I love the group strength-training classes where I can safely learn how to lift barbells,…read morekettlebells, and free weights in a class-like setting with knowledgeable trainers. The encouragement I receive from trainers and other members have built up my confidence to lift heavier and get stronger. I'm now able to perform daily functional tasks without pain!

Hands down my favorite place to train. Strong culture, strong people, strong results. can't say…read moreenough good things about this gym. If you're serious about strength training, this is the place to be. The equipment is top-notch, well maintained, and clearly chosen by people who actually lift. There's plenty of space to train without feeling crowded, and the atmosphere strikes the perfect balance -- focused, supportive, and zero ego. Check it out!

Isaac is an adept Lecher Antenna practitioner. He performed a balancing session with me remotely…read moreand I am so glad he did. With the ACMOS insight and Isaac's expertise, I left with advice and confidence to keep my health issues in check. Next time I am looking for a Tacoma personal trainer, I will definitely call Isaac at Beometry

I've never done personal training before but after having surgery on my neck a year ago and…read morefinishing up physical therapy, I wanted to get back in shape, but I am hypermobile and need highly personalized care due to postural issues and compensations. I first asked if they ever worked with any hypermobile clients because so many trainers don't even know what that is, and when I sent a message to Beometry, Isaac set up a time for a call to discuss my needs and spent a whole hour talking to me on the phone about my goals, past injuries, hypermobility, past athletic experiences etc! Most places would just want to get you in the door as soon as possible and take your money, but I felt like Isaac truly understood my issues and actually cared! He put together a plan for me and I have worked with Miriam in a small group personal training session. Miriam is unbelievably talented and came up with all kinds of workarounds due to some of the issues I have with my joints. When I first came in, I still had a lot of pain and stiffness in my neck, back and ribs, and we have worked on improving my mobility, especially in my ribs, and breathing. After going to Beometry for a few months, I just went on my first backpacking trip in 20 years, which is something I never thought I'd be able to do again, and I'm actually feeling so well that I am planning on hiking the PCT next year (all 2,650 miles of it). I can't thank Beometry enough and would recommend them to anyone in the area who is looking for a trainer whether it's for weight loss, general fitness, or gaining mobility back to live pain free!!

My relationship with GRIT CITY FITNESS AND PERFORMANCE is a life changer…read more I have never felt like I was part of a fitness community before coming here. I have never felt like my effort was meet with results before coming here. I am 37 years old, and this year is the first time I've understood my body's needs and how to give it the best possible circumstances for health and wellness. I use Jeff's virtual Team Training, Serena's Superhero You and nutritional coaching. I'm forty weeks in to recording of nutrition and I don't ever want to stop habits, nor my relationship with Grit. The virtual training is more than just watching a workout. You can workout live with the coaches... and Jeff is ridiculously good and concise with remembering/recommending substitute movements for your limitations or injuries, and very resourceful with helping you utilize the objects you already have in your home. I have many many many public Facebook posts about this place if you're still on the fence about investing in yourself. Oh - and the generous outpouring of support and communication through several channels (fb,insta,email etc) is 24/7. They have really really found a way to personalize your health, while still keeping you part of the group.

I've been coming to this establishment for 10+ years. The owner (Jeff) and his team have helped me…read morereach every goal I've established throughout this time. Even though my goals have changed over this time period, they've been able to re-adjust accordingly and help set out what's needed to achieve and complete my end result. Very well educated and also informative. Don't hesitate to check this place out, these guys will take care of you in every aspect!

Updating my five star review with another five star review. My husband and I are both members at…read moreAscent now and it is hands down the best gym we have ever been to. The entire team here is incredible and the members are awesome as well. We have both done personal training (my trainer was Kam) here and learned a lot and we go to the Sunday class most often . Ascent is both welcoming and accommodating to folks of all identities and abilities and of all sizes. As someone with concerns about environments that can foster an environment where counting calories and weighing in are encouraged or emphasize is put on size, Ascent is the exact opposite. Ascent is a wonderful unicorn place where people can go just to learn how to better move their bodies and grow stronger and find victories that have nothing to do with size- like hiking longer distances, or having less back pain, or being able to lift more. They always offer alternative exercises to meet people where they're at which is super refreshing. They also host so many great events and series classes like queer inclusive self defense. We drive from a fair distance away because the community here is so much better and they have a mission you can't help but support. By far the best collective group of humans I've met since moving to Washington and that is such a testament to the owners Luca and Katie!

I've been attending Ascent Fitness since summer 2019 and I've loved every moment of it. The…read moretrainers are down-to-earth and supportive, the environment is friendly and encouraging, and the workouts kick my butt every time. The focus at this gym is functional fitness, so you do a variety of exercises each time you go--including crawling, get-ups, weights (and body weight exercises), lunges, etc. I also love that the trainers will give plenty of modifications as needed, as I'm limited in shoulder mobility due to an injury. Their main format is small group classes, but personal training and open gym hours are also available. Which works for me, became I'm way more accountable when I'm in a class anyway! I've gotten noticeably stronger since I first started, which has helped me not only in my work and at home, but with my self-confidence overall. Exercise really is the best self care. Thank you, Ascent Fitness!

I have been to multiple CrossFit gym and other gyms in the area, and this is highest quality one by…read morefar. Owners are involved and are experienced coaches. Case in point, on day one the owner diagnose an issue that I was having with my form for one of the Olympic, weightlifting movements, which another gym in the areas coaches hadn't noticed for seven months, and had led to an injury. Day one Joe diagnosed the problem and it was fixed without me even asking!There are two sides of the gym, dedicated for electric weightlifting on one side, and the other side, high intensity, interval training. This shit is easily accessible, clean, and has easy parking. It is not a globo gym, nor is it simply an iron fitness. There is space for what you need if it's a casino workout, or you're dropping in for open gym or individual weightlifting session. Coaches run classes on time, one hour, which is not the experience that I have had other community style gyms in the past in the area. American flag over the door, attentive coaches and community, never asking for reviews online (a great plus!), accessible in ten minutes or less from JBLM, Lakewood, all the way up to Ruston. Great location for access!

