Best Gyms with Functional Training Equipment near Silver-spring, Maryland

I’ve been going to this gym for almost a year at this point, one word to describe this gym is great atmosphere. The staff & gym members are never standoffish. You bring an issue up to them and they handle it that second. Secondly, the gym equipment is the most I’ve seen in certain gyms. They have specific equipment FOR Athletes, which is rare to find. The culture of the gym from all age groups are great. I love coming here and it’s never too packed to get some reps in of anything you want. Truly a great gym environment for communities that are close

Firstly, good job on having multiple squat racks and deadlifts platforms. That alone gave a 5 star rating. These things are like gold nowadays to find more than one set in a gym. Traditional weight lifting gym. Not many of these around. The equipments are dated, but they in good condition. The place is kept clean and you will feel comfortable working out here. There’s cardio area, warmup and cooling down areas. There’s parking and pretty much everything you will need to stay fit. Staff is polite and which is rare these days. Overall, good job 👏 .

Please keep in mind that I am sharing my experience. I think other members there really did not have a similar experience like mine and it seemed they really enjoyed the gym. I was a member from '23 to '24. I enjoyed this place a lot at first and in all honesty, it felt much better than its predecessor "Fitness Evolution". This gym even had a Women's Corner which I thought was perfect as it gave myself and other women space versus the main weight room. The owner was incredibly friendly and she gave me a great tour when I first signed up. However, my experience quickly deteriorated after my 2nd or 3rd visit. As usual, I scanned my member fob when I entered and proceeded working out. All of a sudden, one of the young guys at the front came at me in the middle of a workout and summoned me to the counter. I asked "why?". Apparently he did not see me walk in (which is not my fault, not sure why he wasn't at the counter) and he thought I was someone who was not a member at the gym trying to work out for free. I told him I can give him my name and he can check himself, but he did not want to do that and made me retrieve my fob from the locker. I had my workout disrupted, and even felt a bit targeted as to why I was the only one he worried about. Once he confirmed, I no longer wanted to work out, time was wasted, and was a bit upset at such a harsh accusation, especially since he could have just gotten my name to confirm. If this is an issue, then have someone present at the counter at all times. It is hard to believe that every person who isn't seen scanning in suddenly gets targeted and forced to show proof of membership. I spoke with the owner and she did apologize for the incident, explaining that the employee was new and did not know the policies. I appreciated that, but it still left a bad taste in my mouth which left me no longer wanting to return to the gym. Unfortunately, due to my contract, I was stuck for a year. Fast forward to terminating my contract which had to be done in person, I went back to the gym to finalize this. I spoke with the owner several times to ensure the date of termination without being charged another month/renewing my contract. Upon arriving, another young gentleman helped me with this and attempted to charge me for another month. I explained that this cannot be the case since I was told by the owner herself as long as I came before a certain date, I would not be charged. He refused to listen to me and didn't even want to look into the situation, only telling me "nope, it looks like you will need to be charged". I asked to speak with the owner. He said that I can't talk to her because she "was working out". I was extremely upset at this response, but luckily she had completed her workout right as this conversation was happening and cleared everything up. The young man was not apologetic, and appeared to have cared less about the customer service he just gave. I was very glad for the owner's help and luckily, I was able to terminate my contract without any extra fees. But if she had not arrived at that time, this wouldn't have been the case at all. Unfortunately, I am giving this place a low rating - not because of the gym itself as it really seemed great and the owner was also incredible - but because of the customer service I received on the handful of occasions I went there. Customer service goes a long way and due to the treatment, I will not be going back. Please hire people with more customer service experience.

Don’t waste your time with this gym. They don’t care about their customers. Something is always broken. The women’s locker room NEVER has soap. No soap for weeks. Germs and bacteria all over the equipment. Just disgusting and sad. They removed napkins from the women’s locker room and there are roaches working out with you. ROACHES ON THE EQUIPMENT. I always bring my concerns to management and they do nothing about it. I’ve been going here since it’s been Golds gym. Everything has changed in a negative way.

