World Gym

changes are being made here. May be better once everything is done but right now, TV channels horrible, WIFI horrible. They replaced rags to clean off equipment with cheap paper towels, which are always out! Instructors come and go and don’t seem trained on how to operate equipment. Feels dirty and overcrowded and never see anyone cleaning. Tried to cancel but they can’t locate my contract. Asked me to call back. Have to pay 2 months to cancel, that’s odd.

The manager Jessica is awesome! She took care of a billing situation with professionalism and ease. Definitely loving this gym!

I’ve been a member for over year. I liked it at first but the longer I was a member the more run down the place has gotten. First bad test in my mouth was with the group classes and the instructors. Then the machines don’t work, they make loud noises. The mats that they have there for you to use are literally falling apart and leave crap on you when you get off of them. My husband and I have complained about numerous things and nothing has been taken care of. There are plenty of other gyms that actually have machines that are clean and work. DON’T go here!

I work out here at this gym regularly and I love it. Compared to my other gym that I used to go to this is by far way better. I needed a good gym that was affordable and I will definitely say it really is worth it. You have a large variety of workout equipment to choose from. They have classes you can attend (Zumba, yoga, etc.) a major plus is they have day care for you children which will be useful to me once my child is a little older. And ladies we have our very own workout section if you feel too uncomfortable exercising around guys. They also have tanning booths, saunas, weights of all kinds. I’m almost 90% that they have what you are looking for. I’ve recommended it to several people already and they now go regularly.

We’ve been members for about seven months now and we really like the gym. You’re not going to feel pampered, but there is new equipment and enough cardio equipment so we never have to wait. My favorite part are the spinning classes. I’ve been spinning off and on for about 15 years and I’m really particular about classes, I need good music and good routines or I’ll get really bored really fast. This gym very good instructors and current bikes. Plus, they have 5:30am classes three days a week which is hard to find around here. My husband loves the new equipment. I find the staff to be very friendly. I usually go early in the morning and am greeted by a «good morning» and a smile.
My only disappointment is with the hours of the babysitting. The hours are very limited on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday it closes at 2pm and Sunday it is open from 12 – 4. I would like to use it on Sundays, but my son eats lunch at 12 and then has his nap. By the time he wakes up we do not have enough time get to the gym and get a good workout in. If the improved these hours so we could use the gym more on the weekend I would certainly give them five stars.

Great facillity. New gear. Very clean. I wish I could give 5 stars…
Sadly the manager seems to be conducting some kind of social experiment in White Flight. She plays the worst, repetitive, racially charged crap music I’ve ever heard. It plays on an endless loop. Its a hostile environment with a ghetto vibe.
Myself and others have been mocked, lied to and ridiculed for asking them to play age appropriate music. Even the few remaining white employees are afraid to mention it. The owners are absentee landlords of this franchise shop and don’t appear to know, since there’s no way the staff wants them to be contacted by a customer. They won’t give out the address or number where these people can be reached. Even McDonald’s requires franchisees to post contact information in their restaurants.
In less than 7 months, all but one of the friends I’ve got to sign up there have quit — with great difficulty.
I was thrown out for complaining about the music. Evidentally, older people who don’t care for rap are all racist. However after reading other reviews, I see the only way to easily cancel your membership there is to get thrown out, so maybe this is a blessing.
Its a great facillity. I can’t figure out why they have tanning beds, though. They won’t be needing them.
My advice is get in the and enjoy the gear and low prices while this place is still in business.

I really like this gym. There is a spin area with pretty decent instructors. Also, the gym has an all-women’s area where you don’t have to be surrounded by a bunch of meat heads trying to impress one another. Locker room is clean. Equipment is new and works well, and there is a good variety. Price isn’t bad at all. So why the 3 stars? I went to work out today and the gym was closed. Granted it was a «snow day,» but there was nothing really wrong with the roads. 24 hour fitness was open, but it was $ 20 to work out for 1 day. I settled on a free workout at Lifetime Fitness. I just wonder why every other gym in the street was open and this one was not. It doesn’t make sense. Also, they said they would reopen the following day at 8 a.m. It’s 8:30 and I’ve called 5 times with no answer. Outside there is very little ice on the streets and actual snow plows have plowed in front of the gym. Come on, y’all.