Worst company! Do not shop here. They will screw you over! They have TERRIBLE!!!! Customer service!…read moreI was called names by their employee. They overcharge. And don't send you what they say they are going to send. Oh, and trying to return is even worse. They try and rip you off BAD! Then they try and make you pay more money to return it than it was to buy it? Haha, how does that make sense?

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 (:

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.

Absolute horrible customer service experience with the GM. Ongoing issue with collection of payment…read morefor dues. GM accused me of having insufficient funds, repeatedly, only to find he and his entire staff were improperly entering payment information into their system. I was advised this was a 'training' issue by an Accounting person at a separate branch. Additionally, the GM 'Mozzy' is extremely condescending and patronizing in conversation. He prides himself on his own perceived intellect and superiority, to the point of delusion. I attempted to troubleshoot THEIR issues with payment processing for 2+months only to be talked down to and treated as ignorant. I spoke with Mozzy on several occasions to try and fix the payment issue only for him to explain to me (after incorrectly collecting payment and denying us entry to the facilities) that he deals with this issue "100's of times each week" and can't recall talking to me. If an issue like this is recurring "100's of times each week" maybe there's an internal issue??? Maybe YOU and your team aren't doing something properly?? Lastly, my son (24) went in to discuss the situation with Mozzy after I was advised (again) everything had been settled, only for Mozzy to begin an argument with my son. The best part, Mozzys staff called to apologize to me for how disrespectful and rude he was to my son. WOW! I guess I'm not the only one who sees this guy is on a power trip?! This guy Mozzy's confidence in his abilities far exceeds his actual skill and comprehension. This establishment should be ashamed to use members dues to employ such an incompetent disrespectful person. If Mozzy is too smart and too capable to be bothered with paying customers, he should do himself a favor and find somewhere else to work that values his self-perceived superior intellect. Clearly Tacomans are too ignorant and undeserving of common respect or curtesy. Additionally, I would like to mention the staff member who called noted she was in fear of 'getting in trouble' but wanted to let me know personally how sorry she was for how we were being treated. How sad for the staff at this location to have to work under this authoritarian. Lastly, this Mozzy character felt it was necessary to let me know he is 'former' law enforcement. Knowing now what I do about how my sons were treated (both threatened with being trespassed and one being threatened with being banned) I now understand why he mentioned this - it's an intimidation tactic. Mozzy is on a severe power trip and thinks he can bully people he sees as inferior. For the record, we have been members of this gym for 4 years with ZERO previous issues. I am sickened at the way my sons have been treated. If LA bothers responding, it better not be 'Mozzy'. My son went in to file a formal complaint today and was advised by Mozzy that he was the one to take the complaint (which was against himself). For being a former law enforcement officer, I'm surprised this guy is unfamiliar with the term 'conflict of interest'. In the same conversation he threatened to have my son banned and told him that 'he could leave' if he didn't like the way he was being treated. This behavior is a severe abuse of authority and power. To feel the need to mention to gym members that you are a former cop signals a bigger issue and concern. This guy is a major LIABILITY. Gross. I am formally requesting contact information for the regional manager of the LA Fitness - 72nd location. I want a formal complaint filed and taken seriously.

The staff here was great, I was from out of town just visiting and they welcomed me in and got me…read moreall set up to train in their awesome facility why I was in town. I always visit LA fitnesses when I'm traveling!

Amazing facility. This man is the most knowledgeable person I've ever gotten the chance to meet…read more What an expert. This man has more inventions then I do underwear. Top notch service and knowledge I can't believe it. If I were to trust anyone with my life it would be blake. Yes. You read that right, Blake is far more knowledgeable then any doctor I've met. A++ service. 10/10 would recommend.

If you are any kind of athlete and you haven't already gotten a fitness test, then you absolutely…read moreneed to go here. Call this place tomorrow and go and do the GPA test. The GPA test measures flexibility, aerobic fitness and strength and gives you a grade out of a 4.0 scale. I can't stress how useful it is to have scientific results of your fitness that can be tested regularly to measure your progress. And in the results of the test, Blake can dissect your health and fitness with incredible depth and make ballpark suggestions on what to do to improve that you'd otherwise have to go through rigorous and expensive testing elsewhere to basically get offered the same advice. And best of all the service is so cheap and Blake is so friendly.

This has got to be tops on the scale of rudeness. I made an appointment for a No Sweat Intro . I…read moreshowed up on time. The person I was supposed to see was there -Cole- because he was told by 2 different people I was there. He never acknowledged to me that I was there and he was running behind nor did he tell the ones who informed him to say anything to me. I guess they don't need new clients. Severely dissatisfied and can't see why anyone would go to this company. Orange Theory Fittness may be a large organization but at least they make everyone feel welcome. Town Athletics is bad news

I've been a crossfitter for a few years now and moved to Tacoma last fall. I started at another gym…read morebut was missing the more traditional Crossfit elements I had at my gym in Seattle. A friend recommended I try out Town. I was instantly impressed by not only the welcoming atmosphere but the level of attentiveness and professionalism displayed by the coaches. Additionally they truly promote the community feel at Town, something I truly value in Crossfit. It's been a few months now since I've joined Town and the improvements I've made thanks to the coaches are unbelievable. I would encourage anyone that is interested in trying Crossfit, maybe just moved to the area and is in need of a gym, or just looking for a positive and challenging place to improve their fitness to give Town a shot.