I took the 6 week challenge and lost 7% of my body fat! I went from 13.7% down to 6.7%! I took the…read moreprogram seriously and followed the meal guidelines (I even had a few slip ups that Kirk helped me rectify). I honestly feel better than I have felt in years and am really happy I took the challenge. Ally, one of the trainers there, is always happy to be there and pushes you when you need it but makes the workouts fun at the same time (like when you're laughing your way through a wall sit while curling a resistance band). I'm very happy I took on the challenge and would recommend it to anybody who is ready to really push themselves to make a lifestyle change for the better

Super awesome team of professional trainers that encourage, motivate, and whip your ass into shape!…read more I signed up for the 6 week - 20 lbs lost program and I lost a total of 22lbs, over 20 inches and signed up for another challenge immediately. When I started, I thought to myself "OMG I have 60 lbs to my goal, there is no way I am ever going to make this" but after 6 weeks, I am stronger, healthier and happier and I KNOW I can make it to my goal! The folks you work out with are awesome and diverse and a variety of fitness levels, so if you're insecure about working out, just know that there are some folks here that will be more out of shape than you and they still show up, do the work and get the results. Totally inspiring and amazing program!

Wonderful trainer that care about your overall well being. They create a fun and hard working…read moreenvironment, were like one big happy family #PleaseBelieve

I loved going to Please Believe while I lived in Charlotte. JD and Shannon legit care about the…read morehealth of their clients, which you don't always see at other gyms. They have classes M-Thu at 6am, 10am, 2pm, 5pm, 6pm, and 7pm. Friday class is at 6am and 10am, and Saturday is Beastmode at 10. Each class runs about 40 minutes and is usually a circuit of stations (schedule is posted weekly in the private Please Believe Facebook group). Sometimes they'll change it up and play a game like roll the dice (where each person in class rolls a die and the entire class has to do whatever exercise comes up) or the name game where you write your name and each letter corresponds to a different exercise. Classes were always challenging and exposed us to a wide variety of exercises. Weigh-ins happen every other Wednesday, and everybody who loses five pounds or more gets their picture taken and posted in the group. Getting a sign is a nice source of motivation and encouragement- I appreciated that a lot. In addition to group classes, JD and Shannon also offer personal training. I was on the $20/wk plan, which allowed me to attend three classes per week. They have more expensive plans for people who want to attend class more often. There's also the Facebook group where they track everybody's meals, encourage folks, and post Sweat Check photos after each class. It really did feel like a family, and if you missed a few days they were asking where you were and when you were coming back. I will say this isn't the gym for you if you want to just come in and use machines on your own. It doesn't really work that way, and it's not set up to be that kind of a gym. Go to Planet Fitness for that lol. Also, I did have one minor gripe- and it's why I deducted one star. Sometimes the music played during class contained explicit language. It wasn't an issue for me, per se, but I could see patrons who aren't used to that being turned off. Overall, it's still a great gym run by folks who really care about you. Yes, it's more expensive than many larger gyms, but you get what you pay for. The encouragement and support at Please Believe is worth it. Definitely check them out!

One of the best gyms in the QC! Have been coming here for 5 years and absolutely love it. If you…read morehave a stigma against joining a CrossFit gym due to a stereotype, this gym breaks all of that down. Seriously, the people are the nicest and all athletic abilities are welcome! Come out and give it a shot!!! Ask for Ben and he'll set you up with everything you need to know.

It's been about one year since I started working out at Ultimate CrossFit and I'm just as jazzed…read moretoday about the gym as I was when I started. Thanks to the great trainers and smart programming I've learned how to lift weights efficiently, increase my speed, and do a variety of exercises I was about damn sure I could never do. Like 50 double unders in a row. Or 100 kipping pull ups. Or weighted push ups - yes, they do exist. Is it expensive? Well, yes and no. If you're making great use out of your membership - i.e. going to classes, heading to open gym, or yoga, or even Olympic lifting, the cost is absolutely justified. I mean, if you're going to spend money on one thing in your life it should be your health...right?! If you have any sort of motivation, you can absolutely make Ultimate CrossFit your home. You'll learn how to workout in an impressive, yet humbling way; you'll absolutely be inspired to come back again and again. And the people who are part of the gym - that includes managers, trainers and members - really make this place what it is. Oh - and they take music requests...listening to some Biggie Smalls really makes a workout.

Dropped in for a week while visiting family. The facility, coaches and members are all fantastic…read more Andy, the owner, does an outstanding job of keeping everyone safe. I highly recommend checking out CrossFit Charlotte.

Decided to try out CrossFit Charlotte while visiting Charlotte for the weekend. We knew being…read morevisitors that we would have to pay a drop in fee and sign a waiver. We arrived 25 minutes early. No one greeted us. No coach said hello. I give my own CrossFit Coaches credit. They go out of their way to make visitors feel welcome. These folks weren't the same friendly CrossFit family that I am used to. We have dropped in to other CrossFit gyms when traveling and everyone is always over the top nice and welcoming. The front room looks like a old dr's office. There are kids and cartoons!!? Um....ok. Don't even get me started on the smell of that front room.... Bleh. We stood around for 20 minutes and still nothing. We grabbed our waters and left. I'm sure Charlotte has better CrossFit gyms than this one. Absolutely awful. Also, they appeared not to have scaling options. So beware if you are not able to RX.

