Fitness 19

Love this gym. Been a member since it opened. Having been a member to several gyms in my life. This is the best. Affordable, great equipment, fantastic classes. As with most gyms… I don’t recommend going during peak hours. Parking can be difficult. I recommend early mornings and later evenings are best. Grateful for the staff and the facility. It was overdue to get a great gym nearby.

I would love to give this gym a higher rating but to the tall, skinny, middle aged black man trainer (not that color has anything to do with this, so don’t get all offended, it’s just for the purpose of identifying who it is) bc of this «gentleman» I already want to cancel my membership and go somewhere else. It’s hard enough to push yourself to come to the gym in the first place, it’s hard enough to make the decision to go to an intimidating place alone but then to have a trainer walk up to me and try to sell me on buying personal training from him by looking me up and down and then stating «you know I can help with weight loss» while waving his finger at my midsection??? Seriously!?! How rude!!! You sir, have no idea what my goals are! You sir, have no idea why I’m at the gym! You sir, have no idea where my journey began! And to basically be called fat and told I need training is a good way to help someone sink back down into a depression and not want to come back. So this is just a warning to those who read this, the gym itself is great, this one particular trainer, with no care for people’s feelings and/​or insecurities, makes it not worth it. He just sees money.

I’m very let down with their membership services. I went in last year to cancel my account and was put on a hold which I was not informed what that meant I was under the impression and had asked multiple times to just cancel the account so that is what I assumed. In January payments started coming out again and I had called believing my account was cancelled they said I had a past due balance and as long as I payed that before February 15 I could cancel and be done with this hassle, yet again in February I am charged again and have not gone into this gym in over six months. This is ridiculous. Not worth the hassle.

My name is Debbie Gabriel and I think that Fitness 19 Menifee is the greatest gym I have ever belonged to! By far the nicest stall and clientele… not to mention all the fabulous equipment. My trainer Aline is knowledgeable. and she really cares. I can’t believe that anyone has a bad thing to say about this place! I meet the greatest people from The manager Dean right on down the line. I’d give them 10 stars if I could…

This gym is a nice facility overall with friendly employees. The major downside is the hidden fees. When you sign up you have to pay first and last month’s fees along with a sign on fee. Then annually you have to pay some gym maintenence fee about the price of an extra 2 – 3 months of membership. Also, If you want to freeze your account for any amount of time, you still have to pay for the next month, even if you come in before your billing date. If you want to cancel your account, you still have to pay for the next month (even though you already paid the last month when you signed up). So at any time you want to switch gyms or stop paying for a membership to fitness 19, they will penalize you by nickeling and diming you for two extra months.
Lastly, if you want to sign up for this gym, be sure to sign up on the 15^th of the month (their standard billing date). If you sign up before or after that date, your first month’s payment won’t even be for a full month of membership and they will bill you again on the next 15^th.
I would recommend the gym if you have endless money and don’t care about throwing all your money away to the many fees. It is a nice facility. But if you would rather not throw away money on endless fees, I’d go somewhere else.

Good luck. They can lure you in with the inclination of being cheaper monthly. Until you get the large membership dues every month and the sign on due. Then if your card expires they will hit you with a huge penalty for not remembering to change it in time. Ask for account assistance? The workers have access to help or fix nothing to aid in customer service. Try to cancel your membership you are bullied and pestered as to why and continually convinced not to. Want to shower after a work out? Not here, want to use a clean restroom? Go next door. Forgot something and want to see if you could buy it there? Not happening. It’s a bare bones gym for the price of the larger more equipped gyms, save yourself money in the long run and go to a legitimate gym or business.

Shawna is the best instructor for spin iv ever had !! She is motivating, encouraging and kicks your butt at the same time !!! I like hard core but not when they scream at you like your doing something wrong ! Not my idea of empowerment ! :/​If you take a spin class or a body sculpting class take her she’s awesome, Fitness 19 is lucky to have her ! Also Allen at the front desk super friendly too ! Happy to be part of a gym with good vibes. Now ;) ! Kudos to management on the hiring recently ! Only thing I wish they had is boxing bags !! :/

I still like it here. I just completely forgot about annual dues which I thought were the same as initial fees I’d already paid. But they take annual dues 2 days after monthly dues which is dumb. Kudos to Allen at the front, in sales. He answered all my questions. Good job to the girl who looks like she has been asked the same question 100 times/​day, dark brown hair, about 20 years old, I didn’t catch her name. Seriously, good job for not being rude. I couldn’t do that job. I like the trainers. I like how much they are expanding. Keep it up!

This place is alright for the price. It gets a little packed at times and the staff is ok. I wouldn’t say friendly, i wouldn’t say rude. Just ok. If LA fitness was closer to me is spend the extra $ 10 to go there. But this place is close and it gets the job done.

