Force Fitness Club

I just started with force and it is definitely an ideal work out club. Members and staff alike are all awesome and very friendly. Despite seeming small from the outside, there are plenty of machines with space in between. Gym is also equipped with lockers and showers, and tons of options for prewar out, or post work out beverages. Certainly a club I would recommend! Try it out we offer a free 7 day pass!

I have been with Force Fitness Club since it first opened, training myself but clients as well. I must say that Force is that kind of gym, where you are made to feel comfortable but at the same time encouraged to meet your fitness goals in every way possible. The owners and trainers all take fitness seriously and are always there to help anyone out. This is the kind of gym where people matter. The owners take the time to be personable with their members assisting them any way they can. The gym has many different choices of fitness, but something for everyone – whether it be from bodybuilding, crossfit, general fitness. There is a place in the gym for everyone! I would not trade this gym for any corporate gym, who often times only seeks money and forget about their members. Force takes its members personal. Many friendships have come about here. I personally have met the most awesome friends that will continue to be my friends for life.
Pass by the gym yourself and check it out!

It is such an amazing club, i’m a member since 2013. There are many different reasons why i love this gym other than any gym but the most important reason is how they treat us there as a one big family, their philosophy is how to help more members.

The BEST Gym and CrossFit Box in Queens. The trainers/​coaches are extremely involved and passionate with coaching and training their clients. If you need a question or help with anything they are right there. They are very serious about seeing you reach your goals. I have never came across a more professional team of trainers/​coaches anywhere else but at this gym. I mainly train at Crossfit Ridgewood which happens to be inside Force Fitness and the Coaches are AMAZING!!! and so are the friends that I made and being a part of the CrossFit community. I don’t think there is any gym out there that also has a CrossFit box within. I really do recommend this gym and CrossFit Ridgewood as THE place to join, workout, reach goals and make new friends.

Simply the best gym in the neighborhood. Very flexible class hours, awesome trainers and cool crowd. And the most important no obligations and no contract required. And, for the early birds, they are offering classes starting 5 am!

I’ve been with this gym from the beginning simply because of the location. Thats it. The gym is worth it financially if you get the one year membership during black Friday. Other than that, monthly it’s ridiculous. I’ve tried to give this gym chances. constant broken machines. (there used to be only one stair master. Now there’s two, new treadmills put in recently, but after how many years!?) Keeping things sanitary are commonly impossible, as there’s always a lack of paper towels. Reception is always nice, but when I ask for towels, all I get is sorry we ran out. The next day we get a roll of bounty for the whole gym. Cool.
Sorry to rant. But some things have to change.

This gym is for people who want to work out and get results, not sit at juice bars and chat after a 10 min stretching session. Here, you’re not going to find fancy machines, places sit to and hang out, or any other updated cliché gym equipment. I of course am referring to retro fitness. It’s a great gym, but way too crowded now, and more of a hang out spot for pre teens.
Like I said, if you want to actually workout and not socialize like you’re at a café, then this is the place for you. They have regular weights, plenty of machines, Olympic style equipment, yoga rooms and even an entire cross fit section in the back. You basically have every option possible.
If you want to sign up, they always have great deals going.

I was brought to FORCE by a Living Social Deal. I wanted an unlimited gym deal near to either my Job or Home to make convincing myself to go easier. Above all else, I wanted classes, I wanted to be able to take whatever class whenever I wanted, and this gives you that.
Now there are gyms that cater to different people. If all you need is an elliptical, this is not the gym for you. Go to PF, or Retro, or Blink. I have a Planet Fitness membership, I go there primarily to run. I’m down about 20lbs but let’s not pretend, I’m STILL totally a fatty, but I like this Gym. I’ve only been there for a few hours, I attended a BootCamp Class. I thought i was going to die, but it would have been the sweetest death. The staff was friendly, the patrons stayed out of each other’s way, there was no foul smell.
People mention“Meat Heads” as if it’s such a bad thing to be at the Gym with people who are specifically motivated to sculpt their bodies. I admire people who know how to, and are working towards the specific goals they have in mind. Everyone just seemed supportive of everyone else. Well. most people.
I only gave four stars because i haven’t even been a member a day, but i enjoyed my initial experience. If you’re interested in the Living Social deal, I say go for it.
OR! Go to the website, get the week long free pass, try it out for a week, if you’re with it? Get the Living Social, if not? Keep it moving. No harm, no foul!