Marcous Dunn is an awesome trainer. Just recently went back to work out with him after a recent…read moreinjury. The group trainings are very encouraging and uplifting. Individual workouts are specialized for the individual. Marcous assists with reaching our goals, each session is ended with group or individual prayers . I'm soo glad I have returned and now it's time to GET IT DUNN

This place will actually have you seriously contemplating running off and joining the circus. It's…read moreSUCH a good time. Hard. Challenging for sure but ultimately one of the best times I've had in a long time. They have beginner classes they call Fundamentals- fundies! The fundie classes are exactly what they sound like. They give you a good foundation to build on. I will say this isn't a one and done type of activity, you will want to come back! I've tried Hammock, Lyra and Silks so far. You don't have to be super strong at all to start.

It had the potential to be a great class, but the lack of attention to sanitation and customers was…read morevery disappointing. First of all, the silks smelled so bad, like sweat, and it was disgusting to use them. Second, there was a giant dead roach lying right next to the mat area and no one removed it during the class. Also, it was my first class, and almost the whole group were first-timers. I expected everyone to have their own spot with silks, but I had to share a spot with two more people. So for about 2/3 of the class I was just standing and waiting for others to take their turn. If I go to Pilates, I don't share a reformer with anyone - that should be the default. I'm pretty tall, and when I arrived, I randomly picked the silks without knowing they were different heights. But once we started doing exercises, I realized my head was bumping into the floor. I asked the instructor if the silks were different heights, and she said yes, then told me I could try to switch with someone from a different group if they were willing (but those groups were friends who came together). She didn't seem to care at all, in the beginning, she could have told me to choose a different height of silks since she saw I was tall. The nice part was the cute stickers everyone could choose after class, and the fact that they give you a list of the exercises you practiced so next time you can try something new. But overall, they really need to work on customer service and cleaning!!

This review is for the STX free boot camp that they have every Monday and Wednesday:…read more I wasn't ready. Mentally or physically for what went down Wednesday night. I'll try to keep it short. (Yeah right! Lol) Overall- such a GREAT workout, experience and Emily breeze is so awesome!!! The only thing that kept me from quitting..well two things kept me from quitting. Knowing that summer is coming and my booty isn't where it needs to be and sheer will power to just keep going. I almost quit. Like literally said to myself "I can't do this...I so can't do this". And I heard the small inner former athlete say "yes.you.can" so I took another step...one more push up...one more lunge...one more squat. It's a brutal workout. I think we did (well I did because I couldn't do them all) at least 200 squats. I'm sure others did more. I think about 50 or more (I dunno I think I blacked out after a while) push ups, so many sprints, a bear crawl, back pedals, omg...my body was quivering. My mental state was shot....until something clicked and I remembered "yes I can". Sure I didn't do 20 squats at each cone, but I tried to do 15. I just kept moving. Never standing and never cheating myself out of the movement. I push well past my comfort zone. Along with about 200 people. It's a good mix of fitness levels and a great sense of community. I met some great people. Strangers were encouraging each other. The group clapped for those who were coming in last to encourage them. Amazing. By the time we got to the burpee plank series I was spent. I'm glad that was last. The ONLY reason why I'm kicking off a star is because at the end a big muscle guy kick my foot while I was in a modified plank hold (my knees were on the ground and I would alternate left and then right knee) and said "is that your plank?" I said "yes. You don't know my story. You try having stomach surgery" and he walked off. What I SHOULD have said was "is that your face? Oh it is? Then yes. This is my plank" That made me mad and confirmed why I don't xfit. I was judged by my plank and he kicked my foot. So for that, I kick off a star. At least my plank will get better...your face?? *shrugs shoulders* I'm going to go back. I am so happy that I didn't quit. It's challenging and it will help push me past my level of comfort!!!

Man oh man! While on our year long travels around the US, we found this FREE bootcamp on Charlotte…read moreon the Cheap's site looking for things to do. When I saw that it was co-led by THE Randy Moss, I knew we had to go, being a huge Patriots fan. Since we have been traveling around the US, we have really only been running and getting SOME body weight work in. This class whooped our asses haha! For a class size of about 200 people, it was very well organized! Everyone got a great workout, I felt like I could go ROUGHLY at my own pace, and everyone was very encouraging. I'd like to say that it is an all-levels class, but it really isn't. You would probably be better off with some athletic background or at least average/above average fitness level to keep up. I would be back if I am in the area again! Feel free to follow our travels at www.tandaintheusofa.com! One thing to note, is they do charge $5 to park in their lot, which we did not know. We did see many other people parking on the street perpendicularly across the street.

Nice gym with good amount of bouldering, even more ropes after their expansion last year. Good…read morestaff and setting. I don't make it down too frequently because it's a bit further than South End (and now NoDa) but I enjoy coming for a fresh new set and the ropes walls are super high and fun! I love leading here. They have a good workout room too and they put on good events, comps, celebrations etc throughout the year.

Such a fun time!! We spent about 2-3 hours here. Many different walls to climb but you have to be…read morecertified or have someone help you climb about half of them. Obviously, it takes a lot of upper body strength but not extremely complicated. Very clean. The staff we dealt with seemed to not have much personality but you don't spend a lot of time with them. When you go in, you do have to do waivers and fill out info and watch videos on an iPad. Stay safe and they'll show you how to fall...correctly