BIG KUDOS! I would like to send a big shout-out to the staff at Emerald City Athletic Club to go beyond to help a fellow member. I have been going to this establishment for 16 years and I could not be happier. The club put a lot of money into recent renovations and upgrades. It is up to standards with state-of-the-art equipment. Whether a person chooses to use the machinery for cardiovascular purposes, muscle strength, or weight loss, this is the ideal place to achieve your fitness goals! It simply is not possible to walk out the door without feeling a profound sense of accomplishment and better overall health. The best part of all is the staff. I have had Cerebral Palsy all my life. I have had to make do with one wheelchair to use both inside my home and in my car. It was in bad shape. There is a wonderful maintenance lady by the name of Jen H. surprised me and gave me a cool wheelchair that she had at home. This chair was brand new and is a great chair for me to utilize at home. But the kindness and compassion did not stop there. My old wheelchair was in desperate need of an overhaul. She went ahead and ordered me a new seat for the chair and new armrests. Now, I can feel more at ease knowing I have extra reinforcements with new and sturdy material. Now I have both a wheelchair for my house and one for my car that I can use at the gym. That made my life so much easier. Jenn and a courteous staff member by the name of John Y. volunteered their time and installed both items for me right there at the club. The staff is so caring and friendly, and they do put the customer first as you can see. There is also a friendly lady who works at the front desk named Jenny V. who helps me put my wheelchair in my car when I am ready to leave at the end of the day. The staff at this club makes me feel like I matter. They are like family to me. I am committed to being a lifelong member of this gym. I give my highest regards and recommendations to this staff and cannot speak highly enough about them. If you are looking for a new gym, please go to the Emerald City Athletic Club. You will not be disappointed. read more

Photos need to be updated. This place is not bad but the pricing is insane. If you're looking for a spot with good racks & weight friendly this is it but if you're a bit in the heavy side and you're looking to start your journey I wouldn't go here they will try and swing a " deal" for 160 a month .... Yeah no read more

This is a terrible gym. Manager is a checked out flake, parking lot is unsafe, "trainers" are not certified. Staff is pushy for quotas and will say whatever it takes to get a signature on a contract. They do not respect women's right to privacy in single sex spaces. We joined then canceled immediately because of several reasons. Mainly because the "trainer" injured my husband so badly he couldn't move his left arm and couldn't drive a car for two weeks and still has residual back pain. The entire team at Emerald is stuck up and unserious about helping people meet fitness goals. Do yourself a favor, join LA fitness instead. Much cleaner, sawfer locations, super caring and professional, and traditional family values. read more

They will say ANYTHING to get you to join. I only joined because they told me I could bring my son with me to shoots hoops Friday, Saturday and Sunday. No one mentioned specific hours. I went to the gym with him at different hours a few times. Worked fine. Just tried it again and was told kids can join but only with very limited hours. Hours that do not work for us. If I would have been told this at the beginning I would never have joined. Canceling my membership. I'm sure they will try to make me pay some kind of fee for cancelling. Even though it should be on them. Very unprofessional. read more

If it were possible to leave a 0 star review I would. Save your money, time, and energy and go literally to any other gym. The draw for ECA over big places like LA/24 hour was the smaller business vibe & I wanted to "shop local". I also liked the childcare options. 1. when we signed up at the Ballinger Village location with Brody, he made a big show of telling us (my husband and I) how they're a small business and they're not out to get money, he said most of them are just personal trainers or nutritionists, NOT BUSINESSMEN (i remember this line because he repeated it several times). So he encouraged me to sign up for the champions class. I asked specifically if I could cancel if it didn't fit my needs/baby schedule. He said "of course. But I'd recommend you try it for at least 60 days so you can really see if it works for you. And if you still need to cancel, just reach out. We're really chill here." This was near verbatim. 2. After more than a couple months, I found the champions class great for others but not for me/my toddler's schedule so I emailed to cancel which was the ONLY option I was given. And the email response was short, rude, and included a "$299 + tax downgrade fee" for the cancellation. Mind you, I wasn't trying to cancel our membership. Just MY champions access. I told them what Brody had told us just months prior and they absolutely didn't budge. That's fine. It's policy - I get it. But this is totally the kind of stuff big businesses pull and they should be up front. 3. We ended up completely cancelling our memberships (both of us) because we thought this way of business was shady and when you think about the cost and what they offer v. what big gyms offer (LA/24) then you'll realize it's absolutely not worth it. all that talk in the beginning is EXACTLY what it sounds like. a sales pitch. don't be sucked in. oh also. i left a review for ballinger which i think is their newest but i usually go to everett (my husband goes to ballinger and I've been a couple times) - uniquely to the everett location, everything is disgusting. I would NOT shower there if I were you. At least one different machine is broken every week, the bathroom is perpetually wet probably because they have no paper towels. Honestly we go to 24 hour now and it's a breath of fresh air. literally **I will say the teachers at the childcare are above and beyond. I have told everyone I know about our ECA experience and hopefully saved people quite a bit of $$$ but I have nothing negative to say about the teachers at childcare. ** in case my review is too long. read this reddit forum. https://www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/comments/oanvzy/emerald_city_athletics_a_toxic_manipulative_and/ read more