Started off pretty good. Adequate selection of equipment and an assortment of fitness classes. Monthly dues are low but they scam you with gimmicky bi-​annual fees and require sixty day notice to terminate despite your first year term being up. Also won’t let you take advantage of a better deal if it comes along even if you’re willing to pay in advance and add the time to your existing membership. Hated to see their Training Manager Jason Price leave. Jason was a former Div.-1 Football player (Wash​.St.) with a BS in Kinesiology who always had time to answer questions and would show you some different exercises when he had a few minutes in between clients. Also there is a major problem with squatters. No, not the lifting variety but the ones that sit down on a machine and zone out as they text on their phone or search for the perfect song. The place is clean and they do provide towels to wipe off the equipment when you’re done. At best a fair value overall.

Went to World Gym for 10 months, only cancelled because we moved. Here are the pros from my perspective: — a gym for serious lifters, dead lift platform, good squat racks, etc. Fantastic variety of equipment. Cardio: stair masters, two kinds of ellipticals, bikes, treadmills. Good mix of people, mostly working class. VERY SANITARY GYM. This matters to me, but then again I don’t want to sit in some dude-bro’s nasty stank. All of the custodians take good care of the place (especially Martin) and are friendly.
Reusable towels and sanitizer stations are within reach.
They have a qualified trainer that I highly recommend to anyone, regardless of training goals: PHIL. Dude, by far, rocks and knows tons about anatomy, body mechanics and physiology. Old school and new school. Most other employees now are legit, Corey, that blonde girl with glasses, I forget her name. All of them are polite and say hi. They had a high turnover, but they seem to have steady employees now. Price is super low, which should increase to drive away some of the… never mind.
Now for the cons (and I am picky): the fuggan 80’s music. It is a non-​stop eye-​of-​the-​mother-​scratchin-​tiger-​nightmare. I used to like AC/​DC, key words «used to.»
The marketing schemes insult one’s intelligence. Seriously stupid. Membership is cheap, but they have this twice a year $ 40 fee, that insures that you’ll pay the same rate next year – regardless if you want to renew or not. As long as you are a member during the times that the fee is charged, you gotta pay. I didn’t mind paying, but the «logic» behind the fee rubbed me the wrong way. Just call it a «we-​want-​your-​money» fee and Im cool with it. The membership is a bargain, for f*ck’s sake .
Random stuff: The men’s locker room is ice cold at times. I know, First World Problems.
Why five stars if I got complaints? No gym is perfect, and they made canceling easy. No hassle, no BS. No extra charges a month later, a Christmas freakin’ miracle.
That’s about it. Would I join again or join another World’s Gym? Yes.

I would like to give this gym a better review but the staff really does not know what they are doing. I did not cancel my membership only because it is literally cheap and five minutes walking distance from my apartment.
The black guy who helped me sign up was preoccupied with the girls behind the counter the entire time. He also told me that a $ 20 charge was going to be waived because I was enrolling right before the January pay schedule. Although when it came time to have my payment automatically withdrawn I was charged the extra $ 20!
I have signed up at other gyms before and they have made sure I get a tour of the place, and at least know how to sign-​in and out. This guy didn’t even tell me anything! I had to ask him for a tour, and when I came to work out for the first time I was confused of what to do.
Another thing that makes this gym suck is that they don’t give one time free passes. I wanted my boyfriend to come try the gym once. and they said he would have to pay $ 10 to try it ONCE, and he would have 5 days to decide if he liked it and would have to pay another $ 10 to enroll.
I guess cheap is cheap.

Great Gym, Awesome Equipment, Brand New, nice people, just always busy, to many people, unless you go at 10pm or 11pm at night. Good price too, $ 10 a month, you cannot beat that!!!,

We had some issues in November and December, however, the manager Jessica was quick to resolve the issues.
It is only because of her that I would return to the gym — bear in mind that the PT manager is also what makes this gym tolerable.

