Gainesville Health & Fitness

Fantastic experience: This facility has changed my life. I never had much interest in exercise or going to the gym. But I did not realize that exercise can be so much more than just the weights and treadmills. I absolutely fell in love with endless options for group classes! I need to be told what to do. I found what works for me at this facility. Group fit is so much fun. :) I went from being shy and unfit, to losing over 50 pounds in less than a year, participating in various classes, moving from the back of the room to the front, and jumping on stage in a Zumba class for a song or two! My kids LOVE the kids club and ask to go (this is what had me sold in the first place!) My husband joined as well and he is in the best shape of his life. He likes having access to equipment and variety that we would of never been able to own. It's not just a gym, we love our "Club". Thank you GHF!

Fantastic experience: Really comfortable gym with many areas and things to do. If you want work out, relax or play some volleyball you're in place. The lady that fulfilled my membership was so kind and professional. 5/5 stars .

Fantastic experience: I'm just starting this journey but excited for what GHF has to offer. If I can't obtain my goals there then I'm guessing it just wasn't going to happen. Im looking forward to this new Challenge.

Fantastic experience: My favorite worker is David (Anthony). He’s so sweet and gets the job done. And he has a voluptuous wonderful exquisite gluteus Maximus. His huge muscles distract everyone from their workout. Everyone wants to be him. Because he is him.

Fantastic experience: Wonderful facility with a large selection of equipment. Always clean and staff is very welcoming!

Fantastic experience: Great gym, great service, lots of staff cleaning and there to help with anything, hot tub, pool, sauna, steam room and Manu more features!!!!

Fantastic experience: I have been a member for over 40 years and proudly hold a two digit membership number and if you joined today I think you would have a six digit number to remember. There have been times I either couldn't attend regularly or fell into a lazy streak. But their policy of not increasing your membership fee, if you kept current, caused me to never let it lapse. My lasting impression of this place is the staff. They are so polite and willingly helpful. Besides being my idea of a state-of-the-art gym, it is one of the cleanest ever. My recommendation is to join the team.

Fantastic experience: Great rates, childcare provided, and using sustainable energy!

Fantastic experience: I've belonged to many gyms; GHF is head and shoulders above the others. I'd always wanted to meet the owner because I knew he must be sharp. When I met him he was kind and patient even though he was very busy. Joe, Thanks, for recommending the book, The Law of Success to me. I'll keep reading it!

Fantastic experience: I mourn the day I have to leave Gainesville because I will be leaving this gym. Such a good place for all around health. It has a sauna, a steam room, a thermal pool, a cold plunge, a pool, tons of machines, tons of space, a good lifting area plus three locations with one membership, and it’s always super clean. I can’t even mention everything in one review, It’s definitely worth the value!

Fantastic experience: My husband and I just joined GHF to work on ourselves and commit to a healthier lifestyle. David helped us with the sign on process and was amazing. We received a complimentary training session on joining, which was great. Shoutout to Andy de la campa who helped me feel comfortable with my body as is and reinforcing strength training and exercising to meet health goals as opposed to striving for a numerical change or for aesthetic purposes. Keep up the fabulous work, GHF! Wonderful team.

Fantastic experience: I've been a member at GHF for over a decade now, and it's one of the best gyms I've ever been to. The staff is always friendly, they do their best in keeping the facility clean, and the main center has so much space and equipment! Sometimes their equipment is broken for a while, but that seems recent/COVID times. You won't find a better gym in our area.

Fantastic experience: Wow...just wow. It's about 7 gyms in one gym. You will not need to go anywhere else. This gym is well designed and well managed. With every aspect of the gym, you can see how they put the customers first. From the amenities, to the kind and knowledgeable staff, to the state of the art facilities, great classes, and top-notch personal training. This gym is well worth every penny! Bra-vo!

Fantastic experience: Stacey is great! Ask for her if you want to join. Beautiful, modern, relaxing place to get in shape, stay healthy, or just unwind.

Fantastic experience: Great gym! Friendly staff help you reach your goals. So many machine and exercise choices. Several convenient locations.

Fantastic experience: Today was very confusing and I think that Gainesville Health and fitness could actually improve if someone would just keep track of the schedule a little better because today I ended up running my fiancé to drive me over to the tioga center for Piyo to find out there was no Piyo there was Yoga. but prior to leaving for what I thought was my PIYO class, I did check the online schedule that’s on your Gainesville Health and fitness website and it assured me that there was Pio and this is not the first time this is happened to me and it is very extremely frustrating and I wish you guys would just do something about it it’s really not cool at all!