Earlier this year, I canceled my membership at that gym due to safety concerns in the surrounding area. I was followed home from the gym, and although I reported the car to the police, they weren't apprehended. I'm not blaming the gym for this; it's not their fault. However, after canceling, they suddenly charged me for gym fees last month and this month. I disputed the charges with my bank, but they then billed the full amount to my credit card instead. I don't believe this was a mistake--they seem to be quietly making random charges, and if unnoticed, they would likely continue. ‼ Please check your account after canceling your membership with this gym, as continuous charges may occur! read more

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I signed up in December 2025. The hot tub is NOT working more often than it is working. All the low weight barbells are missing. Lockers need maintenance. The hand driers do not dry your hands. They need to be replaced. This place needs maintenance! read more

Value for Money: 5/5 Gym Facilities: 4/5 Equipment: 5/5 Cross Fit Classes: 5/5 The facility is huge, offering a vast array of equipment that caters to any workout preference. Whether you're into deadlifts and crave those free weights or prefer the variety of machines, this place has you covered. Plus, there's a running track for when you want to switch up your routine with some cardio. What really sets this gym apart are the cross fit classes. The coaches are phenomenal - they truly understand how to motivate and push you beyond your limits in the best way possible. Each class is a new challenge, and the energy is contagious. No matter your fitness level, you'll find the support and enthusiasm here to help you meet your goals. If you're looking for a gym that offers both top-notch facilities and an inspiring community, look no further. Highly recommend! They also do have the hydro massage, spa and basketball facilities. They have cleaner continuously cleaning that was my first reason to love this place read more

Emerald City Athletic - Gyms Near Me - Everett, Washington

What an amazing Champions workout!! Thank you to the Emerald City Team for an amazing class! Facilities were really clean and really nice amenities including hydro massage and in body scans. Thanks for having us and thank you Alexa for a fun event! read more

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I recently joined ECA (again) and normally work out in Wallingford which is a nice facility. Last night I tried Everett and it was totally different. I will say the staff was nice (that's why I'm giving two stars) but the facility was very beat up and dirty. Lots of broken things, broken lockers, broken machines, broken massagers, hot tub tepid, dispensers in shower broken, weird rusty pipes hanging out of wall in shower. The worst part was the piles of gross wet hair in the showers that still have me cringing the next day. It's not clean or in good repair. Beware. I have also been to Ballinger which was nice but the Everett facility is ghetto. read more

half of their equipment are trash. They hide even ab rollers and cheap work accessories in their mini cabinet, what a joke. Rude staff, always unavailable. The court schedule is not followed as it is. Basketball Pickleball clashing with respective schedules as posted as never followed. Terrible communication. What a waste of money here. read more

Where to start. Place is not taking care of, dirty, bathrooms are unsanitary. Probably hasn't been cleaned in months. Staff doesn't care about members, they make it seem like they do until they get your money. All they care about is hitting their numbers and training sessions you want. Don't get become members here. read more

