Physzique Spokane Personal Training

I worked out at the Liberty Lake studio. While I loved the atmosphere and the coaches as well as classmates, the administrative staff left a bad taste for me. Coming into the program I felt like if I didn’t eat their prescribed way that it was wrong. I live by a paleo lifestyle due inflammation issues and if you don’t eat their way, you’re wrong on all accounts. Their «nutritionist» never once met with me so she wouldn’t have any clue as to why I eat the way I do, and she also is not my doctor. You are also told that you are not to do any other forms of working out unless they say its ok (like running for example) and that Zumba is an «unacceptable» form of exercise. The facebook challenger page is a joke because they have admins literally screen everything you post, and if you have a comment or post they don’t feel relevant, they will not approve it. Which is stupid seeing as its a group page for the challengers to motivate each other. The trainers were great at letting me modify movements due to a previous injury, but I had to speak up when the owner trained one day and was telling me I had to do certain moves that my PT told me not to do. I basically ignored her and did what I always did because I was not willing to risk setting my PT back. I finished the challenge and was happy with the results. But when I went to cancel my membership it was the worst experience I’ve ever had. You have to give them a 2 week notice to cancel. I went to cancel and had the final two payments scheduled to be run on different days and «someone» in the billing dept ran my card twice on one day for the payment. Livid, I called them, and no one was in the office. I left a message asking them to call me back, even posted on the facebook page to please have someone call and no one did. I finally got a hold of them 3 days later and they couldn’t figure out why it had run twice. They refunded me one payment and canceled my account finally, which I basically had to demand a letter stating my membership was done with. For over $ 100 a month its just not worth it in my mind. But if you like group exercises based on a combo of high intensity cardio and lifting weights (keep in mind they don’t check your form) then go right ahead and spend your money. You will lose weight and build a small amount of muscle, even if you don’t follow their restrictions to a T.

When I first joined Physzique, I was so excited to try something new. I’d never worked out before and was accustomed to crash dieting. At first things seemed pretty great. The trainers above all else made me want to come back each day. But as time went on, I started to see past my rose colored glasses and realize things weren’t as awesome as they seemed. Before I get into the nitty gritty, I will say that I did lose weight and my body did get toned. I was pleased with that. I was at this facility for 1 year and did 3 challenges, losing roughly 40 pds. That being said, besides the workouts, EVERYTHING else I did on my own. The nutrition… I followed my own plan. When you sign up you’re supposed to turn in a food journal, however after multiple appointments with nutritionists, who would look at my journal and say «you’re doing everything you’re supposed to.» Even when my weight was stalling, or I wasn’t seeing results for a period of time. It wasn’t very helpful, so I just stopped turning them in. The workouts are good, but I had nothing to compare them to. Different workouts everyday, which was nice, but if you missed a day, you may do 3 leg days in a row, and not know until you get there, because clients and trainers are NOT ALLOWED to release the workout info. Therefore, there’s no way to plan which days would be beneficial. The class sizes got so huge that workouts were compromised. The floors, disgusting. I’d be doing a plank or pushups and literally hold my breath, scared to breathe something in. There was hair, and dirt and who knows what else, even though they said time and time again that the floors were vacuumed every single night. I worked out at 6am, the third class of the day. There’s no way they’d get that dirty in that amount of time. My favorite trainers (who before they started training were just clients like everyone else) started disappearing a few months into my membership. The rumors I heard, concerned me, but at the time it was only hearsay. Then my mom had an incident with a new trainer that literally yelled at her in front of an entire class, that’s when I started to realize that the rumors were likely true. When she emailed one of the owners (whom I might add are all family. the original owner got married and his wife and a large number of her family are who’s running it), she was threatened to be kicked out. The way she was talked to was disgusting. Then shortly after that, my sister got injured. Dr’s saying from exercises done in the wrong form over a long period of time. She’s still dealing with that injury 8 months later. The Facebook comments that came from the owners on their business page. some of the things I read, made my skin crawl. They’d be taken down shortly after degrading one person or another, but they were there for long enough that enough people saw. If you had anything to say that even remotely went against them or questioned anything, you’d get a negative rebuttal. Which is somewhat amusing, considering that at the start of every challenge they’d go on and on about it was such a positive environment and they wouldn’t tolerate negativity. I didn’t see that! I could honestly go on and on. But all it boils down to is, I would NOT recommend this place… ever. Save your money, find somewhere that will treat you and others with respect. It’s been 6 months since I left and I still haven’t joined a gym, mainly because this place left such a bad taste in my mouth, I’m scared to try again.