I love it here! I read some of these reviews and I have to say, I did not have these experiences here. I’ve only ever encountered polite employees who are always willing to help and give you information when requested. My partner was in there today and unfortunately she got really sick and needed medical attention. The entire team rushed to her aid and helped her with whatever she needed. They cleaned Up after her without making her feel embarrassed.
Thank you all for that! I will be referring everyone I know here.
Also– the class instructors are all awesome and understanding. I enjoy taking classes several times a day.
This gym is a business like any other establishment, they need an income to keep running. People who complain about the cost of this gym should go check out another corporate gym and compare prices.
Lastly, if you complain about people using their phones on machines why don’t you ask them if you can sit in set for set with them so you can get in a workout too? Fitness 19 cannot control what everyone does on machines.
Hey fitness 19, thanks for being rad and I’m glad I came to your establishment and not somewhere else.

I have been a member at this gym for quite some time. I briefly stopped and came back. I like the cleanliness and proximity to my home. However, this second round of membership has not been a pleasure. The management & staff changes welcomed people with arrogance and lacking in customer service from the top down. I never experienced any challenges with the previous leadership & staff. Honestly, the only reason I have stayed this time is Heather who works early in the morning. She is welcoming, polite, engages with all the members, works hard & seems to be loved by all. In fact, I refuse to even go to this gym during any other time of day. Maybe this is unfair to those I have not interacted with & I a sorry for that, but those I have (5 or more) left me with unfavorable impressions. I think the leadership & the owner should remember they are in the service industry & there are many other places people can go. I also think Heather should be recognized and rewarded for her efforts & for being so positive all the time, especially so early every day.
Thank you Heather & you are the reason I have stayed.

I don’t hate this gym, I hate the people who take up space in here. By this I mean all you jerks who just stand or sit on equipment texting instead of sweating. The gym is for getting a workout, not socializing! Please get off the machines if you’re going to stop every two seconds just to text. It’s very annoying and you’re wasting time other people could be using to actually improve themselves. Be courteous to fellow members and get out of the way if you’re just sitting there.

What’s the point? Will management look at this and change anything? I think not. My problem? Parking sucks, membership is oversold and parking is not keeping up. I am retired and have gone many different times of the day, same old crap. Problem 2, idiots texting while sitting on machines I am waiting to use, if you want to text go sit in your car.

This place is for you if you love classes! If you look at class schedule — there is class going almost every hour! The variety of classes is amazing too! I absolutely LOVE barre yoga with Shannon! There are many yoga classes, pilates, trx, boot camp, zumba etc! I was also impressed with their spin room! The machines r new and equipped in speed calculators (which i never seen at other gyms).

Great class schedule and diversity. Love that they have plenty of spin bikes and a separate room. Their triple threat class is great with Aline.

PROS: This gym is clean and has up to date equipment. The classes offered are varied and there are an abundance of classes available.
CONS: Coupons indicate NO MONEY DOWN and only $ 9 a month; however, it’s about a $ 69 lock in fee (so monthly price remains stable) and a yearly $ 29 fee. The $ 9 a month does NOT include classes. You are only allowed certain days/​times a week (3 days within the week). Classes are an additional $ 5 a month so it would be $ 14 a month to work out only 3 days a week.
* There are no rules or guidelines posted regarding common courtesy and the use of weights or machines. When using weights, I have already bumped into several situations where people «camp» out on the machines texting on their cell phones in between sets. I called the from desk about this issue requesting signs be posted for courtesy rules. Her response was, «Well, you should go when it’s not crowded.» That is even more of a reason to get people to follow courtesy rules regarding sitting at stations doing NOTHING while people wait to use that same machine when it’s crowded.
FITNESS 19 MENIFEE– I hope someone reads this and implements some type of posted rule about using weights and machines (common courtesy guidelines). The other problem is, there is no customer service number to call so I had to resort my concerns to the girl at the front desk whose only response was «come when it’s not crowded.»

Friendly staff here & clean gym! Sean was very helpful signing me up here. I enjoy coming here before work when the crowds haven’t arrived. The only downside for me is no showers. Hoping when they expand they’ll be adding showers.

I’ve read the bad reviews on this page and I have to say these people have no idea how to negotiate.
I love this place. By that, I mean all Fitness 19 locations. And for what I pay, it’s sure a bargain.
I have what’s called a lifetime membership that’s good for use of all machines, weights, and unlimited classes at any Fitness 19 location. Now when I say any, I mean all locations in several states across the country.
So what’s the cost? I paid $ 199 upfront and agreed to a maintenance fee of $ 14 a once a year. Yes, that’s right. I pay NO MONTHLY DUES! They don’t even have any of my banking or credit card info.
I’m going on my 3^rd year now and still pay nothing expect for that $ 14 maintenance fee. People, that’s like less than $ 1.20 a month
BTW, they offer these deals usually around Christmas time. Just convert your existing one. That’s what I did. My $ 10/​month turned into this awesome deal.

Most of the staff (not all) and manager are mediocre in terms of customer service. The parking lot has tiny crowded parking spaces and there is no shower.
So I only recommend this gym if you need an inexpensive gym to visit in the afternoons because the mornings are packed due to classes.

The parking lot sucks and the parking spaces are so small, be careful when you’re parking your car.
Keep in mind that daycare is closed from 1−4pm. This really sucks because that’s when I need it the most– luckily the girls at the daycare are nice and courteous.
You must pay extra in order to attend classes.
Really, it may seem like you’re getting a killer deal on this gym but in reality you’re paying about the same as you would down the street when you factor in extra fees for classes and the bi-​annual fee.