LIVFIT

Arlington, 471 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington, MA 02474 | ★ 4.7 (92 Review)

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Bnice76

★ 5

I was in town for a wedding and needed a gym to get a few workouts in. This gym was everything I needed! The staff was really helpful. They even allow you to borrow a gym lock for the lockers downstairs. Will definitely return if I am in the area again.

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Stewart Deck

★ 5

Good variety of classes and instructors
Lots of machines & free weights
Not huge but plenty of space
Clean!
Friendly staff

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Ken Lubar

★ 5

Great local gym. Friendly, nice people, good equipment. Classes are well rated.

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Sebastian Woźniak

★ 5

GYM z klimatem i dużą ilością sprzętu. Bardzo miła i pomocna obsługa

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★ 2

Livfit has always been one of Arlington’s best gyms—professional, welcoming, and upfront with membership policies. However, lately I've noticed that the TVs feature divisive news and trashy shows (Judge Judy), which detract from the overall atmosphere. I truly believe that switching to sports programming exclusively would create a more positive, energizing environment for all members. I hope the management considers this change to maintain the excellent experience we’ve come to love at Livfit.

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Tim Gauci

★ 5

Old-School Vibe, World-Class Functionality – LivFit Gym Arlington

With over 48 years of training experience and having lived and lifted in gyms across the world—from Milan to Melbourne—I can confidently say LivFit Gym in Arlington gets it right.

This is what a local gym should be: no frills, no attitude—just the right equipment, a welcoming community, and a focus on results. The staff are friendly, the crowd is diverse, and the vibe is refreshingly inclusive. Whether you’re a serious lifter or simply staying fit, LivFit caters to both without compromise.

What stood out most to me was the functionality and condition of the equipment. Every machine worked smoothly—especially the Smith machine, full-body machines, and pin-loaded pressing stations. That level of maintenance is rare these days, and it makes a big difference in training outcomes.

In just two weeks, I’ve gained 2 kg of lean muscle—proof that LivFit offers the tools needed to get real results. It’s affordable, authentic, and focused on what matters: training.

Highly recommended for locals and anyone serious about their health and strength.

— Tim Gauci
Melbourne, Australia

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Edwin Fields

★ 4

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Mary Lovoi

★ 5

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Ssesanga Yas

★ 5

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Tareq Habash

★ 5

Needed a gym for a month, and this place was a breath of fresh air in the fitness business space. Very kind managers, spacious and had everything I needed. Getting the familiar hello and see you later nods every time I went in or out were worth it alone. Highly recommend!

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Daisy Hernandez

★ 4

Please provide water bottles

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Nandan Pandit

★ 5

Gym is great, feels like a corner stone of the Arlington community. Has all the equipment and weights you would need for good work outs. It's a good value too. Gets a bit crowded during peak times but that is the case with any gym. Is clean and easy to access etc.

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Wei Ng

★ 5

Love this gym! Excellent value, and awesome instructors. The crowd tends to be on the older side, but do not be tricked! The classes will still kick your butt

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Jesus Cabrera

★ 5

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PurpuraChannel

★ 3

The place is clean, and it is not too crowded. Unfortunately some equipment is very old. The weight disks are very old. I tried to use them and I couldn’t cause they are very uncomfortable to handle. Also, they have very basic equipment to train. I wish the gym had better weights equipment.

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Peggy Romero

★ 5

Love this gym! It is CLEAN, friendly, affordable, has plenty of parking - but most of all AMAZING instructors giving a variety of classes - adaptable to students of almost any age or condition. The instructors are all very supportive and flexible about each individual's abilities and challenges - always reminding students about good posture and form to protect from injury. I am so thinkful for everyone there! Keep it going!

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Amy Gonzalez

★ 5

LIVFIT has a strong community vibe that I have not found in other gyms. It offers just what you need to work out and feel supported. I have had some amazing training sessions with Jessica there. She helped get me into a strength training routine that I am able to keep up with on my own. When I came in with muscle soreness, she would always start me with foam rolling. I loved Jessica's encouragement and knowledge.

I also have had wonderful acupuncture sessions with Julie. She has a ton of experience and is responsive to what people need.

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Jacob V

★ 5

Wonderful community gym.

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Olivia Ramírez

★ 4

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Alicia Rosenbaum

★ 4

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R Patel

★ 5

Best gym in town

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Evan Raftes

★ 5

Love this gym. You need to go to see how great it actually is.

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Garret Chani

★ 5

I'm an inconsistent gym goer; will get into a routine for a couple months, then fall off for half a year. What I love about this place is that every time I come back after a break, there's been some kind of improvement. New machines/weights, better organized, always something. Really appreciate their commitment to improving the experience. Always clean and the staff is very friendly.

