Did a drop in here from out of town and it was a great experience! Maria was coaching and she was…read moresuper encouraging! They certainly aren't used to drop ins at the 5:30am class so I felt like I surprised her a little when I showed up. There isn't a lot of info on their website about drop ins, so I just reached out via email ahead of time to let them know I was coming. They have the coolest t-shirts from american apparel too! I feel like I would drop in again just to get another shirt! The programming was awesome and I got a great workout in! They have fantastic equipment and it's all in wonderful condition. You can tell they take pride in their gym. There is plenty of parking in their lot too, which is always a concern in the urban areas. If you're in the Tacoma area I definitely suggest dropping in at Tacoma Strength!

"what's Crossfit?" I definitely didn't know what I was signing up for when my school [University of…read moreWashington Tacoma] was having a sign-up for something called Cross Fit on their Facebook page. Just in the midst, I have been debating over where to re-join at a gym to start working out [hopefully commit....] it was only a $5 fee for UWT students to attend an orientation and to go in twice a week for I think it was a month or so. I went to the orientation, no one but myself showed up.. kind of embarrassing. When I first stepped in, I felt like Plankton from Spongebob... I was scrawny compared to these extreme work-out people... even the ladies were muscled-up. Since I was by myself, it was more one on one orientation which gave me more space to ask questions and such. I think the person's name was Morgan? Maybe.. I don't remember~ he took me around and showed me the different exercises Crossfit involves. I was really excited to try this out. After the orientation it was a couple weeks after that I attended my first actual session. WOW... I am exercise-impaired, literally... I cannot properly work out for some odd reason despite being "out of shape". It was super embarrassing that I was so slow and had to use a pipe compared to others who had pretty heavy weights attached to their bars. I don't know if Crossfit is exactly what I am looking for when it comes to working-out but definitely I am proud of myself for giving it a go. But just a bit too intense for my level. The trainers and people at the session were super friendly and understanding about my lack of skills and was patient with me as I struggled embarrassingly... back and forth across the gym... with the weight sled thing dragging behind me (:

Super Studios has helped me fall in love with fitness and health. Before going I was confused and…read moreoverwhelmed with everything fitness. Am I doing it right? Am I working this muscle group enough? Super studios makes sure you leave there definitely feeling like every muscle group has been worked! The classes are small, and the instructors are very nice! It's always great going in and seeing familiar faces during classes!

I love this place! All the instructors are super nice, they offer a lot of different classes and…read moreall of them are challenging and so much fun! Sabrina also helps you with a meal plan so you get everything you need to reach your goals!

Orangetheory Fitness Tacoma is an outstanding group fitness facility. It has a reputation of being…read morea very intense workout but I actually find that it's super scalable to whatever your fitness level may be. I love the fact that if you do their workouts regularly, it *will* improve your health. There's no guesswork or sales pitches from personal trainers or other nonsense-- just excellent group fitness HIIT workouts. And the coaches watch your form while you're doing weightlifting and are there to correct you or make suggestions. It's the best of group fitness and personal training wrapped in one workout -- with motivating statistics and uplifting energy to help make you give your best every workout. I love working out under the orange lights -- hope to see you there soon!

I came here on the day of the One Mile Benchmark, while visiting Tacoma, and state of WA, for the…read morefirst time. Coach was Sam. Studio and folks were meh. I did pretty good. I got a mile readout at 4:57, technically 5:00 if splitting hairs. The treads only go up to 12 mph, so I'd maxed out and then added 1.5-2% incline on top. Anyway, 'nuff said. After this gym class, I jogged a 5K roughly back to my AirBnB. But that's a story for another day. I've been going to OrangeTheory (OT) for about a year now, so I know what I'm doing. Which indirectly means that I know what I'm doing in this review of an OT studio. I guess the real question is, do I really know how to end this review. The answer is, no. I went to OT Tacoma one day while on vacation, and I got a pretty respectable mile time. Then I jogged a not altogether easy 5K back afterwards. I'm visiting from the Northern Virginia area. So, yeah. I guess what I'm trying to say is, I have little to no idea what I'm rambling on about. But anyway, this studio was pretty dope.

When is the YMCA going to be open on Sunday? Funny how the rates have gone up although there are…read morefour less days that you are able to use the YMCA. I don't think COVID has anything to do with being closed on Sunday, pretty sure it's being used as an excuse. Lots of members will be joining other facilities that are open on Sundays. They will start loosing members which is very sad. This is very Important for people's mental health.

I was able to use a shower before a date and saved the day. I live in Everett but had a date after…read morework at south center so the Y saved the day.