This gym is great! I used it while visiting MD and I would definitely recommend it. It’s big but also gives you a small gym feeling which is what I was looking for. Has a private “women’s” workout room with its own restroom which is a great touch for those that enjoy privacy. The staff is also very friendly.

If you're like me and need structure and motivation to work out consistently, Soldierfit is a game-changer. They provide the perfect blend of accountability and encouragement to keep you on track. The structured classes ensure you stay disciplined, while the variety of workouts keeps things fresh and challenging. One of the standout features is the diversity of instructors—each brings their own unique energy and style, making every session engaging and fun. Whether you're just starting your fitness journey or looking to level up, Soldierfit offers a supportive environment that pushes you to give your best every time. Highly recommended for anyone seeking motivation, variety, and a sense of community in their fitness routine!

I've been with Soilder Fit since the pandemic. I stopped a while back and felt a significant part of me was missing. I went back and felt like I never left! The classes, the camaraderie, and the instructor have helped improve my overall mental health. My endurance has increased, and I’m pretty consistent now. Give it a try! I love Solider Fit Silver Spring!

I love this place! Today was awesome with Coach Amanda (on Tuesdays), she gave us a great work workout with a good mix of strength training, endurance and cardio to get that nice toned physique! She is attentive to any prior injuries and ensures you are ok and even suggest modifications for various exercises. I also really enjoy getting a full and complete body workout here at Soldier Fit with Coach Darion (on Thursdays), he is high energy, motivating and well trained. He keeps his clients pushed to the max for maximum results and plays fun and enjoyable music to boot! All of the trainers here are fantastic!

The gym was clean and had convenient locations. Class instructors were inconsistent. Many of the newer instructors were not knowledgable or fitness trainers. Most were recruited from classes. No real service other than the classes offered. ***ALSO READ YOUR CONTRACT CAREFULLY*** You have to give a 30day notice to cancel a membership*** That is roughly $160 you have to pay once you cancel. So cancel early if you need to! When Todd sent the cancellation paper it was surprising, but I did agree to the original contract so I have to pay it. When I ask "You are really going to charge for 30 more days?" His response was "Yes, I really am." No further contact received after. Overall, a decent gym but the customer service in the end, not so much.

I am enjoying each session. Achieving my target before my plans time and feeling so much energized. Thank you for giving me my life back

Let's go directly to the bad. What is bad about this gym? that doesn't have a free movement bench press as the same for the Squat rack. It only has a machine bench press and Squat, so if you are use to working more with free motion, this is a problem, BUT you can steal do the workout just fine. The other thing that i see for the gym to improve is that they can install a paper towel machine. Other than the previous sad everythingis great! Last but not least, i want to appreciate the small tour that Nate and his tema gave me. They were very friendly and nice, good work.

I like planet fitness ,it a great gym and I have been with them for a while but the assistant manager in Silver Spring Bryceida Rivera is super arrogant and used her manager title to mistreat me. Today I was at the locker getting ready to go to bathroom,she interrupted me and said "He do you know that white oak is reopened and the person at the front desk told me to tell you not with us so Imma have to ask you to leave."I told her without disrespecting her or yelling that leaving ór retransfer is not an issue because I did transfer when I went to white oak but maybe by mistake it didn't go through.and I told her my only problem is "you should tell me this information at the front desk which is more professional instead you telling me this in locker room and people could hear in bathroom. Than Mrs Rivera quickly went front desk called manager ,I followed and asked the guys at front desk"who asked Mrs Rivera to wait for me at locker to talk about personal business "they all responded we don't have nothing to do with it because she is the manager. I said so because she the managér I can't ask my concern and Mrs Rivera asked me to leave .I called the white oak location and lady on the phone was my witness because I put on speaker ,Mrs Rivera clearly said I asked you to leave because I didn't have a word to say she the manager that I'm not assigned to the location and she doesn't want to hear me the back and forth as if she my mom I can't talk or ask questions about my account .I asked the representative on the phone to stay on the phone so I get my stuff in locker and peacefully so she witness I didn't scream curse or dó nothing wrong but I was poorly unfairly kicked out by Mrs Rivera because she didn't wanted to hear me say a word.Sad

