Best Gym near Castle-shannon, Pennsylvania

I trained at scma from ages 10 to 22, and the experience was nothing short of transformative. The family-like environment and welcoming culture made it a place I looked forward to every day. Mr. Chris and Santino are truly exceptional instructors. All instructors have an amazing way of breaking down complex techniques into digestible, practical lessons. their attention to detail and genuine care for each student’s growth set him apart as a leader in the gym. Santino is incredibly knowledgeable, always pushing you to be the best version of yourself both on and off the mats. He creates a positive, high-energy atmosphere that makes each class feel exciting and rewarding. What I appreciate most is the emphasis on respect, discipline, and community. Whether you’re a beginner or an advanced competitor, the culture at scma fosters growth, respect, and teamwork. It's a place where you feel encouraged, not just to succeed in jiu-jitsu, but to improve as a person. I have made lifelong friends here and am beyond grateful for the impact this gym has had on my life. Highly recommend to anyone looking for top-tier BJJ instruction in Pittsburgh – you'll leave better than you came, both on and off the mats!

I've had the best experience... Instructors are great and incredibly welcoming, friendly atmosphere, no jerks on the mat, just people who love to train!

Steel City Martial Arts is our home away from home and we love it. My husband, son, daughter and I all train Brazilian Jiujitsu. Our women’s jiujitsu program is amazing and growing rapidly. There is no more fun and entertaining way to workout than our women’s kickboxing class.

Been training here for 6 years. This academy has more accredited BJJ black belts teaching than any other school in the region. This school also does belt testing for BJJ instead of just handing belts out. This leads to the students being vastly more experienced and skilled at every belt level than other academies in the region. This school also has a much more mature, and family oriented crowd than most of the others around Pittsburgh. Bottom line, there is no better place in this region to train BJJ.

Amazing gym. It’s family oriented, and clean, as well as, highly competitive. Great place to train as a female, great training partners and instructors. The quality is very apparent when competing but just as helpful if you don’t compete. Hard to find the best of both worlds, or somewhere where you don’t just roll 24/7. Highly recommended, especially as a female.

Ok food bar bit pricy. Fun arcade be careful of claw machine it will scam you. Nice up stairs warm viewing area amazing hockey rink size. with decent seating. They also have a nice pro shop. Also they have lockers!

It’s a really great rink with a good local community, but if you’re planning a trip by T you should know that Ice Castle fenced off their property right next to the Overbrook stop so it’s impossible to walk from the stop to the rink without walking aaaaaall the way around and back down the driveway from the road. Better planning would be to get off at Castle Shannon and walk through the Park n Ride and then through the rink parking lot. I really wish they hadn’t done this, it’s lame to prohibit people without cars access to their property easily because they expect us to be riff raff or cause damage. It sucks. Everything else about the rink is fine, but this aspect is pretty dumb.

First time for me in this arena as an out of towner. Great facility. It was extremely clean in the public areas . Plenty of viewing, a nice bar, and a nice snack bar with wide variety of choices. Tons of parking out front. We stayed at the Springhill suites about 10 minutes away and good restaurant choices for post game fun. I was also impressed with the team we played. Strong hockey team and parents that know the game. But, back to the rink… great spot and definitely a 5/5 .

Would of liked to seen upper indoor seating down the middle of both ice rinks accommodating more seating in a climate controlled environment along with there dinning and bar.

We stopped there on Friday around 6.00pm and had to wait for the skating rink to be open for public until 7.00pm...eh..did not want to disappoint our 5 y.o.daughter, so had to kill the time to wait..unexpected for us we spent more than an hour there skating...we loved it!! I wish there were a bit less people there as at some point it was really crowded. I guess we just had to pick some other day.😃other than that the place is great with lots of disco lights and music playing. There is snack options outside of the rink place

I've been going semi consistently for the last few months. It's a decent gym with nice staff and a pretty clean environment. Seems like a good chunk of people wipe the machines off after use and the staff tend to go through and maintain the floor/areas regularly. I've never had any trouble trying to get to a machine but don't usually go during peak hours. I think they could use a few more machines (chest specifically) throughout the gym but the space is a little small and already pretty full so they might be struggling to fit more. Only major critique is the hours. I work late so I can only go at night and tend to forget that it closes early Friday - Sunday. Normally it's not a major issue I just wish it was a flat 24 hours throughout the week. Edit: Bumped up from a 3 star to a 5 star after the owners response.

I’ve been a loyal member at this Planet Fitness for over five years, and I used to love the convenience of it being open 24 hours. Now, they’ve suddenly changed their hours, closing at 7 PM on weekends. Seriously, what gym closes that early on a weekend? Some of us work odd hours and need that flexibility! The gym gets super crowded during peak times, and honestly, it can get really smelly in there when it’s packed. That’s why I like to go when it’s not so busy. But now, with these ridiculous hours, it feels like there’s no good time to get a decent workout without being crammed in with everyone else. Plus, they recently raised the membership fees, but instead of more benefits, we’re getting fewer. Planet Fitness, if you’re going to increase prices, at least give us the flexibility of 24-hour access again or extend the weekend hours. Closing at 7 PM on Saturdays and Sundays just doesn’t make sense.

Been going to this gym for almost 4 years, I do not know what changed but it is not enjoyable anymore. The staff is uninterested and basically ignore you while their faces are in their phone - anyone could basically just walk in. The hours are just unacceptable, closing at 7pm on weekends?? There is not enough equipment or space in this facility for flow of members. The amount of members who bring their children and let them take up equipment while the plays on the phone is insane. This gym was rather convenient but I will be traveling the 30 extra minutes to a gym with friendly staff, room for the members, and 24 hour service.

It's planet fitness, what did you expect? I only go off-hours so I can't speak for the crowd size, since it has always been fine for me past 8PM every day. Yeah tons of people don't wipe off their machines, yeah the men's bathroom smells like piss, yeah they sometimes let the paper towel dispensers run out, yeah the workers behind the counter at midnight are falling asleep, but did you expect some flawless experience? No, it's a cheap gym, and for that it's fantastic. $10 a month to just go whenever at midnight and get my cardio in, I'm thrilled. I don't really care about the little things. I just wipe down my machines before AND after I use them, and it's all good! I don't expect the people at planet fitness to have perfect gym etiquette. If you expect things to be perfect, well that's like walking into Walmart and expecting customer service like you're at whole foods. It's not gonna happen. Just set your expectations in the right spot! like 90-95% of the machines work, and things are relatively solid. Is it worth the price? Absolutely.

I have had my bag gone through at least once month (dont keep anything in it worth $$), it doesn't fit in the lockers, there was rampant teenagers selling drugs in bathroom, bathroom always smells, smith machines have not been smooth for months, I can count at least one paper towel dispenser is empty every time if not multiple. Changed to different PF.