FITNESS SF - SoMa

Canceled my membership of 2 years after being aggressively confronted by a trainer (tall, older white guy, trains seniors) for setting up a deadlift workout on the padded flooring during a weekday afternoon. His reasoning being that the weight of the barbell would damage the floor.A few things here: (1) I had not even started deadlifting yet, and I was already being screamed at, (2) I have seen countless members and trainers deadlifting on the padded floor.Regardless of this rule and its arbitrary application, I would question what kind of business signs off on trainers approaching their patrons like that. And to Jonathan, the general manager, who followed up with: "We don't love having to section off space in our gyms when we have to pour new concrete to repair safety hazards from dropped weights" -- thanks for assuming I can lift weights that would cause structural damage to the building, I guess?

Towards the end of 2020 I decided to try working with a personal trainer for the first time and was fortunate enough to get paired with a smart and professional trainer named Victor Herrera. Victor was very patient with me and listened to my goals early on so that we could maximize our time together. Each workout was definitely challenging, but Victor's calm demeanor and explanation of the body mechanics involved in each exercise helped me stay focused. Along the way he introduced me to almost every machine and free weight exercise I could take advantage of at the gym. This opened a huge door for me in my personal workouts, and now that I am back in to a solo routine I have a large vocabulary of exercises I can do. Great experience and great trainer. Also, it is clear to me how hard Fitness SF has worked to remain open during the pandemic while keeping everyone using their facilities safe. I go to their SOMA location in SF and it has been a life saver to still use the gym through these challenging times. To all all the kind, thoughtful, and hard working staff I would like to say thank you!

Love this Gym. Joined during the pandemic for the outdoor gym, stayed on because it was such a great place. All the equipment you need. The front desk and service staff are super kind and welcoming. Sets this gym apart from others. Charles is my dude! Lucky to have this gym so close! 🤙 …

During quarantine it's basically the only gym available in the city. The outdoor area is great. I didn't give 5 stars for a couple of reasons: 1- 55 minutes is not enough for me to finish my work out. 2- the app is very unstable. I have to kill the app many times just so I can make a reservation or open the QR code. 3- membership is more expensive than other gyms in the city that either offers the same experience or better. On the positive side, the crew is very friendly, the members are most of the time respectful with other members, they kept adding machines and increasing capacity which I really appreciate. I just don't think I'll keep my membership once quarantine is done because of how expansive it is.

The gym itself is great. They have tons of machines.Unfortunately, the way the gym is run makes it a super unpleasant experience.It's $200 to join, as they make you pay for the first and last month up front. This wouldn't be a big deal if not for the fact that you have to cancel by the 20th day of the previous month to not be charged for the following month. So let's say you cancel December 21st, you will get charged $100 for January, and the $100 you paid for the last month when signing up goes to February, such that you have to continue to pay for 70 days after cancelling (cancel December 21st, pay through March 1st).If you want to bring a friend, it's $25 for the day. That's 1/4 of what it costs for the entire month. They're more concerned with profit than the customer experience.The front desk staff is curt/unfriendly. Not the worst thing, but definitely a bummer at times.You have to schedule all your workouts through their app. This wouldn't be a huge deal if not for the fact that the workouts are only 55 minutes long. After 55 minutes, even if you're not done working out, you have to leave.Having to schedule your workout also means you can't work out whenever you want, and if something comes up (family, work, etc) and you can't make that time, you don't get to work out that day.I'm sure they'll respond with some rebuttal about Covid, but just for comparison: Anytime Fitness is only $45/month, $10/day to bring a friend, they don't make you schedule appointments, it isn't crowded, and they have locations all over the country in case you like to travel.

They are open both indoors and outdoors. Easy reservation system to book your place. Good selection of equipment. Space is not as new as the mid market one, but it is a lot larger. Even has a room just for all the doggos!

Love the gym, equipment is great, but ventilation is basically non existent and only have fans.

REALLY big gym! Lots of space, lots of equipment, can get crowded and empty out really quickly - right around the time you realize there are a lot of people, it's already thinning out. …

Free ample parking. Good machines. Friendly staff. Clean facilities. E.O. toiletry products are nice.

This gym would easily receive five stars were it not for two issues:- Too many members hogging the machines while on their cell phones and taking five minutes between sets. I've been at gyms where cell phones are banned on the workout floor and the rule works. I've brought up the issue with front desk attendants and they simply shrug their shoulders.- Mold in between the tiles on the workout floor.Otherwise, this gym has a reasonable fee schedule, is well maintained, provides convenient, free parking and excellent, up-to-date equipment. Towel service is free, and it's generally clean ( except for the mold). It would be the perfect place to work out were it not for the cell phone issue and the mold.-