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We take medical direction from Duke Health Systems. Our fitness staff are Exercise Physiologists who do our personal training. We have full time housekeeping that keeps the center sanitary. The entire staff is AED / CPR certified. We offer close to 50 classes a week and have a heated salt water pool, with 5 lanes.
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Cindy Davenport
★ 5
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Dell Ford
★ 5
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Luster Crisp (James)
★ 5
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Yamilka Ruemmele
★ 5
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Clyde Barber
★ 5
Great staff and availability
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Joseph McKenna
★ 5
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elizabeth Gilson
★ 4
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Monteze Wilkins
★ 5
Very beautiful place
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Marjorie Hudson
★ 5
Great zumba class!
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Claudia Curran
★ 5
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Tim Barnes
★ 5
Great, well maintained fitness club with an indoor pool.
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Lewis Hendricks
★ 5
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Fernando English
★ 5
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D Dekle
★ 2
Several years ago, l I joined primarily for the warm water pool. Okay, so Covid was a pain, but ... the pool is never in working order when I want it! One mechanical problem after another.
Plus ... they keep one lane for water therapists .... who may not use the lane!
Their website is not user-friendly, and sign up is stupid. required three emails to sign in and their sign up is stupid. You must do it precisely the moment your slot opens up ... 7 days in advance. Only to find out lanes are strangely not available even if not booked. Why? Who knows? It's all the same water!
Then they had some first-come, first served slots, but I don't feel like getting dressed to swim and find the pool full (5 people total!!!)
I asked several times for a credit as the equipment was so often unavailable, but was shut down every time.
So I quit. They promptly reminded me I'd have to pay a new member fee if I wanted to come back.
Sheesh.
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Denise
★ 4
Very clean and the desk staff is friendly and helpful. It has a peaceful and relaxed vibe for a gym. Most people are older and very friendly. There is a great warm saltwater pool and hot tub I love that pool towels are provided. I live for that pool! My primary exercise is swimming and I wish it was easier to get a lane or swim longer, but it is by far my best pool
option within driving distance. It is kept around 82-84 which I like. The aqua classes are very popular. I am not really comfortable in large groups so haven’t tried that yet. It would be fantastic to have a small group training class there. The locker room is clean and comfortable and equipped with a suit spinner and hair dryer. The showers are nice and hot. Be aware that someone made the odd choice not to put a door or curtain between the main hall and the exit from the pool…always a refreshing blast of air upon exiting the pool. Some downsides: The pool breaks down quite often. The offerings of exercise classes are limited. I wish there were more evening yoga classes and that they were open until 8. We would love to swim or do restorative yoga after dinner. There is an extra fee for some occasional special interest classes. Given limited offerings I think they should be free. Trying to schedule a trainer for a year has been a major challenge. It is my understanding that has been worked through but I have put in an application twice and spoke with management twice and still don’t have one. I prepaid for training. They are also closed early Saturday , all of Sunday and many holidays. If you live very close by, the class offerings or equipment suits your needs and have weekday availability it is probably a good choice. It is a low key, friendly place and I am comfortable there. I just wish they had a little more to offer.
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Joseph DeBlasio
★ 5
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Julian Howard
★ 1
The pool is constantly in disrepair. And do not mistake this as a temporary issue that once fixed won’t affect you. I am not exaggerating when I say it has been going on for years. The pool heater will be out for a period of days to weeks and they never offer to not charge you. Plus if the email goes to spam you don’t know until you get up early, go out in the cold, and get here to swim. They also have issues with heating the pool deck. So it’s 70 degree water in a cold room.
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Lisa Mildon
★ 5
A well-equipped facility that is medically supervised. Friendly and helpful staff.
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Jason Carter
★ 5
Semi-hidden gem in Fearington Village. This facility has first rate equipment that is updated regularly and the staff are premium people with top-notch training.
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Michael Akridge
★ 2
Poor management. Using the excuse they cannot hire anyone to go back to normal operating hours, but they are not posting positions to hire on their web site. Give me the capital to build a place and I would put them out of business. Go to O2 fitness open longer and better managed.
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Amber Smith
★ 5
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Judy Harrelson
★ 5
Fabulous staff. We were there to give a talk, which we did outdoors. They were all very accommodating. Highly recommend. Really nice people! And a great audience from the residents.
