The Chatham Club

I moved to NJ for a year for work and the Chatham Club is one of the things i miss the most. The wonderful people and sense of community sets this club apart from other gyms. At other clubs, I’ve felt like an anonymous number. At the Chatham Club, the desk staff, management, and trainers go out of their way to get to know you. The club has fun member appreciation nights with live music, drinks, and apps. They offer friendly team competitions throughout the year. I also feel that the members here tend to be friendlier and more relaxed than at other places (e.g., equinox).
Chatham club has a good selection of cardio machines and weights. I never had to wait for a machine. I loved their quiet room for stretching– soft lights and soothing music is the perfect way to wind down. The locker rooms have everything you need: Nice wooden lockers, good vanity space, recently redone showers.
The club isn’t perfect, they could use better WiFi and more challenging yoga classes. But if I could move the Club to California, I’d be there in a heartbeat.

I suppose I may be biased because I’ve worked here for a very long time, but I have only heard great reviews from members! I am also considered a member, and after being in other gyms like the Y or Lifetime, I feel extremely grateful for being able to exercise here for free. The locker rooms are always spotless, with plenty of amenities like shampoo, soap, conditioner in the showers, and hair spray, disposable razors, and mouthwash. The exercise equipment is top notch, and the classes are tough but very fun! People have come up to me and told me that they had previously left the Chatham Club for Lifetime, and had to come back because Lifetime was never as clean as the Chatham Club. Being a 21 year member, I also enjoy working out without bumping into anyone I knew from high school (well, almost never). I’ve never played squash, but this place has one of the best squash programs in the nation — check it out!

Very nice gym. Small and peaceful with great changing rooms. There aren’t any kids running around so if you want a break from the Y this is the place for you. There is a crèche so it is child friendly but children are not allowed on the exercise floor. They have squash courts which are always quiet during the week. Great range of classes, probably as many as at the Y.

I’ve been spoiled at certain times in my life.
I was born in Southern California and spent my very young years living three blocks from the beach and a short drive from Disneyland.
I got out of having to be in the band, chorus or orchestra in middle school because my mom was a PTA big shot and pulled some strings.
Every time we drove up from Jersey to Penn State to drop me off at college, the same mom would stop at the beer distributor and pick me up a case of Yuengling.
And The Chatham Club was the first gym I ever went to.
But being spoiled doesn’t always have its privileges. Every other gym is ruined for me because none can keep up with this place. I’ve been a member here three separate times in my travails in and out of living in this area, and every time they seem to have something new for the members. With my recent membership I noticed 3 stationary bikes with large screens attached to them. They aren’t TVs but provide you the opportunity to ride virtual courses. Instead of just being told there’s a hill by some LCD screen, you see the hill approaching with the ocean to your left. Very cool stuff.
They have a huge assortment of treadmills, bikes, ellipticals and machines (a separate spinning studio also). Pretty much everything you could need is here and then some. If there’s any sort of minor complaint, the free weight area is a little small and can get crowded if you go during a busy time, but it’s not too bad.
There are also 6 squash courts if that’s your thing plus an aerobics studio, pilates and probably tons of other things I don’t even know about.
Just get off your butt and go already.