMF!
— They DO NOT PRORATE IT!!! This is also blasphemous from an accounting perspective. Assessing such a fee for maintenance, which extends the useful life of the gym, should be enjoyed on a pro-​rata basis. If I join in July, I get to freeload my first year, as does everybody else when they join because you cannot assess it in arrears. If I join May 1^st, then I should have to pay ¹⁄₁₂ of the AMF since I will be enjoying the gym and maintenance performed on it for a month prior to the next assessment.
— I explained to the sales/​trainer how this was not fair, and presented him an example, but HE WOULD NOT BACK DOWN.
Sorry Atlanta Fitness, you lost two potential members that were already sold until they encountered your sales/​trainer and shenanigans.
We just joined LA Fitness. Guess what?
— No initiation fee
— No contract
— Pay monthly
— Cancel anytime
— No «Annual Maintenance Fee» (they laughed when we asked them specifically about this)
— $ 29.95/mo — does not change
YOU CANNOT BEAT THAT! SIMPLE! CHEAP! BETTER CLASS SCHEDULE! YES! (Although those years traumatizing years with Bally’s have been ameliorated!)

Best gym. I love that this gym has everything and you can use their other locations since I live closer to the Vickery (Post Road) gym but the Crabapple one is on my way home from Buckhead. Has a variety of classes and offered at good and convenient times. The equipment is all new and state of the art. This gym also offers a sauna in the locker rooms and it is so nice to relax there after a long workout. Clean lockers rooms with sitting area and clean showers.
Friendly staff always greeting you.
This gym also comes at a good and reasonable price compared to other gyms in the area that charge more and only allow you to use one location.

I’ve been going to this gym since it opened and use the personal training. Dave E is great. Super nice guy and really makes it fun. I work out at a busy time, 7:30 AM, and never have to wait for a treadmill or machine. Customers are very nice and everyone works with you if you are sharing a machine. I do wish they would handle their own billing, as the company they use is terrible.

I loved this gym while I was here but the membership services (ABC Financial) have made my life hell trying to get out of my contract. I have literally called, emailed, sent copies of leases in different states… wrote handwritten letters. it has been AWFUL. I am a kid… I have moved to two different states. sent multiple records of my move. nothing. Atlanta Fitness you are great but you need to switch financial companies because they are the worst people I have ever dealt with. I truly called and said here is my money cancel NOW and they were like ohhhh noooo I cant do that because you last email didnt include the code it needed to cancel. I AM SO MAD RIGHT NOW

Clean for sure the best thing about the gym. Love the spray bottle cleaners. The directions on the machines could be a little better but other than that I really like it here. Goodbye LA Fitness. So long stinky rooms, rusted machines and old broken bikes… please atlanta fitness never ever let this gym get dirty or run down.

just way too crowded and too many trainers and clients taking up space. staff is ok but set in their ways and slow to act.

This place is good enough that I joined.
I’ve been a gym rat for 3 decades. I’ve worked out in places that had the latest shiny gear and others that looked more like a mechanic’s shop, where the machines are more or less engine blocks on pulleys.
AF features a nice balance of equipment: they have some of my favorite Hammer Strength and Life Fitness machines, and I was impressed by the functional training areas, including a healthy number of TRX suspension systems.
I would like to see another power rack or two. During busy times, you can end up waiting if you’re looking to knock out some squats or deadlifts.
The best time to go is between noon and 4 pm each day.
The «facilities» have a sauna, which makes for a relaxing finish to a hard workout. Something about sweating your guts out that makes it worthwhile.

As an update to my review several months ago, Atlanta Fitness has changed significantly — and not for the better. Part of the original sell for Memberships was basketball courts, fitness area, all with a down-​home feel. Now from the minute you enter the facility, you’re barely greeted, my basketball courts have given way to a «private fitness area» for which I can take part of, all for an extra $ 100 a month! So all of the equipment that I helped pay for, and pay for on an annual upkeep basis is locked in this private fitness area for which I cannot access — -very frustrating. And the floor is now flooded with personal trainers that are constantly telling me, «oh we’re working on that machine, bench, etc.»
The old mantra for going to the gym was, «showing up is half of the battle…». At Atlanta Fitness 75% of the battle is just getting space to work out:(

Great classes, clean facilities, friendly staff — would reccommend to anyone! There are plenty of options for getting a great workout in. One thing, however, — the tanning beds have a «fan» setting, but this does not work, as well as the option to turn off the face bulbs. Makes for an uncomfortable session after a hard workout.

The location for me is perfect, just outside of my neighborhood. I am able to get my workouts in and rarely if ever have to wait for a machine, weights, etc. The facility is kept very clean, the staff is friendly and the monthly cost is very reasonable (under $ 30/​month at the time of this review). The only reason I did not give it a fifth star is no pool. I train for tri’s and not having a pool makes getting my swim in harder as there are not any good pool options in this area.
To Recap:
The Good: Plenty of machines and weights. Clean, has a basketball court and the spin classes are a great workout.
The Bad: No pool, me likey to swim.
The Band This Gym Most Resembles: Survivor. I am always happy to get out of a gym alive.

Great Gym. Very helpful staff. Chad and Jason are both great. This is the best gym in town. Also though I have not used their trainers they have clearly hired pros.

Good facility but the «new» has worn off since I started using the facility a couple of years ago. They’ve slipped a notch imo.
edit-07−2017 This place is very busy. They need to step up frequency and thoroughness of cleaning /​sanitation throughout (main area, classroom, locker rooms, showers, spin area) .and fix the water fountains so they actually dispense cold water.

Not only is it nice on the inside but they support the community, too. I went to a Zumba Fundraiser for Cancer Research that they sponsored. The club is always clean, it’s nicely decorated inside and there are a ton of classes to choose from. It has a media room where you can watch movies while doing your cardio. Equipment is always available and many great classes to choose from. The daycare is only $ 2 and includes computers, video games and crafts for the kids.

Joioned atlant fitness in October of last year on what I thought was a month to month membership. Reason being is that I work in college park and live in sugar hill and did not know if the commute to Newnan to work out every day would work. I cannot work out at the Windemere location and make it to work on time due to traffic. I went in about a month and a half ago to cancel the member ship and the lady at the desk said that since I did not make it in soon enought they would have to bill me for the next month. I said no problem.
Now I notice they are still billing me. When I called to point out the mistake they said I had a yearly member ship and could not cancel. We spoke at length at the time of sign up that we wanted a month to month only and they said no problem. I looked at the contract but apparently not close enough. I hope we still have a copy. These guys are not honest and are basicaly the commission sales guy that will tell you anything to get you onboard.
Not happy about this at all. Do not trust these guys.

I love the fact that I live about 2 miles from this amazing new gym in Crabapple. One of the nicest gym I’ve seen, huge, clean with an amazing floorplan. Everybody is super friendly and helpful. I’ll be starting my personal training here and I can’t wait!