This is a very clean gym, with fairly new equipment. So why the low score? Because they are very shady. When we signed up, one of my concerns was that we could possibly be moving soon and I asked about the cancellation policy. The girl told my wife and I that if we needed to cancel to bring in proof of the new address showing that it was at least 25 miles from their nearest location. When we moved we took proof to the gym and when we arrived the manager told us it would be $ 100 per contract regardless if we moved or not. I told her what we were told when we signed up and she looked at me like I had two heads.
We didn’t BOTH dream what we were told. I find this practice to be very shady, lure the customer in to a contract, then make sure to slap them with a fee when they need to cancel on the basis that you told them was an acceptable free out.
We have contacted corporate, but haven’t heard back as of today. I will update if this is resolved.

I’m really torn on this gym as far as what to actually rate it. I want to give it maybe one less star, but I have to say the gym is always so clean and I really love the equipment.
They are DIRT cheap. I have the $ 20 per month membership which allows me to bring a guest any time. It’s 10 cheaper than my single membership with no guest options at LA. They do charge you twice a year an extra 20 as a rate guarantee fee. I suppose this is how they keep their monthly rates so cheap. I mean, seriously, who can’t afford an extra $ 10 a month? The contract part sucks, but like I said, I love the equipment. The cardio machines all have a touch screen on them that has cable television. That is actually my favorite part about the whole gym.
I do love the women’s only room too, because during off peak hours, it’s pretty empty. I like that a lot. During peak hours though, you kind of have to share the space with a bunch of other ladies, but hey, at least it’s all girls.
The staff is one of the only things that aren’t so great about this place. Some of them are great, exactly what you’d expect from a gym; friendly, all smiles, and very helpful. The others, well, they don’t smile, and can be kind of curt. I was changing my membership from the $ 10 to $ 20 a month one and the boy helping me was new and didn’t know exactly what he was doing. He was having some difficulty and a co-​worker of his was being VERY mean to him while helping him. Saying things like «Man, I TOLD you to tear off this piece only, whats WRONG with you?». I was flabbergasted at this guy’s behavior. I can understand it may be frustrating to continue to tell someone something when you’re training and what not, however, it was highly unprofessional behavior in front of the client.
The other thing I’m not too crazy about is that kids can work out too. I only find it annoying because on several occasions, I could hear them through my headphones, and really, if you’re talking that loudly, your parent/​guardian should advise you to use your inside voices. I suppose that’s more of a complaint on the bad parents because I do see some kids in there that actually need to be working out and they are, and I commend World Gym on giving kids somewhere they can train too. So, no stars taken off for this tiny thing.
I haven’t joined in any of the classes yet because it’s always really crowded in them and I guess that’s been a bit of a turn off, but I can’t complain because this gym is pretty much the cheapest one around with the best equipment.
If you can get over being in a contract for a year, it’s a fantastic deal.

