Gold’s Gym

BIG props to Troy with all of the big changes.
Gold’s Gym is now International Fitness, and let me tell you HUGE improvement. I love the staff. They are always great and super helpful.
Since the big change there has been new equipment and things ACTUALLY getting fixed. I still have the same low rate I had with Gold’s but everything is better!
The gym is starting to get extremely crowded in the evenings now, but I do understand. :(
I just hope everything keeps moving forward and we dont fall into the same rut that happened with golds!

I’m gonna get hated for this review again, but it’s gonna happen!!!
Gold’s Gym has changed! This is now International Fitness. Other than just changing their name, they’ve made a lot of updates. International Fitness has replaced all the worn out, busted down machines (stair climbers, treadmills, etc…) as well as the seats/​pads for the machines.
They still have the same machines they had when it was Gold’s, except they’ve been tinkered on and all fixed up. The rates have came down a bit too, which is awesome!
This still seems to be the place where all serious athletes come to increase their muscle mass, or trim off some of that excess that Unilocal leads us to oh so often. DAMN YOU Unilocal AND YOUR FANTASTIC ABILITY TO POINT US TO GOOOOOD FOOOOD!!! I’m sure others out there are still hesitant to try this place out, and I can’t blame them, sounds like a few horror stories that I would never want to mess with.
I promise to give an accurate re-​review if I have any issues with payments, memberships, or the simple management of my account.

International Fitness is the name now but it’s the Old Golds. This place is awful. I am new member, got hooked by cheap coupon. The place is filthy, literally walk around and it’s nothing but dirt. I have worked out there 4 times including today. I was running on treadmill and 2 miles into it, it just stopped and «ERR» came across the screen. The next two machines literally wouldn’t even come on and the 4 machine I quit after a mile because belt wasn’t tight. There hasn’t been hand sanitizer in the dispensers for 3 days and when I complained a second day I was told its on order. Think twice, in the end you always get what you pay for.

I really enjoy some of the other Gold’s gyms I’ve been to, but this one is terrible. I’ve never seen anyone who works there clean anything. I personally (and this is no exageration) have had to tell the person at the front desk that the soap is out in the men’s bathroom 11 times in the period of 4 – 5 months. I’ve seen the same empty bottles in the men’s locker room for days on end. Everytime I leave the place I feel like I need to take a shower. Not from sweating, but from the disgusting mats that are covered in dirt, sweat and germs. I don’t think they’ve purchased new mats for years. I am by no means a germaphobe. I’m just used to 24 hour fitnesses where you see people cleaning constantly and the floors aren’t loaded with dust and debris. I’ve even tried to make some suggestions to the manager like labeling the free weights so they get put back in their proper spots and are easier to find. She said, «I was thinking the same thing when I tried to put back some weights the other day and had no idea where to put them.» That suggestion was three months ago and nothing has been done. I mean how much time and effort would that take. Bottom line, this is one of the worst Gold’s Gyms in the country. The management sucks!

Gold’s get the job done~ For me it has everything I needed in order to keep these legs defined and tone. I am a HUGE fan of step class (Kristy is the BEST) I do think they could offer it more but sometimes you got to take what you can get. They do offer a wide variety of other classes from yoga to strength and conditioning (Kelly ROCKS and she will kick your BUTT!) :)
There is a lot of machines for all, cardio upstairs, and tanning if you plz. Some say its a meat market but really to each their own. If you go in looking for attention you’ll get it, if you go in to workout then you’ll get it. Like most I put in my music sweat until my clothes are drenched and roll out.
Cardio machines are upstairs fair warning it get hot up there, so bring a towel you will need it. Or you can pay $.50 and get a hand towel at the front desk. They have daycare, showers, and personal trainers. All in all when I lived in Eugene this place was my second home.

I’ve worked out at several clubs in Eugene/​Springfield, but none have the excellent equipment Gold’s has. The staff is EXTREMELY helpful & pleasant and the clientele is GREAT! I think it’s a GREAT place for the SERIOUS minded. If «real» athletes in training bothers you, then this is not the place. If you want to train hard & get in great shape, this is the environment you’re looking for. The place isn’t perfect, but you can achieve what you set out to & that’s why I’ll NEVER leave :)

The instructors here are great, but the facilities are dirty and run down. And dont ever try to cancel your membership… they have a horrible reputation for sending customers to collections for money they do not owe. Look at the BBB site. Numerous complaints with mo respinse back from the owners. Beware!

