9round Fitness Downtown Milwaukee

Positives: 9round is a kick-​butt workout that will definitely have you seeing results! I love how the stations change every day with the exception of one station which is the «challenge of the week.» This prevents it from getting boring and also keeps your muscles confused so results come quicker. I also love how there’s no class times! You just show up any time during open hours, hop on the first station and 30 minutes later you’re on your way out. 9round’s fusion of kickboxing and circuit training is highly effective and also great for blowing off mental steam… plus it makes you feel like a bad-​ass ;)
Negatives: This might just be for summer hours but the downtown Milwaukee 9round is closed entirely on Sundays and open until only noon on Saturdays. I’m the type of person who likes to work out on the weekends so it’s disappointing to see such limited weekend hours. Saturdays and Sundays are usually days when a lot of people have off work as well so you would think they would want to utilize that. Another negative (only for this particular location, though) is the trainers. I hate to say this but my experience with the trainers hasn’t been that great. 9round advertises that you get a «personal trainer» with your membership that pushes you beyond your limit. However, that hasn’t really been my experience. I think this location is pretty short-​staffed at the moment so for almost the entire 8 weeks that I’ve been here I’ve had 1 main trainer. He recently had to leave due to injury but I found him to be quite passive… he hung around by the computer a lot and never really pushed me to the brink. I would ask him questions about form on particular moves and he would give me quick answers rather than really showing me. I went today (Saturday) about 45 minutes before noon closing time and there was finally a new trainer there but she was terrible honestly. She did not greet me when I checked in or ask for my name or give me hers. She definitely cut the timer shorter than the usual 2.5 minutes to get people out quicker… I ALWAYS beat my challenge of the week score and this time I got twenty lower (!!!) and barely broke a sweat. She also seemed much more preoccupied with cleaning and closing down the place rather than training the 3 people that were in there. She would yell commands from the bathroom as she cleaned which is ridiculous. If you booked a personal trainer at a regular gym they wouldn’t just start cleaning and closing down the gym during your session would they? The only trainer I’ve truly been impressed with is «the Marine»…she is the type of trainer I imagined when I signed up here. She seems to only work Monday nights, though, which is a bummer.
Overall, I really do love 9round. It’s an excellent workout that keeps you on your toes. If you’re tired of spending long hours at a regular gym but not seeing the results you desire I highly recommend trying 9round. Once this particular location trains more staff I think the trainer issue will improve. For now I guess I’ll just have to keep kicking my own butt!

I’ve been going here for about a month 3x a week.
This place is EXACTLY what I was looking for! Intense, interval-​style workouts that leave me exhausted but smiling. The fact that there are no class times is a huge plus and 30 minutes leaves no room for scheduling excuses. I always find metered street parking, which I only need for 45 minutes so it’s no big deal. Pricing is comparable to First Place Medal Color Gym.
One of the best things about this place is that there’s no pressure: no pressure to make a class time, no pressure to buy anything, no pressure to look or perform a certain way. The coaches are involved just enough to keep you going but modifications and intensity are really up to you.
As far as results, I wasn’t looking to lose weight, but I’ve noticed better muscle tone, especially in my arms and back. More importantly, and what I was really looking for, is a generally «fitter» feeling day to day. Running around with my dog is easier, climbing stairs carrying my laundry is easier, I just feel healthier and in better shape than I did a month ago. I attribute this to the fact that this workout is really about the entire body working together and being nimble and strong.
Would highly recommend this place for a great cross training, cardio workout with no gym-​drama.

Today was my first day here. It was such a great workout I enjoyed it very much the variation was awesome.
This is the first time I’m doing something like this which is great can’t wait to do another session tomorrow