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Emilio Soto

★ 5

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Greg Watt

★ 5

A really great schedule of diverse classes, reasonable rates, and super nice staff.

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Vitor Dantas

★ 5

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Jiwoong Cha

★ 5

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Michael Crispin

★ 5

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AJ

★ 5

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Vishesh Kakarala

★ 5

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Lynne Dean

★ 5

Such a nice spot. Friendly, clean.
My trainer Scott is the BEST! 👍🏻🥰

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Christopher Walker

★ 5

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Peter McCarthy

★ 5

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Andrew Greenhut

★ 4

I tried it one day. It seems like a nice little gym. Two issues: the lighting was harsh. They have all exposed fluorescent lights on the main floor that were blinding my peripheral vision- can you add diffusers? Second, the floor on the lower level is uneven around the squatting rack. I tried dead lifts and felt unbalanced. Treadmills are a bit dated and limited to 12mph, which is a bit slow for my interval workouts (is this a liability thing? Can you go to 15mph?). Still, a promising gym with a friendly community.

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Annick Renaudin

★ 5

I've now moved out of Arlington but miss this gym, small but welcoming to everyone! I was a member for years and will really miss it ;)

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Hillary Wright

★ 5

Very welcoming. Clean.

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Nelson Tétreault

★ 5

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Olivier Saint-Vincent

★ 5

Excellent gym! 100% recommended. Price, cleanness, ambiance, equipment, space, variety, parking !

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Dan English

★ 5

There is a regular crowd, of people with hopes for now and the future. I find the sense of purpose, and the belief in each other. This place has a good vibe, no doubt. Quiet, but with purpose and beliefs. Much better than church!

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Lindsay Waddelow

★ 5

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Dave Bates

★ 5

Good price, good gear.

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L Msk

★ 5

My favourite gym. The staff are lovely and the equipment is more than sufficient for powerlifting and bodybuilding.

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Eileen O'Rourke

★ 5

I love this small but well equipped gym.
I have belonged here for years.
The staff are friendly and the environment is well maintained.

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Shruti Dumbre

★ 4

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Joe Welker

★ 5

I've been to a lot of gyms in my life in a lot of parts of the country and I have a deeper appreciation for this one than all of them. They are a great example of why small businesses are an important part of our communities. Friendliest owner who genuinely cares about customers and wants to get to know you and not upsell you, very affordable, everything I need equipment wise for lifting and can always get my lifts in. I was especially grateful for how they responded during the pandemic with meeting their customers needs alongside safety and cleanliness. I still drive in from Cambridge and will keep going as long as I live in the area.

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Ahmad Azari

★ 5

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Keziah Schober

★ 5

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David Keeley

★ 5

Very clean, lots of new equipment, great staff. Crazy Zumba instructor, Moe !

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Joseph Yoo

★ 4

Small but organized gym with friendly staff. However the always vacuum an hour before closing, which can get quite bothersome.

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Carol Grabowski

★ 5

Good, low-key place, very clean.

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Joe Yoo

★ 5

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Justin P

★ 5

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Donald Silva

★ 5

Very well equipped bouldering gym, with weights, and specialized training equipment

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Amy McGoldrick

★ 5

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Kay

★ 3

I was a member of Fitness First for over a year. Here is the positive, this gym is very affordable. It is only about $50 a month, which if you live in the Boston area you know is very cheap. That price includes unlimited group fitness classes, access to the gym everyday, and machine training. Probably one of my most favorite aspects of this gym is the friendly staff, who DON’T try to push personal training on you. They genuinely care about your fitness goals, and for free will walk you through how to use every machine the right way. This particular gym has a nice atmosphere where the regulars are mostly older in age and are very respectful of others. You won’t usually have to wait a long time to get your hands on a machine. They also provide childcare if you’re in need of such.
For the not so great, it is definitely dated. I mean so dated that the machines still have images of woman wearing leg warmers on them. That being said, the machines at the end of the day do their job and are functional. While the gym itself is very cleanly, it is in a constant state of hot and muggy. So depending on whose working the AC may not be on. My biggest drawback with this gym is the hours. I do understand it’s a family owned gym however they are never open quite when I want to workout. During the week there are no issues, they are open early and open until around 10pm. On the weekends however they close very early, Saturday at 5pm and Sunday at 3pm. I have a busy work-life during the week so the weekends are when it’s best for me to get to the gym. In addition to this if there’s a holiday the hours dramatically change and they don’t post them anywhere except for a paper sign on their door. For example if Labor Day falls on a Monday, they won’t be open which is fine but what is not fine is that the Saturday and Sunday prior they will only be open until noon both days for “holiday hours”.
In overview, it’s a friendly clean gym that will get the job done, if they are open. It is at a price point you can’t beat and is located right in the center of Arlington. I would recommend it for the average fitness goer but if you’re looking for advanced/modern equipment or around the clock hours you may have to seek elsewhere.

