Powerhouse Gym

Positive experience: Nice place. Thinking about joining. People have said it is a good place to workout.

Fantastic experience: Great equipment.

Negative experience: Is anyone else’s billing all over the place???!!!! I keep getting charged way more. I feel every couple months they increase the monthly fee without even a warning, i use to pay just $40. About to cancel and join somewhere else. First off with how close the equipment is, it’s a walking injury. They just care about money at this point.

Fantastic experience: Best gym in the Lehigh valley

Negative experience: Great gym with many amazing machines, but they should make the sauna for top tier customers that wish to pay for it. It’s unfair that everyone gets charged for that service, even if you don’t use it. Especially, bc you can’t use it after hours, for obvious reasons. The gym gets way too packed during normal business hours. Besides the price increase, arguably the best gym in the valley.

Fantastic experience: One of the elite gyms in the Lehigh Valley When I joined, I signed a Code of Conduct along with my membership contract...and unlike most places, they actually enforce it. This location was once the beloved Gold's Gym Bethlehem, but Powerhouse has taken that legacy and made it their own. The facility is spotless, open 24/7, features Hummus Fit Foods, and even has a full supplement and pro shop right at the entrance. The front desk staff has always been great and attentive to members needs. Most recently, the gym installed two massive new saunas in the locker rooms because members asked for it. That’s the kind of responsiveness members need. Last thing, and this may be the most critical: At any point, if I have feedback or opportunity for improvement, the management team is all ears. That is RARE in any business, let alone within the fitness industry. Cheers to Powerhouse Gym Bethlehem, looking forward to continuing to grow with you

Positive experience: I've been really disappointed lately with the gym, especially after the recent price increase following the renovation. While they added a sauna and updated the light fixtures, the price jump doesn't feel justified. The new equipment is great—no complaints there—but I'm taking off two stars mainly because of the sauna. It’s only open during staffed hours, which is understandable, but the staff hours don’t start early enough. Supposedly the sauna is available from 7 AM, but in reality, it’s never on at 7—sometimes not even by 7:30. That means members like me, who go early in the morning or late at night to avoid the HUGE afternoon crowds, don’t even get to use the new amenity we’re now paying extra for. It just feels like I’m spending more money for something I can’t even use. Really disappointing.

Fantastic experience: New to the area and have been coming here for a few months now. Wow, what a gym. They have every kind of equipment you can think of and their staff is great (especially Luis). 10/10 recommend to anyone reading this review.

Fantastic experience: Powerhouse has a great variety of machines and the community and staff is always so welcoming!

Fantastic experience: front desk staff always top tier. nevaeh says hello to everyone

Fantastic experience: Been coming here for almost 4 years now and definitely has the best equipment in the valley. No other gym around compares, definitely recommend!

Fantastic experience: I love this gym!! The staff is amazing, best equipment I’ve ever seen and the gym is clean!!

Negative experience: Please be careful with this gym…the management are nice until you ask about billing or contract. Please go to muscle inc more transparency about contracts they actually take the time to explain what you signing.

Negative experience: LEHIGH STUDENTS READ THIS... Great equipment, and I used to love the place. However, there's a terrible lack of transparency and competency when it comes to billing. I joined annually, then paused my membership while I was away due to being a student, without prior knowledge or being informed of a period in which it gets un-paused automatically. I was then taken off pause and rebilled for another year of an annual membership. I'd like to reiterate that I was never once told about the auto-stop-pause policy when I initially paused my membership. *Otherwise, I would have had time to reinstate my membership and get taken off of auto-renew and cancel my membership! It's that simple.* Shady billing behavior. This means I've been billed for essentially a year of gym use without ever stepping foot in the gym. In speaking with the people at Powerhouse about this, I've been deeply disappointed. Instead of working with me and keeping my business, they've been incredibly difficult. My phone calls with staff about this have been insanely confusing and shady despite how many times I explain what happened in great, great detail and specificity. Sad as a Bethlehem resident and Lehigh undergrad who loved using the place.