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Mike Harrelson
★ 5
Very nice place and the staff is awesome.
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Patricia Johnson
★ 2
While the facility and equipment are the best and cleanest, I've ever seen the group classes are the worst I've ever ever seen. I've been a member since November, and I am so disappointed. If you are a senior looking to join because you want group exercise classes look elsewhere. They are overcrowded, and the workouts are tailored for younger people, not folks over 60. Kickboxing to the "noise" they call today's music is not my idea of a positive workout.
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Marie Tilt
★ 5
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Rebecca Artman
★ 5
The geriatric doctors office is great.
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Catherine Pastoor
★ 5
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Hyman Muss
★ 5
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Hope Mackelprang
★ 5
Best gym and pool experience ever. Indoor outdoor feel with window walls on 2 sides, jacuzzi open. Very clean and friendly.
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Kristopher Stallings
★ 5
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Thomas Morris
★ 4
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Ardith Pugh
★ 5
The facility is very clean. COVID precautions are strictly followed. The saltwater pool is always clean and clear.
The trainers are knowledgeable, personable and willing to answer questions.
Front desk staff is friendly and always willing to help
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Alan Finn
★ 5
Good gym with lots of cardio equipment, indoor track (17 laps/mile), and piston-resistance strength equipment. Huge plus: it is clean and the members wipe down the equipment after themselves (not like O2, which we quit for that reason).
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Ingeborg Steinmetz
★ 5
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Maryline Hartman
★ 5
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Wendy Penke
★ 5
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Shannon & Gemma Cheek
★ 3
Very nice gym but overpriced
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Shonda Penny
★ 5
Really good place for a work out, heated pool , indoor track, virtual graphics on workout machines that also keep up with personal progress, assessments done with fitness team to fit your personal workout plan and offer a variety of programs and classes. Daily, Weekly, Monthly passes avaliable as well.
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Sarah Collins
★ 5
Duke Center for Living is an AWESOME gym, by far the best I have ever been to. It has a SUPERB fitness staff, who are very nice, super knowledgeable and always have time to help people. I use the cardiovascular equipment and the weight machines- the latter are a state-of-the-art technology. For swimmers, it has a great and uncrowded pool and a jacuzzi. I don't take the classes, but there are quite a range, from yoga to cycling. The hours are good. The lack of noise and ambience and the quality of the locker rooms are EXCELLENT. There is a nice community of people who use the gym. Working out at DCFL has helped me to lose a good amount of weight and get into better shape quite rapidly and I feel great. :)
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Victor Longtin
★ 5
A comprehensive set up we'll run ,spotless with a courteous and professional staff able to assist in all aspects of training .
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Lyn Mommy
★ 5
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Michael Broadway
★ 4
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blair troutman
★ 5
Great facilities, clean, and helpful staff.
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Gary Lauder
★ 3
I am a guest in the adjacent Fearrington House Inn, which has an arrangement with GR for the use of its gym and indoor pool (which are impressive). Unfortunately, they have a policy which requires that shirts must be worn, and their having the temperature at 72° with high humidity precludes my being able to do exercise aerobically. This policy is inane in light of the fact that shirts are not required in the adjacent pool, which is visible from the gym. There are many things they can do to ameliorate this, easiest of which would be to turn down the temperature and add dehumidifiers.
At least they were polite in enforcing this policy.
Update: Later in the day, the temperature had been turned down to 67º and I was able to cut ventilation slits in a hotel-provided T-shirt that met their requirements, so increased from 1 star to 3.
Note the limited hours of opening. Also, the indoor pool is 84º and its air had about 99% humidity.
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Dottie Foote
★ 4
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Kayla Saunders
★ 4
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Stephen Davis
★ 5
Great facility. Not just for old folks though there are a lot of them that workout here. Makes me seem fit!
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John Klein
★ 5
Great place to keep in shape. The staff are all really friendly, helpful, and highly educated in physiology and exercise science. The equipment is well-kept and the range of equipment is comprehensive enough for any routine from cardio, to body-building, to injury recovery. They have a wide array of classes too. If I had any complaint it would be that parking can be scarce at times.
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