Best Gyms with Free Weights near Glendale, Arizona

I really like the layout, it’s well maintained, and even though it be packed you can always get your intended workout. They need to add some more massage chairs but this location is great compared to one closer to where I’m located.

☆Update: 11/24/2024 It's a shame that the CryoLounges are broken yet again. No sign. I inquired at the front desk. The attitude was less than professional. She said, "Yeah, they don't work, and that's why the door was closed." The door is always closed. Why isn't there a sign? Where's the courtesy? The lack of customer service here needs to be addressed. Update: I called to see if the CryoLounges were working. I was assured that they were operational. I drove all the way there just to find out they are still both OUT OF SERVICE! What a waste of time and gas. ☆☆☆Update: 09/17/2024 They list 2 stars. UNFORTUNATELY, the other reviews are RIGHT! I only came here for the CryoLounges but they're all broken. I called and was told the CryoLounges will be OUT OF SERVICE for 1 to 2 WEEKS!!! It's time to move on. ☆☆☆☆☆ 09/05/2024 EōS 43rd Ave and Glendale is my new home gym!!! I signed up years ago at a different location. However, I hated going to the gym until today. This location is clean. The recovery room is spacious, and all of the machines actually work. The staff is kind and friendly even early in the morning. Thank you guys, I'm actually looking forward to working out again.

This gym is a “I gotta go workout at my gym”. The atmosphere is great. Machines are fairly new. People there are great. But Sara, I gotta say she is spectacular. She helped me sign up and is very knowledgeable. She has a great personality and makes you feel like I have to.l come back to workout.

Five stars cross the board. I always have a great workout every time I come to this gym to people they are so nice. They treat you with such good quality service. I recommend this gym to anybody who wants to get a good sweat on.

Loving this gym! The classes are awesome! Has a really fun friendly vibe. I love the movie room to walk on the treadmill and the massage chair and cryo lounge.

I love how clean and fully stocked April keeps this place she’s a great employee and a really hard worker. Any time I have a concern or a question the employees are always helpful. I get my full workout at this location everyday no problems. I would definitely love to see more dedicated workers like April she’s awesome!

The personnel at this location simply don't care about anything. Feels like they hate their job. None of them are happy and make you feel like you are bothering them if you ask for anything. Bathrooms are not well maintained either. There are other locations in the area. Don't sign up at this one.

Planet fitness is a wonderful place to work out. And, the staff is friendly. They also have operational equipment. The only downside is that they currently do not have a fitness trainer at the Glendale location. This is a staffing issue and maybe coming up with new community servicing ideas. Thank you! Planet Fitness. Great job!

Very nice gym but question:why you let people in wearing face masks covering all their face

Clean showers and bathrooms. High energy, helpful and friendly staff. Manager Angel always working the floor either cleaning or engaging with gym guests. Setting awesome example for staff to see and do! Fantastic gym environment 👏

DISGUSTING? YOU BE THE JUDGE. This is a basic essentials gym with pool, shared sauna, and workout equipment. No massage chairs, no hot tub, etc. I don't understand how such a simple gym could be this poorly managed. The hot water doesn't work, but you don't find out until you're in the shower, post workout. There's roaches in the women's locker room. There's poop pray dried up on the walls. Every toilet was dirty. The pool landing was so filthy. The sauna smelled terrible. It was unbearable, nauseating! The amount of filth in there was astonishing. See pics and video.

I’ve been going here for nearly three years. Never really had any issues. Recently a very kind and helpful employee, Nicole, helped me retrieve something that I had lost under one of the stair masters. She was so willing to help and didn’t make me feel bad about asking for assistance at all! She’s also always very eager to greet people walking in and wishing people out the door a good rest of their day!

Can’t cancel membership! Plus if you’re late or money not in the automatic withdrawal they will double and then triple your payment in a month! Let’s say it’s $25, no cash? A couple days later they will charge $50 then $75 and so on. After getting a new phone I got $150 in one month because they kept trying an old account and I didn’t receive my notifications This place is the worst!

Brian / “tarzan” was amazing with assisting me with my membership over the holidays ! He was very friendly , & professional whilst still answering every question I needed ! Had a few phone calls that led up to my in person appointment & not once was I uncomfortable . It’s nice to see more people with genuine personalities in sales ! Ethan was amazing as well I called a few times regarding some unauthorized & random charges neither I or the employees had record of from eos , & even though I’m still waiting on that being worked out by his hire ups he managed to do what he could to inform me everything I needed to know & who to expect calls from to have it all resolved . He kept a positive attitude & turned my inconveniences into a positive conversation about what to expect from management . Great save Ethan !

