Fitness Connection

I’ve been a member at this gym for at least a couple years now. My husband and I both go regularly and have been very happy with it — quite frankly it’s an awesome value. We pay a total of $ 40/​month for the two of us. That’s really hard to beat, especially because lots of local gyms are easily $ 100+ per person per month.
The gym is always clean (and the cleaning staff happens to be a bunch of sweet people) and the front desk staff has always been friendly to me. To those people who care about the weight and size of the folks at the front desk — get a grip — working at a gym is their job… doesn’t always mean fitness is their passion… I’m sure you can relate to that in your own jobs.
They recently added more equipment, which is great, but it did lead to the floor being a bit more crowded — also means there is almost never a wait for machines. Give and take.
All in all, we recommend it!

I work out every morning at Fitness Connection. Front desk staff is always warm and welcoming. I use the cross trainers and treadmills and like the variety of strength equipment and free weights. Most of the members are friendly. My wife loves the group fitness classes. You get a lot more value here than Gold’s or the Y which are lot more expensive. Been going to Fitness Connection in Cornelius for over two years and have never experienced some of the things other reviewers are saying. I give the place 5 stars for a great value and $ 9.95 per month!

First «Rob M’s» review was just plain nasty & mysogenistic. Andrea at the front desk is one of the friendliest, nicest people I know… I’ve used this gym for over a year and like everything about it… yes, it is smaller, but the members are friendly & my experience with the staff has always been positive. Unfortunately it suffers as does all of Cornelius from the ridiculous traffic made worse by the remapping of the exit 28 bridge… but it is worth the effort to get there

Decent gym and somewhat clean but the worst management I’ve ever seen!!! They will wear you out with text messages from so called personal trainers that in most cases need a trainer themselves. its hard to take a trainer seriously that is either 100 pounds overweight or skinny as a rail. The club rules seem to change monthly and they nickel and dime you to death. Front desk employees are typically on there phones texting or on Facebook and make you feel like you are distracting them when you have a question. The manager «Skip» could easily lose 100 pounds minimum. The front desk manager Andrea is not friendly at all and could also use a visit to Jenny Craig. As soon as my contract expired I got out of there and to cancel is a huge pain that requires several emails and calls to get done.

They seem to have a lot of treadmills and ellipticals, and a decently sized workout room with lots of classes at all hours of the day. Classes are mostly included in membership, which is a nice perk. They also have on-​site childcare if that’s your jam. Just two rowing machines in house but a nice sized area with free weights and weight machines.
They rope you into a chat with their sales people by advertising super low membership fees with no contract, but keep in mind that contract-​free membership comes at a price! They generally have a $ 10/​mo option with a $ 229 joining fee, or a $ 20/​mo option with a $ 129 joining fee. There’s also an annual $ 40 maintenance fee every September. But of course they probably always have specials that change their regular fees so just keep that baseline in mind when you start shoppin’.
Parking is pretty easy and they have a good location not far from off I-​77 at Exit 30. Membership includes access to all of their clubs (at least those in the area), so if more than one place is convenient for you, you’re in luck!

At first upon joining everything seemed on the up and up. Clean gym, lots of equipment etc. However, if you’re thinking about personal training, think again. I say this for two reasons.
1. The contract you have to sign. We recently moved far away from this gym. We did what the contract required as far as giving notice. But, they still are going to draw another payment for the upcoming month. I have contacted the customer service department and have even talked to someone at their parent company, Titan Fitness. No one is able or willing to help us understand this. What the contract «states» and what they say it «means’ are not the same.
2. The trainers seem to come and go rather quickly. My hubby had three different trainers within 3 months. I had the same trainer and she was great. But I understand she is gone now too.
The management throughout Fitness Connection and Titan Fitness apparently only care about the almighty dollar signs$$$$$$
Never again will I sign another contract to belong to a gym!!!

I’m a fan — never had to wait on equipment, clean, price is right, and has what i need. Sure, towels and more classes would be nice, but that would only jack up the price… so keep it as-​is. My only suggestion: a water bottle filling station (so people don’t use the one drinking fountain for people over 4 ft tall)!