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Bears Fit, located in Vernon Hills, IL, offers a variety of fitness amenities including saunas, steam baths, a recovery section, and a turf area with various workout equipment. The gym stands out for its spacious warm-up areas and well-maintained equipment when properly managed. However, recent changes in management have led to concerns about cleanliness and customer service, impacting the overall experience for members. Despite having potential, these issues may deter serious gym-goers and families seeking a quality facility.

Pros:

  • Convenient location.
  • Variety of fitness amenities.
  • Spacious warm-up areas.
  • Well-maintained equipment when cleaned.
  • Professional trainers.
  • Turf area with specialized equipment.
  • Ample parking space.
  • Extended operational hours.

Cons:

  • Inconsistent cleanliness.
  • Poor customer service.
  • Negative management changes.

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Reviews (10)

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Bears. Where they do the BEAR minimum. Sanitizing stations often empty with non working spray bottles: benches covered in hair products (clearly not cleaned overnight) no more towel service available. Rude front desk staff, don’t try ask for a protein shake either you will get a sigh and an eye roll from the kids working there that would rather be on Tik Tok.

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This would be a perfect gym but the steam rooms, sauna and locker rooms haven't been cleaned in months. especially the Men's steam room. Basic Maintenance and cleanliness should be top priority for the business.Updated 8/18/23: still has not been clean as there’s dirt and a stench in the steam room..Also probably the only gym that doesn’t have weight straps. They’d rather have weight dropping on someone than keeping $10 straps on the floor. Pretty embarrassing for the Bears organization.

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Bears Fit was once a great place to work & workout… but ever since the new general manager and his henchmen took over, the place has completely gone down the toilet. On one of his first days there, he asked if I could have some friends “put in a couple five star reviews to kind of wash the bad ones out.” It didn’t seem very professional at the time and doesn’t at all seem professional now. He fired myself, along w other quality staff members due to him not being able to get over his ego. He has threatened previous staff with physical force, threatened multiple staff members with termination of employment due to hearsay(one of those staff members is still there), never allowed anyone to speak, and when I said I wouldn’t be signing his NDA, which was only put in place due to word about him and his antics getting around the gym, he ignored and didn’t acknowledge me for my last two days. Not a single word. Also, when I tried to contact corporate/HR to speak on certain issues, I was given the wrong email multiple times(even after he and another manager confirmed it was correct) and was also told a phone number didn’t exist to contact them, which I later found out was a FLAT lie from the man himself. Lastly, Coming from a former employee, I’d highly suggest you take your money elsewhere. It’s only going to get worse.Ps. There’s a reason membership prices are at an “ALL TIME LOW” now.

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Worst gym for families with small children. Unlicensed childcare workers who do not supervise the children. Older kids are mixed in with infants and often time harm the smaller children. 1 boy in particular we will call him Tray/Trey physically and verbally is allowed to taunt/hurt/ harm the little ones . It's definitely a "man's man "gym. In the sense that " men/boys can do no wrong." The gym is also very unsanitary isn't very tidy. It's a small space jammed packed with workout equipment and only has 2 power lifting racks, which are often full. It's a great gym for a HS student but not for a serious gym goer or a fitness family.

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Bathroom constantly stinks due to no dedicated cleaning staff and poor ventilation. Paper towel dispensers and cleaning bottles around gym are usually empty or broken. Half of the machines in the gym are trash hoist machines. No clips for the power racks so enjoy worrying about the weight sliding off when you’re using them. The punching bags are poor quality with the top half being empty since all of the internal material is at the bottom. For $50 a month I really expected more.

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Great gym. Love the turf area w sleds, tires, kettlebells, may thai bags, Bulgarian bags, and more. Lots of younger folks working out, so sometimes difficult to find an open flat bench. My only other complaint is the "music" played here.

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The facility is unremarkable However the Trainer Tre his skills are unmatched! He is professional Kind Courteous and knowledgeable! Most of the Good staff has left. And what remains is a High pressure staff that passes on an environment that is uncomfortable for most. With so many nicer 24 hour gyms in the area. Do yourselves a favor and pass this one up. I'm not sure of Bears fit Longevity here.not with this staff and certainly not with this type of service.

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I was in town for a work trip and stopped by to work out. This place is awesome! The facility is super clean, the equipment is in great shape, and the staff are super friendly. I go to Lifetime in Detroit and I would go here over Lifetime every time.

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Disappointed on how the gym handles their amenities, and careless customer services. I asked for checking the steam room since it was off, but no follow up and was standing their waiting.. asked another person and they have me a different answer. ThenI called the desk and was told the the person who can check is busy doing something else.. I called again and I was told that that person actually took a day off. .. Very disappointing and cheap attitude..

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Fully equipped gym, sauna, steam bath, recovery section, clean, plenty of extra space to warm up, towels, water fountain. Personally I like the squats section!Great job Bears!

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Except the peak hours, this place remains quite free or moderately crowded.

This business has a rating of 4.3-star.

This business has 10 reviews.

The address is: 155 E Townline Rd, Vernon Hills, IL 60061, United States .

The contact number is +1 847-281-7700

This service is listed under Fitness Center .

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