Fantastic experience: David was great in helping us sign up & giving us such a great tour of this place. Keep up the great job & I’ll definitely tell my friends about this place as it’s so awesome.

Fantastic experience: The Chill hydromassage lounge is fabulous. Very clean. Relaxing environment. The massage chairs are powerful but adjustable to your comfort level. Great experience!

Fantastic experience: In my sincere expression, it is possibly the greatest gym facility in America. The staff members are phenomenal, always pleasant and always willing to go above and beyond. The entire property is always impeccably clean and kept on point. Truly, a satisfaction experience every time I come in!

Fantastic experience: Started coming here about a year ago and love it. I came here after losing over 50 pounds. It's a great community of people that I now call my friends.

Fantastic experience: Their staff is always so friendly and accommodating!! I went as a part of a UF club called CHAARG, and they’ve been nothing but over-generous with us every time we’ve been here. The gym itself is absolutely stunning. I’ve never been in anything like it and I’ve tried a lot of the gyms and studios Gainesville has to offer. There’s lots of fun and engaging fitness classes and all the gym equipment you could ask for. Thank you Gainesville Health and Fitness!

Fantastic experience: Staff is always friendly very helpful and well informed. Great machines and free weights having everything you need. It’s open 24/7 to a come date your gym schedule. Health and Covid friendly having anti bacterial wipes and special lights that apparently help. The hot tub, sauna, steam room, lap pool, therapy pool, and cold plunge all are on the downstairs. As well as locker rooms showers bathrooms, and a basketball court. It all comes with the basic membership.

Fantastic experience: Staff is very friendly and helpful. the facility has plenty of amenities, clean and is an uplifting atmosphere. The only short coming I have experienced is popularity. Because of it's popularity, it very busy and can be difficult to train in the routine of your choice. You have to remain fluid with your workout at times. Overall a great place to train.

Fantastic experience: Great gym with lots of amenities and a solid sense of community once you’ve been going for a while. My only point of potential improvement would be for the wifi coverage, as I often have to use my cell service to stream music. Overall very worth the money and a great place to work out.

Fantastic experience: Very well equipped large gym, modern equipment, regularly updated. Sufficient squat racks, benches, two Olympic platforms, cable machines, etc, bag hit area, large pool, sauna, cold plunge, indoor basketball/ volleyball court, outdoor cross training pavilion.

Fantastic experience: Great gym! Lots of machines to make up for how busy they stay! They have a pool, sauna, steam room, massage room, etc. I highly recommend speaking with Marilyn if you want to join she is the best!

Fantastic experience: GHFC is more than a gym… it’s a combo of a playground for exercise enthusiasts and well maintained-well equipped facility where every employee is kind and professional! So happy Debra Johnson helped me join!!! Appreciate the great customer service and good tasting smoothies Georgia Benny offers at the smoothie bar too

Fantastic experience: I was recently in Gainsville for about 10 days with my wife who was having bypass surgery and needed a swimming pool to maintain my daily swimming routine and found Gainsville Health & Fitness. Everyone I encountered was polite and helpful and I was able to purchase a temporary membership for the week. The pool was clean and well maintained and available 24/7... If you are passing through Gainsville and need a place to work out or swim they offer daily and weekly passes. Thanks for sharing your swimming pool with me, it was greatly appreciated!

Fantastic experience: I had a major, extensive back surgery for which I needed PT. I was sent to ReQuest, attached to your main site. Eventually I was sent to the pool PT and the warm pool therapy and also the whirlpool were so very helpful for me. PT offered a one month free membership which transitioned to my signing up as a member. I can’t tell you how much GHF equipment and staff have helped me through this huge physical and emotional transition in my life! I’m so thankful this facility is available close by.

Fantastic experience: Clean. Friendly staff who have never been rude or failed to offer effective assistance or share knowledge when asked :) plenty of space inside and large parking area. lots of equipment multiple specialized areas, solid, frequent updates and projects being worked on by the company. 24 hours, always staffed at the main center. No complaints!

Fantastic experience: Gainesville Health & Fitness is one of the most unique, clean, equipped well-run gyms that I have ever had the privilege of being a part of. Plus the trainers, Group Fitness instructors, and Floor instructors are outstanding. I can not commend to you more highly! Check it out for yourself

Fantastic experience: Gainesville Health & Fitness is by far the BEST gym I’ve ever been to. From the friendly staff, to cleanliness, to having just about every Equipment you can possibly think of! Not to mention they have 3 different locations which is very convenient for my lady and I. We Love GHF. Forever Members!

