Work Out World

I love coming to this gym and using the giant, mirrored workout room. They usually use the space for Zumba and other classes, but those bore me.
Instead, I bring my own music and spin poi or wand or staff in there. It’s a great open space with fabulous acoustics and tons of mirrors, making it awesome for practicing any performance art.
I also like the array of workout equipment. I haven’t run into anything broken yet, and they have so many identical machines that there’s never a wait. On top of that, there’s a special section just for ladies to work out, so you don’t have to worry about being ogled. That’s a big comfort for a lot of women, I bet.
I’ve avoided the tanning facilities, as I prefer being pale. I also never use public showers, as that just seems grody to me. Besides that, the facilities and staff here are great. Things tend to be clean and personnel are quick, courteous and effective.
On top of that, the price is great. My partner and I both go for just $ 20 a month, and we love it.

disgusting disgusting disgusting! there are things in this place that have been broken for years literally! Floors and equipment are dirty and germy. if there is a Planet Fitness or a Y near by you I would go with that. I’ve been to 3 of them they are much cleaner. No hassle with your payments or anything. So for 10 bucks a month just to go in and work out I would go with that. I will never go to another workout world again. Entire company is a scam. To this day owe me well over 400 dollars.

There are some positives about this place (lots of equipment, separate woman’s area) but they really don’t outweigh the negatives. The gym itself is dirty and not well kept. The staff will harass you often in order to coerce you into signing a contract for personal training. They have the better trainers show you a few things and then make it sound like you sign up with them, but really you’ll be getting a new, less experienced trainer. I’m starting to go through the process to terminate my membership and it is a total pain. Obviously they make it as hard as they can to screw you out of more money, but this is just ridiculous!

I see that most people aren’t fond of this gym, but honestly? It’s a gym… And my experience wasn’t so bad.
So it’s Fall River… and Fall River itself is run down, thus this gym is located in a run down mill. It’s super big with a lot of machines. There are also machines and an area in the women’s locker room for those who want a little more privacy.
I attended this place because it had Zumba classes that fit my schedule and the promotion was good. I loved the Zumba classes and the instructors but sometimes it got packed! Which has it’s pros and cons.
I never sought out any of the personal trainers or anything like that. I just went in, did my thing and left. Large water bottles are a dollar with the membership. It’s nice because if you have the gold membership you can bring a friend.
At any gym you should probably have the habit of wiping down the machines, before and after. All the staff seemed nice enough. I never showered there, so I can’t tell you much about that. My contract was up when I decided to switch gyms, so canceling my membership wasn’t difficult at all.
The only true con was parking. Because I went in the evening, it was hard to find a decent spot sometimes… and it’s a sketchy parking lot in a sketchy place.

Honestly, this place is disgusting and horribly maintained. The only reason I go there is because it’s the most convenient place fore me. I don’t think they’ve ever changed the mats in this gym since it opened, so watch out for ringworm folks! The only reason it gets 1 star is due to he fact that it does have a women-​only section, which is nice when you don’t want to be gawked at. However, of course, there are broken down machines there that never get fixed. The whole place is just kind of a depressing atmosphere and if it weren’t for the fact that I basically go for free I would consider just jogging and working out at home over this any day.

It’s cheap. It’s in a basement (kind of dingy). Lots of machines & a woman’s workout area, which is nice. I think the women’s area machines are old ones they removed from the floor so not the best.
NEVER SIGN A CONTRACT WITH THEM! If they have a flat payment deal (ex: 99.00 for the year), that’s fine. It’s not clean. Wipe down your machine before & after. Don’t shower there. Don’t let anyone talk you into getting a «better» membership. NEVER sign up for monthly billing because they will never stop billing you (outside company & it’s a fight to get them to stop billing you).
If you want a cheap gym to do a workout & you aren’t dependent on help from a pro, it’s fine. Just look for the pay-​up-​front deals. Let the membership expire if they won’t offer another lump payment option. They have those deals all the time. They hope to rope you in to the monthly payments so they can collect from you for life.
Be smart and don’t trust anything they tell you if it’s not in writing!
I wouldn’t leave a baby or toddler in the kid’s area. Nothing at this location is clean so if you want your kids in a clean environment, this isn’t the place.

