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2.5 (292 reviews)
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The gym itself is quite clean for a fitness facility, with loads of equipment. This Golds location was converted from an auto body shop, and you can still see the remnants of that in the infrastructure, which honestly I don't mind. It gives the place some personality. For example, in the studio room, the glass windows, show what used to be garage for the former auto body shop. The gym is also quite spacious with two levels. The ground level has three studio rooms, one with turf, all of the cardio equipment, as well as some machines, whereas the underground level has all of the plated machines and squat racks. Overall, a nice gym with every type of workout machine, located just a block from the bustling ballston urban area that has lots of shops/restaurants and the metro.

Like another reviewer said, my biggest complaints here stem from other members - particularly people who don't wipe down equipment after use or who drop weights. Cons: They don't have much in the way of cleaning equipment in the room where most classes are held - they also need more mats there; Cleaning staff work hard but there are not enough of them. Locker rooms can get a little dirty. Also, some of the showers have been leaking water for months. I come here a lot for the classes and wish there were more variation in the schedule. Like, Body Pump morning class is always at 6 am. Given that I bike to the gym, I need to leave at 5:20 a.m. and its just a little too early. Wish they would shake up the schedule. Sauna rules say "shower before use" but clearly people aren't doing that. Either change the rules or enforce them. People who sit in the sauna in their sweaty clothes using their cell phone on speaker should be tossed right out the door. Some of the cardio equipment seems to be broken - particularly the Jacobs Ladder and the bikes. Finally, I see a lot of reviewers complaining about the lot towing. I'd like to see better bike racks. They often get full (esp with scooters) and there is no protection around the rack so if one honking F150 pulls into the spot, all of the walkers and cyclists have to slide by. Frankly, I'd be happier with a lot where you pay a minimal fee and are allowed to leave it afterwards. We are living in a climate-apocalypse. Large surface lots that assume one-destination driving (TO A GYM) do not seem like the way of the future. Pros: Appreciate that they have a lot of classes, a sauna, and a lot of weights and machines, and that the location is close to a lot of other things and public transportation.

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Gym Rat! -a noun (def.): Someone who spends too much of their leisure time in a gym working out, obsessive compulsive over not missing a day or hangs out at the gym for hours to no end...for no reason! I remember the first time I ever set foot in a gym. I was 15, a day removed from getting cut from HS football team tryouts. So to get back at all the naysayers....I got a gym membership and had planned on getting "big and strong" for tryouts the next year! The problem was...I didn't know where to start or what I was doing! I haphazardly wandered from machine to machine, doing a set of this, 10 reps of that...and then I tried to do the ONE exercise I thought I knew: The Chest Bench Press! After loading up more weight on the bar than my total weight, my spaghetti arms shakily removed the weight from the safety rack, and it immediately fell directly on my chest. Panicking because I could not lift it back up, I slowly rolled my body to the left, and watched as the weights spiraled off the end of the bar....then the same to the right of me...LOL BOOM! POWW! KLINGA-LING ling linng!! The weights hit the ground and sounded like a round of gunshots. I was so embarrassed. I quickly raised the bar to the safety rack, and hoped no one noticed...until I saw about half of the gym goers -- 30+ pairs of eyes and people staring at me! LOL That was Day 1!.......I will never forget it. Since then...Countless hours have been dedicated to bettering my health and the gym has become a religion....."health-conscious relationship & way of life" for me. Although, I don't personally think I'm a Gym Rat....many who know me say otherwise! LOL. So, I thought this week I would give an opinion on Gold's Gym in Ballston (Arlington), VA......from an "In Denial" Gym Rat's retrospective! For starters.......this place is huge and probably one of the biggest Golds's gym in the entire DC area. I fell in love with this gym as soon as I walked through the doors! It is huge (did I say that already!? lol).....semi-clean, and a fitness fanatics dream. It has every piece of equipment under the sun. In addition, there are free weights and lifting machines for days!! I felt like a kid in a candy store. The gym is split on two-levels and the floor plan is about the size of a football field, in comparison. There are loads of fitness/cardio equipment, a spin cycle studio and yoga/pilates studio to complete just about any fitness interest and goals. Most importantly.....is MY PLAYGROUND/SANDBOX.....the free weights section! There is enough weight equipment to work every muscle known to man and beast alive! A few honorable mentions include bootcamp-style classes, kick-boxing, and Zumba....in which I humbly made the mistake for a "Crumpin' class"...so I politely exited out before being embarrassed. So as you can see there is something for everybody at this Gold's Gym location to keep you motivated and get you moving. To sum it all up: CUSTOMER SERVICE: Great staff. Very friendly and helpful people. You should feel right at home with most of the staff. VIBE: Non-intimidating. Beginners, Novice, Bodybuilders and Advanced Fitness Enthusiast...will all fit into this utopian environment. LOCKERS/SHOWERS: In all honesty, it is so-so. This is where ALL gyms fail!....imho. It can wreak sometimes for sure...of *lets not go there*! But in all, I could not find any fault or anything bad with this gym. It has everything one would need and there's plenty of equipment/classes to motivate and variate (change up) your workouts; if you find your routine getting monotonous. With so many amenities within this gym....What more do you need!? So, if you read this review this far......Get your butt up off the couch and sign up for this place immediately....you won't regret it. You can find yourself in this place for hours....coming from a "In-Denial" Gym Rat!

6:15 PM on July 2 (Tuesday) parking lot is packed so using apt gym it is. Soo annoying how it's always packed around this time.

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Great old school gym with all the equipment you could ever need central to Arlington hotels.

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I just completed the 12noon body pump class and wow! Jodi is amazing! Great workout with clear instructions and loads of positive energy!

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