Not too happy with how the memberships work if you wanna downgrade they charge you $50 if you wanna cancel your membership they submit a request. They don’t actually cancel it which means it can take many days before it even gets processed and the keyword here is processed, which means your cancellation may not be approved. Which personally I think is dumb. You should be able to cancel whenever you want like advertised so if you’re gonna get a membership here take in consideration how difficult it will be to change your future membership pricing or cancel it as for their option to freeze your membership if you’re gonna be inactive, they charge you five dollars a month and they’re only allowed to do that for up to three months. Anything that you want to have done or changed to your membership has to go above the managers meaning despite you asking them to do something, it’s your job to follow up with them to see if it’s even getting done you don’t know who’s getting it done and they don’t follow up with you as promised so a little unhappy with how Inconvenient the process is but in general, the amenities are fine. The team is OK. Their customer service isn’t bad but it’s just the way that the financing behind it That is a little inconvenient.

This gym is affordable, clean, and the early morning has virtually no crowds. There's no sign up or annual fees that you would likely paid at a commercial gym. Just FYI, when you attempt to sign up for a membership at the enrollment center their receptionist had me running in circles, even tried to claim that I can't sign up for a membership even though it was advertised that I could- just make sure to tell them that an admissions person HAS to enroll you and you cannot self enroll.

Truly enjoy the fitness center and classes offered. The center is clean and front desk is helpful. There's always someone on the floor to assist if needed. Susie's classes are outstanding. For a truly relaxing experience try the sound meditation with or without the yoga. I've heard positive comments about all the instructors. It's a great facility and they take Silver Sneaker.

We vote the Glendale Community College fitness department as the best exercise facility in the Phoenix area! Their staff is knowledgeable at so many levels, in addition to offering great customer service. Their Secretary is amazing! You won't be disappointed in this place.

The instructor was very helpful and courteous and showed me how to use a plethora of equipment. If you're a student, I'd recommend getting a membership, it's great!

This gym is great, it is small in size but its never crowded

Place is really clean and good equipment but Front desk lady always seem sannoyed. Showers are always cold, they aren't 24 hours, and they close to early.

It's my first time here. The staff have really good customer service skills and are so kind as well as helpful. I must come here more often!!!

Nice place. Every one was helpfull

Jennie @ front desk is always so friendly and welcoming , she keeps the place clean, she’s awesome 🤘

Large verity of equipment and friendly staff. Gym was clean and well lit.

This has been the worst experience with the personal trainers I have ever had. From being ghosted by the trainer. Told they would cancel my personal training sessions but in fact did not. Management didn't even notate what was discussed during conversation so no proof of the problem. Given the run around when trying to speak to managers.

Elena Garcia helped me with my membership. She explained everything super well and super friendly. She has a Great personality and good team they have there at 83rd & camelback.

I always have a good experience when coming here. People treat each other with respect and fairness. The coaches are also friendly and great at personal training and caring for each individual client.

Edit: this review was meant for the 83rd avenue and Thunderbird location. The gym is small, missing the real equipment that makes a gym a gym bare amenities. If you want personal training I would avoid this location. I’ve had 2 personal trainers leave since I’ve gotten a membership and have had to start all over, now I can’t even get through to anybody to schedule or stop and they are still charging my card $88 every two weeks for hour sessions that arent happening because they don’t have any trainer now that can work with my schedule which is literally Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Avoid this place if you can drive the extra few miles to the Camelback and 83rd Avenue location or go to the one across from Banner Thunderbird. You’ll thank me later and so will your wallet.

I absolutely love this gym! Really clean and easily accessible equipment with a ton of cool amenities! Also, I want to say that Elena was a huge help! She was so informative and patient with all of the ( millions ) of questions I had! I was intimated at first but she made me feel super motivated and eager to begin my fitness journey with how welcoming she was!

The gym was well equipped with both machines and free weights. Spacious and clean. Front desk staff were polite and friendly. Always enjoy walking in and being greeted with a friendly smile and knowledgeable staff that know the gym equipment well. I would like to thank Payton for her kindness and generosity for a newbie to the gym! Top tier gym! Would recommend to any skill level.

