Gold’s Gym

Good set up for weights and cardio machine. Locker rooms are disgusting! Especially around the sinks. They hose everything down and that’s about it. There is hair everywhere. The sinks down stairs are the worst, they don’t ever clean them. Some of the trainers are very rude and think they rule the gym. if you are in the way they will make you feel like you should not even be in the gym at all (Amy). Than other trainers are just annoying and creepy. If you go in the morning, you will hear a trainer constantly say «ready». You will hear it shouted every few minutes!!! I think they are still ready from the last hundred times you asked! That same trainer that says «ready» doesn’t even know proper form on anything. He randomly went up to my wife and tried to tell her on a incline chest machine to sink the chair all the way down, arch her back, stick her elbow up and put her feet bent backward behind her. I think he was trying to teach her a power lifting stance for a regular bench press, not an incline machine. If she would of fallowed his directions, she would have hurt her lower back, shoulders, and her knees. They have a sign right on the machine that says how to position yourself! Nothing like what he said! Most of the front desk people are nice.

Good work-​out place with all kinds of equipment! With pool also.

Great gym! Over the years this gym has gone through an amazing transformation! There is plenty of weight and Cardio machines for everyone to use at anytime! This gym is clean and well maintained! The pool, jacuzzi, and basketball court are all wonderful! Group Classes are included in membership free of charge !! Towel service is free too! Join this gym ! This golds gym will soon become your second home! Customer service is top notch! Front desk and membership staff are friendly and energetic ! Training staff is willing to assist you with your workout and individual goals ! Become part of te golds gym family! I guarantee you won’t be disappointed ! Your health needs golds gym!

I wish i could give a 0 star rating. I joined gold gym a month ago and at the time of joining I was told we have a promotion going on and if I join on that day then I will be charged $ 37 per month and $ 30 for enrollment. When I joined I asked Rick that I am on project so I am not sure if I will be here in Bloomington for longer period of time, he told me not an issue, if you relocate just give me a call I will cancel your membership. Finally the same thing happened I am moving out after 1 month of subscription. I went to the gym to cancel and Someone with a very rude behavior asked me do you have any proof that you are leaving, I said no I do not have anything, she asked me to send conformation from my employer, I said that is not gonna happen and I told her what conversation I had with Rick. She told me NO you signed a contract, I was not even aware that the paper what I signed that was a 2 year contract which was not told to me at the day of signing.
She asked me driver’s license, she wanted another ID as well, I said no, She asked me where am I moving, I said I do not have the apartment yet, I have to stay in a hotel, she asked me to show that hotel stay, which I showed to her. She asked me send me any email which shows that I am moving, I sent her the confirmation from my HR about my new Project.
After that she told me I have to pay $ 50 cancellation fees which I was not aware. She finally charged that on my CC.
I would recommend everyone to read the terms and conditions before signing any paper with these guys. DO NOT GO BY THEIR WORDS, THEY LIE ON YOUR FACE.
Most disturbing thing is that when you join they lie straight at your face that if you are moving for job reasons you don’t owe anything!
WILL NEVER JOIN A GOLDS GYM AGAIN NOR RECOMMEND ANYONE TO JOIN BLOOMINGTON, IL GOLD GYM EVER.

Low prices to rope you in, then they jack the prices up. Machines that break and take weeks to get fixed and never replaced. A surprise ‘annual equipment fee’, which goes who knows where. Poor customer service with front desk staff, many just sit and talk to friends, some are downright rude. Do not care about long-​time members. Pool and locker room that is filthy and germ-​ridden. They will take as much money as legally possible from you when you try to cancel your membership. I can not stress this enough. This will take your money however they can.

Tried out Golds on a free 12 day pass during the holidays and was tremendously disappointed. There were buckets all over the place due to multiple leaks, the gym had huge holes in the wall and the whole place needs a few coats of paint. The problem I had was that the needed repairs were cheap and basic and any decent business should be doing this type of routine maintenance. I will not be joining.

