Work Out World

Dirty and old. You can only cancel your contract by speaking to a manager and no one else.
Also witnessed a worker eating McDonalds at the front desk like she forgot where she works.
But let’s be real, I’m just pissed she didn’t offer to share her nuggets with me.

Thank you! For feeling this is useful! I went to «Sweat» across the street! Good people, Linda is so very helpful!
It is not expensive, Linda is very fair.
She teaches the Zumba, and I find it to be fun. I will be going there, from now on. She will help you, when you need it.
Not try to leave you there to fend for yourself.
A professional! All are very friendly!

They mislead you into signing up as if you could cancel anytime you wish to… great.
Regardless whether is in the fine print or not they will try to force you into paying for services not rendered.
Machines are old but okay nothing special, however, their policy goes hand in hand with old fashion gym corporations — lie and then collect regardless.
I take it if they could charge you for a lifetime they would… stay away not worth the hassle to deal with this corporarion.
They would do better if they had better corporate customer service.

The price far exceeds the facility but their pretty close to the only game in town. Don’t let the advertised 19.99 $ a month banner fool you that price doesn’t exist. I give two stars cause gyms are typically set up to have gimmicks like that.

I just joined this gym because Bally’s closed and we had no gym to go to. For the price of $ 20 per month you get a gym with enough space and equipment to do the job. If you are looking for fancy and glitz this not the gym for you. if you go to the gym to workout, sweat, burn calories, go to classes or spin without being judged or embarrassed. You found your spot for $ 20 p/​month! Yes, there was always an attendant cleaning the bathrooms every time I go. Yes there was mirrors that fog when it gets hot but I don’t go to the gym to look good or showoff I go to WORKOUT!

just fucking disgusting. i don’t think they even have a cleaning crew. also and this isn’t exclusive to this shit hole where do they find these sales people who are all somehow math genius every gym has em them memorize some price structure. that is so complicated and convoluted that by the time they finish spitting bull shite you will pay just as much as you will at a decent place. absolute fuck thieves i would rather loose weight by getting diarrhea.

I got this for a special promo of $ 30 a month. when I was teaching in North Bergen. It was decent back then. They had a steam room and a sauna and sold me on that…
The problem was when they switched from 2 gyms to one … They sold sold sold sold sold memberships during the hoidays that year then by the end of January BOOM closed. They filed every one into one location …
It was sooooooo disgusting and soooooo overcrowded … you could write your name on the mirrors with your finger just from all the sweat and water vapor in the room.
The bathrooms were ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS soooo so so so disgusting They never ever EEEEEVER sent and employee to clean and fix the mens bathroom.
The owner was really fake. She was so nice untill I asked for my form intending to quit the gym. Then she turned into an utter nasty person…
NO DONT BE NASTY TO YOUR CUSTOMERS…
FIX YOUR GYM DAMMIT…
What a crap hole…
Go to Dumbbells instead…
Oh and by the way I had written a bad for this place a couple of years ago … the owner found a way to remove it apparently …
NOPE! having my gym SHUT DOWN in the middle of the night was DOWN RIGHT shady.

WORLD GYM is the new name. Just say no!
The guy who signed me to a 1-​year contract totally misled me into thinking that I could pay by the month and cancel anytime. When I tried to cancel 6 months later, I was offered the option to pay all remaining months and a 10% surcharge. What kind of ridiculous policy is that?
STAY AWAY.

Terrible place. Old equipment, dirty bathrooms, unethical staff… I could go and on but you get the idea.
Stay away from this place.

Not a bad gym overall —
Used a groupon ($ 50 for 3 mos, had $ 10 credit + $ 10 coupon so i really only paid $ 30 for 3 mos).
There are no gym cards, you are given a number and must give it to the front person.
Overall staff is friendly and the gym is clean for the most part — however the Men’s bathroom could do some work, there are lockers, showers, and a sauna (of which i have yet to use).
The machines are pretty much old and beat up the elliptical machines look like they are about to collapse but they are pretty sturdy, the machines are ok sometimes the weight clip is missing but i just get one from another machine,
The yoga/​fitness room is really nice, there are step up units, floor mats, medicine balls, pretty neat.
Quite honestly for the price I paid $ 10 per month or even the groupon price for 3 months which is $ 17 per month isn’t bad /​I personally won’t spend more than $ 20 per month (no contract/​no enrollment fee/​taxes inc.) for this particular gym.
–Consult with a doctor before starting any workout regimen.

OK, so I went back to WOW only to experience HUMILIATION and downright disgust. The spinning classes again leaves a lot to be desired. The trainer is still catty and petty and has only become bitter due to the lack of bikes and service. The people who take this class are GOSSIP geniuses. They must have ADHD and are tactless. It appears that this is there only outlet in life; they go in at 7:45am to hold bikes for a 9am class; making it impossible to take a spin class. The vast majority of the folks are seniors and again Linda’s groupies, whom she gives her bike up to or better yet has others get tickets and hold them for her selective students. It’s pretty sad considering she is talented and has the potential to reach above and beyond. I’m sure if and when she gets her gym if she maintains a professional demeanor and checks her character, she will be very successful. Instructors should take a managerial class along with the position on how to service and interact with Clients. The workers lack Tonality and Respect for the patrons.