My wife and I went in for the $29/month special and ended up buying into the Champions program ($100/month). I loved the Champions program but started to notice the high turnover of the group trainers. When our membership ended, neither I nor my wife had received a single call asking us to come back or asking why we haven't been in (my wife also purchased a personal trainer package on top of the Champions program). It seems as long as they got their money, they didn't care. Having my own business in marketing and being a professional videographer, I reached out looking for an opportunity to do some trade work so I could continue the Champions program, and after five attempts to talk to Tony (the GM), I gave up. I loved being in the ECA gym, but with the high turnover of staff and not getting any responses from my requests, we're moving on to a gym whose staff actually does care about the members who keep their gym functioning. read more

I signed up for a 1-year membership and it was fine. Went monthly after that. I decided to reduce my membership level to the basic level. They said I had to pay $127 fee to reduce. They then explained how expensive it is to quit and return later. So they know the fee is absurd and most people turn it down. But the fuck you gauntlet has been thrown. Good bye ECA. Great business model. read more

It was a great place to go. Now not so much. 5 chairs total in pool area, parents with children no where to sit. Whirlpool hasn't worked since December. Needless to say maintenance is very poor. read more

PLEASE READ IF YOURE THINKING ABOUT GOING TO THIS GYM. Went to this gym on 8/19/2024 to get the 29 free trial they're promoting. I was a member of this gym a few years back but I wanted to come back and possibly switch from my current gym (LA Fitness Everett). The two front desk associates were nice and helpful. I asked if I had to still do the gym tour because I've been a member already but they explained that it still had to be done which I understand, but they'll ask the manager just in case to see "what kind of mood he is in". Manager comes up to me and gives a quick "the 29 day pass is only for people coming to this gym for the first time" which isn't true because the fine print of the pass says otherwise. He then says that a membership will cost 37 dollars and some change if I want to sign up. Obviously there are different types of memberships such as prepaid but doesn't even give me the time of day to sit down and talk with me. Call it what you want, but I would steer far away from a gym that is ran by someone like that. A manager who dictates the rules depending on how he feels OR doesn't know the fine print of his own gym that he's managing. As for the gym equipment itself, I would say it's below average to average based on all the gyms within Everett-Kent that I've worked out at. I'm only speaking for the Everett location. read more

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Trainers are great! Inspiring. With membership, free guest, especially family should be free and anytime. We have 2 memberships. With family, guest welcome can be encouraging to visit not alone. Better scheduling communication. Great environment! Friendly staff. Lower monthly costs especially with paying for a trainer. Discounted rate. read more

Such a clean and nice gym. The equipments are all clean and great condition, and seen some that I don't see at some of the other gyms, including the LA Fitness I go to. Some of the machines are nicely-spaced, giving you a bit of personal space to workout. I like how the machines are in separate rooms. They gym area is nice. Staff are all super friendly. read more

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I switched to ECA from LA Fitness and I'm so glad I made the switch. ECA is so much better. You can see the renovations and new equipment everywhere at ECA. The space is used really smart, lots of good use of space so wherever you work out, you never feel crowded. Trainers and staff are all nice. Lots of positive energy around the place, so it's a fun place to work out where you get good results. So glad I switched. read more

Super fun high energy workout class! Really glad I got to try this gym! The instructors are cool and the playlist def fit my vibe. They also have an indoor track and basketball gym. read more

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Hidden gem! Pool, indoor basketball, lots of equipment for lifting and machines! Got a week free pass to come back. Friendly staff, got to try one of their classes and did the performance option. The class was nice that you got to do it at your own pace and they give you plenty of time to finish the 4 exercises in 4 mins and you do 7 rounds. There is a body composition machine and hydromassage chairs to measure your fitness and relax you after a workout! read more

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The experience so far has been great ! Ryan has been very motivating and helpful in talking through and coming up with a plan.

Great Gym, great environment, very clean ,The staff is very friendly..Kevin is an amazing Trainer!!!

Thanks to trainer Dave for taking the time to help me map out a way to reach my fitness goals! -Jennie read more

Corporate bureaucrats-they were charging me 1500 a year and offering new membership for 360 a year. I like the pool & facility, I told them to STOP my membership & let me rejoin under new plan. They refused me multiple times & sent my account to NY Lawyer collection agency. It makes no Dollars-as a customer I'm worth 4000$ over next 10 years-butt putting me in collections to bully me and threaten me-they will get nothing.?it's not a good business read more

Sales representatives worse than car dealerships. Super pushy, misleading about membership terms, and very aggressive with follow-ups. They make it extremely difficult to cancel. Stay away at all costs! read more