I’ve been a member of Gold’s Gym for many years now and I’ve seen it through the good and bad times. I lost 70 pounds there about four years ago and I’ve kept it off by working out religiously at Gold’s 4 – 5 times a week even when all the annoying New Years resolution people show up from January to March every year. The only way to adequately review Gold’s is to do a pro/​con evaluation.
PROS–
–Gold’s is a stunning meat market. Whatever your taste there is always something beautiful to behold at Gold’s. This can make the atmosphere a little intimidating for someone who doesn’t fit into the «typical» Gold’s member mold, but I don’t think anyone goes out of their way to make you feel unwelcome.
–The gym itself is beautiful and John and Kathy Morgan have done a great job in bringing it back from the «on life support» state the gym was in a few years ago when they took the gym over again. They are working on replacing the nasty carpet on the weight floor and most of the cardio equipment is new… a nice change from the days when half the cardio equipment was «Under Repair» for months at a time.
–Most of the year (January-​March being the exception) it is not hard to get a piece of cardio equipment. After the New Year the treadmills are packed during peak hours, but this isn’t an issue after Spring Break. There are no time limits on the cardio equipment so it’s not unusal to see a sorority girl or a cougar chatting on her cell phone while walking on the treadmill for an hour, but when you have that much equipment I guess that’s excusable.
–Weight equipment is slowly being upgraded (I’ll get to the «equipment fee» in a minute) and is generally safe and in good condition.
–CONS
–Gold’s has NO loyalty to its long time members who have stuck with it through the good and the horrendous. Recently they were signing new members up for as little as $ 15/​month while the rest of us who are long term members are paying $ 35/​month or more. I know this is super cheap compared to gyms in the Chicago area, but it’s the principle of it all. We also received a double blow this year when a $ 25 «annual equipment fee» as established. This is no doubt subsidizing the cheap memberships hundreds of people got in November.
–The front desk staff also ranges from good to awful. There are some front desk employees who are nice and courteous and then there are those who could absolutely care less that you are there and are only interested in talking to their friends and other trainers who sit at the smoothie bar (that was also no doubt subsidized). John and Kathy need to send all of their staff to customer service training. At least they fired the idiot guy who used to give away free smooties and shakes to his friends and any girl with a nice you know what!]
–The locker rooms can be filthy at times with used towels laying all over the floor. I know the gym can’t control if their members are pigs, but they can at least send an employee into the locker room every 30 minutes to pick up used towels from the floor. They also need to replace the lockers because half of them are broken or not secure.
Overall, Gold’s is a very good gym. As with any gym there are plenty of people who are there more to socialize and «be seen» than get a good workout but if they’re paying money to be members that’s their prerogative. John, Kathy, and David are doing a good job in recovering from the horrible mismangement of a few years ago and Gold’s will someday return to its former glory.

This place makes working out a spectator phenomenon. The pool is in the center of the complex, and everything else squares out around it so that people can watch the swimmers through windows on all sides and both floors. The lap pool is rather small, but there is a hot tub, and they have a separate therapeutic pool somewhere else in the facility. Tons of cardio and weight machines, but again, when you use the weights you can feel people watching you from the cardio deck, and you, in turn, watch the people working out in the group training room. The gym is also small, and it is usually packed up with pick-​up basketball games. The joining fee is steep, but the monthly fee is average. They constantly run beginning-​of-​year or end-​of-​school no-​joining-​fee specials, so if you hit up one of these, you’re good. They also give out 2 week free passes for trial. The 24 hour concept is what sets this place apart from anywhere else in town (eg, Four Seasons II). If you want to work out between 10pm and 5am, this is the place to do it. The spectator thing is relevant to any gym — it’s more of a people phenomenon, but it’s just quite overwhelming here. For that aspect, it loses one star.

I can’t say that I’ve actually worked out here, but I’ve been in many gyms and this one has a lot of good equipment, loads of cardio gear, and tons of space. It’s got a big bar for your shakes and a heated indoor pool as well. Pretty nice setup and with great trainers like Elaine there, it has to be the best gym in Bloomington-​Normal.