Gold's Gym

Pros: Full set of muscle-building equipment, lower cost, travel rights
Cons: Music (rap/metal) , overselling by some franchisees, useless web site

I joined the Gold's in Mountain View, CA a year ago because 1) low price, $30/month, and 2) some of my friends go there. It proved to be a wise choice.

First, Gold's gyms are not uniform, although they have a certain "style" and...

Pros: Cheap
Cons: Poor equipment.

I joined Gold's originally because it was three blocks away from my house. I have since moved however, and am no longer sure if it's worth it. There are two Gym's here in Omaha. One sucks really bad, the other is really nice, just quite a ways away...

Pros: Amazing aerobics instructors, aerobics class variety
Cons: Cost, not enough weight machines, college crowd

I joined Gold's Gym right after I moved to Utah. It was the gym closest to me, and my sister-in-law was a member and loved it. I enjoyed my membership there for two reasons: 1) I loved the step aerobics classes; the teachers were motivating, in shape...

Pros: free parking, 150+ classes a week, pretty people, new equipment
Cons: expensive, noisy, lots of beefed up guys, kind of intimidating

i have been desperate to find a gym in the west hollywood/hollywood area for the last 2 months. i received a flyer from gold's gym hollywood for $0 to start and figured it was worth checking out (most of my friends belong to 24 hour fitness and pay $39/m ...

Pros: Nice equipment, clean environment, variety of machines/weights
Cons: Unfriendly/unhelpful staff, no group classes anymore, unethical business practices (in my opinion)

I joined Golds because of its close location to my apartment, even though I got a free gym membership with my school gym. The equipment is generally in good shape and clean and there were group fitness classes, such as spinning that I enjoyed taking. ...

Pros: alot of good things about the gym
Cons: cost and contract

About four months ago I decided to go with a friend to Gold's Gym and work out...I wasn't a member and got in on one of those great free passes they give to members. After working out there I decided that it might be worth it to join. So I paid my 66...

Pros: good variety of free weights and equipment
Cons: poor membership management, accessibility problems, lousy music

Several years ago, Gold's Gym bought out what used to be Columbia Athletic Club in downtown Columbia, Missouri and also recently opened a second facility in the south part of town. I go to the downtown Gold's and think it has a good free-weight room,...

Pros: Can be cheap (depends if you know how to bargain)
Cons: Dirty, do not maintain properly

I have been a member for more then 1 year in the Gold's Gym in Bellevue, WA and I came to one conclusion. This conclusion is that the gym is not careful in keeping equipment in top shape, bathrooms clean, changing rooms clean.

It is not...

Pros: Lots of Equipment...Good For Experienced Gym-Goers
Cons: Newbie-Unfriendly

The Little Man Hunts For a Gym

When I was still in high school and uncomfortable with my twiggy body, I decided that 30 pounds of muscle would be the solution to all of my problems. The way to get it? Lots of nasty weight gainers and...

Pros: Not expensive.
Cons: Need to redo the locker room.

This review is for Gold's gym in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I was with that gym for a year in 2005. The monthly membership fee was reasonable, a bit lower than most gym's in the city. I was paying RM120 per month (approx. USD33). They charge an additional ...

Pros: Nice selection of equipment, cheap
Cons: Bunker-like atmosphere, hard to opt out

Gold's Gym in Somerville, MA is inexpensive and has a good selection of equipment and classes. It doesn't get crowded, and you never have to wait to get on a treadmill or stairmaster. A downside is the condition of the facility, which doesn't have any ...

Pros: Great equipment, free weights, machines
Gym = Great.
Cons: Horrible business, uneducated staff, horrible corp office
Business = Horrible.

I would not recommend this gym to anyone. The way they handle business is horrible, there are hidden fee's in the beginning and through out the contract. Worse than Bank of America! The first year i was with Golds I got them to do a ...

Pros: Great for bodybuilders
Cons: Management, women, dirtiness

Sure, Gold's Gym may boast over 500 locations in the United States, but that does not certainly make them the best.

I have been an avid bodybuilder for the past 3 years and I am very disappointed with my membership at Gold's Gym in Kansas...

Pros: Good bodybuilding trainers, decent cost, good equipment
Cons: Only for the serious bodybuilder

I joined Gold's Gym a few years ago and I have to say, it is not a gym for the normal human being. Gold's Gym started off as a muscle-bound bodybuilding shop and that has not changed. This, however, was not known to me when I joined.

The...

Pros: Variety of fitness classes
Cons: Filthy and falling apart

I joined the Somers Point, NJ, Gold's Gym in Nov. of '99. I did it as a favor to a friend (her sister did not want to be a member any longer so I took over her membership). They are pretty good about keeping the equipment in good working condition but...