Blast Fitness

At first I was okay with this gym. It has all the machines you need. A separate place for women to workout. A large locker room with a small sauna and showers. It was basically a bargain for only paying 20 $ per month (this is the higher priced membership).
Things started to go downhill fast tho! Then they became «under new management» but that didn’t mean anything because it still sucks.
At any given point there are at least 15 – 20 machines that say «sorry out of order :(«and they stay for that for weeks! They had a sign on the sauna (in the women’s locker room) saying «temporarily out of service for cleaning» for 2.5 months! Then, when it started working again… It ward still dirty as hell!
My next rant is going to be about the machine tvs. You are LUCKY if you find one that 1) the tv actually works and isn’t fuzzy & 2) if the headphone jack works. I recently went to the gym and went to 7 different machines and either the tv didn’t work or the headphone jack was all messed up. Can you say annoying?! I finally settled on a bike where I had to hold my damn headphone is a certain position to hear anything (see photo attached.!) I know it shouldn’t matter so much about the TVs because I’m there to workout but when I’m going light on cardio it would be nice to be able to have it available!
Ok NEXT is about the staff. Or lack there of. There is NEVER anybody is the front (which I could care less about) but I think I should cancel my membership because I could just be getting in for free!!! All the staff does is sit at the computers on the left side of the gym and be on their phones. Even the staff who are in the babysitting area just sit on the chair by the door and not pay attention to the kids. Don’t leave your kids there!!!
Lastly– the cleanliness… What f’n cleanliness there is none!!! Like I mentioned all the staff does is sit on their asses and do nothing! Would it kill them to actually do something? Like wipe the mirrors down? Wipe the water fountains so there isn’t sh*t all over it?! Apparently so. This gym is disgusting. I don’t think it’s ever been thoroughly cleaned EVER!
Okay my rant is over. Basically I have come to hate this gym because all of the little things don’t get taken care of and it is just a complete sh*thole now. It’s good if you don’t give a shit and want a cheap gym but other than that I would go somewhere else that isn’t nasty!!!

Service it’s not bad, but there’re so many machines that do not work it’s ridiculous. The bathroom it’s filthy and the sauna hasn’t work for years.

This place is a total pigsty. It starts with the pothole-​filled parking lot. I don’t even think you need a membership to work out there. I walked in several times and didn’t scan my card. I am pretty sure their weight machines keep breaking down because of the filth that has accumulated on them since they opened. The bathrooms are a nightmare. And the people who work there have no sense of responsibility or pride in their work. I had to stop going because I noticed I got a rash each time after I went there. My suggestion: Do not touch any thing in that place without a hazmat suit. And trying to cancel your policy with this so-​called health club, even though there is nothing healthy about it, is almost as bad as being exposed to the cooties they obviously have permeating through that entire facility. I’d give it less than zero stars if i could.

I have been to this gym numerous times because it was close to my job. I’m not really comfortable working around a lot of people and it gets quite crowded. Its hard to get to the weight machine you want. The women area is full sometimes with broken machines. Oh, and don’t let me get started with the room temperature… I don’t need any help with sweating thank you! The parking lot need to be repair or the potholes will destroy your tires. Customer service? What am I talking about? What customer service?! If you’re thinking about going to this gym don’t expect a whole lot. And I hope you have patient waiting for a certain machine. Good Luck!

I tend to go to this gym because its close to my job and its pretty cheap especially if you want to bring a friend with you. This gym is pretty bad by my standards. There are several machines that are out of order and have been for quite some time. The showers seem to be on this timer similar to if you were washing your hands under one of them automated sinks. This can be really annoying. They don’t give you any towels to dry off (not that I’d use them) with but they will set out hand towels if they run out of paper towels for wiping down the machines? I don’t quite get that one. I don’t have any kids but I think its nice that they have a area for parents that do. They also have a separate area designated specifically for women which I’m sure women find quite cool to shield them from the dudes that just come there to stare and flirt while pretending to work out. Blast is convenient for me but if you have other choices, I would suggest avoiding Blast or at least this location. I’m going to start going back to the one on Cicero across from Ford City.