Filthy!
This gym is filthy. I wish I read some reviews before I joined!
When you first walk down the stairs you’ll notice all the filth. I understand that WOW may not be responsible for the stairs but you would think that they would keep them clean to give a good impression.
I went three days in a row last week and there was blood on the ladies room floor for all three days. No one cleans. Disgusting!
The room where the classes are held is also filthy. There is hair and fingernails all over the floor. I also go to the Norwood location where you’ll see people cleaning throughout the day.
For your own health… stay away!
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This gym needs a huge overhaul. From the old equipment right down to the staff. The place is just dirty, especially the bathrooms. I used to go to the New Bedford location but switched to FR because I moved. I’m probably gonna try another gym soon because they obviously don’t have their act together at Fall River. The only reason why they get 1 star is because I can’t give 0.

Giant space, lots of equipment in a rather run-​down old mill building. Not much else to say…

Avoid the trainers and Profit. Was mislead about the contract should have read it better but the trainer made it seem ok. They had me initial auto renew when I didn’t want that and kept getting billed for service I wasn’t using. The company when contacted told me to bad u initialed it. No one cared at profit. Becareful of them they talk a great game. If they had only done what they had said. Like creating a work out for me. I always had to let the trainer know what we already did none of it was personalized for me.

This is the most disgusting gym I have ever seen/​been to. I had no idea that gyms like this exist. A friend of mine works out there and I found it to be unfathomably gross. The receptionist I just hired worked there for several years and the things she told me about the gym are pretty disturbing and I won’t repeat them here. You could not pay me to join/​belong to this gym. It is located in an old, dilapidated mill. The trainers are embarrassing. Completely lacking in professionalism, eduaction, certification, experience, etc. I joined Swansea Total Fitness and could not be happier. It is $ 39/​month instead of the $ 10 that WOW charges but Swansea is newer, cleaner, better lit, has higher quality equipment, FAR fewer douche bags, etc. Incredibly, the trainers are approx. the same price and the trainers at Swansea have SERIOUS qualifications (academically, certification-​wise, etc.) and are friendly and conduct themselves professionally.

I was a client at WOW from July 2008 until when I quit in March 2012 to switch to a competing gym in the area for a better price/​work-​out experience. I’ll get to the point because even writing this is giving me horrible flashbacks:
PROs:
*An actual ²⁴⁄₇ gym, holidays and all.
*Decent parking, although it fills up at peak hours.
*Women’s only section gives a bit of privacy for ladies who’d like some.
*Lots of equipment and cardio machines.
*Childcare during peak hours if you need it.
*Spin classes are decent, good instructors.
CONs:
*The interior is horrible looking (really bright pastel blues and purples, like you’d find in a nursery) and the whole place smells like a basement (which makes sense considering it’s in the basement of an old mill). Could do with some better ventilation.
*Cell phone reception is nil, no wifi. If you like to stream music while you work out off Pandora like I do, this is an issue.
*Lots of people there to show off instead of work out which isn’t really a big deal except for lots of people hogging equipment by using it to lounge/​text instead of exercise.
*Location is in a pretty sketchy part of the city and the times I had to park up the street and walk down because the lot was full I was convinced I’d get jumped.
*Some of the instructors will wander around the cardio/​machine area and try to harass people working out solo into joining their class if they feel like they’re not full enough. I was really put-​off the couple of times the happened when I was there, I zone out when I’m running and when some stranger starts yelling at me to «come be social!» it doesn’t make me want to return.
*SHADY payment system. They wanted a ton of money upfront when I joined and switched my account management over to an outsourced bill-​pay system without notifying me.
*Cancelling was a nightmare. Due to the shady outsourced pay system, I couldn’t cancel outright and had to wait two months (where I had to pay the whole time) until they’d end my membership.

