Best Gyms with Free Parking near Painesville, Ohio

Great gym. The manager is very nice, I feel like he takes pride in keeping a clean and organized gym. Which I can appreciate. This location has all the equipment needed to workout all your muscles. It's worth checking out. I grew up in chesterland and normally attend the chesterland anytime or the Newbury one. I truly don't understand the bad reviews. This gym is awesome. Seriously, I don't know why there are bad reviews. It's fine here. It's clean!

Before signing a contract for this gym I think there are a few details you should be aware of. A few years ago this gym was bought by a company called Bandon-a company who owns a lot of gyms!! This is not a problem as long as you can manage the upkeep and staffing of your gyms. I joined almost 3 years ago. We pay a twice yearly maintenance fee for the upkeep and new equipment. Since I have been a member there has been nothing updated or new added at all. Other similar gyms in the area have newer equipment and almost all gyms are open 24 hours now. In addition when something breaks it is not fixed for a long time or at all. There used to be a great group of personal trainers here but there are only a couple left. The prices for personal training were greatly increased while the trainer salaries were decreased and no regard was given to experience or certification. The managers also make very little. No wonder the turn over is so high here. In addition NO classes are available -yet you still pay for them in your membership. By the way, be very careful signing your contract. Contracts can be extremely hard to get out of and there have been cases where they keep charging you even after you have terminated it or people have had fees raised when they were not supposed to be. These cases are usually worked out but it takes extra time and effort, especially when no one is in the office. You may wonder why I still go here besides my 3 year contract. The place is definitely clean (as clean as you can get old equipment and carpeting) and the people who go here and work here are AMAZING!!! The BEST!!! They are serious about working out and respectful. If you need help almost anyone would be more then willing (which is a good thing since personal training is crazy expensive and the office is rarely staffed because of high turnover). This gym has so much potential -unfortunately to grow a gym you need to invest in it and I personally don't feel like that is happening here. These are the pros and cons I think you should consider before you sign a contract at this gym.

When Anna Dey and her dad owned this gym it was nothing but amazing. Bandon has done a huge disservice to the gym and taken a thriving staple in the community and ran it into the ground. Management is atrocious, leadership is nonexistent and the employees are undervalued and severely underpaid. There are far better gyms in the area where members are still treated like family and personal trainers are paid more than minimum wage! I highly recommend that anyone who is considering joining this gym to run as fast as you can somewhere else. Planet Fitness, Fitworks, Upgraded Industries, YDM and Titans are all excellent options and I suggest doing your research before getting locked into a contract at Anytime….you’ll find that there are cheaper options with better equipment and classes offered! 😊

I have been a member of this gym for three years now and it continues to go down hill! I love the other members of this gym, but this is the only reason that has kept me there. Twice a year we pay membership fees that are supposed to be for new equipment and over the last three years there has been nothing new added. Also, when some of the equipment breaks it is either not replaced or takes a long time to be replaced. Equipment is also often missing. I have actually had to go out and buy my own bands and pads for the barbell because they are somehow missing. They should be ashamed of the cables on some of the machines. They look like they are going to break and someone could really get hurt. On several occasions I have contaced the managers to discuss why my member ship cost went up. I was told by the last manager that it shoudnt have and he would take care of it. He never did and each month I am charged the increased price. Most recently I reached out to the gym and was told by email it would be sent to the owners and now a month later still no response. I will say the gym is clean because the cleaning crew does a great job! I am often there while they are cleaning and cant say enough good things about them, but the carpet is disgusting and smells. This is not a reflection of the cleaning people. It's just filthy and has probobly never been cleaned. If someone would have appropriately followed up with me about my membership I would not have written this, but it just goes to show they must not care about the gym or members. I am not the only member considering finding a new gym and there are several other 24 hour gyms in the area

Cassandra was very engaging and assisted me with my membership update. Haven't been since before covid. Good to be back in a very user friendly club. Very comfortable and feels like you're working out in a private facility.