Going off of a previous review. This place needs some serious help. The idea sounds great at first, but in the end administration only cares about money while trainers don’t care about you unless you are a returning challenger. How is one supposed to want to come back if the trainers don’t take time to help.
The class sizes are way to big for the space. No place to move around. Not enough weights for everyone and the floors are nasty. I always left at night with a rash because of them, even when I used matts. Maybe they should be cleaned more often considering they have 300plus people doing the challenges.
I have never experienced a company who is so un organized in my life. People in the office never call you back when they say they will. You end up leaving numerous messages and emails yet still don’t get an answer. Finally after two weeks I got a hold of someone. They charge you weekly $ 27 for the challenge for 12 weeks plus $ 50 enrollment fee costing you $ 375 for the challenge. Personal opinion but with what I learned I could stay at my local gym and do the excersice myself. Plus pay for the personal trainer there for cheaper.
You are forced to go a minimum of 3 times a week. Eat certain meals and keep a food log. That’s all great but you have one slip up in a food log they glare at you at weigh in. You don’t loose or gain weight you get a grunt from them. Yeah I probably could have followed the «guidelines» better but I’m human and like to eat real food sometimes, not just fish and chicken. Everyone’s body is different just because I didn’t drop pounds that week doesn’t mean I didn’t work my butt off at the classes.
I could go on about this place, but it’s not worth it. This was my first and last challenge. I would not recommend this to anyone. I will stay with the YMCA and go to their classes and personal training there. Since here they like to make it sound like personal training when in fact it’s group excercise.

I have mixed feelings about this gym chain. It has pluses and minuses. If you want an encouraging atmosphere with people around you who will build you up and encourage you, this is the place. The people who work out with you, and the trainers (once they finally get some with experience again) WILL BE your support system. On the flip side, you’ll also have to deal with administration who cares more for money and growth than their clients, who constantly say one thing and then turn around and do something else, and treat their employees like expendable trash. This was my gym «home» for 15 months from Oct. 2013-​Jan. 2015, and I did 3 very successful Challenges back to back. I loved the workouts. The nutrition counseling was very helpful (but they stopped doing that as of Jan. ’14). The program worked. The administration is another story. They also charge sales tax on food, which is illegal. (Edit: 4÷1÷15: As of this week, clients have told me they are no longer doing this! Hooray! Too bad it took public exposure to change things.) Don’t bother asking questionable questions on their FB pages, because they will just delete them and not answer you. Good luck. I posted this review on Physzique’s Facebook page and they chose to hide the review section a few minutes after I posted it.