Force fitness provided me with a great workout. I was able to utilize a week pass while I passed through NYC, so for free I got to use this gym that i would have happily paid for. Free weights were in order, and all the way up to 150 pounds. The machines and benches were great as well, even pull up bar and ropes were provided. Bathrooms were clean, the staff was friendly as well. My only complaint was that I wasn’t able to use any of the kettlebells, which was made clear to my by the crossfit instructor, when he smiled and said that they were available only to the crossfit members in a slightly self righteous and elitist tone. H The way he said it left a mental image of him smelling his kale and salmon farts before he finishes to rich fronning doing the fran. But he was friendly as well and overall didn’t negate the great experience of the gym.

I used to fall for the «heyy ladiez do a buncha cardio ew weights = bulk» malarkey. I went to Planet Fitness and didn’t see results. I discovered FFC through their CrossFit program and am more than impressed with it and the gym in general. For real, ladies, weightlifting is the way to go.
The place is huge, for starters. If you go before 6:15pm or after 8pm, you should have plenty of weights and access to a bench or squat rack (I love that there are 3 places to do squats.) They keep everything clean for the most part, there are minimal meatheads, and if you’re into cardio that area is separate with a lot of machines, including rowers (aw yiss). Shake bar also worth it – it takes me 20 minutes to get home so the recovery is necessary. One tastes like a Thin Mint!
The CrossFit classes are supportive, informed, and everything you’d expect. Instructors push you and the box itself is supplied like gangbusters. This place kicks ass and lets you kick your own ass. #corny

Great people, with an energetic atmosphere. The free parking is a major plus. Great juice bar and protein shakes. A wide selection of classes and lots of open space with free weights and machines. I go everyday and every time I go, i see familiar friendly faces. Making friends at Force is easy since everyone almost knows everyone. Do yourself a favor and invest in their awesome hats! I got one for free for signing up, and it’s my favorite hat now. The owner Vinny is a friendly face around the gym, and is always there to help members.

I went during the «Open House» which offers free class using a Free Membership pass, the class I signed up was Zumba, so I was there early so decided to use the elliptical machine while wait. The front person was very nice but the place is a rundown, the machines looks outdated, dirty and the place stinks, Only a 2 or flat TV screens in the room, after using the elliptical I moved to the Weight Room, the room was huge, the only thing, it STINKS! so I skipped it, luckily it was time for the zumba class, the room was very small, the class and the instructor is amazing, Did I mention the price? is $ 40 a month, WOW! for that type of GYM is ridiculous! Retro Fitness offers top of the line machines, TV in each machine, and for only $ 20! and Planet Fitness offers you a better deal with great machines and TV, facilities are great for only $ 10! I will not go back to the GYM, unless is a free pass to go to Zumba! not worth the $ 40. I wish I can give half of star.

I was only going to this gym for about 2 weeks until NYSC gave me a come back deal I would be crazy to turn down. I understood the cancellation policy and the guy at the desk made it very easy to cancel.
As apposed to the ranter Christina, the people there are very nice and as well as the neighborhood considering its next to a busy intersection. The weight area is pretty good and the cardio area has good equipment. Its a local gym that gives very good service for a local place. People need to stop comparing local places to large commercial entities, such as NYSC.

Sadly, folks, I had to leave Force Fitness. But wait! Not because of anything this truly awesome gym has done… instead, I had to relocate, and it is too far away to get to Force anymore. I am crushed. I peeked at a gym in New Mexico this past week while on a shoot there and it was NOWHERE near as good as FFC was. I’m not relocating to NM, but pretty close to there. Force will now be more than 2000 miles away. How I and my bod will cope with this… and my discipline… I’m still not that sure :(
Well, I spoke to the owners about my situation, and there was none of that «Force won’t accommodate you if you move» nonsense. Not a bit. I’m curious if some of these reviews are about the same Force Fitness on Fresh Pond Road, because they can’t be… (are you guys sure?) I had ZERO problem with Force, and they were great to me when they learned I had to leave. Everyone even emailed me farewell, and we were all kind of sad together.
Damn what a good gym. The cleanliness. The state-​of-​the-​art treadmills. My beloved free weights and leg curling machine. That SHOWER. :(
I’m pretty sure I’ll gain weight now. There’s no other gym like this. The thrill is gone.
Yes, I’m depressed. Go to Force, join, and see why.
And I wish upon you that you’ll be luckier than I am and never have to relocate too far from them. Wow. I seriously am very sad about this.
Bye Force. Thanks for being a rare jewel. I’ll miss you guys. :((((

