Onelife Fitness – VA Beach Blvd Gym

I tried this place out on one of there free passes. I did a couple of their classes such as yoga and body pump, also using the cycle cinema. Very friendly atmosphere and helpful at the classes. The only thing I would say is when I sat down to talk about membership even though she was very friendly they did not have a list of prices that they charge for other services they provide. They only had what there membership plan was. I understand not giving prices online due to get your customers in the door but you should have all prices there and available for perspective customers. I am still undecided of I am joining this gym or stick with my usal gym.

While this new location is a bit farther out for me, I love that it’s more spacious. And because it’s new, it’s a lot more updated in equipments. I also love the swimming pool! It’s a lot bigger (4 lanes) and longer (25 meters) compared to the older location. And it’s salt water! The women’s locker room has ample space and shower area. Too bad they don’t have designated dressing room areas as compared to other locations, although during my last visit, there was a makeshift dressing space (shower curtain by the side of the room)…an afterthought I suppose — if women started complaining about the lack thereof!
The pool area also has a kid’s water playground next to it. A nice touch for members with kids. However, kids are not allowed beyond that point. I suppose for safety reasons as the pool starts at 4 ft and like all locations with pools, no lifeguards on duty. If you want to take your kids swimming, the Chesapeake Square location has a kiddie pool and play area. The Newport News one, while much, much smaller (2 lanes), allows kids in the pool with of course, adult supervision, preferrably, a swimmer :).
The VB staff, like most OL locations, are always friendly and helpful. I also like the new «green» water fountains. The water refill counter makes one feel good about helping our planet’s sustainability by lowering our carbon footprint via reusing our own water bottles.

The location is perfect for Us! All of the amenities are clean, and the staff is very friendly. Sierra was awesome at showing us around, and getting us set up with memberships. It was nice having someone that was very knowledgeable to direct questions to. There’s something for everyone here, and doesn’t have that awkward feeling like some gyms have. The price is very reasonable for what you get!

Have everything you need and so far everyone is really friendly. I will say Achewood (sp?) was awesome and if you need anything, let him know. I love the different areas and the saltwater pool they have. Great kids area if you need that sort of thing. Overall, I highly recommend it.

I’ve been a onelife member for almost a year now and I must say I didn’t care to much for the old place and this one is nice don’t get me wrong but there honestly never seems to not be a rush hour at this place. Waiting for equipment gets old as there are serial texters going on paragraph rampages I guess you could say and honestly for the amount of people that are generally there, there should be way more equipment. I’ve never done a class there so I can’t say anything about that aspect of the gym but the people in them generally look satisfied with their workouts and I’ve never heard anything bad about them. As for the cardio cinema I must say that it’s pretty cool if you just want to go and get a cardio session in and watch a newer movie while you’re at it then go there and you most definitely won’t be disappointed.

I recently just joined and so far I love it. I live 6 miles away and I make the commute just to go to the NEW Location. So far the staff is friendly. I’ve noticed some of the trainers (red shirts) walk around and observe members making sure «bad form» is being used.
Of course, everything is new but some machines seem to break down more than others. There’s always at least one machine of each cardio group blocked off.
Classes are great! No complaints there!
Cleanliness is 5 stars, there’s always someone cleaning and the female locker room is always immaculate.
Can’t speak for other members but be aware of others not cleaning the equipment after sweating all over it or re-​racking weights. People and their bad habits.

Just been incredibly RUDELY not allowed to even try out a gym, I was hesitant to even come back too since I tried one Aqua Aerobics class at the old facility Columbus day of 2014 (which was run down, small, dirty and in dire need of a face lift)
After being referred to the new location, I went to try a Pilates class, because if I’m going to try the new place, I’m going to do something I might like.. . and instantly was aggressively rudely told to buy a membership, pay eight dollars, or leave by old man named «Joe»
I have had memberships to YMCA, Planet Fitness, and a small local town gyms and I have never in my life been treated so curtly and rudely, while his coworkers looked on in amazement of his bad attitude.
Beyond poor customer service; Rude staff; not worth the problems, super crowded, you’re better off elsewhere

