Iron Jungle Family Fitness — Attraction in Owensboro

This is my own experience and I acknowledge I have a rare circumstance. I have been temporarily relocated to Owensboro and participated in the one month ONLY membership. This gym had everything I needed for workouts and the layout was slightly cluttered when I first arrived, but took some getting used to. After that, like any gym, once you knew where everything was, it worked out fine and I didn’t mind the layout. I can appreciate the amount of options with the basketball courts and the space they are working with. I had one less than stellar interaction with a front desk employee on a weekend day, but I don’t attribute that to the owners, nor do I feel it should effect this review. The reason I didn’t give it a full five stars was because of the 1 month only membership. Because of my situation, I was interested in a temporary membership. This doesn’t qualify you for the 24 hour access and that’s something that is important to me. I workout before work and the hours are changed by the staffing from time to time. I have been able to workout around 6 am, but as of this morning, there was no staffing available until 7. Once again, I don’t blame the owners for not having 24 hour staffing. I don’t have the expertise to run a full fitness center, and WOULD recommend a full membership if you’re in the area permanently. As a customer though, I would also recommend doing more research in just getting a month to month membership and reading the cancellation policy carefully before joining. The enrollment fee was higher, but it gives you 24 hour access and all of the benefits of a member. I found the 1 month only option to be slightly misleading, because I was limited in my access. After a certain point, I would do away with the One Month ONLY option and just go month to month as the membership options. I may be the only one that feels this way, but by listing it 24 hours, I assumed that was for all. I can also acknowledge that this issue was attempted to be prevented, by listing it on the website, but you don’t notice the one month only changed hours from the website (4am - 8pm) until you read a piece of printed off paper on the front door and realizing it is locked and you can’t get in. Once again, a great gym if you’re going to be in Owensboro for a while, but double check your options if you’re only looking for...

Best facility for a total body and lifestyle change. There are several different brands of workout equipment. So if one doesn't suit you, there are other brands that work the same muscle differently. I have never seen such an extensive layout of equipment. One brand isolated the muscles more than any other machine, but it moved in such a way that it seems to take the risk of pulled muscles. There are also regular weights for the builders of mass (which you can't get at other popular gyms). There's a basketball court, a walking track, a women only workout room, and rooms for special classes. They have all the drinks and powders one would need for pre - and post workout nutrition. The staff has more than a cursory knowledge of the products they sell . They are all professionals and greet each member and usually seem to kniw everybody's name. The staff is not just someone hired to fill a spot. if you want to set some goals and make some changes or even just go somewhere to decompress, childcare is available, which i only observed from the outside, but the kids seem to be having fun. All in all, I love this facility and all the people running it. This was my first visit after joining and I was greeted professionally and they already remembered my name from 2 days before. I never got that kind of greeting at "the...

My time at the Iron Jungle has been nothing but pleasant. The staff and especially the owners have always been very open and welcoming. It truly feels like a family environment. That is a true positive for such a large accommodating facility. The staff is trained and they have some of the best trainers in the area hands down. They understand your struggles and go out of their way to make you feel you are welcome at the Jungle and they support you. Rules are easy to see and understand as they are posted throughout and the owners and staff try to enforce those rules for everyone, which is more than I can say for other facilities in and around town. I appreciate them making me feel welcome in their successful facility and I look forward to see what the future holds for them. I would highly recommend this facility to anyone looking for a good place to get back in shape or tone up. I promise they won't alienate you. They are great people who just want to provide...