Was a member for a year and had to try multiple times to cancel my membership. Was straight up lied to multiple times by the people working there, in the end I was forced to drive to springfield to cancel my membership and finally treated with respect. If you need a gym in town go to the YMCA or the DAC. But I repeat do not give a dime to this Eugene site.
They claimed that they had signed me up to two accounts, or at least this is what I was told, and that after they cancelled the first one, and I was being sent to bils for hundreds of dollars worth of gym months WHEN I WASN’T EVEN IN THE COUNTRY!
Please do not EVER think of a membership here.
Just google Gold’s Gym Scams. Here are some links to similar stories:
Their is dozens of others as well. Just google it!

I have also had the same experience as the others. I moved to an area that was 50 miles or more from a Gold’s and still got collection notices and no return phone calls. Fortunately, the BBB helped fix this issue and I didn’t need a lawyer. Be very very careful. If you really want to go to this weird gym, don’t give them you credit or debit card number!!!

I only gave it one star because I had to choose something. They do not even deserve that.
This place will screw you (and the employees!) given the opportunity. In addition to a bunch of BBB complaints, this owner has been investigated and charged by the state for not paying the employees.
I had a similar experience to Betsy. I join Gold’s on a month to month membership because I was new to town and it was close to my house. Within a week, I decided to go somewhere else, and was told I was still within the first and last month time frame that I paid for so would not owe any money. Believe me, it was worth it to get out of this place!!! The individual at the counter «took care of» my membership cancellation. In the meantime, I had received a new credit card number so Gold’s could no longer charge my card. But about two months later I received a phone call from their billing people that I owed them two months of membership dues. I argued, I sent them all of my documentation regarding the cancellation. Then I did not hear a thing. I assumed they were good with everything at that point. SIX MONTHS later, without any notification, I got a bill from collections for two months of membership dues. It was so minimal that it wasn’t worth it for me to risk my credit, so I paid it. They probably do this with a lot of people and make out just fine from people who don’t want a bad credit score.
My problem with Gold’s is that they have VERY shady business practices. I was not notified by mail promptly at any point regarding billing issues. When I tried to resolve them, they also did not communicate with me. The collections bill was the FIRST time I received a single piece of communication from Gold’s Gym in writing.
To make this worse, its not even a decent gym. It has a good weights area, but that is it. The cardio area is old, dirty, and dark. So if you want to lift, its probably okay. If you want an all around gym, this isn’t it.
Eugene has some really high quality gyms. You should look elsewhere.

ZERO STARS!!!
I HATE GOLDS GYM!!! BEWARE!
I 1^st got a membership with Gold’s Gym back in 2005. I used my membership for almost a year when I decided that the muscled up, testosterone filled, over tanned, sort of scary looking company was not for me. So I went in one day and cancelled my account with them. They guy at the front counter typed a few things into the computer and boom… «Okay ma’am you’re all set up. You’re account has been cancelled. I am sorry you’re not able to keep your membership with us.»
6 months later I was sent to collections for the 6months I did not pay for my membership that I already cancelled!!! They were going after me for the $ 50 membership fee (50*6= $ 300) late fees for every month ($ 25*6= $ 150) and a cancellation fee of $ 125. For a grand total of $ 575. After 3 more months (3 LONG months of jumping threw hoops to get my account cancelled) of emails, phone calls I was finally able to cancel my account and clear my name, but not in till I got my family attorney involved.
This place was horrible. I have never and will never step foot into a gold’s gym again. Tell your friends my story and warn them not to join Gold’s Gym!!! Just google Gold’s Gym Scams. Here are some links to similar stories:

Seriously I could go on with these websites for pages. I hope you understand that Gold’s is a complete SCAM!
PLEASE BEWARE!!!

I was thinking of switching gym’s, and gave Gold’s a chance.
It was huge inside and well decorated; but once you get to the actual machines it’s easy to see that they are out-​dated. The «women’s only» part of the gym is not only tiny but the equipment has seen it’s day– and it was a loooooong time ago! There’s noone around to help, you can’t reach the fans up on the ceiling to adjust them/​switch them on-​off, and when I headed down to the free weights I wasn’t met with welcoming smiles-​more like grimaces from guys who thought that free weights weren’t for girls.
I had a free week and only used one day. When the guy called to see if I was going to join I said «no» and he hung up on me.