The facility looks nice, but it's a facade. The sales and billing tactics are truly disgusting. They don't let you read contracts before signing. They will fail to meet expectations they express to you verbally, and refuse to do anything about issues when asked. If you ask to cancel, they do this whole "I have to ask my manager, who is not availale now" song and dance (I presume in order to delay your cancellation as long as possible). In the end, if you're truly ready to find a gym that's a better fit, they'll try to make you think you're in a contract that can't be cancelled. They threaten to send you to collections. I workout for the endorphins. Don't need this crap. Going to another gym. If they treated members with any courtesy, I would have loved to stay. But they just can't muster it.

4 star gym 1 star personal training. Trainers are good, but deceptive sales practices and salesmen that over promise set the trainers up for failure/not able to meet expectations. I was promised way more than my trainer (who is great) has been able to deliver. When I try and discuss it with management they have all kinds of excuses and promise call backs or solutions that never materialize. Do not waste your time. Take your money elsewhere.

My first time going here today. Staff very nice, facility clean and lots of weights as well as exercise equipment to choose from. Wanna say a big Thank You to Ernest for setting up a plan for me to get better in shape as well as connecting me with a Trainer. I appreciate you all so much!!!

Great gym with all the amenities anyone could need. Enjoyed the friendly staff that greeted us. Special shout out to Payton who really went above and beyond giving us a thorough tour of the gym.

Played here and I am very disappointed in the shape of the course. Almost like playing a dirt track with how little and dry grass there is outside the fairway. Even on the fairway it feels rock solid at times. They seriously need to get their fairways and rough in order. Also fix your sand traps please each one has different levels and consistency of sand, some are super fluffy and some don’t even have sand so it’s like chipping off dirt. Don’t even get me started on the legend that place is even worse. Such a shame because they both have really solid layouts the club just doesn’t seem to prioritize keeping it in good condition.

Magical Day Starts with A Magical Team Booking the Country Club for our Wedding Venue was the best choice. The ease of having a large well lit designated place to get ready, shaded ceremony, indoor and outdoor cocktail and reception capabilities was a dream. Kaitlynn Gaer seamlessly worked with all of our vendors and large family to make sure everything came together. She felt like part of our family. It was really all hands on deck to plan and execute our wedding in less then 2 months. We couldn’t be more grateful for Kaitlynn and all the staff at the country club. They even thought about the small details and moved some of our decor from the wedding ceremony down to the reception for us including our arch. They did all of this while my guest ate and drank to merriment and my Groom and I walked around the golf course with our photographer. I am still in awe over all the beautiful spots to take our wedding photos at. We found some beautiful stone paths, trees, ponds and of course the quintessential bridge to photograph our wedding day at. The food at the reception was far better then imagined. I know it was my own wedding but it was the best food I have had at anyone’s wedding yet. Also, ask my family they couldn’t believe how savory their food was. Thank you Arrowhead Country Club for making our iconic day so special.

It was decent for the money but could be so much better.

I just left this club as a member after 5 years hoping that Arcis would improve the experience but it only became worse. I can’t speak much to the gym or tennis but the golf course is the equivalent of maybe a 2 or 3 ⭐️ course on golf now. They’ve oversold the membership so I wish you luck getting a tee time during peak playing times. They use a lottery system which is funny because the same 5 groups seems to get the first 5 slots 🤔 The club has turned over most of the leadership roles at the club multiple times during my time as a member mostly because they’ve tried to lean on corporate to make the necessary improvements. A close friend who is a tennis member explained that they’ve let all but 3 of 9 tennis courts go to waste. They have major cracks and bubbles on the playing surface that alter the direction of the ball which is a safety hazard and have no future plans to make improvements. I believe there is a tree that has grown into ones of the courts that Interferes with play. You can’t make this stuff up. What’s important to understand is that this isn’t a private country club managed by members. It’s a club owned by a property management company that is trying to optimize their profit at the expense of the member but there’s good news. They continue to oversell the membership and they’ve decided to more than double the initiation fee and increase the monthly dues. My suggestion is that if you’re considering this club. Ask to go walk the course, physically go down and walk onto all of the tennis courts to see their condition, ask how many golfing members there are and what their cap is. Private courses shouldn’t exceed 250 to 300 golfing members per course and they now are pushing 750 across two courses and continue to sell more. The course is really beat up because of too much play. And remember the kids that are selling you the membership are just that…they are kids just trying to make a living and selling you an experience they really doesn’t exist. I should have left a while ago but I enjoyed the members I called friends. The goal of their post is not to bash Arcis because I know they can do better but more trying to help everyone go in with their eyes wide open. No one likes to get duped. Happy New Year…let’s all make 2025 the best year yet. To the other members who might read this things can only get better when the truth is exposed and you all have a voice.