Negative experience: Coming from an experienced lifter and gym go-er. The machines and equipment are bad. Panatta, Hammer Strength, Arsenal Strength, Prime - they are over engineered and have wonky leverages. The machines are too congested. And most importantly, their cancellation policy is a scam when signed up for month-to-month. You must cancel 30 days before next billing cycle, so that means I would have had to sign up and cancel in the same day or else I would be paying $140 for two months. Beyond this, the managers show no sympathy. I’m glad though, Powerhouse is a terrible community, and it should stay that way so that they don’t infiltrate the other good local gyms.

Fantastic experience: Love this place Everyone is respectful and friendly

Positive experience: I really do love this gym, i have nothing negative at all to say about it besides only 1 thing. The price keeps going up. I love it here, i really do, but ive been here for 3 years, and the price keeps getting raised more and more. It used to be 35.99, then 44.95 now its 49.99.

Fantastic experience: Great equipment, very clean, Neveah was very helpful

Fantastic experience: Very clean

Fantastic experience: Lots of equipment. My first experience was on a day pass. I've been working 20 years, and this gym had so many different machines for the chest that I've never experienced before. Its easy to see why this gym is really popular. I signed up the next day! 7 months later. They continue to upgrade equipment. In my opinion this is the best for anyone a who wants to challenge themselves with their fitness goals.

Fantastic experience: I thought I was going to be intimidated walking into this gym but it was quite the opposite. Everyone is so friendly and will offer their assistance if you need it. Everyone there is also so encouraging; we all have the same goal! To be a better you. Luis their GM, is absolutely awesome. He maintains a clean gym with solid equipment. A lot of this equipment I’ve never seen before and I’ve gotten the best workouts I’ve ever had. He also makes sure all of his members and staff feel safe and comfortable. Really couldn’t ask for more! Highly recommend checking out this gym!

Fantastic experience: Love it here. Nice people, all the time

Fantastic experience: Awesome gym. Highly recommend.

Positive experience: Some appears jerks. Other then that, fine.

Positive experience: Powerhouse is to gyms what Shady Maples is too eateries. The veritable cornucopia of machines is staggering. Everyday I see a new machine, as if they're breeding in the after hours. Amongst this smorgasbord of iron, space is tight and I wished they'd annex the derelict Staples next door. My only real issue is the lack of a large open area for stretching/sleds and the outdoor scanner that pays out slightly more than a Sunoco slot machine. Awesome gym, constantly evolving and unlike my calf development, never seeming to plateau. Keep up the good work!

Fantastic experience: I love Powerhouse! <3 The equipment and members really are the best. Luis helped me with an issue with my membership and now I refer my friends to come sign up with him. Join Powerhouse and ask for him!

Fantastic experience: Been going to Powerhouse for years and I gotta say the equipment and atmosphere is amazing. Leg day is always a challenge. Appreciate the staff and Luis at front desk for always treating me well.

Fantastic experience: Great gym good equipment just crowded

Fantastic experience: I am a university student in the Bethlehem area who got serious into lifting a little over a year ago. Powerhouse gym has been a great lifting environment for me as I’ve progressed from a beginner to an intermediate lifter. I am only in the area during the academic year but the manager Luis helped me a lot through my membership discrepancies, shout out to him he’s very hospitable.

Fantastic experience: Great gym but, What are the slowest hour to go each day?

Negative experience: Worst gym experience. Very unprofessional receptionist. Seems like if you're new or doing a week pass they really could care less about any questions you have or accommodations like they would with the regular member. Staff really made me feel out of place including the manager/owner. Very standoffish.

Fantastic experience: best gym in Bethlehem

Negative experience: Gym has a large variety of equipment and you don’t have to wait for anything. Reason for one star is due to after-hours access. The barcode scanner to get in is not very high-quality, and can take upwards of 5 mins before you can get it to read your tag. What is even worse is that after waiting for 5 mins to get it to work, if someone else happens to exit through the door at the same time, they aren’t allowed to hold it open per policy, so you then have to waste another 5 mins with the barcode reader trying to get in. Would suggest for the gym to use the other two doors that isn’t used next to the treadmills as an Exit door, and the other pair of doors as the Entrance door. For a gym that has a high monthly cost, would expect a more sophisticated way to get in after hours.

Negative experience: Roped me into a contract that was not fully understood by the seller.