I clicked on the free 14-​day trial offer on the Fall River Workout World home page, and received a «welcome» email with the pass. I went to the gym with my pass, and the girl at the reception desk ignored me as she took care of three other members who came to the desk after me. I had to ask her to help me before she started to help the fourth person who approached the desk. When I showed her the pass, she looked at me and rudely said «I don’t even think we honor these anymore.» She got a manager, who came up and said the same thing, and again, with a rude manner. No apology for the inconvenience. I said, «well I won’t even consider joining this club» and the manager shrugged and said «who cares!»

I was visiting and wanted to go to the gym, but my gym (24 hr fitness) doesn’t have any branches in MA. So my friend who was visiting with me, and I went to WOW. This is a gym housed in an old warehouse (as many things in Fall River are) and was quite big looking. I don’t have any kids, and I don’t live there, but I loved that it had an area so that people who do have kids can have them babysat while they work out. It’s a good idea. The women’s locker room was outdated looking, but very large, plenty of room to change, and plenty of lockers, so it worked well. There is also a women’s gym section, outside the locker room, where only women can workout, in case women are shy or scared of men or something. The machines didn’t seem any smaller, which would be the reason I would pick to have a separate gym. There is a room with classes, which were not happening while I was there. You also can go tanning with some memberships, so multitasking is good. I liked that the eliptical machines had their own tv’s on them, with some cable channels, so I was able to be entertained while I worked out. I’m used to sharing tvs, with no option to change it to a show you like. So that was great. However, the machines themselves didn’t seem to work that great. J shortened his eliptical time because of it, and so did i. I felt like I was walking through quicksand and couldn’t really run, or bring my legs up. The weight machines were pretty good. Overall, I think this is a good gym, because it’s only TEN DOLLARS A MONTH! SO cheap! Obviously we did not want a membership so we asked for a few days pass, and the manager, Britney, was SUPER nice and super accomodating, and worked out a plan for us. Great customer service! Unfortunately, our plans did not go as we thought, and we were unable to get back to the gym after the first day. Very sad. If you are in the area and need a good value gym, I would say, go here. Friendly, cheap, and has pretty much everything you need. I think you get more than you pay for. It’s clean too, because everyone carries spray bottles and paper towels to clean after each use. It’s not fancy up to date or anything but for the price its great.

I’ve been going to Work Out World for almost three years now. The only reason I still go is because it’s so close to me.
The Good: It’s large, tons of equipment, great hours
The Bad: It’s very dirty, I feel like I’m going to get a disease everytime I’m there. The staff is useless, they sit around playing on the computer and chatting with each other all day (which would explain why it’s dirty). The equipment is always broken because it’s old and in need of replacement. It’s always messy there, none of the weights are ever put back in the correct place. You always have to take several weights off of a rack to access the one you want to use. The whole $ 19.99/month thing is absolute crap. They wanted a $ 500+ fee up front. I refused. It was like buying a damn car, joining a gym shouldn’t involve bartering, it was ridiculous. The gym itself (meaning other than the equipment) is falling apart. They need new rubber mats, there’s holes in the wall all over the place, the locker room has been partially repainted for the whole time I’ve been a member. On the rare occasion they DO repair something, it’s a half a$$ed job and needs to be redone within weeks.
I have been a member of seven gyms in the past 10 years, and this is without a doubt the worst.

Have never been a member here, but did see one of their postcards with a really good offer. Went in with the postcard and got tangled up in the classic bait and switch offer technique with high pressure sales tactics — classic used car (or big gym) sales experience.
Might be a good gym, but I didn’t care for the marketing/​sales approach. if you’re looking for a place in Fall River, try General Fitness.