Elena & Tatyana are amazing managers--always friendly, approachable, and make every member feel…read moretruly welcome, like part of the GoodLife family! Out of all the gyms in HRM, Penhorn is my favorite.

I had been a valid member of Goodlife fitness for sometime now. I recently have moved and they told…read moreme I had to cancel my pass since I only paid for the local membership. I know am being asked to pay $50 ONE TIME ENROLLMENT FEE once again. This is absolutely crazy and the only thing they care about is your money. I would defiantly consider joining a different gym.

Have been coming here for four or five years for intensity training. The program involves machine…read moreworkouts with a single trainer making sure that you go all out - 100% - to muscle fatigue. After many years of marathoning it was a question whether to buy into this short, intense weight training, but now after years of consistent maintenance of muscle mass I am hooked. The trainers are excellent and know how to get that very important last 5% effort out on every machine. Hope to be working with Oneup for decades to come.

From the owner: At OneUp Fitness we offer professional, one on one personal training in a semi-private, air…read moreconditioned fitness studio. All of our experienced trainers are required to hold a degree in Kinesiology, and a certification in personal training. Our objective is to give our clients sustainable results in as little as two 20 minute workouts per week.

At age 63, I am not a young cub. I have been working out at Best Secret Fitness several times a…read moreweek for over 18 months. The strengthening of my core and peripheral muscles has been well beyond my expectations. Best Secret has been transformational in my life. This has resulted both from time in the EMS suit and the top notch personal training offered by the Seidel team. We are extraordinarily fortunate to have Marlon, Nataly, and Stephane in Halifax!

From the owner: Your STATE-OF-THE-ART EMS - GYM downtown Halifax. Not enough…read moretime to exercise? BestSecret Fitness has your solution. Get in shape in only 25 minutes per week. We use the latest technology to create the easiest and most efficient workout. In combination with our 3D body scan technology, we offer exclusive and first-class fitness and health innovation.

Unexpectedly nice and large GoodLife in the heart of downtown Halifax. It's so nice to be able to…read moretravel, and get to a GoodLife within 5 minutes of my hotel. However, I wish the weekend hours were a bit expanded - they open at 8am, which made it impossible for me to go here and still make my conference.

So this is "my" gym and I work out here often (though not as often as I should)…read more Let's start off with location: It's great. I don't have a car so I don't need to worry about parking. If you do, it may be more of a challenge. I know that they have in the past offered discounted rates (free?) at Scotia Square. Since I don't have a car, this is perfect. It's close to a ridiculous number of bus routes and the ferry terminal. The layout and design: When this place first opened, I wasn't sure about the floor plan. I didn't get it and I didn't like it. I've warmed up to it and it actually makes a fair bit of sense. The free weights area (with all its banging and grunting) is at the far end, away from most of the other areas so you don't have to deal with that (though most of the people there are respectful). Equipment is spaced out well enough that you have no trouble maneuvering. My only notable dislike is the personal training area. I kind of wish they had an actual wall rather than their little red divider. I also thought that the fact that one wall is nothing but window to the street would be distracting but the Granville plaza is usually empty (at least when I'm there) that it's not. Equipment: Want to do cardio (and I usually do)? There are a ridiculous number of machines. Heavy emphasis on treadmills. They could stand to have a few other of the less popular machines but go with people want, I get it. They have to sets of circuit machines, lots of more advanced strength training machines and... I guess the free weight area is good? That's not really where I spend my time. I was also resistant to the TVs attached to (almost) every piece of cardio equipment at first but now I love it. Hop on a machine, plug in your ear phones and watch TV for 30 minutes while you get your sweat on. It's spoiled me for other gyms. Cleanliness: I loved the old location in Scotia Square but it didn't always feel clean. I'm sure it was but there were lots of times I could see dust and sweat buildup on machines. This place? No. it's all good. One of my only major complaints is pretty common to GoodLife: the stretching area. Before GoodLife came to Halifax, there was Nubodys. They had a great stretching area with a station specifically engineered to help you stretch after (or before) your workout. GoodLife puts a few mats out on the floor. And that's it. Yes, you can use the studio but only if there's not a class going on. Cherry on top: there are two massage chairs by the entrance. Free!

