Gold’s Gym

I drive 10 miles to Golds, TEN miles only to drive back home without my workout; two weeks ago no paper towels no soft soap, last week no towels both dryers broke down, this week NO electricity, come on guys enough is enough!

Great gym!!! Golds has a Great selection of nice and new equipment and always clean. The Front desk people and trainers are always extremely nice and helpful. Honestly best gym in the city!

AHAHA! I’ve never seen so many meat-​heads in my life! lol! No offense to those of you that like things on the bulkier side. Just an observation.
I tried this gym out for a week, went almost every day. The two yoga classes I tried were good! Basic enough that anyone can do it but also incorporated some modifications to poses for the more advanced crew.
This gym also has every piece of equipment that you could ever need! At least for me anyways. lol So, I guess that’s not saying much, but I did get a lot of use out of the cardio machines, weights, stretching area and classes. I give them all an A+!
Some gyms miss components of what I like, which I feel like are pretty basic, but this one had them all! & no annoying sales people pressuring me or pestering me into anything.
& NICE locker rooms!!! What whaaaaaat! Nice, cleannnnnn locker rooms! *phew* I won’t get MRSA, thank gosh. Not to mention, LOTS of clean-​up stations to ensure ease of cleaning your equipment.
I would get a membership, but I’m POOR YO! So… no membership. If and when I do decide to upgrade to grown-​up adult style gym-​membership working out, this will definitely be one to consider.

Unpleasant experience trying to get a trial pass so I could check out the gym. Indifferent staff who could not care less about you.

The staff (membership, front desk, kids zone, maintenance) are all on point. Of all the gold’s in OKC this is the one you want to go to. The equipment is kept in order, stuff is organized and the floor setup is convenient. Best thing is the locker rooms, bathrooms and showers are CLEAN. I can’t go here during the week because of my schedule, but on the weekends I make it a point to go because the facility is worth it.

So… after a year of happy membership at this Gold’s, I ran into a problem that caused me to cancel: my debit card expired. You wouldn’t think this would be a big problem… I took my new card in, gave it to the front desk attendant, he entered the new info, and assured me that everything was in order and that my auto payments would resume as normal. Two weeks later, my payment was again missed. I went to the front desk again, where a different lady looked at my new debit card, messed with the computer, and told me it was fixed and that my auto payments would resume as normal. Fast forward two weeks, guess what? No payment… instead I get a letter from corporate, telling me to «visit your local gym and return your account to current status.» Nope, sorry, it’s not worth the trouble. In short, I really enjoyed this gym, however, I could literally not get them to take my money.

I took the time and signed up for a free VIP 7 day pass. When I arrived the employee up front asked for my ID and my address was and is about an hour away. He said «sorry not a local ID, can’t accept your 7 day pass». I informed him that I’m in OKC enough to justify membership because of work/​friends/​family. He stuck to his programmed statement and I paid $ 16 for a day pass, which I’ve done several times. I’ve heard that Gold’s might be moving to the city I am in and if/​when this happens I will not be a member and I will make sure that those I’m associated with steer clear.

I signed a yr contract. Paid $ 1000 for a trainer who was very nice but I would go work out for another hour afterwards because I obviously wasn’t worked out with her. My fault I didn’t say something. Haven’t been back in 5 mos. Cancelled my membership 12÷23÷14. They informed me I would be charged for another 30 days (Jan). Ok fine! Now they have charged me another $ 31.43 maint fee in January because my acct is open (just to be closed). Golds is definitely a racket! Wonder how much they’ve made on those extra fees!!! And remember you’re charged every 2 wks not twice a month. There are much better gyms out there that are much more ethical.

This 7900 S Walker location of Golds gym is worse than bad.
I have been going to a gym called Bodyfit for almost 5 years. It went out of business because of poor management, bad conditions. There had been rumors for a couple of months they were going out of business. If you asked the manager all he would say is he was trying to sell it.
I was on a month to month to basis. I paid the 1^st of the month for that month. The last couple of weeks it was pretty sure it was going to close. Everyone was asking each other which gym they were going to join. I never heard anyone say they were going to Golds gym. My friend and I went and joined a church gym. No big deal right? Wrong!
I noticed a charge for Golds Gym on my debit card account. Asked my wife (who had joined the YMCA) she didn’t know. I called Golds gym to find out what was up. The manager who, at best was very condescending. She was very happy to explain how it was not Golds gym we should have a problem with, it was Bodyfit. She told me Bodyfit sold all of our memberships to Golds gym. I did not give consent and was never notified (nor were any of my friends who also belonged to Bodyfit). She said Bodyfit sent a letter to all its members notifying them of the change. I did not receive a letter nor did any of my friends. I told this manager I had no intention of joining Golds gym and she said «you have now». I demanded a refund and was told absolutely no refund and if you want to cancel the membership you could not do it there you HAD to go to a website to cancel. She also said they wanted 30 days notice so there would be two monthly payments deducted from my acct before the cancellation took affect. She had this big huge bouncer standing by while I tried to reason with a very unreasonable manager and staff. I left and tried to cancel on the web site which was difficult to manage. I ended up having to call corporate office to get it canceled.
I told that manager I consided this gym a bunch of crooks which is being kind considering what I really think of them. I asked for a copy of the contract they claim to have and they said thy don’t have them yet.
Bodyfit and Golds did this shady transaction because Golds knew they were going to get at least 2 months fees from every person that Bodyfit sold them.
I went to the bank and disputed the charge. No word yet. I am filing a complaint with the BBB when they return my call.
There was another lady who came in while I was there with the same issue. I may see what an attorney says. This sure seems at the very best unethical, if not illegal. What ever you do stay away from golds gym. Since this all happened yesterday I am sure there is more to come.

