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Heeeeeeyyyyy folks it’s Marshall again!! Yep, here for another Marshall-y review…

The Out of State Gym Edition!

I visited this gym once at night while in the Newport News area for work. As a military service-member, a gov employee, and a Disabled US Combat Veteran, I travel for a living so I have to frequent gyms to train and keep my sanity/health in tact. This particular location was a decent gym. A bit OCD. But it got the job done

Weird thing is, the next time I visited this location within a few days, my key fob was blocked. I then called a few managers/owner friends at other clubs across the country and they called corporate for me to find out why I was blocked

The next time I went to this location to workout, I intentionally went during staffed hours so I could see and talk to the owner. I arrived at the location and I knew upon walking into the gym and being brashly greeted by John/Jon, it probably wouldn’t be a good encounter

Upon entering his office after several requests to sit down and speak with him in the office, this manager sat in front of me, looked me dead in my eyes, and told me that my fob was automatically blocked because I was a part of Active&Fit or Silver Sneakers and the system automatically blocks the fob. I even confirmed what he said twice just to see if he would tell the truth or be honest and admit what he actually did to my key fob

I’ve been using the same key fob for literal years all across this entire country as a US Veteran. I travel a lot and I workout to stay healthy and to help medicate my PTSD, and I have NEVER been blocked for the reason he stated. But what he didn’t know is that I had already talked to several other owners/friends across the country who advised me that Jon/John called corporate and had them block my fob from ALL gyms that don’t participate in the universal program I have with Anytime Fitness

John/Jon is quite an interesting person. But, I have absolutely ZERO respect for any person that could just sit in front of a club member and a Disabled US Combat Veteran without blinking an eye, and tell a blatant bold faced lie

If I could give this club and this owner negative stars it would’ve been done yesterday

Jon/John… integrity works better when you actually use it. And lies don’t look good on anyone, esp business owners

What you did as a manager, owner, and human to me is an absolute disgrace to Anytime Fitness as a company and this entire country

Marshall… OUT! 🫡✌🏽

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★ 5

Great gym. We love it

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★ 5

Favorite anytime in the area.

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★ 5

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★ 5

Been a member at Anytime Fitness for 10 years with some time off. Have always loved the convenience. This new Yorktown location is top notch! Quality new equipment, quiet and clean gym.

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★ 1

Website says to sign up and get a free trial. I signed up but when I visited I was told I wasn't allowed to use the equipment because of insurance limitations. Apparently the information on the website is false.

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★ 2

Pros: The equipment is clean. Cons: The owner doesn't like anyone bigger than him. Told me I was being too "loud." Go manage a planet fitness. Whoever owned this 5 years ago was way better.

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★ 1

Won't let you end contract with them and want to charge 900 to end it and we not even late on payment , do no go to this place , you will regret it .

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★ 5

This is a nice workout place when you want to get a workout in at anytime. When I visited, the place was very clean, did not smell bad (as some gyms do), and there was plenty of space between machines and equipment to not feel cramped in. For its size, it had a good variety of dumbbells, barbells, free weights, and benches for a variety of lifts and exercises, and it had a great variety of machine weights, ellipticals, bikes, and other stuff. It's not a powerhouse weight lifting gym where you'll find 600+ pounds for free weight bench pressing, squatting, and so forth, but a very convenient fitness center open 24-hours a day that has plenty of weights to challenge and keep you in shape (the squat machine may have up to or more than 500 lbs).

There are water fountains, decent size storage lockers (you must bring your own lock, as locker keys/locks are not provided), and a few bathrooms. You can change clothing in the bathrooms, but they do NOT (or did not when I visited) have a ledge, shelf, or counter in the bathroom to put clothing and property on while changing into other clothing, and putting clothing on the floor in a bathroom is unacceptable, so it can be a bit awkward changing clothing in the bathrooms, depending on what you are wearing; it's a major difficulty if you're wearing a suit and changing into gym gear, but if you come dressed to exercise then don't worry about this. Yet installing some shelves in the bathrooms would be a good improvement.

They have bottles of disinfectants located throughout the place, for free use to disinfect equipment before and after using it. There are plenty of mirrors to see yourself as you workout. People in the place when I visited were just doing their thing.

People here (staff and patrons) are very amenable to helping people and looking out for one another to ensure everyone is safe and okay. A lot of people who come here are decent people and respectful.

The costs for membership are about average for gym memberships. The benefit to this place is that it's open 24 hours a day, so you can get very early and very late workouts in as needed or desired. In this regard, the place lives up to its name and is one of a kind in the area.

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★ 4

Consistent friendliness and willingness to assist

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★ 4

Convenient and clean

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★ 5

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★ 1

This place is small over priced and not worth it. I complained about the carpet and was hung up on. The guy very rude who calls you yes calls you because they never answer the phone when you call the office. Carpet stinks smells like mildew but the gym has nice machines. Stay away from here

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★ 1

They auto renewed my membership even though I told them not to.then when I called to cancel they charge an additional 30 day from the date of your call. I hate the management there. They are a bunch of crooks. Would not recommend unless you want to spend a whole lot of extra money.

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★ 3

Nice little gym but overpriced as hell, $50 a month for a really small gym it's insane when you can go to planet fitness 24/7 for $10 a month

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★ 5

Clean and well lit. I was just checking it out to see if I wanted to join.