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Cody White

★ 5

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Hamid Razzaghi

★ 4

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Julie Dugan

★ 5

I just joined this gym and I love it! I joined specifically because of their range of classes all included in the monthly cost. There is something for everyone and I'm still exploring the options available. It's right in the center or Arlington and easy to get to. The staff are friendly and helpful, and if you do not like to take classes, there is plenty of equipment to do your own workout. I'd definitely recommend this gym!

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Ethan Andersen

★ 5

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Samsil Arefin

★ 5

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Malphas Blackwing

★ 5

Larry is one of the nicest people I know — Max a Trillion

But really this place should be waaay more succsesful than it is i’m talking an extra 4 floors and even more money

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Katherine Moylan

★ 4

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Sart

★ 5

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Carlotta Calzolari

★ 5

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Cristina R N

★ 5

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Elliot Yoo

★ 4

Overall friendly neighborhood gym. Convient, right off Mass Ave. Really no other good option in town. Parking can be tough in the back during peak hours. Municipal lot close by, cheap but sucks to have to pay for parking. Know barbells. Good machines and dumble set. Decent amount of cardio equipment. Don't usually have to wait for elliptical. Looks like they have good classes going on every evening.

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Karen Celano

★ 5

Love this gym. Always feels like home. So welcoming, and the recent upgrades are terrific.

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James

★ 4

Decent gym that has what you need and friendly staff.

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Nathan Fancher

★ 5

Great local gym. Always helpful people working. Has great classes to choose from or everything you need to workout on your own. Another plus is they always seem to be upgrading equipment. Locker rooms, child care (while working out) and massages.

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David D

★ 1

they keep changing class times without informing members. Somehow, they have decided to put a boxing class before yoga. That would be fine of the boxers would take off their shoes. Since it is a dual use class both needs should be respected, no? By and large, they have a difficult time listening to their clients. Why should they? There is no other gym in Arlington center

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Lena Prykhodko

★ 5

They offer a great variety of group classes for a good price. Clean facility, great instructors, convenient location and hours.

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Daniel Eisenberg

★ 5

This is a solid, well-run, family-owned gym. The owners are friendly, there is a continuous effort to improve the equipment, it is never crowded, and the locker rooms are clean. The only thing the gym is missing is bumper plates for olympic lifts and deadlifts, but other than that the gym has everything. I don't go to the classes but they appear very well attended. There is a free parking lot in the back which usually has spots available.

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Chris

★ 4

yoga classes are good; I hear Zumba is great too

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Francis O'Donovan

★ 5

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Adam Cohn

★ 5

Great gym, no sleazy stuff, my parents have known the owner for a while, I ended up leaving because I wasn't using it but they didn't give me any trouble.

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Danny Gromfin

★ 5

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Kristy Sampson

★ 5

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John Avery

★ 5

Friendly, good classes, and new equipment. Not corporate.

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Sally Buta

★ 5

Good gym with really nice, reasonable owners.

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Joe Moran

★ 5

This is a great family-owned gym, with a caring and welcoming atmosphere. The recent renovations have brought the equipment squarely up to date. There are many group classes included in the membership, and the trainers are excellent.

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Carmen Henriquez

★ 5

Best gym. Friendly people, clean facility, excellent clases offering and exercise machine are well maintain.

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Poornima Ravishankar

★ 5

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chris botos

★ 5

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Jim Wyllie

★ 4

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Seungwon Yeom

★ 5

Awesome! Lovely!

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Stephanie Fernald

★ 5

I have been going to Fitness First since I first moved here 11 years ago. I have belonged to many different gyms over the years, but I would not think of going anywhere else. The kind staff will answer any and every question about fitness. The rooms and equipment are clean. The members are respectful of each other. It is a neighborhood gym with a family feel.

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John Graham

★ 5

Great local gym. Wonderful, helpful staff

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Nick Holland

★ 5

Small, family run. No egos. Great place.

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Margaret Woodworth

★ 4

This gym gets the job done. Larry is knowledgeable and helpful. He gave me good advice to help my injured knee recover. The gym is not fancy, but it has what it needs in equipment and classes. The contact is straight forward and they do not try to trick you like other gyms.

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Helen Payne

★ 4

A great neighborhood gym. Friendly folks and a pleasant facility make this a very good deal.

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EMama Boston

★ 2

I found the people on the the phone and at the desk to be curt and unfriendly. I asked if the babysitting room had a television and the woman at the desk replied,"Of course!" in a shocked tone as if I were mad to trust any place that did not stick a three year old in front of the tube to keep her in a coma for an hour or two while I have my workout...

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Chris Alvino

★ 5

Been going there for a month. Staff is friendly, owner is great. A great neighborhood gym.

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