I’m not a member of this gym, but I checked it out and thought I’d share my thoughts. I tend to be a skeptic and one of those people who likes to research stuff before I sign on the dotted line or part with my hard earned cash (regardless of how attractive a bargain it may seem), so I looked up World Gym Inc. online (see
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Here’s what I liked:
–It’s new, so has all state of the art new equipment (although I noted I’d need an adapter to be able to stream music from my brand new Samsung Note phone to the treadmills)
–I was greeted within 30 seconds of walking through the door and offered a tour.
–I noted a couple of staff wiping down machines and cleaning the bathroom during my 15 min tour.
–They have a women only area.
–It’s very conveniently located (for me anyway).
–Childcare (called Kids Club) is only $ 9.99/monthly or $ 3.00 drop in for up to 9 y.o.
–I was there about 1:00 on a Friday, the place was busy but not overly crowded (although there are quite a few complaints about crowding on their FB page).
–They offer a free 1 hr fitness assessment which includes instructions on using the machines (some of which wouldn’t look out of place on Star Trek!)
–Staff members are supposedly available for the asking for equipment instruction.
Here’s what I didn’t like:
–Weird, not pleasant odor that was more mildew than workout sweat which someone with a sensitive nose like me might find hard to tolerate for long.
–The staff member did not introduce herself.
–There is no pool.
–The women only area has very few machines so during peak times would be useless.
–The «free» fitness assessment is apparently also a venue to offer you more fee based options (though the staff member assured me it was all low pressure).
–Though they are running a $ 10.00 per month + $ 1 enrollment fee, the marketing mailers that I have seen say nothing about the twice yearly «rate guarantee fee» or the $ 19 membership card fee, plus there was another $ 20 fee for something else (I can’t recall what it was). That all adds up to a much larger yearly cost than they initially lead you to believe.
–The only payment options are to give them a credit or debit card so that you can be auto billed. I offered to pay an entire year up front and was refused!
–Though you may sign a «12 month» contract, it auto renews itself without your authority, supposedly going to a month to month.
–You cannot cancel within the contract term unless you can prove you’ve moved more than 25 miles away and pay a $ 100 cancellation fee. So even if you have some medical reason you can’t work out, you’re stuck paying the fee.
–Supposedly once the contract term is up and you are month to month, you can cancel for any reason as long as you submit a letter 30 days prior to your next billing date. (see the complaints about how well that process works!)
–There is no hard copy contract to look through… you are led to a computer kiosk to sign up.
–Though they say kids under 10 must be accompanied by adults, a look at the other reviews here and comments on FB indicate that they aren’t enforcing that rule much.
Funny thing… while I was standing at the kiosk asking my questions, a man was at the kiosk next to me signing up and actually interjected that he was glad I was asking all those questions. Apparently, he’d been a member at the Carrollton facility which closed it’s doors unexpectedly and left him stuck (another big complaint… members being forced to pay their monthly fee even though the gym closed.) I don’t know if he signed up or not after that.
So…I can’t comment on the gym functions or classes, but several of the contract requirements raise red flags for me. This seems to be a case of «if it looks too good to be true…» I will research some other options in the area before deciding, but right now, I doubt I’ll sign up. To anyone who is considering it, I’d just say… do your research and be aware of the issues.

Almost two months after opening, I’ve become convinced this is a good option for most people looking to get or stay fit.
The complaints about kids working out are true; I don’t care for them myself, but then I’m paying a bargain rate for my membership. It’s pretty crowded in the evenings, especially if there’s a group exercise class going on. That said, I’ve never had trouble getting on cardio equipment, and the staff does a good job of keeping things reasonably tidy and providing an seemingly endless supply of small towels to keep things whipped down. The weight area suffers from patrons who don’t re-​rack their weights, haven’t seemed to master the idea of things be ordered sequentially, or think it’s fine to set aside three or four sets of dumb bells for their workout. Aside from that, most everyone else seems to be cool and cleans up after themselves. There are better gyms out there, but not for what you pay.
It’ll be interesting to see how the facility holds up once the newness wears off. I thought it’d get less crowded as time went by, but so far new members are joining at a good clip.

This is a brand new gym. It was late opening due to contractor issues and then the tanning bed installation has been delayed but the owner has been very effective with open communication about the issues. This is a franchise establishment that has a corporate office. It’s kind of a budget gym as far as finishings and rules but it’s nice now because it’s new. The dress code is lax, there are a lot of short-​shorts and no bras and the rules are lax, I’ve already had people on the treadmill next to me carry on a cell phone conversation twice. It’s worth a look-​see but once you are serious about working out, you will probably go elsewhere. Until you reach that point, the price can’t be beat!

Excellent facility well staffed for a 24hr gym and all brand new state of the art equipment The cardio stuff is better than anything I’ve seen before and it’s kept clean and well stocked Someone is always cleaning things and broken equipment is dealt with immediately The only issue I’ve had at all has been them not able to take payment for a year or two upfront (I hate monthly bills) and the semi annual rate guarantee fee. At the end of the day you pay $ 160 for a year and everything is new and cared for. Could not be happier.