Body Fitness

Found this place thanks to my ClassPass membership. While I wasn’t expecting much, that’s exactly what I got. I am one of those people that do not bring in their cell phones to the gym due to possibly getting stolen, broken, etc. I come to the gym to workout, not text and play on my phone. Especially to this gym since I live literally 2 minutes away. This gym supposedly has no computer system at the front desk (shocking) and claims they have no way of verifying a ClassPass reservation unless you bring them your phone and physically let them see the ClassPass app. I have never had to do this with any ClassPass place. When I contacted ClassPass with my issue with this gym after being denied entrance, I was told that they actually get an email and have access to check with ClassPass and I shouldnt have this issue. I informed the front desk this and was told «maybe the owner does but he is never here». On top of that frustration, one of the personal trainers was monopolizing the entire free weight area for his use (3^rd time this trainer has done that). Granted the area isn’t big, but you don’t need the ENTIRE space to train. And when I tried to use one of the benches, I was glared at. I really wanted to use this gym as a go to because I don’t need all the fancy machines to workout, however given my experiences, I will drive the extra distance and go to another gym. Plus, most of the equipment is covered in dust!

The worst gym I have ever joined. The only reason I go is for the location. It’s dirty, unkempt, and the staff isn’t very friendly.
This is the third day in a row they haven’t had towels for the customers.
I’m surprised studio city doesn’t have a better class of gyms like west Hollywood.

Zumba class on Sunday. Low key, fun, and a work out without FEELING like a work out.
This has more of a boutique kind of feel to it instead of those massive gyms you’re used to seeing. If you hate being around meat heads or cardio queens, this may be the place for you. It’s nice and cozy, but I feel like the down side to that is that the amenities and facilities could use an upgrade.

The best thing about this gym are the people who run it, work here, and work out here. I have been coming to this gym since 2006, and I have seen it go through many changes. The one thing that remains the same, however, is the atmosphere of warmth, caring, humor, and good energy.
The people at this place and the great vibe this gym sends out keep me coming. I always get a good workout at Body Fitness. The class schedule is good. They have free wifi. The gym has everything anyone needs to stay fit and have fun doing it. They even have a weighted hula hoop in the abs room! Body Fitness may be a bit small and no-​frills, but who cares? I’ve been to mega-​fancy gyms that had such a cold, sterile atmosphere that it gave me no pleasure to work out there.
I believe that the best gym is the one that you want to go to on a regular basis. For me, it’s Body Fitness. Even when I’ve had times where I’ve been sick for a few weeks and had to stop coming, I always feel welcomed back when I make my return.
A special thanks goes out to these folks:
the owner; my favorite teachers; the front desk guys; and another trainer/​teacher at the gym, whose personality always cracks me up and makes me smile.
The most important thanks goes to my trainer; she never stops trying to help me no matter what. If anyone out there needs or wants a great trainer, she’s there!

ETHICALLY BANKRUPT.
AVOID. AVOID. AVOID.
I was a loyal member for over 2 years with this gym, but the new management is TERRIBLE.
1. They raised my monthly fee by 14 $, simply because they were «under new management», and would not honor my grandfathered rate. When I asked them for a lower rate since 14 $ was such a dramatic increase and I was a loyal customer, they refused.
2. They are charging way too much for the quality of their establishment. It’s 50 $/​month and the equipment is WAY outdated; also it’s a relatively small gym– the only saving grace is that they have a couple of good instructors there (namely Carolyn).
3. They charged me an extra month’s membership after I gave them my 30 days notice and REFUSE to refund it! I emailed them with my 30 day’s notice, understanding that I would be charged for that month but that my membership would be terminated (and therefore not billed) after that month. I even checked with the receptionist to make sure that they received and documented my notice and cancellation, since they never respond to emails, and she confirmed that it was received. Lo and Behold, the month after my 30 days notice was complete, I see a charge on my CC bill for another month’s membership fee. I wrote them an email explaining that I had given them 30 days notice and that they had charged me after that period, asking for a refund. No response. I called and spoke with Gady (the manager) who was completely belligerent and kept talking in circles, trying to get me to renew my membership instead of refunding me the extra month’s charge. After 30 minutes on the phone with him, he said he «had to find my paperwork» and would «work on it». So to help him out, I printed out the copies of my emails and a screen shot of my CC charge, and brought them up to the gym– where he had conveniently left for the day. I spoke with the receptionist about the situation and they called Gady to tell him I was there, and Gady promised to have it taken care of within the next 4 days. 4 days pass – charge is still there, not refunded. I call again. He’s not available. A few days later, I call again. He’s not available. On and on for a month!
Finally I had to call Visa to have them refund the charge, since Body Fitness clearly has no respect for their clients or reputation and only care about taking people’s money. STAY. AWAY.

Such a shame that the owner is a bully and a crook.
Charged an extra month after I cancelled my membership. Had to call the credit card company to get it reversed.
A few good classes, but not worth the nightmare of dealing with management. Avoid.