I have to say I do not usually write reviews but given the circumstances, I feel like I should. I originally chose gold’s gym over many other gyms for a number of reasons. I liked the the cardio cinema, free tanning and massage chairs (at Penn location), the short circuit, and unlimited guest passes with the gold membership. Sounds good right? I signed up for a year membership. A few months in, they took away the short circuit, tanning, and massage chairs. Needless to say I was not happy since those options were mainly why I signed up in the first place. So the staff said I could now go to any gold’s gym. I thought they would have all the perks that penn had but of course they do not. I went to the one off NW expressway (since the one by my house is so limited now) and they tell me that guest privileges have been taken away also. Are you kidding me?! So everything I enjoyed about the gym has been taken away at this point and I’m stuck with the GOLD membership for the next year! They tell me corporate made these decisions there is nothing they can do. Unfortunately corporate didn’t inform any gym members of the changes nor did they ask if people wanted them! It was perfect how it was. Why change something that was already great? Now this gym has no perks for me and I will be canceling as soon as my membership is up. Thanks a lot for roping me into a contract and taking all the benefits away!

It is always a wonderful experience to meet a gym owner/​manager that is a happy, spectacular person that is genuinely interested in the patrons of the gym.
First, let me say that if you are traveller, a stay at the Springfield Inn gets you a free day at this gym. Just show pass key.
The gym has a great lay out, a CARDIO THEATER (very cool, just saying’), 3 squat racks and ample room. This is a phenomenal gym with happy people and happy staff.
If I lived here, this would be my gym.

I like this gym! I can go get sweaty and it’s really OK! The equipment and facility are clean, they usually have towels (not always that’s why the 4 and not 5 stars) plus a wide variety of classes. I’m not intimidated if I use the free-​weights — this area usually has more buff guys who are pressing a lot of weight than women! I’m just working out like them! It’s not a social scene. It is HUGE but once you find the equipment you like to use, it’s just like any other gym. I’m glad I joined! Try out the 6 am Body Pump class Tuesday and Thursday mornings! It’s a great way to start the day!

This is a good gym BUT if you have children and plan on using the childcare. DO NOT get a membership. The childcare is basically non existent. The first time I took my toddler I came back to him crying all alone in the corner. Somehow he crawled away and they associate didn’t even notice where he went of that he was upset. (I understand this a free service but don’t neglect the children you are watching)
I thought that this might be an isolated incident so I took him back again. When I finished working out I came back to older children grabbing and pulling on my 1 yr old like a doll causing him to cry hysterically. I understand other children do these kind of things because they are CHILDREN, but the associate actually said, «they have only been doing that for a few minutes». I was shocked that she actually watched it happen and just let it go on.
I understand things happen, but your sole responsibility is to just watch kids and make sure they are taken care of. You don’t even need to feed, change, or even hold them… just make sure they are being taken care of and SAFE from torment by other children for less than 1 hour…
If you are a parent then find another gym,
but
If you are a wannabe guido who’s main concern is GTL and hair gel, then this is the gym for you.

This is my first EVER review of any sort. Let me first start off by saying you pay for what you get. Nice equipment, overly crowded, basketball courts are great yet no rules at ALL! SUPER SUPER CORPORATE, what I mean by that is that they don’t truly care about its members bc if they loose one person there’s 10 more willing to sign up. I never felt like my $ 19/​EOW meant anything to Golds. The assistant GM she’s not a very helpful person at all (I’m not asking for a handout but try to help). If I wasn’t locked in for a year I’d go back to Fitness 19 or Red Rock. DON’T SIGN THE CONTRACT.

If I could give this gym NEGATIVE reviews, I would. The gym itself is FLAWLESS, clean, great equipment, missing a laying leg press… but other than that, great. However, my husband’s account was frozen with military orders as he was deploying overseas and we’ve been charged, as of today, FOUR TIMES, they now owe us $ 60. I keep getting the, «your check is in the mail, his account has been frozen,» bologna. He loves gold’s gym. I wish I could switch him over and make him love crossfit, but that a’int happening. I cannot believe it’s the holiday season and I have to FIGHT with gold’s gym to remind them that my husband isn’t around. I want to scream thinking about Gold’s Gym.

New location!
Love this gym. It looks much smaller on the outside, but its HUGE! pool, sauna, basketball court, and a boxing ring. etc. fitness class schedule is included in the member ship. a bit price then planet fitness, but very much worth it.
The reason i only gave this place 3 stars is because of an incident that happened. I received a free day pass from the local hotel. even though i am a long time member of planet fitness, i wanted to see what all the buzz was about.
the pass was a printed out sheet of paper. when i went up to the counter and presented my pass and the gentleman had obviously never seen it before. he kind of just looked at me and laughed and said it looked «very sketchy» (which i understand, anyone can print out a sheet of paper that says one day golds gym pass!) so i quickly googled the hotel number so they can call and verify. As one was calling, a group of employees had then formed a circle around this freaking coupon, questioning me like i was wanting to con them.
i was frankly a bit embarrassed. i felt like i had done something wrong. it was obviously a communication issue between the hotel and gym. I understand it was important for them to do their job and make sure it was valid. but it could have been WAY more professional than it was.
so all in all, they finally verified the coupon is valid, and that some employees were just not aware of it.