One star for locker room cleanliness and safety. The tile when wet is a lawsuit waiting to happen. The lockers, while not that old are in need of cleaning.
The video cardio room machines have not seen a cleaning rag since installed, is my guess.
Two stars for staff friendliness. Seems the front desk is just a place to hang and talk to your coworkers. No towel service is a major omission.
Overall it seems like the most impersonal gym I have ever joined. (I have belonged to a variety of gym for the past 35 years).
The search goes on for a decent VB gym.
T

Crossfit is the rage now, but it’s become expensive and it’s not for everyone. Then there’s Planet Fitness, another craze that has developed into a strange fitness subculture. They’re cheap, but have very limited options.
I just want a simple gym, with many options for different fitness goals. Someplace to supplement my outdoor stuff with some strengthening 2 – 3 times each week. One Life has that and more, much more than other gyms in the area. Very nice facilities, new equipment, and a variety of programs and personal training available for just about every fitness style. But then there’s membership, grrr! I hate that term. Thats where the salesmen lost me.
What does it cost? I can’t find it on their website or on any of the ads I’ve seen. Rule #1 — be suspicious when a place does not advertise its fees or membership requirements. I had to go in person, take a tour and talk with a salesman to discuss price and contract options. It’s like buying a car. I thought health club contracts died in the 90’s. I was wrong — kinda. I was offered to choose one of two options here, either:
(1) put $ 150 down, have a month-​to-​month contract, and pay $ 30/​month, or
(2) put only $ 50 down, sign a contract for a year, and pay $ 40/​month.
These were of course discounted quotes offered on the spot. I wanted more — like no down payment. That wasn’t going to happen. Why? I can only assume that they hope people that lose interest will feel a guilty obligation to continue paying each month to make up for the down payment they invested. Crazy if you ask me, but I don’t run a fitness center.
In the end, I already have a place that fills my needs, but, aside from the cost stuff, I really like this place. With a little more effort, I probably would have given it a try, but he gave up too easy. They’re not exactly hurting for membership here, it was quite busy when I came. Glad to see they are doing well.

After working out at the new location for about two weeks, it seems like each day I feel so drawn back to the other locations just because of the lack of equipment and space. Yes, they have pretty much everything you need, but now that this location his reaching a whole new area of Virginia Beach, I feel like added equipment would suit the amount of gym goers every weekday rush hour.
Let’s put it this way, 4 new stairmasters and only 3 work (which are typically taken all the time). They have a SMALL area for lifting weights and majority of the weights are 20lbs +. There is no room in the area to do anything and I feel like it’s hard to find mirror space. Yeah, they do have smaller weights upstairs, but no mirror to check your form, which is important right?
I love how everything is new and the atmosphere is great and motivating, but it gets a little frustrating when you hop off your machine ready for your next workout, but the machines are taken, there are no weights, there’s no room, or no mirror. Hopefully sometime in the near future they work on these things.
Ok, end rant!

New location is much more convenient to me, great kids area and of course, everything is new and clean. The free weight are is smaller then I would like, but overall I really like it. I’ll definitely start using this location as my main gym. I came on a Sunday so it wasn’t very crowded, I’ll have to see how the regular crowd is during the week.

This is their new location opened up for the New Year. They pretty much just moved all of the equipment from the other VA Beach location to this one, but this one blows the old place out of the water. The set up is nicer, more spacious, and bigger children’s area, and basketball court about to open up next week! The bad thing is, as a creature of habit I liked the old location due to distance I had to travel, now my trek is a little farther but what the heck. Better parking, and more space, can’t go wrong!

I love the new Virginia Beach location. It’s a beautiful gym with friendly staff and a lot of great amenities!

This review references a visit over the Thanksgiving holiday 2014 since then they have closed this location and have moved to more spacious quarters. The staff bends over backwards to please. It’s clean and quite large with a pool huge cardio area and massive and very detailed weight lifting area. Mostly military my kind of crowd super friendly, helpful, patient folk. I wish I lived here as I was just visiting my daughter and son in law. This is the place to spin with great classes and did I mention incredible staff? 5 stars because the rating system does not go higher.