Worst gym ever they will say that your account is cancelled and then send you to collections 6 months later for some completely made up #. Also the Sauna smells gross. read more

this gym takes every.single.opportunity to swing you into a $60-70 package locked in for a YEAR! legit. they will do just about anything during that tour, to get you to sign the paper. they got meeee! went a few times after, place was always horribly crowded every time i tried to go & didnt meet very many nice people. ended up going to PF & LA fitness instead. about 6-7 months of not showing up to this gym, and still paying their $$$ - my husband got new work orders from the navy. we STILL couldnt cancel!! so we were stuck for a complete year without access to the gym for 4 months! legit con artist. they train all their staff very diligently to scoop you into signing that paper. and after that they dont give a rats arse about you until youre forking over another rack for their 'classes'. you ALL KNOW the one gym you learned your lesson with billing? well, this was mine! their equipment is well below average, you can get the same if not better workout down the road & get a better bang for your buck rather than their shiny lights and pretty faces! read more

Great gym has a pretty nice basketball court and the service is pretty good too the trainers are super nice as well

Kevin at Emerald City has been a great help. He helped me set up attainable workout goals as well as easy to follow meal plans. It's a great step to motivate me on my workout journey. Highly recommend! read more

Visited the Everett location and was pleasantly surprised by how clean and how many amenities they have. Spoke with Chris who gave us tour and shared all the cost effective membership options. Excited to make this our new home gym! read more

Jackson is the one who introduced me to this gym and really helped me. Amazing experience and everybody has been so helpful and motivating. Love the atmosphere. Can't wait to start working out and seeing results. Thanks so much to all the staff. read more

I just joined but I'm pretty excited to be a member! Dallas is my guy! He got me all set up with the right type of membership for me, then we did a great walk through work-out and got me set up on a plan. He's super helpful, positive and sincere. I'm also excited about the pool and hot tub, but ALSO that they have family swim times plus swim lessons (through 7 Cs Swim School) and it's all less expensive than the Y. If you want to check ECA, make sure to ask for Dallas. read more

Coming to this gym after being a lifter for over ten years totally revitalized my love for lifting. I have seen great results in my form, strength, and physique since starting here. The champions classes are a little more on the expensive side but it's the best value you're going to get for a crossfit style workout. Not to mention you also get coaches who help you fix your form and lift properly. The community here is what keeps me coming back. If it wasn't for how friendly the staff and other members were I may not have found the motivation to come back as often as I do. Everyone here is genuinely interested in your goals and will push you to be your best. Plus having a pre planned workout keeps me from skipping the gym because I don't know what I want to do. read more

Don't recommend coming here. I was hired to be a personal trainer here and told them when I first interviewed that because of my own business I was only going to be available part time to which they said that won't be a problem fast forward a couple weeks and they would either cancel my shifts the day before or I would drive down to only be told that I didn't have to be there. I've been a trainer for almost 10 years and have never been treated more unprofessionally than I was here! read more