Stephanie, CJ and Dan - Our family can’t thank you enough for the amazing service and support for our precious Meg McConnaughy’s Celebration of Life ♥️ from the responsive support with turnaround on when we needed to schedule all the way to the day of the service from arranging the room, attention to details and insuring A/V support. On top of than seeing the turnout of love and people, you open and set up additional space. Meeting a need before it happened! We could not be happier and more grateful 🙏🏼 your compassion and straight up kindness, along with professionalism won’t be forgotten. The food, service and total experience was exceptional. Thank you from my family 🙏🏼

I LOVE THIS GYM! I’m an absolute gym rat and have tried lots of gym including lifetime, EOS, Orange theory and planet fitness and this is by far the best. Lots of amenities and you get a lot for your money. Good atmosphere and I not overcrowded like other gyms. Very friendly staff and always very clean. The General Manager of this location and is absolutely amazing. Highly recommend

Love the gym, the instructors and the child care. The member services is the problem. First when I signed up I was told the child care was included and then when I went to drop off the first time found out it was a separate charge. Not a big deal because good value but not was I was expecting. Then when I went to cancel I arrived at 10 min to 8 and the staff said member services is the only one who could cancel and they wouldn't be in until 8. Also no manager available. You cannot cancel any other way except walking in. So I waited and member services never arrived after waiting 40 min. I had to go to work so I still haven't been able to cancel. Not a great experience.

The club is very well maintained. When something is not right they have a maintenance team that handles everything in a timely matter. Front desk people are amazing. Management team is ready to help. I overall love this club.

This gym goes crazy. You gotta meet John, he’s the goat. Jenna is the greatest manager of all time, super charismatic and nice to her employees. I’d recommend this place for sure.

I have had the pleasure of being a member at Mountainside Fitness for some time now, and I can confidently say that a significant part of my positive experience stems from the incredible staff who I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know. One of the MSR managers that has been lovely is Taylor. From the first day she started at this location, Taylor greeted me with a warm smile and genuine friendliness that instantly made me feel welcome 💕 What truly sets Taylor apart is her remarkable kindness and respectfulness towards every member and staff. She creates an inclusive atmosphere where everyone feels valued, regardless of their fitness level. It’s evident that she takes the time to know her clients and their needs, which fosters a sense of community that is hard to find elsewhere. I have witnessed Taylor handle stressful situations with clients who were understandably frustrated or upset (no lie, people have yelled, insulted and been absolutely horrible humans). Her resilience and ability to remain calm under pressure are truly inspiring!!! Instead of shying away from challenges, she embraces them with grace, listening attentively and offering thoughtful solutions. Her dedication to ensuring that everyone leaves with a positive experience is commendable. Taylor's leadership not only enhances the environment of Mountainside Fitness but also uplifts those around her. I am grateful for her unwavering support and encouragement, and I believe I speak for many when I say that she is a true asset to this fitness community. Thank you, Taylor, for all that you do!

This is by far the best Gym experience I have had in the Valley. Family owned, local business that runs a great spot for anyone interested in almost any aspect of fitness. I will continue to go here as long as I live in Phoenix. They do classes, and have personal trainers you can select that run their own business through the gym. (better experience IMO vs a commercial setting as you pick a well qualified trainer depending on your goal vs getting set with one.)

This is THE best gym in AZ. I come from California and it really gives the “Gold’s Gym” vibes which I love. Everyone here is serious about their fitness unlike some other places here in Arizona. Gym has an enormous amount of equipment that you’ll be so flustered on which to use. Owner and management are excellent and I highly recommend any gym goers looking for the best gym.

Staff is super awesome and welcoming. Atmosphere is not at all intimidating for a newcomer like myself

Best gym in AZ. So much equipment variety and multiples you can always get a machine, power room, platforms, great lockers. The owner is wonderful and knows you by name. Highly recommend making this your gym home.

Mai Tushi had a good time, I make every muscle in, Mai Tushi achy and sore. So many machines to use on Mai Tushi. Make me smile. I hurt a lot, good hurt. Cowboys suck Go Sons! 😃🤠