Force is a a solid gym, definitely one of the better ones in Ridgewood. The options for gyms in the area sucks, but since moving here I am glad to have this place.
If you’re looking to get fit and put on muscle or lose weight then this place is great. If you are a hardcore bodybuilder then this place is fine, but missing some cool machines and the intensity of a Powerhouse Gym. There ARE big guys here, however I would say most of the members look more fitnessy and athletic than muscular and huge.
Perhaps the best thing about the gym is that they don’t blare techno-​crap rather they hit you with either old school rap like 2Pac or the sweet tunes of Metallica.
Another cool bonus is that with your very fairly priced membership, to my surprise, they also offer free yoga classes, zumba, spin and maybe something else that I don’t know about.
What locks this gym in as 4 stars though is that they are still trying to improve what they offer and are making adjustments tailored to their members. They are open for longer hours (now closing at midnight on weekdays and even better, on Sundays they close at 8pm which is later than many gyms and very convenient for us working folk).
P. S. They are adding a juice bar and have competitions for a $ 1000 prize, which seems cool although i haven’t participated.
True, it’s not the best gym I have ever been too, but it’s the best in the area for a great price.

Here is one crying out for a real review. So here it is: This gym is not as bad as the bad reviews claim it is, but it is nowhere near the paradise the good reviews claim it is. I went as a guest on a slow day, and there was still occasional waits to use the machines and dumbbells. The men and women were segregated, which is bad if you want to meet people, but good if you want to be left alone. I can imagine that some women would feel a bit apprehensive about using the weight room.
On the plus side, there was no funky gym odor to speak of and the meatheads lifting weights were mellow and polite. Only one machine was out of order. The female friend who took me is a big fan of their yoga and spin/​zumba/​aerobics «classes».
I suspect that there are better options available locally, depending on your workout needs, your desire to socialize and your gender. I don’t know enough to be sure, but I think that the price for a membership is about the same as other gyms, if one buys during one of their promotional periods

I was at first intimidated because I thought perhaps it was a gym only for meat heads (not that I have a problem with meat heads). I have really enjoyed going and there are people of all fitness levels. The locker rooms are clean. The price was great. Antonia is an excellent and encouraging trainer. Overall– I am super happy. I hold back on 5 stars because the classes are mostly only at night.

I started going to this gym because it was close and relatively inexpensive, but I wasn’t comfortable there, I didn’t get the kind of service I expected (and that, quite frankly, I receive from Planet Fitness for half the price). It’s too packed, the parking is not as convenient as they say, and the ration of muscle heads to normal people is absurd. Speaks volumes about the neighborhood and the establishment.
Furthermore, when I attempted to cancel my membership after I moved out of state, I was told that I couldn’t without coming in in person, and paying an additional month’s fee. Are you kidding me?! So now, in order for this to stop being taken out of my bank account once a month, I have to make a 175mile drive to this godforsaken shit hole just to cancel. Save your money and go somewhere else. Or if you want better amenities than you’d find in a basic gym, shell out the extra $ 20 and go to NYSC.

I’ve been going to Force (on & off) for the last 6 months now. I love this place in the morning. New & clean equipment is a plus. BUT, now that my fiancée has been joining me in the gym we’ve been going at about 7pm and the place is MOBBED! It’s a bit of a pain searching for a parking space (we plan to start biking when weather warms) and then trying to find a machine or bench that is available. At that time the cardio equipment is full. All in all i like this gym, the 5pm — 7pm crowd you are going to find at any gym in the country, there is nothing that can be done about it.
If i have any gripes about Force (and this may or may not be their fault) I find that broken machines go a while before they are fixed, and in a gym that is not that big with limited equipment, every piece counts.

I’m not a «sports» person, so I don’t subscribe to the «GTL» ethic. Surprisingly though, I feel very comfortable in this gym. Most of the staff is very courteous, friendly and professional. Both the chiropractor and yoga instructor are highly recommended.
The gym equipment is clean, up-​to-​date, and easy to work with. Don’t worry if you don’t have a rock-​hard body. If you’re serious about losing weight, this gym works with you.
My only gripe is that the classes are only during night. I suppose its because most of the clientele works 9 to 5, so what can you do.