I am pleased to be writing a review of Carly - I have found his support to be extremely valuable…read more About 10 years ago I experienced a major medical incident which brought my life as an athlete to abruptly end. I subsequently gained over 60 pounds and was unable to work out. Over the last 2 years, I began a process of reclaiming my health and was able to drop about 45 pounds mostly by cleaning up my eating, however, my weight plateaued, and I felt somewhat stuck. After conducting an internet search of area fitness studios, I came upon Zen Fitness, and followed a link at the bottom of their page to Instagram, and there began to find out about Carly. After mulling it over for about 3 months, I took the dive and sent a message to inquire about training packages. I was extremely nervous about being judged, not being able to complete the exercises, and the pressure to sign up for some packages. I knew after my first appointment that I had taken the right step. The gym is clean and is staffed by a community of great people who promote healthy eating (vegan) lifestyle. Carly does a great job at reading non-verbal cues and knows when to push a little bit more as well as knowing when to take a break. I have been in the gym for about 2 months now, he asked me if I noticed any differences and it took me a while to formulate a response. Here is what I know, a lot has changed over the last two months; I am happier, I have more energy, and my body is starting to show definition. Prior to working with the studio, I felt stuck on my journey to get my body back. Now I feel supported, encouraged, and much more highly motivated. Thanks to support from Carly I feel confident that I am moving in the right direction.

Looking for a gym that will go above and beyond then this is it! They help work around any physical…read moreissues you may have and help you achieve your weight loss goals. They have an awesome facility that is centrally located for easy use. All the trainers are highly qualified and no other studios have produced such amazing results in town! I highly recommend Zen fitness!

OTF Milhopper! I started my journey in March of 2021 at this location and I have been going ever…read moresince. The front desk workers and coaches are amazing. The manager Bo is super friendly, caring, and just an awesome human! My favorite coaches are Brandon, Karah, and Mike. They each are super friendly, encouraging, and caring. Throughout my experience, I have lost weight, gain muscles, gotten faster, lifted heavier, and felt great in my body! The environment is welcoming, the music while working out gets me pumped, and I love that each workout is different and I always have a coach helping me out along the way. What are you waiting for, try out a free class! I promise you will fall in love under the Orange lights!

Love me some OTF! I have been a proud member of OTF since January 1 and have lost more than 40…read morepounds since day 1 even with a pandemic trying to stop me. I am a regular at OTF University and OTF Butler Plaza. Yesterday (08/06/2020) I ventured over to the Millhopper location for the very first time to use the gym and visit my favorite Coach Cosmo. I had never been to this gym before and sadly had to use a GPS to find it as I never ever go over to that side of town. Once I arrived I parked my car and got in line to workout. The line was pretty long and it was full of new faces I have never seen before. People were very friendly and talkative while waiting in line. Once inside the gym it is a big L Shape with treadmills and rowers on one side of the room and the weight room on the other. It was super nice. I will say this gym is a little smaller than Butler and University, but it is the oldest location in Gainesville and they were able to see the small size and make the other gyms bigger because of this. I highly recommend this gym if you're looking for a great workout.

Elevate is an excellent place to work towards your fitness goals. The equipment is clean and…read morewell-maintained, the space is bright and fun to work out in, and the small group setting is motivating and challenging. As far as fitness spaces go, this one is welcoming and non-judgmental, which can be hard to find! Will is a great coach who spends time encouraging, correcting, and pushing each person who attends his classes. He is obviously very knowledgeable and designs workouts to progress in effective and fun ways. Will recently designed a tailored small group weekly class for our local roller derby team, and he quickly figured out what our bodies need and how to help us get to the next level as athletes. We are very glad to have developed a relationship with Will and Elevate!

I have been coming to Elevate fitness since they opened last year. I have always been someone with…read morea gym pass and have even done personal training in the past. Never however, have I worked out harder than I do at this gym. The workouts change daily and each one challenges you (workouts are a mix of strength, HIIT, and cardio). I have been doing the noon and afternoon group fitness classes (Elevate has early morning, noon, and evening classes). I love how I don't need to think about my workouts, they are always planned out perfectly by Will the owner and trainer. I always get a real workout rather than just walking around a normal gym confused and leaving after a mediocre attempt at a workout. Will coaches you throughout the class and tailors the weights and exercise to your ability while pushing you to work your hardest. I have seen great progress since I've began working out here and am growing stronger. I have done exercises I never thought I could, and even those I was always too scared to do. I can only imagine that his personal training is also top notch and even more personalized. Will is a great motivator and sincerely cares about his clients. Group classes while always tough, are also fun and the people at this gym make you feel like a big family. If you want to see actual progress in yourself, join this gym!