Renita is a very great trainer, I had the pleasure of working with her for 6 weeks and in that time…read moreI've lost 6.2 pounds, 11.5 pounds of fat and 30 inches of body fat all over. Before I started personal trainer I was like this is going to be boring and I'm not gonna like it but after the first session win Renita I've enjoy it, Renita was always there when I had questions or needed her she came right to my house so I didn't have to travel, she made sure she target my goals and gave me that right amount of force that I needed to achieve, she helped me when an eating plan and checked my food diary every time I had a session with her. I can say I'm happy she was my trainer I gained knowledge for training and nutrition , she made training fun with the humour and laughs. Money well spent and I would definitely recommend her!!':-). Shila Hamilton

From the owner: We specialize in Fat Loss and Body Sculpting. Our personal trainers will come to you at your home…read moreor office or even meet you at a park. It is all about your convenience. We are licenced and insured with over a decade experience in helping people reach their weight loss goals. We offer a free consultation and will meet at your convenience. Call today, make your dream a reality!

I'm not really a yoga fan for some reason. I think I get too antsy when I do it and just want to…read morebounce and flop around. Moksha is different because it is hot. The room is so warm that you sweat like crazy, actually detoxifying your entire body. This aspect of the yoga makes it more challenging and easier for me to concentrate. I like the schedules they have because it's usually available to anyone's schedule. I you have free time during the week I recommend going then; the weekends are just too busy. I went on a Saturday once and the entire room was full. It was so full that I couldn't even stretch out all the way without hitting someone. The dude behind me touched my foot because we were so packed. The instructors here are great. They are very informative and helpful. If you're doing something wrong they will correct you. One instructor in particular, Melissa, is cool because, in the more awkward poses, she asks if it's alright that she moves you. I liked the respect that she's showing when she does this. Just a quick tid bit. Ladies, don't be afraid to change in front of each other... and stop taking up the toilets to change your clothes! Some of us really need to pee after drinking 1.5 litres of water in an hour. If you're just looking to increase your exercise a bit, maybe try going once or twice a week. That means that buying a whole month isn't really worth it. Unless you plan on going more than three times every week, the monthly pass isn't worth it. I stick to one to two times a week, since it's quite a work-out and my muscles usually hurt the next day.

I've been hitting up the hot yoga since December and I have to say I do love me some Moksha…read more It's a super busy studio, which can be kind of trying on the patience sometimes, but busy= good. One thing I wish they did though was post which instructor was teaching which class. While the majority of the instructors here are amazing, everybody has a different personality and some people jive better than others. Overall though, a great place to sweat it out!

I had an experience at this gym in the past week that was pretty frustrating, and thus far, hasn't…read morebeen handled well by staff/management. First of all, it states on the front door of this Nubody's that the gym closes at 10pm. At 9:40pm last Monday, I along with one other girl was just completing my cardio routine. All of the cardio equipment at this gym faces 6 big screen tv's, and we were both plugged in and watching while we finished exercising. The Nubody's attendant closing that night proceeded to walk in front turning off all of the tv's. I looked up and noticed that it was only 9:40 and said: 'excuse me.'-I was hoping to ask her to leave the tv's on for 10 more minutes. Instead, I received no response. She either didn't hear me, or didn't feel like responding. For the amount that most people pay at this gym, they can't leave the tv's on until people have left? I realize that it's probably protocol to *start* shutting down at 9:50 or so but this was just too early... and too rude. I have since sent an email to the manager of this location asking for clarification on close times, as well as why I was treated so poorly and have yet to receive a response. Moral of the story: Don't join this Nubody's location... the Park Lane location 2 blocks away will let your run until the gym actually closes.

Located in the bottom of the Park Victoria apartment building, and formerly Park Vic Fitness, Park…read moreVictoria Nubody's was opened in 2008 and is one of the newest Nubody Clubs in the HRM. The Women's Only Club is painted hot pink, with pink everything throughout the Club. Like many other Nubody's, it has coin-operated tanning beds downstairs where you can tan for up to 20 mins for $5. Also found downstairs are a large sized aerobics room, a yoga studio, and change rooms (with lockers and showers). For me, I prefer the coed gyms, but for others, the Women's Only gyms work well. Also, I'm not a huge fan of the Bright Pink, as I find it a little overwhelming and a little too much Girl Power.

I was at this gym for years when it was a Goodlife. I liked it fine then. For whatever reason they…read moredecide to make it a budget Fit 4 less, do a bunch of renos, make it bigger and cut my membership in half. Sounds good to me. There are downsides, but these are personal. At the end of the day its clean, it has everything you need and its open 24hours......plus its cheap.

gym is so hot, they keep thermostat at 22. degrees in the summer, they are to cheap to spend money…read moreto keep the gym cool and always running out of paper towel, I guess you get what you pay for

I took out the 2 week first timers special and did a Pilates marathon, 5 days in a row during my…read morestay in Halifiax. Each class was unique and challenging in its own way. Instructors were engaged, classes were full and each class was fun. If I lived in the city I would be a full time member.