Terrible!

I have to edit my review because this gym is getting worse. This gym has all of the old school machines like treadmills and ellipticals and 2 stepmills. There are no Precor full body ellipticals, advanced rowing machines or declining benches. Many of the machines are out of order. The gym has a generally clean ladies room area (3 toilets of which 1 is always out of order). My husband goes too and says that the men’s room is disgusting (1 urinal for all of those juiceheads is a bit gross) and he refused to tell me about the stalls… ew!
The lifting area is kind of cramped but there are plenty of weights to throw around. The benches are unhygenic and most of them are torn or ripped somewhere and after 5 months of going — we haven’t seen a single repair.
It’s mostly full of super macho men and a majority of the clients are Latino. The classes are pathetic and in my opinion won’t give you a super-​calorie burning workout with the exception of spinning with Linda who is great. There’s no room for big classes at the gym and it DOES NOT OFFER ANY CLASSES like pilates or yoga.
The machines are often dirty and the management doesn’t do a good job of keeping them wiped down. Last night — I asked one of the female owners about the hygenie at the gym and she gave me this «I’m too busy crunching numbers on how much profit we’re making» look and dismissed me by telling me to tell the front desk… um THAT’S YOUR JOB LADY! Can she be fired please?
The staff is cordial, one of the managers I believe named Arty is nice, but the other owner/​managers are generally rude and unkind. I asked them about kettlebells, sliders or more current workout gear and have always gotten a rude and insulting response («kettlebells? who would use those? they are so outdated.») Riiiiight. The gym is cheap and I’m sure the owners are making money off the steroid-​pumped dudes so its obvious that they just don’t give a damn.
My membership is up in November and I’ll be out of here and off to another gym that has more classes and a cleaner workout area.

This place is horrible! Dirty and old is the least of their concerns.

If I had written a review a couple months ago, this would have been a positive one from a happy customer.
I have been a member at WOW for 3+ years now and I was always happy with the amenities and the staff. Yeah, a treadmill or two would be broken but you move on and the next one works just fine. Bathrooms and locker rooms was a little under par but it never really bothered me or anyone for a matter of fact. At times it did get a little crowded but equipment was always available. I took advantage of the spinning classes a couple of times which is plus, there are plenty other classes that I should have taken advantage of but didn’t. And the location is great, I live a couple blocks away. If you asked me, I would have given it 4 stars great overall.
Now, it hasn’t even been a full week now since the NB location has shut down and boy what a difference. A lot more of ppl are showing up and I can just imagine how it’s going to be when summer starts getting closer and ppl want to get their GTL on (lol). The much bigger volume of ppl showing up makes it less convenient because there is less parking now, some equipment has been brought over from NB which doesn’t help with the space that’s left and plus the new addition of members doesn’t help either. Yesterday I saw someone (an unfamiliar face) using an adjustable bench as a high step, like really? The mirrors were all fogged from all the body heat… Two stars for location and loyalty which is quickly fading.

I agree with a lot of Jay’s points. Now with the addition of NB’s members, I hear it has caused a lot of problems and it’s always so crowded between 4−9…
On the upside, the only thing I LOVE about the gym, are my zumba classes with Linda. She really makes us work hard in our class and burn calories in our hour. I am always sweating that class and sore the next day, but I crave my zumba classes and also guilt myself when I cannot go to them.

WOW in Fairview is one of the worst gyms I have ever joined. Equipment is always broken. Weights are missing on a regular basis. The men’s locker room is not even as nice as Penn Stations bathroom. Apparently, the management does not like to keep its current members happy or around. And now, they have the members from North Bergen WOW coming to the one in Fairview, because it closed down. Three times as many people now go to the one in Fairview. It’s so over crowded.
I think it’s time to change my gym to a well managed one. WOW in Fairview should be ashamed to run a gym so poorly.

The WOW in Fairview is a well-​rounded basic gym. For a decent price you get decent amenities. One floor, but a big room with: Full cardio equipment w/​TVs, weight machines, benches, free weights (slightly worn & always out of crazy order), an aerobics room (barely ever swept clean), and spinning room for classes. There is a little day care room, but I’m unsure of any extra costs for that. For the ladies: be ready for the grimmy dudes (i know i know, as if its not a reality we already face everyday), but lots of Hudson County peeps come here, so just expect it. For the dudes: you guys too be ready, it can be a meat head hot spot. Especially after 5pm, but many gyms are.
In the end, it’s a decent value gym and you gain access to their other facility (which is newer) in North Bergen on Tonelle Ave. And especially if you take advantage of the GREAT quality classes they offer (everything from bike spinning to kicking boxing and yoga) and an even better bargain.