Basecamp Fitness Madison (East)

Fantastic experience: Amanda was so friendly! Gave me a tour of the faculties. I will be back!

Fantastic experience: I love it there. Great workouts. Great people!!@

Positive experience: I sadly had an enjoyable time (more or less). I have a lot of anxiety associated with the gym, a lot of it stemming childhood and body image issues. These places are pretty intimidating for me, but as far as “pain” goes, my first class went pretty smoothly. The class setting was especially nice because I felt like I kind of got lost in the crowd. Everyone was focused on themselves and not on me. Everyone was going at their own pace and at their own fitness level, which was also really cool. There was very little pressure to push past your own limits. The staff communicated very clearly via email and phone about what my first day would look like, told me what to bring, and what time to arrive. I met a few of the coaches prior to the class beginning to get a baseline for what my fitness level was and what my goals were. They were all very nice, and this next bit is super not their fault, but there was a bit of a bro-y vibe that I got from some of the staff that I didn’t really like. I don’t really want to be seen or perceived at the gym, so it came on a little strong/intimidating for me. In terms of areas of improvement: 1. They cram too many people in the workout room for the actual space. I kept walking into people and some of the equipment was wedged in odd corners. Either build a bigger space or reduce the class capacity. By not doing either of these you’re providing a subpar experience to your members. 2. I love the vax required, mask optional classes, but they don’t have enough of them on the schedule at diverse enough times if you’re like me and won’t work out with the slightest inconvenience. Special shout out to Tessa who made me feel welcomed for my first visit, even after I canceled 4 times due to various reasons (see the comment for lack of schedule diversity). I’m not excited to go back, but I am going back. That is about as good of an endorsement from me as you’ll get.

Fantastic experience: Amazing instructors - clean facility - great but very hard workouts. This is the perfect to challenge yourself.

Fantastic experience: Basecamp is by far the best gym I’ve ever experienced. Clean facilities, friendly staff and members, and fun and effective workouts. Cannot recommend it enough!!