Great gym with friendly staff minus the miserable grey haired lady at the front desk with her very bipolar behavior! I think her name is Casey or Stacy. HUGE TURN OFF! I try to find out who’s at the front desk and plan to come when this bitchy woman is off that day. When you ask her to turn the air on because it’s boiling hot it’s a real pain for her! If you ask for a radio station change MAJOR ATTITUDE! She needs to learn better customer service skills for sure! The rest of the staff is always cheerful and happy to work there. They should retrain this employee who clearly doesn’t like customers or only sometimes. SUPER RUDE woman and probably drives away potential new customers with her attitude! This is 2015 people at least pretend to care about customers and pretend to like your job. There are so many people who are in need of jobs so one should at least pretend to care.

I was just threatened by the owner of the gym. He verified my address and told me I should be worried about «bad karma» when I called for a refund because they over charged my account.
This gym is a complete fraud. I was a member for over a year and kept thinking it was the little engine that could — but it definitely CAN’T.
The gym is a germ and bacteria infested breeding ground. There is little to no AC so you are breathing in humid funky air, the equipment is old and out dated, there is no consistency with the class schedule (hence the chalk board) or standards for cleanliness, I caught ring worm twice, the first time I gave the gym the benefit of the doubt because I am an athlete, the second time I knew it was the only place I had been.
The trainers have taken over the gym with their clients and are constantly carrying on loud, long conversations or ‘waiting’ for you to be done with a machine so their client can use it — if you go at the right time (say a basketball game is on the television) there will be more trainers than patrons standing around watching one of the 3 television. The front desk staff is rude (accept Crystal) and they have no costumer service skills. The managers don’t have regular hours so if you want to complain, you have to do it via email or hope that a front desk staff bothers to pass along the message.
Take their free tour and check it out for yourself. The mirrors that are duct taped together or the filth on the mats and in the corners have been there since before I started, or the lingering smell on a hot day because there is no ventilation.
To make it worse, I have been a member for over a year and after expressing my concerns to management and being promised multiple times that the issues of cleanliness would be addressed, nothing has changed.
I put in my 30 day notice to cancel last month when there was a moldy tea bottle in the stretch area and I was asked by management to try the gym for free before my cancellation for 30 days.
I responded that they should just consider this my notice, and they emailed back that they understood and claimed I would not be charged — they just charged my card AGAIN.
The way I see it, you can Pay $ 39 to this gross little gym or go to a chain that is sanitary for $ 5 – 10 more that stays open later with class consistency and professionalism? Kicking myself for staying this long.

I have mixed feelings about this gym. First the good points
1/​I used to train in the morning at around 9.30 and never had a problem with equipment
2/​the classes seemed good and popular
3/​lots of equipment, good selection of dumbbells and plenty of plates, they do have a smith machine, but no squat rack
and now on to the bad
1/​the equipment is functional but antiquated
2/​the showers take an age to warm up
3/​they have a towel service, but don’t expect a towel you can use in the shower
4/​you now need to deposit your keys or your gym card to get a towel, apparently they’ve had issues with losing towels
5/​the gym lockers don’t have locks, so you have to buy your own, which they somewhat opportunistically sell behind the reception at $ 5 a piece.
6/​for $ 44 a month, I think you can get a lot more while not having to walk too much further away

Great local low key gym. Lots of different classes. I especially like the muscle sculpt class!
Charise

Love this gym! Their staff has been amazing and their amenities great. Body Fitness has kept me motivated to keep coming back!

Fantastic location with really friendly staff — been going here for spinning and yoga classes for a couple months now, and really loving the venue. Clean and updated locker rooms and a fun atmosphere.

This place is awesome. Friendly staff and great equipment!

STAY AWAY. They changed their name from BODY WOMEN ONLY to BODY FITNESS. Same people. Same billing department. Please check out their reviews on BODY WOMEN ONLY. It says on their that they have moved but they have the same address.
This is my review:
NO LONGER WOMEN ONLY AS WELL. My experience is pretty horrible. I signed up for the gym because it was next to my house and NO MEN. When I started to attend it, I felt pretty discussed by their unclean sweaty environment. The equipment was outdated. I know its my fault that I haven’t checked out the gym before signing up, and I wouldn’t have wrote this review if I hadn’t such a bad experience canceling the service and by reading other reviews they have as well.
I called them in February 27^th, 2014 to cancel the service and spoke to a lady, I forgot to ask her name, and told her I would like to cancel my membership. She told me that’s fine and that they would bill me for another 30 days, since it had to be 30 days in advance. I said that’s fine. Three months later I noticed on my credit card statement their charges. The reason I haven’t noticed before because my credit card payments on automatic withdraw.
I called again and spoke to Wendy and she told me I am sorry, but you need to write another 30 day notice. I was very disappointed by their dishonesty. I will not become richer by those $ 117.00 dollars that they charged me and I really hope that’s all they will ever have. In addition: I really hope that no one else will get screwed and lied to like I did.

I like this gym, however, the trainers I’ve encountered here are extremely loud and unprofessional. Often carrying on lengthy conversations that I can hear even with my headphones turned all the way up.
It’s very disrespectful to those who just want to work out and think.
I hope this changes or they will lose me as a customer.