If you love Loud Pop Music on overhead speakers, unmaintained exercise equipment, and Fox News (and…read moreother abrasive media), this is the club for you. Great location and facility layout but I feel this LA Fitness has been poorly managed for about five years now. Not a quality facility.

You never know someone's story so I will tell mines. I struggle with depression from dealing with…read morethe death of my son. I recently decide to start going back to the gym because the classes offered help me deal with stress. I called Wednesday the La fitness in tukwila to see what I needed to do before I go to the gym so I can get back on track. I was informed that I simply needed to pay $77 to catch up on my bill. I asked if I could go to any LA fitness because I moved to Tacoma. I was told yes. Monday morning I wake up happy excited and nervous to go to the body works plus abs class followed by Zumba. I arrive and was told that my account is closed. I explained I just called Wednesday and was told that I could pay so that I could use the gym membership. She said that the account was closed and that a sales representative could help me at 9:15. So I miss class one and wait for the rep hoping to catch my Zumba class which I really love. 9:15 comes and the manager explains that my account is closed and it's not able to be reopen and that I need to start a new account. He passes me on to another guy who was there at 845ish and he explains that the new membership is $60 a month. So I would have to pay 1st and last month and an initiation fee. I said the lady up front told me you had a $25 plan he stated that she is not a sales representative at that sale was over the weekend. So I decided to take my cash and go to dollar tree to get a prepaid Visa card so that I could get a membership through active fit for $28 a month. I just pay $62 first and last. So I go back to LA Fitness and wait about 20 mins to see the same gentlemen to active my account. It took two minutes. I asked him a simple question if this membership was for all the LA fitness or just this one. His response was I don't know you need to call active fit because they're the ones who made the account for you as he shrugs his shoulders. I asked in a calm low voice because I am so irritated by the horrible service that I ask your looking at the account it doesn't explain any information regarding the membership because they told me to ask you. He states that it says active in Washington state whatever that means. Ok so I am really big on customer service. One because I give customer service in all my jobs that I have had in my life and I am big on treating others as you want to be treated but if someone as you a question please don't shrug your shoulders and say call someone else. First see if someone else at your facility can help the person if you don't know what you're doing. Second of all get yourself up a come to the client and escort them to their seat. There have been plenty of months of plenty of years that LAF has received my money and I never visited. The more polite thing would have Been to ask after your classes will you have time to take care of this matter. Let me enjoy my classes and start my day off on a better note. But what is done is done. Please do better in giving great service. Help people heal through their trauma by working out. Not causing more friction in their already stressful life.

I've been going to this gym for around a year now and I really like it. The managers are great…read morepeople and they have most equipment you could ask for. The place is clean enough and there are TVs, fans, free WiFi, and water fountains with water bottle fills. I will note that the water bottle fill station has needed maintenance for a while now so I stopped using it. Also one for the squat racks has been moved into an awkward position and needs to be adjusted. Other than that it's great!

Honestly the 4 stars is just because it's way smaller than I expected. Tacoma is a busy area and I…read morewas expected a bigger gym for the city. They only have 2 squat racks and a smith machine. Decent amount of cardio equipment but it was pretty busy for the space.

I've been with I love kickboxing for about 6 months before starting the #6WeekChallange. I…read moreoriginally joined the club to get ready for my military PT test. I hate running, so I had to get my cardio up. (I ended up doing really well, btw.) I'm pretty active (besides running, lol), I have been doing a lot of strength/weight training and I eat fairly healthy. I've was gaining weight (muscle mass) but not losing any body fat. So I decided to start the #6WeekChallenge to kick my butt in gear. It was definitely a challenge. Adjusting to the meal plan the first week was difficult; I was hungry about 99% of the week, but I lost 3lbs and 2% BF that week. The second week, I had no changes in my results, and I was extremely frustrated. (There were a few weeks where I didn't have any changes. ) After talking with the instructors, I adjusted my meal plan a bit to help out. By the 3rd-4th week, I still wasn't seeing the results I wanted, so I talked to some of my fitness friends for additional tips and I had to adjust my meals again. And because I wasn't eating very few carbs, I was unable to sustain my strength workout with weights, I just ended up doing a lot of body weight workouts and adding in more cardio (besides the 3-4 kickboxing classes per week). But I ended up losing 14 lbs and almost 8% body fat!! I was weak, tired, and hungry most of the 6 weeks and there were many moments I wanted to quit and just go eat a Cinnabon, but I'm glad I kept to it and am extremely proud of my results. Although, I know some of the weight I lost was muscle mass. Rather than recommending whether or not to join the club or the 6 week challenge, I'll state my pros and cons. Pros: 1. The instructors are AMAZING. They are very helpful and patient. And the push you when you THINK you can't or just don't want to do the work. 2. The other members/challengers are awesome. They are very encouraging, share tips, and are willing to be an accountability partner whenever asked. 3. Class times are accommodating, for the most part. There are classes later in the evening on most days, for those of us who work during the day. Cons: 1. The club and the challenge are really expansive, even with a military and member discount. 2. The club itself (Tacoma anyways) smells like stinky feet. (Until you get used to it.) 3. The punching bags are well used, it would be nice if they were updated. 4. Challenge specific; if you are fairly fit and don't really have the weight/body fat to lose, it's really difficult to be successful without doing additional things aside of the challenge itself.

