Crunch

Pros: Brand new; fantastic classes; lots of equipment; separate Yoga studio.
Cons: Cardio area looks out on the street; no smoothie bar; no child care.

We spent 4 days with our kids in New York City. I took the time to get over to the new Crunch which opened in September at 113 4th Avenue which is in Union Square. Their phone number is 212-533-0001. They are opened from 5:00a.m. to 11:00p.m. Monday ...

Pros: Good locations, Great Cardio/Dance Classes, Immaculate Gym
Cons: High monthly charges if you can't come up with the lump sum

[EDITED!] Crunch raised their fees by $200 year. That sux. Going to 4 stars from 5.

Is crunch expensive? Yes. Is it worth it? That depends on what’s important to you.

Crunch is the all inclusive gym that claims they make no...

Pros: Great classes/innovative workouts/many locations/lots of equipment/young people
Cons: Not helpful with bill discrepancies/injuries

FYI on me - I'm a 27yr old Caribbean born female from Brooklyn - who works in the city. I joined Crunch Gyms (NYC ) back in 2004 at the 13th St. location. I took advantage of a special Spring promotion and took the 3 year membership ( I pay $84 monthly ...

Pros: Netpulse & Crunch relationship
Cons: $$$Cost

Swayed by the sale’s pitch my wife recently signed us up for a membership at Crunch Health Club. At first I did not want to change to Crunch I got use to the bad smell of my gym, and the machines that broke down almost weekly. I’m actually at Crunch...

Pros: Nicely decorated, good bathrooms, nice male/female ratio
Cons: Very expensive, unresponsive to member needs, hidden costs, poor attitude

STAY AWAY FROM CRUNCH! DO NOT JOIN!

There's not much positive that I can say about Crunch fitness. However, before I start my tirade, I will try to give you a few positives...

Crunch has fitness locations in some major...

Pros: young crowd, lots of classes, nice setup, fairly clean, high on the gay scene
Cons: EXPENSIVE, short trial period

I've been with Crunch gym for more than two years now and have loved every minute of it. There are tons of free weight to work for bodybuilding and strengthening. There is always a treadmill, eliptical, or stationary bike free to use. At most of larger ...

Pros: Lots of locations, clean/well kept, great atmosphere, new/ well maintained equipment
Cons: very crowded, staff is often unhelpful- sometimes offensive, small locker rooms, charge for towels

Sometimes I love this gym, sometimes I hate it, but I like it enough to recommend it.

Membership and Cost
Crunch is not a cheap gym, but when you take the services you receive and you compare it to some of the other gyms in New...

Pros: Great atmosphere, classes, yoga instructors
Cons: Personal trainers not as good as they could be yet

I spent one day last November comparing the gyms in the immediate vicinity of my office. With only two of them, it wasn't a very formidable task, but I wanted to be sure I joined a health club that I would want to visit, since motivation is not...

Pros: young & cool atmosphere, great facilities and classes, closes late & great hours
Cons: must commit long-term to get a good deal, crowded at peak hours

I recently renewed my membership at Crunch after being there for two years. Compared to what else is out there, I still got a pretty sweet deal. Granted, I had to pay a lump sum for a long-term contract, but if you work out the numbers it’s good. The...

Pros: great aerobics, fun atmosphere
Cons: only located in large metropolises

My only experience with Crunch Fitness is through their aerobics and catchy ad campaigns, but I'll admit if I ever lived in a city where a Crunch Fitness was located I'd be there Day 1 with my work out gear ready to sign up.

I am an aspiring...

Pros: Good equipment, different ambience, location
Cons: read the fine print, small locker sizes,

Before you read my review, I must tell you that I used to work out at the YMCA (for my review of the YMCA, go to their review section). Hence I have the benefit of comparing the two experiences.

The top line differences between the two are...

Pros: good equipment, friendly staff, A LOT of fun classes, many locations
Cons: Variability b/w the locations, cost

Before I've joined Crunch, I read some good and bad reviews about this gym. Of course everyone reading and posting reviews focuses on the negative and the positive ones only are posted from people who have nothing better to do for 5 mins of their lives ...

Pros: None
Cons: Terrible customer service

Prepare to be amazed by the shortsightedness of Crunch customer service. (This story can also be read and commented on at http://www.noahbrier.com/archi ves/2005/01/crunch_fitness.htm l) Yesterday I walked into Crunch at Kips Bay, gave them my card an...

Pros: Lots of locations, many classes.
Cons: RUDE staff, DIRTY locker rooms. NO AC. Meat market attitude in the weight rooms.

This is my opinion gathered from my 4 month membership at crunch NYC in 2002. I had the passport membership where I explored most of the manhattan locations. Below is an account of my experience working out at crunch locations in NYC.

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Pros: Awesome ambiance, & a wide variety of classes to choose from!
Cons: The monthly fee is expensive but worth it. You get what you pay for!

The Crunch gym that I work out at is at the 1000 Van Ness location in San Francisco. I have been going there since September 2002, and for the time that I have been there, I never really encountered any problems with the staff, the gym itself or...