Bally Total Fitness

Pros: Decent equipment.
Cons: Contract, deceitful sales practice, horrible customer services.

This is my bally experience.

I join the gym because it was closer to my work place. They were all nice and friendly with you when you join. Here are a few of the things that they neglected to tell me. It almost next to impossible to cancel...

Pros: Several locations, as well as hours of operation allow for flexible schedule.
Cons: Strong-arm sales pitch, pathetic customer service

Nice facilities and an energetic sales team will get a person walking through the door motivated to quickly become a member. Be prepared to be rushed into a one on one in a small cramped office, as it appears no one in the organization has the ability...

Pros: nothing
Cons: lying, scum bag managers and employees (at the PENTA in New York City)

I went to a Bally's in New York (Penta) to get a two week trial membership. I was only going to be in New York for ONE month and then I was going back to my home where there are NO Bally's. After explaining this EXPLICITLY to the employees who signed ...

Pros: Well...you get to exercise, somewhere. I guess that's a pro. Overall, however, not happy.
Cons: They will do anything to sign you up. But all they want is money.

My experience with Bally's has been horrible. My roommate and I decided in October to join, and after a bit of searching, and after about a week of phone calls, decided to visit Bally's in North Providence, Rhode Island. When we entered the gym, ...

Pros: ?
Cons: Rude, Disinterested Management; Horrible Odors; Too Hot - Not Enough Air Conditioning and Ventilation.

The Bally's on Kennedy Blvd. in Union City, NJ is very poorly managed and my experience has been terrible. I have the following complaints:

1.member access to machines is limited due to overcrowding; 2. member access to the workout room is...

Pros: Facilities are good
Cons: Unfair and coercive sales tactics and there is no way out

Bally's is an excellent Gym if you are willing to be commited to a three year contract. You should be made aware of this before you join. I regretfully was tempted by one of those $5.00 to join ads and signed up with the Kings Highway, Brooklyn NY...

Pros: none above other gyms
Cons: lying 'trainers', unethical contracts, filthy crowded facilities, unmaintained machines, contract with satan

I've been a member for a few months. I joined because my girlfriend worked out there and I thought I was going in with my eyes wide open -- knew that it might not be the brightest decision, but I was sure I could get out of the contract if I really had...

Pros: it's close by, easy parking.
Cons: Missing Equipment, Inept Instruction, Poor Communication, Indifferent Staff and Management.

Missing Equipment: For over a year we have complained that there were not enough "collars" for weight lifting bars in group exercise room which are required equipment for Powerflex classes. To no avail. We were told corporate ...

Pros: Alot of locations..sort of reminds of McDonnalds...Everywhere and no where near the best.
Cons: They hire flunkys to have around to sign anybody up to a long term contracts.

I've been a member of Bally Total Fitness for ten years now and I just can't stand it anymore and I've just signed up at another brand of health club and I'm very glad to get away from Ballys. All the Bally clubs in my area have gone down hill, the lack o ...

Pros: Cheap, compared to others
Cons: Hours of operation, maintenance, no help unless you paid an instructor hour, NO SECURITY

LEt me share a letter I sent with any answer, of course, they already got me into the contract. I am a Bally's member for 2 years now and I had several problems with Bally but this is the extreme. I would like to know what is Bally's going to do with ...

Pros: Location, amount of equipment, clean, lots of parking, hours
Cons: Should lay out that you can pay in full instead of forcing the payment plan.

My husband and I wanted to start working out in a gym to offset time lost outside due to weather or work. We also felt it would help us get into the habit of working out. A Bally's recently opened up near us and we thought we would go in and look ...

Pros: exercise classes were good, gym kept fairly clean
Cons: No "no cell-phone" rule enforced, old often broken equipment, no spray to wipe machines

The gym itself: We were members at the gym in New Rochelle, NY. Main issues: first gym I've been to that doesn't provide cleaning solution ANYWHERE to clean SWEAT off machines (GROSS!), members allowed on workout floor with cell phones (IMO a gym is no ...

Pros: Excellant Childcare, Nice Staff, Excellant Porters
Cons: Sales are mostly female, gets busy around 5pm, employee turnover rate.

I work out at the Bally's location on Barnes Rd in Portland. I found it very clean and it has very nice staff. Every time I walk into the facility I see atleast 2 porters cleaning machinary, bathrooms and more. They have a smoothie bar, clothes, bars ...

Pros: Good exercise equipment.
Cons: The buildings are not clean especialy the bathroom and pool area.

***COMPANY SUMMARY***
Bally Fitness is your typical sports club, the tred mills free weights and standard machines are all there. Most if not all of their locations contain a swimming pool, whirl pool and steam rooms. On premises is usually a store...

Pros: A Day Care
Cons: Too Crowded, and Sales Personnel are much too pushy

I got a free one week trial from a friend of mine, and I only went there the first night. The place was so crowded that all I could do was walk the track upstairs. Most of the machines were taken, and the ones that were not; were broken.

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