I DO NOT recommend Physzique. I joined one of their Fitness Challenges, and this is what I have to share:
— THE TRAINERS ARE PREVIOUS CUSTOMERS. Seriously. At no time did any of them during my 12 weeks of classes take the time to a.) pay attention to me and my needs b.) teach proper form AND c.) are only «certified» as a trainer thru Physzique.
— UNORGANIZED! This «company» is so unorganized. They are so young, yet trying to get to big, that they don’t have the infrastructure to support this growth! The left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing. Beware.
— CLASS SIZES. Because this company is hyping their challenges, class sizes are huge! So large to the point most classes had to be modified for the large group. I even had to workout next to the grimey bathroom door at times. No arm room. Not enough equipment. And dumb-​founded trainers as to what to do with 30+ in one small room. As well, speaking to others about their second location — same issues.
— CLASS AGENDAS are random!.. SO if you can only make three classes out of the week, you just might get stuck with all Leg work outs! They DON’T tell you what classes are what or when. :(
— Classes DO NOT INCORPORATE warm-​ups or stretching! You are totally on your own.
— CLASSES are more based on strength training, not cardio. So if you want to look lean and fit YOU AREN’T GOING TO GET IT HERE. Most of the other women that I met during this challenge that were repeat clients were rather Large and Manly muscular. Not what I wanted when I was trying to lose 50 lbs.
— DIRTY FLOORS! The floor is disgusting! Imagine every class you are standing in the same location. and as you are doing non-​stop burpbees and push-​ups you notice the same gobs and gobs of dog hair, people hair and WHO KNOWS hair — Always there. Never vacuumed. Smiling at you and your mouth as you try to stay focused and not eat them. IT WAS GROSS. I never saw the floor «contents» changed.
— NUTRITION advisory/​council — This was a joke. You are required to turn in a very comprehensive log of all your food intake every week. Physzique «grades» and returns. Out of the 12 weeks, I only received 2 back! Neither of them were consistent on grading. THIS is your nutrition guide. HUH.
— NEPOTISM. Politics are thick. Physzique is inbred with family members: Amy Hunt is married to Zach Hunt. Both are owners. Sam Fairbanks is Amy’s Brother etc. etc. etc. Basically if you have a problem (specifically with Sam. MANY MANY people had issues with Sam), you don’t have a place to go.
— 12 WEEK CONTRACT — and you are stuck! In no way shape or form are you allowed to break your contract unless you move out of state or death.
Amazingly, as I had to keep biting the bullet with all of these issues, I was blown away by the responses from other personal trainers or fitness centers across Spokane. Physzique has quite the reputation for being unsafe, uncoordinated and infantile.
If it’s not clear yet… I would NEVER recommend. And I hope this review helps others in their journey :)

Physzique is the greatest. I have lost 85 pounds and am now just working on toning. It is Group Fitness which is great, so not only are the trainers encouraging but the others in the group encourage and push each other. The staff is AWSOME. It is like a big family.
The training is great and they work with you at whatever fitness level you are at.
The staff also gives great help on Nutrition and help with your fitness goals. They also help track progress.
They have optional Challenges with prizes for extra motivation.
I am 50 years old and am in the best shape of my life, and feel Great!

I worked out at the Liberty Lake gym and I love it! The trainers are so motivating and helpful! They really helped me lose weight and tone up just in time for my wedding! I have had personal trainers before and this was way better because I was able to work out with a small group of supporting people. I would highly recommend them!

Best place to get fit ever. No matter what fitness level you are at this place will get you to your goals. I have lost a total of 67 lbs and could not have done it without the amazing staff at Physzique.

I love Physzique. I lost 37 pounds in the past 12 months! Thank you so much! Woohoo! It really is as good as it gets! Physzique is my all time favorite place to be for a good workout! The trainers and other clients keep you highly motivated and re dedicated to helping you reach your goals. You won’t believe how great you will feel after successfully setting up and following a routine at Physzique!

I had won a free package for 4 training sessions, and it was so terrible that I never went back after the first one. The «trainer» didn’t do ANYTHING with the group, just directed us like a drill Sargent. They also led on that it would be personal training, but it’s actually a smaller group-​like setting. Granted I am not the fittest person, but I left feeling so ashamed of myself which is not something anyone wants when they’re trying to get healthy. It’s very obvious that the exercises are blanketed for everyone. After I didn’t go back, they repeatedly called and tried to get me to sign a contract even after I told them of my displeasure. They’re more interested in your money then actually helping you gain a healthy lifestyle.

I first started going to Physzique in early 2011 on a Groupon as I was halfway done losing 48 pounds. I was quickly hooked by the whole body workouts. However, Spring was around the corner and I was running a lot so I wasn’t ready to make a commitment.
Fast forward to November last year — I had recovered from a hamstring injury and was ready to add more to my workout. Phyzique was the only place I was interested in going. I started back the first week of December and what a difference it has made. I am so much more toned and strong and it has helped my running tremendously!
The trainers (I’ve worked with Jeremiah and Chauncey) and terrific. Tough and encouraging, not mean and degrading. They make sure I’m doing the excercises correctly and are able to provide modifications if I’m having trouble (double jointed fingers).
I would encourage anyone to give it a try for 2 weeks to see for yourself! You won’t regret it