This is the best private gym in Gainesville! They listen to your needs and pair you with the right…read moretrainer. Dan (the owner, he's awesome) felt my best match was Sally...let me tell you, he hit it out of the park! She's the BEST trainer I've ever had! I come out of every work out feeling accomplished and I'm already seeing tremendous improvement! Everyone there is awesome and treats you like an old friend when you walk in the door. They make you feel comfortable here. They also have group, one on one and couple trainings. Boxing classes, boot camps, etc. Last but not least they are extremely affordable and will work out payment plans with you if you want to pay as you go. I say, if your gonna do it, you gotta go for it, get the 48 sessions, you get a price break and I promise by the end you will see an amazing change and be ready to sign up for another 48!

From the owner: Here at Sweat Life Fitness, we aim to provide clients a "one-stop fitness destination". Along with…read moreoffering personal training and group fitness classes, we also provide nutrition services, massages and 3D body scans. All these services together allow clients to achieve their fitness goals in the most efficient and effective manner.

Great for the area. Brings people together to maintain a necessity. Love the staff and facilities…read morethey have to offer here.

Always clean and staff are friendly. Billing issues a few times but they were resolved quickly.read more

Over a year in being a member here and I still love it like I did when I first started. It's one of…read morethe best gyms I've ever been a part of, and I don't even take part in all there is to offer. It's convenient having 3 locations, especially with one being solely for women. While it is pricey, it can be worth it if used properly. I especially love the amount of classes that are offered across the 3 locations although some of them I wish were offered at different ones or different times but that's not something that can really be controlled and is up to who the instructor is so I get it. My favorite classes are dance attack and Bodypump. Highly recommend!

Always love coming to Gainesville Health and Fitness, going in the heated pool for my physical…read moretherapy, a great partnership with ReQuest which is next door.

What a great place to workout!!! So clean and everyone is very nice and helpful. They have every…read morepiece of equipment you could want and they're all in perfect condition. They even have short term memberships for those just visiting the area. Thank you so much for making my week in Lake city a great and healthy one. I'll be back.

Got a day pass as was just staying in town the night. Good amount of equipment. Equipment was a…read morelittle old though. And their heavier racking dumbbells were completely falling apart. But if I come back through, I would go back. Staff were super helpful.

I've been working out with Christy for a little over a year and i have dropped down to my ideal…read moreweight as well as improve my endurance and strength. Christy is very knowledgeable and has helped me learn so much. When I originally started, I was terrified to go into a gym and attempt to lift weights next to someone who I assumed would be fitter and be lifting much heavier weights than I could. Thanks to Christy, I'm able to go into a gym comfortably and work out next to those "gym rats". If your looking for someone who is friendly and yet aggressive with helping you with your goals, look no further.

I have been working with Christy for almost 2 years. She is the best trainer that I have worked…read morewith. She will push you to be sure you achieve your goals without allowing you to do things that may be harmful. The hour goes by fast (most days) and I always feel like I got a great workout. Things are different most days so you do not feel you are doing the same things over and over. She is a great trainer and I highly recommend her if you are looking for a trainer to help achieve your goals!!!!!

Biggest waste of a gym and humanity and time ever! The manager defends stalkers and called the cops…read morewho chased me down and pulled me over in high profile fashion. Know what I did? I was recording people who were harassing me as I have been told to do as a victim. If they were not doing anything wrong they had no reason to curse at and gang up on me. I left after being screamed at and defending myself. I tried to show the manager my video and tell her I didn't appreciate this behavior and she had already called the cops, ON ME! She didn't ask me to leave nor did she have to. She said you are not a local they are and had a cop chase me down in my car being a stalking victim and I guess being out of town at AF which boasts its traveling network, this is the reason for this disgraceful treatment. What a nightmare. They need better training and I want acknowledgment for how poorly they treated me and an apology! I can't reach the owners! Gross community ok gym nothing special no one special or decent here. No accountability. Victims and non-local are not welcome or supported here. I was just trying to work out! I wasn't rude or hurting anyone but defending myself recording someone following and recording and cursing at and threatening me. How pathetic!

Great place to work out and the owner is very nice person. The coaches are all very knowledgeable…read moreand certified trainers.