If you're looking to increase the intensity of your workouts - this is the place! It's tough, but…read moremoves fast and you will feel it. Pros: friendly snd encouraging staff, modify things for new people, excellent full body work out Cons: high pressure sales pitch, and it's too expensive and not a flexible membership. $125/month and sign up for a year. If they had a punch card or a month to month - it would be much more doable. But if you aren't working out 3x a week every month. It's just too expensive for what you're getting. If you weren't committing to a year up front - it would be better. If they had a 10 punch card option- that would be helpful- but I also don't want to pay for 100 punches at once. They need more flexible membership types.

My 'home' gym was Puyallup and it was great ! I moved recently and now go to the one off 72nd in…read moreMidland. To my pleasant surprise your team member Dawson ( he was at the Puyallup location) was the manager there! I was so happy to see that he received this promotion, good job Planet Fitness! He is a great assist to your company. I really like this location , very clean, easy to get in and out of and staff is awesome. The first day I checked-in I was greeted by Mika , she was super friendly and answered a few questions for me to get a lay of the land. Vince and David are also very helpful and have a great attitude.

Enjoyed this gym. I got the black card since they offer massage chairs and hydromassage. I never…read moregot to use them but wanted. I canceled my membership due to change in job. This is the first gym that made the cancelation process easy. Even when I had issues with equipment being down, the employees were quick to respond. I really enjoy this gym and plan on returning soon once my work situation is settled. To all the employees, you guys are doing a great job. Please keep up the great work.

All of the instructors and staff at The Fit Lab 253 are absolutely phenomenal. I felt welcome from…read morethe first day I walked in. They offer classes are geared for all levels, with right amount of challenge. The cues are easy to follow and visual guidance is also available when needed. Honestly, being cued correctly and being corrected when I'm out of alignment or in the wrong position have kept me from injury. Reformer Pilates has changed my life, I love it! I took a few private lessons with Amanda as my intro to pilates. She and the lessons were so amazing, I've been hooked ever since. When I'm in town, I come to the studio fairly consistently and my body has been transformed, completely snatched. I feel my workouts all over, every atrophied muscle has been awakened. Every instructor does something "special" in their class, please try them all, you will not be disappointed. I highly, highly recommend coming here.

One of the benefit of COVID shit down is being able to take private Pilates lessons at THE FIT LAB…read more253! I have fallen in love with Pilates and have added two another new classes I have never done before and love them as well - Spin and Zone! They have great instructors that know their classes that they teach very well and motivating and encouraging. They give modifications to any level of fitness can attend!! Amazing workout facility!!

Great introductory course for those that want to be more aware and practice hands on skills. Two…read morehours was the perfect amount of time for this course. The class started right into some hands on stuff...bring a water bottle it can be a workout! The practice sessions really made me more aware of the areas I need to improve in. I'm ready for level 2!

I have been attending NOVA Self Defense regularly for the past three months. Saturday mornings are…read morenow one of my favorite parts of my week! Evan and the assistant instructors are very good about giving constructive, targeted feedback. I feel that I have learned a lot of new things and had plenty of opportunity to fine-tune the basics, which has helped me build up my strength. In class, we learn to protect ourselves and fight back. When we learn new techniques, Evan breaks down the psychological aspects before moving into the how-to, enabling a full understanding of the why you are learning this. The real-life scenarios continue to be a helpful, and above all, safe way for me to try out what I've learned. Some of the other reviews have mentioned the work out at the end of class. This is no joke. The workout is the best! We do circuit training with some combative stuff thrown in, like palm strikes, elbows, and knife-dodging. Evan encourages you and will even work out with you. I'm not even a fitness freak (ugghhh I hate the gym), but this workout rocks. For those who are feeling iffy about the class and the amount of combat that takes place, please be assured that Evan always encourages you to find a way out of a physical altercation. This is an attitude that I have always appreciated because at the end of the day, I'm a lover, not a fighter. This class is just teaching you what you can do if you are left with no choice or caught off guard.