Fantastic experience: Open 24 hours, friendly staff. Has equipment you wont find at any other gym in the lehigh valley. The best gym around hands down!!!

Negative experience: BEWARE if you workout here in the morning! For the last month they have a cleaning person here every morning from 6am-2pm spraying mirrors, garbage cans, counters, mopping floors in gym and restrooms, with toxic chemical cleaning products that are being breathed in when working out, leaving pools of cleaner on restroom floors that could cause slipping. While working out on treadmill, or machines they are vacuuming around patrons while they are working out! It is ridiculous! I called Muscle INC, and they said they only mop and clean after hours. Most businesses do not clean with toxic/ hazardous chemical with customers around. Will be going to another gym if this continues! Response from owner:Hello, Pam we appreciate the feedback and apologize that we clean too frequently and at undesirable times and places throughout the gym for you. I also would like to reassure we do not use toxic and or harmful chemicals for cleaning. A perk of membership is we are a 24/7 gym and that doesn’t allow for after hours cleaning as we don’t have any. We set up the cleaning schedule based on check ins and slowest times in the gym 8am-2pm daily this was implemented we opened. Once again, we apologize for any inconvenience with the cleaning of our facilities. Thank you. NO -the slowest time is a gym is after 9pm! That's why most businesses have cleaning at night! And I read the Material Data sheets on the cleaning products you use, and they are toxic! Also they have fragrance! Fragrance is the new cigarette smoke.

Fantastic experience: Great gym. Very clean. The “busy” hours can get packed, but that’s to be expected.

Fantastic experience: Easily the best gym on the East coast. I joined a month after it opened and have seen the vast improvements from the great gym it already started as. The workouts I get here can’t compare to anywhere else. 10/10

Fantastic experience: Great gym ️‍♀️

Fantastic experience: Came to visit family and dropped in. Top tier equipment! And team was very friendly. Will be dropping it every time I come to visit family (:

Fantastic experience: Gym is really nice lots of equipment nice people best gym so far

Fantastic experience: This gym serves as an excellent source of inspiration and motivation

Fantastic experience: First gym I actually committed to, and their coaching staff is so nice and will actually help you get where you need to get physically.

Fantastic experience: How can you ever fail with a powerhouse gym. Went here for a day pass while out of town. Easy in easy out with no issue. Of course I had to grab a shirt on the way out. Thank you.

Negative experience: Great gym yes but the most annoying thing I found lately are people putting there stuff on everything to hold it so no one gets on it it’s so annoying and they take 30 mins just to get on what there holding fix this put up signs or something

Fantastic experience: A great selection of equipment from the USA and Europe to support Bodybuilders and Powerlifters! The best gym that I have trained at in Pennsylvania!

Fantastic experience: Great costumer service

Fantastic experience: best gym in the lehigh valley :)

Fantastic experience: Favorite thing about the gym is all the equipment!

Fantastic experience: TJ is a great dude very professional and and a overall great dude

Fantastic experience: Best gym ever Shane is the best

Fantastic experience: I love Shane and everyone at powerhouse!

Fantastic experience: Best gym and gym equipment in the Lehigh Valley

Fantastic experience: Rubber baby buggy bumpers. If you know who said that, you would go to this gym

Fantastic experience: Favorite gym ever! Shane is awesome

Fantastic experience: Front desk, Shane, is super helpful! Facility is very clean.

Fantastic experience: The equipment is top notch and the staff is always helpful. Definitely recommend.

Fantastic experience: The equipment is awesome and the management is great. Shane is the best

Fantastic experience: Great staff. It’s clean. Don’t have to wait to use equipment

Negative experience: Solid equipment but terrible staff. Canceled my membership months ago and still getting billed. Called their billing department they told me my account got reopened without my permission by the manager a week later. Big SCAMMER here !

Fantastic experience: LOVE THE VIBE AND THE WORKERS! They have any machine you need! I could stay all day

Fantastic experience: I have multiple memberships and this is my favorite gym from culture to equipment and staff !!

Fantastic experience: Shane is great! Powerhouse is the best gym in the Lehigh valley area!

Fantastic experience: One of my favorite spots to work out, tons of machines and a great environment to get swole!

