LECOM Medical Fitness and Wellness Center

Great gym. Great facilities. Best in town in both regards. However, the membership fees are quite pricey. If $ 60+ a month isn’t a worry for you, this is the best fitness center around.

The gym is very clean and well maintained. Since it’s a bit pricey, and is more than just a «gym,» the atmosphere is great and not intimidating.

Dropped-​in to use the gym while in town.
When you walk in, you’re confronted by case upon case of little porcelin dolls and tchotchkes as you walk to the locker room.
Why are there cases upon cases of tchotchkes in a gym? That’s just creepy.
Nice enough locker room.
Free weight area is all that I use and the one here is a real disaster. It’s an afterthought, crammed off on an edge of the upper level.
There is just one squat rack and just one flat bench.
Had a bunch of idiots want to work in on the squat rack … to do curls? No joke. That’s about as bad as bad gets.
No deadlift platform is a massive ding. Especially for a gym with a footprint THIS big.
Why does LECOM want me weak? (Why has no one else noticed …? Oh yeah, it’s Erie!)
No Concept rowers. No rowers at all actually. Staff member I asked didn’t «know what that was» … walked me back to a cable machine.
The facilities are pretty and new, the pool is probably pretty rad, nice enough sauna…
But this is clearly NOT a place to get strong.

This is an absolutely fantastic fitness center with something for people of any fitness level. This is truly a wellness center: it includes physicians offices, spa, steam rooms, yoga classes, racquetball courts, indoor track, and plenty of other fitness classes to choose from. I utilized the personal trainers to get a good, quick workout plan for my busy schedule. Everything is spotlessly clean and the people are very friendly. They also have a rewards program that gives you points any time you go to the gym or a class. You can redeem your points for some pretty stellar awards! Good work, LECOM! Excellent facility.

Fellow Unilocalers,
3.5 stars
This gym is actually amazing, however the price is not affordable by any means. And the hours are not very convenient. That’s why 3 stars. This gym does have it all though. From indoor pools and jacuzzis, saunas and steam rooms indoor tracks and every piece of gym machine and equipment you can think of. Cycling classes and personal trainers. This is the ideal place to work out! Just TOO EXPENSIVE!
Locker rooms are fully equipped with everything from personal showers to soaps and shampoos. Towels. If money is absolutely no issue this is a amazing place for working out.

This is by far the BEST gym EVER. I’m not even exaggerating. I’ve lived in or near 5 major cities including NYC, and NOTHING compares to this place. It’s far from just a «gym.» It truly is a wellness center complete with physicians, physical therapy, saunas, pools (as in the plural form of pool), a yoga studio, an aerobics studio, a pilates studio, cardio equipment, weights, resistance training, a simulated golf room, a meditation room (fo’ realz), and the most amazing fitness classes designed by the Les Mills program.
Using some insider information, the front desk staff is required to greet and acknowledge anyone that walks in the front door regardless of what they’re doing. They’re also required to greet anyone they may see walking in the wellness center. Though it’s a requirement of their job, I have to admit that it’s rather nice when you’re a member at the center. It creates a warm and welcoming environment for sure. The floors throughout the front lobby, hallways, and doctors’ offices are made of granite and are always shiny and clean. The granite even extends into the bathroom sinks! The locker rooms are impeccably clean with lockers that don’t require padlocks, and the bathrooms are cleaner than any other public bathroom/​shower I’ve seen. Each sink top has a hairdryer along with lotion and soap. Each of the showers also have shampoo, conditioner, and body wash in each stall. Shower towels and work out towels are provided throughout the gym. There is a café that’s open from breakfast until about 6 PM that provides smoothies, cookies, coffee, biscotti, sandwiches (hot and cold), yogurt, and salads.
I’m actually a medical student at the medical school associated with the wellness center, so my time in Erie will be coming to an end in a few short weeks, and I’m absolutely distraught over having to leave this gym. There’s really nothing like it. Please do something wonderful for yourself and try this place out! Your first visit is free!

This is probably the best gym I’ve ever belonged to. First, it’s a beautiful facility from the inside and out. It is always clean! The men’s locker room is very luxurious, with digital lockers, plenty of benches, and a washing area with multiple hair dryers along with mouthwash, shaving cream, and a machine for drying your bathing suit. I haven’t checked out the sauna or showers, but I haven’t heard any negative things about them. The basketball court is very nice and there are plenty of benches, like a small college court! There are plenty of machines and other exercise equipment. It is very spacious too. Even when it’s crowded, there is always a machine or free exercise equipment available; I’ve never had to wait around for a machine or weight. The indoor track is nice, though a bit small. There are plenty of towels and sanitizing wipes scattered throughout the fitness floor, which is a huge plus. The only negative I have is that I wish the elliptical machines were updated; some of them seem a bit outdated because of the slow computers. I also wish more of their machines had a built-​in fan. All in all, it’s probably the best facility in Erie, and definitely the best one I’ve been to.

Excellent hot tub, steam room and sauna.
Pool looks a bit small, but they can always build an outdoor one.
The amenities provided are cleaned and always full so you know they check daily.
There is an indoor running track and a zen room. Not many gyms have this.
All equipments are available for yoga.

Great facility. Lots of new, always clean equipment. The pools and hot tubs are usually not too full. The staff is very friendly and helpful!

Whenever I am away from Erie and at other gyms The Wellness Center is what I compare other gyms to. It may not be fair since each gym has a specific group they reach to but the Wellness Center grabs all types. The place is huge, it has a basketball court, two raquette ball courts, a swimming pool, Zen garden, spa, healthy café, virtual golf, indoor track, an infinite amount of cardio machines (treadmills, ellipticals, stair masters, bikes, and rowing machines), and a spacious weight room with free weights and machines. The facility isn’t for the body builder fanatic but for people just trying to get into shape and spend a good 30min-​2hrs here. The facility builds its self around the idea of professionalism and community which is well represented through the faculty and members. It is always clean and temperature controlled, you can barely smell the stench of the people that workout here and the locker rooms are amazing. The locker rooms have complementary shampoo/​conditioner, body wash, aftershave for the guys, lotion and even a quick drying machine.
I can’t wait to go back to this place and get my work out on!