Fantastic experience: Hands down the best gym in Gainesville. Never encountered an issue, was always greeted with smiles and friendliness from all staff. Jan was the best fitness counselor I've ever had contact with, her helpfulness was unmatched. Would totally recommend any Gainesville resident to become a member, some students may be discouraged by the price, but its totally worth it!

Fantastic experience: I’ve been apart of this gym for over 5 years and I’ve never had a better experience on all ends at any other gym anywhere!. Business, customer service, billing, quality, equipment, classes etc you name it they’ve got it and is top quality! I mean that quite literally! I recommend this gym to everyone for everyone.

Fantastic experience: I've come to the point, where exercise and movement is more important than the fear I experienced before I came back to the gym in the beginnig of the pandemic. I hesitated at first to come back to the gym. Now that I did, I feel safer here than I do in any other place in town. I started bringing my kids to kids club, and I can trust that he will be cared for and safe. Their facility is held up by the top standard of cleanliness, and members are respectful of their part, by wearing masks and cleaning their equipment. Thank you GHF!

Fantastic experience: Just moved to the area from around Chicago. This is the most exceptional health club I have ever been to. Unbelievable amount of equipment, several options for group classes and training, heated massage beds, sauna and steam, a cold therapy pool!?! Also, they have a physical therapy office next door where they will send you if something is feeling off. I really wish I could give you guys more than 5 stars.

Fantastic experience: GHF has a professional atmosphere and a high-quality facility. Their staff are friendly and helpful. I frequently would see people I knew from other aspects of my life there in the gym. This brought an even more welcoming sense of belonging to me. Tom helped answer any and all my questions. He even gave me his cell number so I didn't have to call the main facility with questions about minutia. Cathy in the accounting department was able to assist me painlessly and she was very pleasant to speak to. I would definitely continue my membership here, if my financial situation were more agreeable. I strongly recommend this gym for their robust selection of high-quality equipment and professional atmosphere.

Fantastic experience: Never seen a gym this well maintained and impeccably clean. To top it off, the staff are 100% genuine lovely folk. Great atmosphere and everything you could want to get in shape.

Fantastic experience: Positive: Communication , Professionalism , Quality GHF is an outstanding fitness club and it is by far the best I have ever experienced. It is super clean and the staff clearly are working hard to sanitize the equipment and provide hand cleaners and wipedowns for the equipment to make sure everyone is safe. Great value!

Fantastic experience: Great place to workout but it comes at a high price. I personally dont mind paying a little extra for a good gym. This place has everything you can think of including pools and a basketball gym, free weights and machines. Overall worth the price and you cam even grab a smoothie at the juice bar on the way out. Super friendly workers as well. Very helpful and knowledgable about where everything is and proper work out techniques.

Fantastic experience: Been an on and off member for over 8 years. For a good reason, it’s the best gym in Florida. Expensive, but I tell all my friends and family that it’s worth it if you’re someone committed to fitness, and go everyday. For 60 dollars a month, you get child care, sauna, cold plunge, steam room, pool, hot tub, ball courts, yoga classes, stretch machines, elliptical, x force, free weight, PT assessment, Keiser bikes, body weight area, WiFi, and 24 hour service. If you commit, use it everyday, and use at least half of the facility, it’s 2 bucks a day.

Fantastic experience: Gainesville Florida has a national treasure in the Gainesville Health and fitness Center. It is the finest facility on the planet and I have known the CEO and owner Joe Cirulli for more than 30 years. Worth every penny!

Fantastic experience: I was looking for a good gym were I had lots of options and felt comfortable working out. I have been going to this gym for the past 2 weeks and I'm really happy with everything. Everything is always clean and a nice environment. The bad reviews about this place is mostly about the price, and that I will have to agree, the most expensive gym I have ever seen. However, you do get what you are paying for, a high quality gym.

Fantastic experience: From front to the backroom staff I am always greeting and assisted with anything I've asked or needed. Often, my name is remembered. The fitness center is always clean or being cleaned, and equipment is often check for malfunction. You cannot beat the location, size, and everything this gym as to offer. No matter what time of day you go for a workout there is multiple options so you'll never have to wait for anything.

Fantastic experience: Hands down the best gym in Gainesville. It’s expensive but you get what you pay for. If you decide to go there you must ask for Karen Coley-Cannon. She really takes care of new mebers especially military service members. I go there every time I’m home visiting. They offer a steam room, sauna, hot tub, swimming pool, cold pool, basketball court, too many machines, free weights, dumb bells etc. The facility is always clean and the staff is always friendly. They have personal trainers and staff that show you how to use the equipment if needed. It can be really busy between 4-9 so I recommend early morning or late night. I wish we had a gym like this where I currently live. I highly recommend it to people of all ages.