Fantastic experience: My favorite gym in the lehigh valley! Staff is the best in the business!

Fantastic experience: Workers and Management are the best! Especially Shane. Extremely helpful. Best Gym in the town!

Fantastic experience: Everything you need to be honest chest room, shoulder room, biceps, cables, turf area honestly a great gym good people great staff

Fantastic experience: Front desk staff is very nice and helpful. Best gym i have ever been too

Fantastic experience: very welcoming place for people who already lift // trying to get back into it. i’m coming back from a leg injury and been scared to get back into it, but i completely forget about it when i come into this gym

Fantastic experience: TJ at the front desk has the best suggestion when it comes to taste of the workout meals. Amazing customer service. Always has a positive attitude!

Fantastic experience: Best gym in the area! Great equipment, fun environment, always clean, and the staff is awesome

Fantastic experience: the gym is so clean and the staff is very helpful one of the best gyms i have ever been too

Fantastic experience: Management is amazing the communication is awesome and the front desk staff is very respectful and always lend a helping hand especially Shane one of the nicest and best faces to walk into powerhouse and see

Fantastic experience: Best gym in Lehigh valley! Amazing variety of equipment, super friendly employees and awesome meal prep options. 12/10

Fantastic experience: Few gyms in the Lehigh valley have an atmosphere that both encourages growth and welcomes others; Powerhouse, and their employees do a wonderful job at maintaining their gym!

Fantastic experience: i’ve been going to powerhouse for some time now and i love it!!!!! the atmosphere is incredible and the front desk people are so nice! Shane signed me up originally and i love it here. thank you Shane!!!!

Fantastic experience: Best GYM i have been to so far T.J has been really helpful with all my questions and needs I would definitely recommend this gym to anyone who’s willing to change their lives !

Fantastic experience: I’ve been a member at powerhouse gym in Bethlehem since 2020, after being a member of other gyms in the area, and it’s hands down the best gym I’ve ever joined!

Fantastic experience: Obviously the best gym for many reasons. From the equipment, supplements, hummus fit, muffins, employees, members…I could go on and on but you get it ;) just join or come visit!

Fantastic experience: I love love this gym. I joined this gym 9 months ago. At first I was intimidated because of all the equipment and didn’t think I could “fit in”. Justin the personal trainer manager set me up with one of the best trainers at the gym, Ryan. And it has been incredible, I have learned a lot. I am now confident with going there and using the equipments. Ryan is a god sent, I have surpassed the goals that I had set, with his help and expertise. The staff at Powerhouse are great, they help with whatever concerns I have. The gym being opened 24/7 works well with my busy schedule. Love it here!!!!

Fantastic experience: Great gym! I have been going for 12 weeks now and have had a good experience so far. Plenty of equipment, not waiting to long for anything. Staff are very friendly and helpful. Gym ha a great atmosphere, other gym members are very courteous.

Fantastic experience: “Power house Gym”, is the most energetic, motivating and inspiring gym in the Lehigh Valley. Members are friendly, welcoming and supportive towards one another, pushing each other to thrive towards achieving one’s fitness goals. I would say this, if you’re looking for a gym that has open doors to get your workout done without waiting for benches or broken maxhines, “Power house”, is definitely your go to gym!

Fantastic experience: Powerhouse is a great gym with all the equipment you could need for a great workout! Staff is very friendly and cares about the needs of their customers. Overall I have had nothing but great experiences here at powerhouse!

Fantastic experience: Best Gym on the East cost. Pat did an amazing job starting this gym near the beginning of COVID and continues to improve. Shane does a great job at the front desk. Theres a physical therapy segment inside Run by Taylor Foster, who does an amazing job with manual therapy and is super knowledgeable. This is the best gym I’ve been to on the East cost. Very blessed to live near it. Check it out!!!

Fantastic experience: It’s starts at the head , from the owner to management and staff . This place is by far the best gym in the ABE area . Not only does it trump the comp with its state of the art equipment , but the atmosphere and the comraderie is what really makes it home for me !

Fantastic experience: Great gym! Clean and friendly! Machines are one of a kind and their staff is super friendly!