Hello, I applied to work for this gym. The guys running the interviews seemed OK at first. After seeing the pool and massage chairs I decided to sign up after going for the "free" one week trial. When you go in, they make you sit for an hour and a half which was OK all to sign a contract for $60 for two months to start. They say they are "waiving" fees for you. Even though their website says 1 month free. No wonder they were looking for a manager that can ACTUALLY sell... Jenny was good at sales which is why I signed up because she made me feel comfortable there. Anyways, Jenny was the only nice thing about the gym. She said the 1 "free training" session would be with her the following Tuesday. It wasn't. It was with Dave, director of...insert something here (Fitness?). The "free" session was comprised of another hour of time wasted, 10 minutes of which included a "workout," which you could call a 10 minute fitness assessment. Afterwards they want you to buy sessions, telling you if you don't do this, you're coming in to "play" with equipment you don't know how to use. A lot of the machines in the main room (white machines) look very outdated. Anyways, during my "free" training session, Dave wanted to go over a meal plan which is a software printout of whatever he enters about you. I am a woman trying to lose weight. He printed it and told me I need to eat 2800 calories to lose weight. I looked at him and was like are you sure? That doesn't sound right. He was like yeah that's correct, even though I knew it wasn't (because he was reading from a paper). Then he realizes he printed out the wrong information for a man! He said it was because I was talking about my husband... I gave him the benefit of the doubt as he proceeded to tell his coworker what happened. Anyways, I gave him the benefit of the doubt still telling him people make mistakes. The next week I went to work out randomly and Dave and Andre literally came over to where I am working out and just stand there against a machine near me for awhile, being extremely awkward. I don't know what their motivation was as I was just there to workout. But if they thought I was going to sign up for sessions with them or talk to them about the gym, they were wrong! Also they hired some guy, he seemed actually nice so I hope it works out for whoever they hired. Overall, the one time I was there it seems like a men's club. They want you to workout in the green room which costs more for sessions that are super early morning (not convenient for my schedule). Since the one time I went, I wanted to go back but I didn't want to feel awkward again as I don't want people standing right next to where I am trying to work out and being awkward (yes it's a gym and yes there are people but this was different). It's one thing if they said hi or waved or anything but I felt like....I don't even know how to describe it. Like I said I hope they didn't mean anything by this and I wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt but the vibe was just off. Anyways I got a more physical job since then and don't even have time as I am now working weekends as well from 11a-10p somewhere else. I first joined because I thought they were open late on the weekends, but it turns out the close at like 7 or 8. I called today 9/24/24 to cancel which I had to do online by filling out a form. I have only went once and paid $60 and didn't even get the 1 hour training session they mentioned (a joke!). They then email me and tell me I have to pay again in October because they have a 3o day cancellation notice. Anyways I am past the 30 days by 9 days which if they were a good gym, they would just cancel and not charge me for a whole extra month since they can probably see your history of when you went. All this to say, don't go! Equipment is OK, nothing to write home about. If I need a different gym in the future I'd go to LA Fitness or Planet Fitness. Also, I have lost 10 lbs. since joining by not going! LOL. But when you join they make you feel like you NEED them. Laughable. They don't even offer Yoga (which is pretty basic class you can find anywhere else). It's for guys who like grunting and staring at asses. Avoid! read more

Deceptive business practice charging bogus administrative charges long after my initial 18 months contract was over. Year and a half later out of the blue I'm contacted by two different " lawyer" collectors one from Utah in a letter today and a phone call from another "lawyer" collectors office in Florida also today...trying to intimidate me to pay another 107 dollars...again for absolutely nothing. This business needs to be exposed...the banks and credit unions are on to your stick as well. read more

Great facilities! I was able to swim laps and use the jacuzzi. Then, I was able to use the showers which were very clean. Looking forward to coming back. read more

Go to literally any other gym. No one at the front desk has access to do anything, no one responds to emails or direct messages in the app. I tried to call a different club to help me with my billing issues and they couldn't do anything but their billing person called me the next day and no management or anyone at Everett has responded or called me back. It shouldn't take over a week to change a billing date. It still isn't even changed. You are locked in to a 12 month commitment but I haven't had one good experience except with Elijah who sold me the membership so he's great at his job bc this is a train wreck. You need to give a 30 day notice to quit, we will see if anyone reaches out and how long it takes now that I sent my cancellation form. They won't even cancel scheduled training appts. Give the front desk access to do stuff besides answer phones and scan cards since management doesn't do anything. read more

Do not trust these guys! I came to this gym on March 31st to find a good workout regiment for my wife and myself. She's pregnant and diabetic. We're trying to reduce risk of preeclampsia, so we thought we'd check it out. Kaid Kvek was our saleman, and he said all the right things! He said we'd be able to work with someone to design a safe workout routine for her. We explained she can't do high intensity workouts, per her doctor. He promised if she couldn't do the workouts she could drop down to basic without any severance fees. He explained that there's a $5/month surcharge instead, to avoid surpise billing. However! Kaid Kvek lied to us. He signed both of us up for their HITT program, a high intensity circuit workout. After the first session, my wife's blood sugar spiked to 180 and then dropped to 62. I reiterate, she is pregnant. She almost went into glycemic shock, and could have lost our baby. When she tried to drop down to the basic plan so we could workout independently, Kaid charged her an additional 60 dollars 'service fee' in direct contradiction to his previous sales pitch. I am extremely disappointed in him, and by extention Emerald City Athletics. They are dishonest, and could have cost us our child because of it. read more