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★ 5

I live in Colorado and travel to this area frequently to visit family. I joined Anytime because this gym is just down the street from where I stay in both Colorado and VA. This place is great. It’s about the same size as the CO gym and has everything I need to get my workout on. Like most Anytime Fitness gyms, it’s a no frills place for people that just want to workout. I’ve never found it to be crowded. It’s perfect for me.

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★ 5

My mistake wrong *time fitness :)

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★ 1

Make sure you read the fine print. You will be charged $29.99 every June for "Club Enhancement Fees" this is in addition to your monthly fee. Better off going someplace that doesn't require a contract. Not worth the headache.

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★ 5

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★ 4

Great gym, very small tho

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★ 5

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★ 5

Quiet environment/owner is cool/neat set-up... Just wish people would wipe the equipment after they were done...

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★ 4

My experience with Anytime Fitness is fair. Charles and I had a great sit down conversation and he’s a great guy. I may not like all of the policies at Anytime Fitness, but overall I enjoyed my experience.

Thank you for the membership.

-Tehquin

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★ 1

Before going in, I was wary due to bad reviews of this place, but still decided to try it out. I'm a college student home from break and wanted to come to try out for a week since it does explicitly say online that they have a 7-day free trial. If it went well, then tell my dad to change his membership and workout there and I workout there during the summer. Before going in, I called to make sure this is right and the person behind the phone assured me I was correct.

However, I go in and Chuck or Charles first assumes I am not from the area. I've lived in Yorktown my whole life..... and then tries to get me to pay $10 to workout there for the day because the gym is exclusively for locals. Then he proceded to say they only do memberships of 1 or 2 years, not monthly. Never have I ever been to a gym that ONLY has yearly memberships, that is unheard of, normally there is an option for both monthly and yearly.

I leave because I was not going to pay $10 to only workout there for the day, when I was told there was a 7 day free trial online. Very misleading. Bad service, needs to be clear on what they allow. Overall, they seem money hungry and is clear why the gym is empty there. I would avoid.

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★ 4

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★ 4

First off not bagging on this gym. I just need more capability. Its a great fitness establishment. Was looking for more space and equipment.. Gloucester needs a good weight training gym.

Most gyms here are too small, all are lacking variety of current pro quality equipment, and none have cryotherapy/deep tissue massage capability for recuperation and therapy.

Was once a heavyweight competitive strongman and powerlifter and hoping to find good fit (for me).

Again, Not bagging on the business or Staff. They are great. I just need something different.

Good luck guys!

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★ 5

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★ 5

Amazing gym. Empty during lunch.

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★ 3

The gym is cute but smaller then the usual anytime fitness. The Wi-Fi is not written on the wall. Owners do not understand that many people travel for work and "strangers " use the gym while traveling. They have the Precor treadmills wich is A plus. Clean and organized

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★ 1

Owner and that guy Charles are very rude to deal with over the phone.

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★ 5

Love this gym. It's small but it has everything I need and then some. Great for weight lifters or cardio types. They offer some classes as well. No lockers but there are little bins for your stuff. Ive never had a problem. Love that it's 24 hours and that you can go to any in the US.

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★ 1

I went up to my local anytime fitness gym today , at 10:30 am . After standing there for a few mins, an older lady came to the door and asked , "may I help you"? I asked if there was anyone staffed so i could get the trial passes I asked for off line. There wasn't anyone there! She said only Mon-Thursday. 10 am -2 pm. So after all that run around i had gotten, i decided to take my business else where. I found a better deal up the street at Riverside Wellness Center. RWC was upfront about rates and discounts,also, I ended up with free passes in my hand that visit. Glad i didnt get through the door of AF..... I heard ANYTIME fitness gave you a run around pricing anyways.

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★ 5

High quality equipment that is always clean, friendly helpful staff. Great gym no matter what your goal is. The weights section is usually empty if you're not there at peak times, love it.

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★ 2

Gym itself looked fine, but I encountered issues with the staff and/business practices. No real way to use the 'trial' membership if your goal is a fitness center for after hours. Trial is only available during staffed hours which are less than a non-24 hour center. Additionally, getting membership and pricing details out of the staff was nebulous at best. I left thinking I could sign up for $39.99 (1 year commitment) and I had to use bank draft, no credit card option. However, I saw on the paperwork that credit card was an option. Upon additional questioning it turns out that they grudgingly do accept a credit card, but then charge $5 a month increase on the membership. This doesn't seem like a straight pass through of a credit card fee, as those aren't usually anywhere near 12%.

I'm also part of a small business in the area and was quite interested in looking into the corporate partnership options that were available. Fully one-quarter of the national anytime fitness page is dedicated to promoting this. However, I was told by staff that this franchise owner (was not available at the time) pretty much would not be interested. We have 10-12 employees/consultants presently and will be increasing that very shortly. So I guess they're only interested in large companies, and not the small businesses in the area where their gyms are located. This seems very at odds with the information available on the anytime fitness website.

Overall the interaction with trying to get membership was fairly poor and I really didn't feel like they wanted the business.

***Received a call back from the staff, and after talking to their boss they got a better offer together. Seems the main issue was maybe confusion between management and the staff, but perhaps I just saw them on a bad day...

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★ 5

Very friendly staff. Clean, positive environment!

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★ 5

nice clean gym and not crowded

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