GoodLife Fitness
Reviews
Been a goodlife member for years. This is the worst goodlife i've ever been to. EXTREMELY crowded. I was forced to work out after 10 pm since it was nearly impossible to workout anytime before that. Also the set up is poor, lot of walking around, everything feel cramped. Just a horrible experience.
Do yourself a favour and take the extra 10-15 minutes to walk to the GoodLife at Bathurst and Richmond. Aside from the same issues that every other reviewer is having about this location, it's just not a pleasant place to be in general. The staff is very cold and unwelcoming. The vibe of some of the patrons is too much. One guy I always see here consistently uses the squat rack for shoulder presses, claims it by covering the bar with his towel, walks across to the other end to use the shoulder press machine, chats up with some ladies for 5 minutes and repeats the process. At one point during a slow afternoon I was harassed by some twerp of a "personal trainer" out of a squat rack I was lifting in, because his client needed to do some exercises right there and then. Guess if I'm not paying through the nose for sub-par training sessions, I'm not enough of a customer. I will only go here if I'm in a rush or the weather is terrible to walk to the other location. Avoid at all costs.
I saw all these negative reviews and felt obliged to write in. I love this Goodlife. It's hands-down my favourite. I don't know how anyone could say it's small; it's massive for a Goodlife in Toronto. Go look at the Manulife Centre Bay-Bloor Goodlife and then talk to me about "small." This Liberty Village location is clean. It's got all the machines you need. It has TWO weight rooms with free weights. It has TWO sets of treadmills. It's got free indoor parking. The staff are like anyone else - they're actually great if you make an effort to talk to them. And best of all? It's 24-7. Holy moly you don't know how nice that is. Have fun when your local Goodlife closes at 6 pm on a Sunday. I'll be at the Liberty Village Goodlife having a great workout.
I really like the gym, new machines, feels like new! Although my biggest problem is the people that work there. I just moved from Halifax and the Goodlife Park Lane staff have always been very nice and helpful with me. As for the front end staff at this gym, they are very cold, and show no customer service skills what so ever!!!! One guy was so rude to me on my way in he embarrassed me not only in front of the staff but also in front of the people standing in line behind me. I wish the management would work a little harder on who they choose to represent the front end.
This particular goodlife fitness is a great setup considering the space issues of downtown Toronto. It offers two dumbbell sections, plenty of cardio machines and a gorgeous view of Downtown. The staff are alright, i've had no issues as of yet but they are a little too picky about the dropping of weights (that comes with the territory, suck it up). Those are the few upsides, unfortunately there are many downsides. The main obvious downside is the fact that it is over crowded. You could open a goodlife directly next door and it would still be too packed. Also to get access to this particular goodlife, you must buy the full goodlife membership at $66 a month for a sub par gym. Now there are some nitty gritty points that make this goodlife a little unbearable. This gym is home to the worlds coldest sauna, there is a "don't drop your weights" policy( as mentioned above) to which the staff takes too seriously, there is no full length mirror in front of the weight racks( generally those mirrors aren't just put there for meat heads to check themselves out in, they are there to provide a safe view of what you are doing as to not injure yourself or others) and finally the floor under the one and only squat rack is uneven. As some of these are major safety concerns and others just a frequent gym goer's longing to get his moneys worth, i hope this was helpful to anyone looking for info on choosing a gym downtown.