Retro Fitness

Jul 2nd, 2023

I was a member for 3 years. Went almost every day. I noticed a gradual decline in this gym over the years. Place is filthy, and cleaning supplies are frequently unavailable. They have multiple bent barbells that messed up my wrist. There is a clock that hasnt been fixed in over a year. The water fountain was out of order for upwards of a year as well. Cancelling my membership was an unreal experience. They required 2 weeks of advanced notice just because their computer system is slow. The front desk staff just shrugged their shoulders and said I would get a call I never got a call. Bathrooms are disgusting. They constantly reek of feces and the showers take 10 minutes to get warm. Nobody ever cleans them. I couldnt even bring my girlfriend because she said the place was too gross. Probably also why most of the members are men. I can see why women wouldnt want to be a member. Overall Im shocked the place stays in business.
Jun 30th, 2023

I am a long time member of this gym. It use to be very nice here. All machines worked, bathrooms were clean and facial tissues were always stocked. Recently, the gym fails to remain like that. It has been god knows how long that 4 machines have remained unfunctional. There is one near the chest fly machine, a treadmill near the other end and many other machines that have been closed for so so long. Secondly, the bathrooms. The bathrooms are so dirty. The auto-flush mechanism doesn't work anymore which is why people don't even flush and its so disgusting. Thirdly, the facial tissues. The gym seems to have many areas where tissues are available to wipe off sweat but recently, with several machines that dispense tissues, only 1 seems to work which is always on the other end of the building from where i work out.
Jun 25th, 2023

Jun 24th, 2023

Ive been going to this gym for about a year and a half. Ive been going to gyms for about 10 years, and this is the 5th gym Ive been a part of. Retro is a great value proposition, especially if you use the guest pass (unlimited uses). Im primarily a lifter, so Im usually looking for diversity/selection of equipment in the weight room. This location doesnt have the greatest selection, but thats to be expected since it appears Retro is trying to appeal to the broadest audience possible. It still has plenty of choices for a good workout. Theres two squat racks outside of the personal training area, two flat benches, a single decline and incline bench, and one proper deadlift platform. Since one of the squat racks shares the dead lift platform, there can be wait times, but its usually not an issue for me. There are only stiff bars which is fine for most people. The dumbbell area gets extremely congested in the back corner of the weight room, and as such, it encourages people to camp out on one of the few adjustable benches to make the most of their time. If it were my decision, based purely off observation, Id scrap about half the treadmills (never seen that area remotely close to full capacity) and create a separate dumbbell area to balance the weight room congestion. My main complaint, which is why I wont give higher than 3 stars, is that the water refill station has been broken for over a half a year. Ive mentioned it to several staff members at the front, who told me they floated it to management and didnt get a timeline on its repair. If the price of membership was raised and the value proposition was weakened, this alone would push me to cancel my subscription. EDIT: it has been 2 months since I posted my review and the water refill station has been fixed! Bumping my review from 3 to 4 stars.
May 25th, 2023