Fantastic experience: I had a motorcycle accident in 2020, and then follow up surgeries in 2022. It took me over a year, to finally feel well enough, to go to powerhouse gym. And with the uncertainties involved from recovery, I decided to hire a trainer. I could’ve easily put some more mods on my jeep, but I decided these mods, were the much wiser choice. I can always get a new jeep, but there’s only one me. Justin, who heads up the Training department, assigned Ryan to be my trainer. In addition to being a competitive bodybuilder, Ryan has a masters degree in nutrition. I developed some bad eating habits during my recovery and carried them over, to the first month and a half of training. After discussing my diet with Ryan, he set me straight and I lost 10 of the 15 pounds, I set as my three month goal and still have two weeks left to reach it. In addition to Ryan’s expertise, he’s an awesome guy. This is some of the best money I’ve ever spent. I totally recommend, not only powerhouse gym, but hiring Ryan as a trainer. That’s not a knock on any of the other trainers, it’s just my experience.

Fantastic experience: I like powerhouse. Great equipment that I don't have wait for most of the time. The staff is nice. Very clean bathroom and gym overall. One thing I like most is there are serious people here wanting to just workout and inspire you to workout. The supplement store is amazing, meal prep makes things convenient(it's pricey,but what isn't these days). Great parking.

Fantastic experience: Joined this gym with my husband about 2 months ago and have loved it so far! It's a little pricier than some other gyms, but the staff is super friendly, helpful, and welcoming, there's a huge variety of equipment, and everything is clean and in great working order. I've been doing personal training once a week as well with Nevaeh, who does an awesome job! No complaints at all.

Fantastic experience: Started going to Powerhouse Gym 3 months ago. It is everything a gym should be. Courteous staff, friendly members, and a great selection of free weights and machines to choose from. It's a great experience to workout and not have people taking up equipment while on their phones. Overall it's been a great experience and would highly recommend them to anyone who wants to get in shape and enjoys working out.

Positive experience: This is for the intermediate or advanced gym goer! While all are welcomed, Powerhouse Gym has equipment and members that are well in to their fitness journey. Come to keep up or get inspired. Yes, you will see tripods and influencers. Awesome to see a true power lifting section of a gym that one is free to let it bang and grunt as needed. Same for the bodybuilders and cross fitters - some of the best equipment and variations available. Apparently more equipment coming! Where will they go with it? Plenty of iron in here for the strongest animals out there. Machines are a mix of cable and stacks, and plate loaded. Some old school-like equipment including a horizontal squat/leg press machine. You can bulk-up, tone-up or otherwise have NO excuse to meet your fitness goals here at Powerhouse Gym. Going for a flat, bulky power look or you want to be shredded like steak, Powerhouse Gym has machines for it and members who have achieved it. I'd love to see Powerhouse Gym claim more space and secure some vintage Nautilus equipment. Would make this more of a gym mecca than it already is. Nicely done powerhouse Gym!

Negative experience: Majority of staff is horrible

Fantastic experience: Best gym I have ever been to the costumer service is top tier

Fantastic experience: I hope to make it before the limited time offer but I Love it! And on payday I will be officially joining this gym! :) on the 1st!

Negative experience: Used to proudly say that Powerhouse Gym was 1 of the best gyms in the area … Can’t say it anymore. Amazing equipment but having to deal with rude trainers, staff that makes you feel like you’re disturbing them as soon as you walk in or trying to figure out what contract you signed the staff is just ignorant with letting you know unless there friends with you.