Went down hill so fast,
–about 25% of the machines do not work
–dirty washrooms
–no hand soap in washrooms
–dirty work out equipment

I have been part of the BLAST! Saga since the beginning, but this particular location is new to me. I have come here the last week, over four times.
Now I am use to the Burbank location near Ford City. But the review is about this one so here goes and I will try to be fair and impartial.
The parking lot is something of a hot mess for sure. I mean I drive a newer car and swerving so that I don’t hit the giant pot holes made from an obvious meteor. I am serious, they are HUGE, so you will do some damage to your chassis or tires if you dare think you can just drive through and not swerve.
The actual gym was once a Jewel Food Store and although that was big, the whole gym is quite deceiving as far as the size. Oh don’t get me wrong it is huge, but it is cut up inside. The staff seem very care free and for one of the staff members, I find her to be the most useful. She obliged the Unilocal check in free bottled water buy the day before another staff member said I would have to come back because she wasn’t sure if they did that. Ummmm, Unilocal check in offer, hello.
Now I started here with the Zumba classes. I follow this instructor from the Burbank location. She is good and it will definitely give you a work out for the 45 minutes. The second day I attended it was a super crowded mess, and since I was one of maybe two guys there, it was hard to adjust. Some of the other guys though wore their work clothes and steel toe shoes (in which I thought this was against gym rules) but I don’t think they seemed to mind.
The other days I have gone I have been doing well with the machines. BUT, I have to agree that they are not the best as far as the TVs are concerned. They don’t really work well all the time. And the clients really don’t clean them as they are supposed to, and this really irks me to the Gods of Gyms all across the world! But I cleaned it up after my use and the guy next to me also did so hey a few are better than none right?
I do like that they are one of the few 24 hour gyms but again, I think they need to understand that the gym should be kept clean at all times. I don’t really notice anyone walking around and cleaning like in the Burbank location, so that really bothers me.
But a pet peeve of mine for sure is little kids in the gym area. I have already spotted a few there, and I think you can leave your «kids» in the room with other kids, and not let them sit while you exercise. This is something that I really find irritating in any gym. But than again, this is the only gym I’ve seen like this. I do hope that they get it together as far as the parking lot and the cleanliness of the place, because I will stop coming here even if it is convenient.

I have to give it 3 stars because I come here almost every day since November and they have only greeted me about 3 times and it’s always been the same person. Everyone else is talking away and not even paying attention to who is coming in. Anyways, I can’t stand the fact that sometimes they dont have paper napkins in one section so I go to next section to get some and guess what? yes, they dont have any either! & they seriously need to get new cleaning spray bottles their all broken (come on they only cost $ 1). My biggest complain is THE SAUNA, omg that thing is ridiculously small, what were they thinking!!! Despite all that I come here because it’s close by and overall I like the fact that its never overly crowded. I’m able to get a good workout and bring a friend for free everyday (BIG +)…

I been a member since they practically opened and I have to admit the only reason im still there is beczuse is the closest to home. This gym is USUALLY dirty and its always lacking something. For the last few months I was working out in the women only area and they NEVER EVER have paper napkins or cleaning spray. The showers are usually BLACK with filth (white showers) theres hair all over the bathroom the sauna which is inside the locker/​bathroom/​shower room is the size of a sardine box (no exageration) where 6 of us are supposes to fit, but usually duh alot of ppl attending are overweight and count for 2(no disrespect, just what it is).Only 3 stalls.
Another thing about the sauna is that its always full or dirt, or soil or some crap Ive actually seen chewed up gum on the floor, one time I dropped my piercing and found it the next week! eww. theres sweat stains on the glass, the insulation around the door is always falling out, the boards on the floor where broken for months before they where fixed, its neveron if u go early (6 am) and this is supposed to be a 24 hour gym? they should be checking in on it periodically to make sure its still going! theres always napkins/​paper on the machines, the tvs never ever!!! work, so dont be tricked by how pretty and advance they (the machines) look. Alot obf them take months to get fixed if they are ever broken. I clearly remmebr how one toke at least! 4 months. at least!
The trainers I seen usually just tell u to do something then leave u then checking in every so often, but its usually stuff like the treadmill, exercising with the ball, jumping rope, machines, things we can do by ourselfs. Plus they dont stick around to see if they are being performed correctly. Just a waste of time.
The thing that really gets to me is how unprofessional alot of the staff is I have been in the locker room when some of them go in there to make personal calls and curse and talk all loud not caring that they are working! I know they are working because other employees go and tell them a client is in need of X.
I dont have kids, but I believe the service is really bad in that area also, from what I heard. I know they have a limit of hours and kids per client and also if they reach a limit they wont take any more kids in. WHAT?! what if u come from far? oh well u must turn around and leave or leave ur kids in the car (jk)
Even the parking lot is in bad shape! you cant see the yellow lines so everyone just ends up parking anywhere usually incorrectly. Everything that I have mentioned is the norm, not just a bad week in case anyone is wondering
I believe the schedule recently changed from 24 hours to 5 am to 12 am I believe which is total nonsence taking into consideration we are charged for a 24 hour gym, i mean the monthly fees have not gone down, but the hours of operation and staff has. Im sure it ws completely planned, they let it run for a year or so, bringing people in with the idea it was a ²⁴⁄₇ gym and when they have all this people, changing it thus reducing cost and multipling profits.
And after all this i decided to finally cancel my membership.