Fantastic experience: It’s expensive, but it’s one of those places where you actually seem to get what you pay for, which is why I give it the full 5 stars. (I will emphasize the price though, and say if you’re not going to go to the gym, you won’t get your money’s worth.) Staff is full of genuinely friendly people who seem willing to help. Classes are free for members, which is nice. The locker areas are really nice, always clean, always room. The gym does get busy but I never feel like I don’t have access to the machines I want to use. Plenty of stuff to go around, in my experience. I will say that I agree with a previous review about “the line” that they will give you a false sense of guidance by having a staff member there. On the first day of my membership I was told to check out the line and the guy helped me with 2 machines before disappearing. I tried again and the same happened. Not ideal but maybe I’ve just been unlucky. Otherwise, really been enjoying the place. The whole situation helps me stay motivated and coming back and reaching goals.

Fantastic experience: Phenomenal facilities with an even better array of staff that make every visit a pleasure. While I am biased in favoring the floor instructors that never fail to provide me a top notch workout, it is no secret that the caliber of people that are hired here have the members' best interests in mind. From the J-Bar staff that never fail to make the perfect smoothie, to the housekeepers keeping the workout areas immaculate, I am truly blessed to have found such a wonderful community oriented gym so close to UF!

Fantastic experience: I had to move out of state shortly after joining. It seems to be a beautiful gym with state of the art equipment and top notch customer service. Deborah in particular was a pleasure, and she even managed to waive the $119 I would have paid to cancel the contract due to the circumstances. The owner is respectful of everyone, and I admire that. As a young guy, I'm used to being blown off. He shook my hand, introduced himself, and showed me the behind the scenes remodeling of the pool, as well as answering other questions I had. All in all, I'd highly recommend this gym.

Fantastic experience: Definitely the most expensive gym. But it's 24/7, and has plenty of equipment. Some of it is standard stuff, but they have some very good machines to isolate muscles, as well as these unique negative machines that are fantastic. Plenty of classes and cardio equipment, and the pool/jacuzzi/ice bath/steam room/sauna is pretty well maintained and a large area. The pool area is what got me to buy in, but having a basketball court and all the equipment is what really sold me on this place. The place is usually on the busy side from 5 to 9, but outside of that the gym feels between empty and not packed!

Fantastic experience: Don't believe the negative reviews. Go and take a free trial day. I was hesitant because of the bad reviews so I went there to find out for myself. I intended to stay about 30 minutes, 4 hours later after touring the entire place which is first class, working out, swimming and relaxing in the hot tub and steam room I was ready to become a member. The staff and other members are friendly. Noone judges or stares at you and you'll feel very welcomed. I've seen EVERY type of person there: old, young, slim, fat, male, female. It really is a place for everyone to better themselves. I suggest you go and use the free trial and make your own decision.

Fantastic experience: I have been a member since 2000. My payment has not changed since then. They have updated and changed so many times over the years. I remember the wireless headphones that you could get to listen to while biking or on treadmill. Over these years there have been times where I wanted to take a break from the payments. (not too often) They have always accommodated that. I would then start back at the gym and resume payments without penalty. I have paid the same amount for over 17 years. I am not on a month to month and could cancel anytime without penalty, but love this gym. I wish I would get my butt there more often. I have read many comments and disagree with a lot of the negative comments. 1. I can always find a parking place. It is funny because the parking lot looks full but there is room on the inside. 2. All of the staff have been happy and say good morning and are very helpful 3. The equipment is always in good standing order. The only thing that I would say is 1. get some eucalyptus for the steam room. I went to a gym in south Florida that did that and it was wonderful. 2. The pool does need a good cleaning the last time I was in it. There was some funk floating through it. I found it unusual, but it is true. Other than that I plan to always have my membership.

Fantastic experience: So Ive been going to Gainesville Health and Fitness for about 3 years now and all I can say is I love it. Looking at the reviews I notice a lot of people complaining about the price. Yes, it is expensive but you get every bit out of what you're paying. SO many different classes, new equipment, friendly faces, modern atmosphere and a community. Community is key in this case, and the extra money definitely makes that... you will meet people and soon make friends. If you want a gym where you go for 30 mins couple times a week just to lift some free weights this isn't the place. YOU will learn a lot going here and yes there is some pressure but I think that comes from the competitive atmosphere, which I mean cmon people thats not a bad thing to have in your life. I have been a competitive dancer and gymnast in my earlier years and I can definitely say I am the fittest I have ever been in my life and that has quite a bit to do with GHF. I NOW AM WAITING for more locations to open. I honestly try and go at non busy times due to crowdedness. So please GHF take note more locations are needed.