Negative experience: I’ve been a member with Powerhouse Gym for a year now and here’s my experience from almost every category. 1 Star Earned - Gym has good equipment with a wide variety of things to perform/do. Overall very nice and clean. 1 Star Earned - Very nice, approachable environment. People who go there to work out are overall very friendly. They’ve helped me out with form on some exercises and just talked with me for a bit 1/2 Star Earned - Decent parking 1/2 Star Earned - Numerous things such as as a posing room, supplement store, etc etc 1 Star REMOVED - Poor management/employment. I had to pay a good $2000 out my pocket for this gym and I can tell you, %75 has been gone to waste. When signing up, be sure that the employee EXPLAINS THE CONTRACT to you. Unfortunately, the employee that signed me up never did and I thought I was paying month to month but turns out I was in a yearly commitment the whole time. They never explained the stuff to me. Found out the hard way. Now if they won’t explain to you, I will right now. Monthly is your best pick because there’s no commitment, you just pay and you can cancel anytime however it is expensive. I believe around $50. For yearly, there is a commitment and you can’t cancel. It is $44.95 a month plus the beginner fee and annual fee. This gym is an influencer gym so high prices are to be expected. 1 Star Removed - Poor cancellation procedures. This is the one that ticks me off the most. YOU NEED TO GIVE A 30 DAY NOTICE ALONG WITH A CANCELLATION FORM. Now, when giving in your notice, be sure to write down the date and time you came in to prove your notice has been said in the range because the gym gives a shady vibe in my opinion so it’s best to write down your dates/times and take pictures/videos. The cameras go back months (said by one of the managers) so you should be good. Now, this form. Well ladies and gentlemen, this form is online on their website and needs to be printed. THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY COPIES IN THE GYM. I believe they don’t have any copies because they’re neighbors with Staples and Staples allows for printing for cheap like 25 cents but you still have to pay. Or do it yourself so that’s a bummer. Anyway, just write down you were there and yeah you should be good. 1 Star Removed - Poor management in training services. Now training here WAS good. I don’t know about now though. My personal trainer was FIRED for unknown reasons and they were supposed to notify his clients but guess what, they didn’t because apparently it looks bad on the gym to tell people he got fired so the poor guy had to let everyone know himself. Before he got fired, the training manager was really weird with him. Trainer told me the training managers a bit weird. I soon found out why. I had a bit of an anxiety attack because the training manager was monitoring our trainer so he followed us the entirety of our session and was staring at me working out and I felt uncomfortable. Trainer said he can file a complaint and I believe he did until the next day or two, he was fired by that same manager. I found that really weird. I was then switched to another trainer who I didn’t have a personal connection with which caused my progress to be at a halt due to a confusing new program and I ended up becoming prediabetic by following his diet plan. When that happened, they had to go to what I like to call the master trainer because they have a master in nutrition or whatever so he makes diet plans for diabetics but there’s only ONE of those master trainers in the whole bunch of them. And this particular master trainer LOVES to overcomplicate you. Anyway, that sucked. Also, my training plan was for 3 months but then it got tricked into 4 months so I had to pay an extra $280. No one told me my last month (that 3rd month) was almost over by the way so I paid for another useless month. THE 30 DAY NOTICE ALSO GOES FOR TRAINING TOO, NOT JUST REGULAR GYM MEMBERSHIP Overall, Powerhouse Gym is a good gym just be sure to write stuff down, read the contracts (even though they take 20 minutes), and yeah that’s it.

Fantastic experience: Update: I stopped going during the day and bought noise cancellations headphones. Now I don’t have to interact with anyone and I can enjoy my peace and quiet. Definitely the best gym facility in the Bethlehem area. Old Review: One of the greatest facilities but the unfriendly staff and cancellation process are not good. Bad music taste in the gym is way too loud and I can’t even hear my own music without damaging my ears.

Fantastic experience: Muscle mecca of Lehigh Valley, the facilities and the staff are absolutely phenomenal. Shout out to Shane at front desk, Dr Taylor for physical therapy, and Anna got personal training. You guys are amazing!

Fantastic experience: I was a student at Lehigh and between my junior and senior years i specifically looked for an internship nearby just so I could stay over the summer and continue working out here. Constantly updating and upgrading their equipment and facilities, this is by far best gym i’ve ever been to.

Negative experience: Before you sign up! Please ask them to print out the contract before you agree and sign your life away. They didn't do that for me.. Hunter claimed they didn't have a printer... yet my BMI assessment was printed out in one of their rooms after the fact I signed the contract. You'll pay for goods but it won't come with services. Avoid this gym if you don't want to be like the rest of the peeps in these reviews (including me). Very pathetic... I signed up to be part of a friendly community and instead I got cut. I used to be a member at Equinox, LA fitness, Crunch, Planet, Blink, Bally's, Reebok and Gold's Gym. I never had any issues at any of them. This one is at the bottom of the barrel for me.