The bathrooms here can get very dirty! And their urinals are always out of order and constantly need repair or have water leaks! What a disgrace! Disgusting. Please do better with taking care of your bathrooms. 🤦‍♂️🤮

have been attacked by other members at this location on more than one occasion due to not being black and these members are racist against people for having a different skin color than their own. This morning (jan 17th) this racist black guy in a white shirt (gang apparel) actually flipped me off WHILE i was on the pec-dec working out around 6am this morning (he was insulted and offended because he saw that there was a white person in the gym)... fyi, I am not white or "italian", I am Mexican-American. corporate and staff can't do anything to ban these members thanks to their woke policies that don't seem to care that this is the normal form of racism in downtown silver spring (which is a known fact by locals) when the rest of the nation has the opposite problem. I don't suggest going to this gym (or living in downtown silver spring) unless you are of the approved black majority race... and everyone who is white or third race(non-black, non-white) is basically out of luck because these are exactly who the racists in this region are targeting. I have not once gotten an email of apology from planet fitness for not living up to their standards of a "no judgement zone". I have cancelled my membership due to multiple assaults inside the gym from members attacking me because of my skin color and these racists have not been banned thanks to planet wokeness' policies.

Take a look at the photos I have attached. As a brand new member paying $25 every 30 days + $50 fees, this is unacceptable to maintain a gym under these filthy conditions. This gym location violates several health codes and could be shut down permanently with one phone call. One phone call that will happen within 14 days if they do not get their act together. CLEAN UP THE MEN’S LOCKER ROOM!! And no, I’m not going to hunt down the general manager and tell them to do their job. They should know better! Next step: a city health inspector phone call. Final step: corporate executive offices

The exercise equipment is in good shape and new but the treadmills are old lacking a lot of functionality. The screens on them aren’t connected to anything so they are just blank. The locker room is small but clean. The most annoying thing is the sauna has been down for maintenance longer than the gym has been open and the showers take fifteen minutes to get warm in the morning then turn into scalding hot infernos. You have about 3 minutes of actual warm water and the handle doesn’t change the temperature at all. Just a lot of problems for a place that is expensive

EDIT: Gold’s loses their five stars for their unprofessionalism. How are you going to let two men who are there to fix amenities in the women’s locker room when women are bare-skinned, undressed? After said woman was done dressing, the female attendant didn’t even double check the bathroom before letting these men into the locker room. It took a while, but the gym is finally open and it’s beautiful inside! There are some little things they need to add to the gym like mirrors in the turf area, and additional lighting in the dumbbell section, workout mats, etc, but those minor things will come with time. The equipment is very nice.

I am reposting my original review. I joined this gym with my partner after they took a while to open. Originally the gym was lacking a hamstring curl machine that they finally got. Members leave weights on equipment frequently. The sauna has been broken for a few weeks. The main reason for the two star review is the fact that our membership dues randomly increased with no explanation. The corporate point of contact did not provide an explanation as to why our membership dues increased but did adjust them back to the original contract. I’m wondering how many people they decided to up charge for no reason that aren’t aware. I suggest you check your monthly statement and your original contract if you are a member of this gym!

Really spiffy new gym! Not too crowded on the weekends either. Yasmeen at the front desk was nice and helpful

I have been looking forward to Golds Gym opening in Silver Spring for quite a long time (over a year). I’m giving it five stars because honestly the gym is great. It has a variety of equipment and lots of space. The only criticism I have is the locker rooms were never updated. They advertised an infrared sauna and premium locker rooms. These are the old locker rooms with a from the old gym. There should be more communication on when these updates will happen or if they are not going to make the updates. I added a picture of their advertising, which currently is very deceptive. Overall, the gym is great.