Two stars for the fact that they have great amenities. Minus three stars for the fact that THEY STILL CHARGED MY CARD even though my membership had already expired. A huge WTF?!
I’ve read that this happens A LOT and you’d figure this problem would already be non-​existent. STILL freaking IS!
I haven’t even gone into Online two months prior to my membership end. So to be charged an extra $ 40 is a rip off.
PLEASE, Onelife, fix this.

Not happy about the transition period where they are requiring their patrons to go to another gym until the new location opens. For me personally it’s now a 25 min transit now to attend a gym. No compensation offered either. Very disappointing.

This gym is average. Has some great amenities like a pool (only one-​life that does) but other than that I am not impressed. They only have one squat rack. I mean it’s a gym, c’mon now. I had to pay a one time fee, for no contract of $ 150 and $ 30/​month after that. I would recommend this gym to somebody who just wants to stay in shape or a good place to start. However, if you are serious about achieving goals you have set for your self, I’d look elsewhere. Also you can’t use chalk!!! I mean really? Look I know they want to avoid cleaning up after people but it’s a gym. They should have free chalk in a bowl for you but needless
to say they do not. But if you’re the «everyday chest and biceps» kinda Guy and the «all cardio because lifting will make me big» kinda gal, then by all means this is the gym for you. Anyways I’m rambling but you get my point. Overall: Average.

I be up in the gym just working on my fitness. He’s my witness.
I have been a member of Onelife for over a year and just renewed for another year. I like that they have locations all over Hampton Roads and you can use any of the facilities with one membership. Tons of classes are included in the membership cost and super friendly staff/​trainers.
I am excited that Onelife has invested in the countries 3^rd largest fitness facility! (Opening this fall) They have really grown and need the room. My spin class on the blvd. are packed and usually not any bikes left. On a good note I am really impressed with the new bikes @ the Princess Anne location and my instructor Camy is the best! My ONLY complaint is that there are never any clean towels available when I attended spin class. If you have ever been to one, you know you sweat buckets…
Overall Onelife is a great value and I highly recommend them.

I received a day pass from a friend to attend Darryl’s spin class. It was my first time doing a spin class so I wasn’t sure what to expect. The room was on the smaller side, occupancy 20. I really enjoyed the fact that the lighting is low with some glow lights. There is one bike on a stage for the instructor so there is no visibility issues when trying to follow the instructor’s lead. Also, Darryl wears a microphone so his instructions are easily heard. I had fun during this class. The music and Darryl’s energetic personality definitely helped otherwise, I would never spin 55 minutes on my own. I noticed a sign in the lobby that said that in May and June members can bring a guest to the gym every day.

I haven’t been to a lot of Onelife Fitness establishments, but I must say that I believe this is a premier installation. The staff and facilities are truly top notch.
This particular gym has an open and airy 2 story layout that accompanies the usual litany of treadmills, ellipticals, strength machines, and accoutrements to allow for most any type of workout you can come up with.
I focused on the treadmill for this visit and found it of such a quality that it made an activity that I absolutely hate an enjoyable experience. It had the usual gizmos, like an LCD display and television that I see on most high end units. But it also offered an iPhone/​iPod plug, decline run capabilities, and fans. Really made my long run more comfortable. The addition of Wifi at this location meant that I could use my iPad with Netflix to watch a movie as I ran.
The locker room was spacious and offered an array of locker space. There were water machines littered throughout the facility, so dehydration shouldn’t be an issue. Had to hunt and peck for the spray to wipe down my machine, but my fellow fitness folks were more than happy to point me in the right direction. Speaking of which, my fellow workout partners in this establishment were MUCH nicer than those I have run into at others. Kudos to you all for helping to provide a friendly and inviting atmosphere.
The experience was a good one, and I would consider becoming a member if it was anywhere near my house and a little closer to my desired monthly price point.