4500 Fitness & Downers Grove Park District Recreation Center

Positive experience: I usually just play in leagues so I can't say much about the rest of the facility other than the gym. Lights could use some work. Some courts are good others not so much and there are times when the floor is slick and other times to sticky. But all around a decent gym

Fantastic experience: awesome place! I have been there since 2004. affordability with a wonderful staff

Fantastic experience: Great gym, clean space, friendly staff, respectful people from the community, and the times I’ve gone in around 6:30AM or after work I’ve been able to get to the weights/racks I’ve needed to with no issues.

Positive experience: Excellent work out spot!

Fantastic experience: They have an excellent facility for fitness, and open gym times for recreation sports like: volleyball, pickleball, basketball

Fantastic experience: Absolutely love this gym and the people that work there and workout there. However I was wondering if you guys could potentially change the closing time to 10 pm so some people could get longer lifts in, thanks. - Jordan

Fantastic experience: Amazing community

Negative experience: Nice facility, clean equipment, but overall inconvenient for what my family needed a gym for. During winter basketball season, I wanted to take my 7 year old son to practice but since this gym doesn’t allow kids to have memberships, it would’ve costed $10-$15 each time I’d want to take him to practice. I’d say if you have no kids and want/need a local DG gym to workout at, this would be a great spot. For families not so much.

Fantastic experience: Great gym with everything one needs for bodybuilding

Fantastic experience: Great place, work staff is friendly.

Fantastic experience: Clean, affordable, quality gym. Has everything you would need to workout plus a track and basketball courts. Staff is extremely friendly and respectful. They also make steady improvements to the gym each year. I will renew my membership here for years to come.

Positive experience: Pickleball@

Negative experience: Pros: staff is very nice. Equipment is in good condition and a nice variety. When I first joined 2 years ago, it was nice. Wasn’t busy, plenty of parking, not a lot of kids. Cons: unfortunately this is why I lowered my rating. Way too many kids running around, most of the time they just talk and loiter around the gym equipment. Gym is either filled with mostly old people or kids, not a lot of in between. Both of those groups like to leave gym equipment laying around. Parking can be a hassle if you go in the morning after 8 am or after 4 pm to close. Sat and Sun are even worst. Lastly, be careful of a short, rotund woman that goes around and film you while you’re working out or taking a break. She’s probably 5’4-5’5, wears hair in ponytail, always wears a N95 with yellow straps, unattractive, and no glasses.

Fantastic experience: I am excited because this facility is one of the few in the Chicago land area to offer LES MILLS classes; they offer BODYJAM!!! As well as BODYCOMBAT and BODYPUMP. Just started here, the programing and class offerings look great, and everyone is very friendly.

Positive experience: Been a member for years. I remember all the facility members that have come and gone. Glad that the men’s locker issue has been rectified. Not sure who was responsible for all the True equipment, but I’m 5’7 inches. I’m a power lifter and the bench press rests are too high. I’ve talked to others that our my height and have the same grips. Can you bring back the old ones or get me a booster pad?

Fantastic experience: Great facilities, friendly/helpful staff. Highly recommend.

Positive experience: Would be nice to have a bigger stretch area

Fantastic experience: Beautiful location for sports, for the whole family.

Positive experience: Clean facility with good equipment. Wish they had a pool.

Fantastic experience: Friendly staff, great gym.

Fantastic experience: Great place for a workout

Fantastic experience: The staff is very nice and professional

Fantastic experience: I love using their walking track, almost on a daily basis!! The people that work there are VERY friendly, too!!! Downers Grove residents are fortunate to have this place!!

Fantastic experience: Free track use this often and close to work.

Positive experience: Community fitness center. Small but equipments are up to date. Friendly staff with towel service.

Positive experience: Bustling with activity....kids basketball games, gym rats and runners....increased my motivation to get healthy ever so slightly.

Fantastic experience: Very nice. Clean facility and not to crowded

Fantastic experience: Great place great people great service

Fantastic experience: Great place with a courteous staff

Fantastic experience: Their materials is complete and guided you how use is it. Wonderful fitness gym thank you.

Fantastic experience: Updated 9/23 - new weight machines and equipment are great! Recently renovated local rec center. Good offerings, basketball court, weights, track, classes, and sauna.

Positive experience: Decent gym. Has everything a normal person who workouts would want. Steam room is a plus.

Negative experience: Staff is always nice and friendly, but the majority of people do not wipe down equipment.

Positive experience: Staff courteous and keeping machines clean for a healthy environment

Positive experience: Great club

Positive experience: Fun clean and safe environment for the whole family to enjoy after-school activities and gym.

Fantastic experience: Decent gym.

Fantastic experience: Like an exciting playground.

Fantastic experience: 4500 is staffed by a friendly and helpful team. There is plenty of equipment and the facility is clean and well-maintained. The view from 4500 overlooks the DG golf course.

Fantastic experience: Awesome!

Fantastic experience: This is a great facility with exercise equipment and classes and basketball courts, they do not have a swimming pool though. They have lots of sports programs my favorite of course is basketball. One of these days I'd like to join a team. Prices are reasonable for Downers Grove residents on par with other gyms.

Fantastic experience: Space is great

Fantastic experience: Friendly staff, clean venue.

Fantastic experience: Actually was there for a meeting - nice sized and bright meeting room

Fantastic experience: Clean gym, has plenty of equipment, never busy

Fantastic experience: Great place to workout!

Positive experience: Great place friendly staff

Fantastic experience: Actually was there for a meeting - nice sized and bright meeting room

Fantastic experience: Friendly staff, clean venue.

Fantastic experience: Awesome!

Positive experience: Pickelball

Positive experience: Very clean , ample parking , nice walking track

Positive experience: Been few times to play badminton. It has better facilities for other activities.

Fantastic experience: Great city rec center

Fantastic experience: Came here to see what I could do during these winter months. They have a great fitness center, indoor walking track. They even offer a free pass just to see if I''ll like it. Friendly staff and very clean.

Fantastic experience: Nice clean facility with good equipment and nice staff.

Fantastic experience: You work it out.

Fantastic experience: Great, clean facility. Good quantity and variety of machines, friendly staff, and long hours.

Fantastic experience: Good mix of free weights and machines in bright, airy facility. Nice variety of classes offered at a range of times during the week. Open gym available for basketball, badminton. Friendly, knowledgeable staff. Clean locker rooms, showers. Steam rooms. Competitive pricing.

Positive experience: Very Good Gym with all the facilities and good running track.

Positive experience: Have enjoyed their volleyball league for years!

Positive experience: Newer. Clean.

Fantastic experience: Very clean and great facility. Well managed and maintained.

Positive experience: Great place to exercise and enjoy the view out the windows on the the parks around it. Kept clean and very well friendly staff. Great for basketball.

Fantastic experience: Great place for a family or individual membership!

Negative experience: No swimming pool, nice jogging track, I think is a little over priced for what they have to offer.

Positive experience: Up to date equipment, knowledgeable staff. Great family environment.