PureGym - Formerly Blink Fitness — Attraction in Nutley

I am deeply disappointed with the management at Blink Fitness Nutley. Earlier this evening, I brought a significant safety concern to the attention of the staff who reported immediately the concern to one of the managers, but my concerns were completely ignored. As a loyal member who values a safe workout environment, this experience was incredibly disheartening. Having weight (as shown in the photo) represents a risk for the person who’s using them and to the people around him and especially the one on the treadmills behind him.

Despite explaining the potential risks and suggesting possible solution to move the weight immediately to the side, the manager showed a blatant lack of interest and responsibility and went back to his office. Instead of addressing the concern or assuring me that it would be looked into, my comments were brushed aside.

Safety should be a top priority in any gym, and the neglect and lack of experience and proper training shown by the management at Blink Fitness Nutley is unacceptable by all means. I hope that they will take necessary steps to address safety concerns seriously in the future. Until then, I will keep my concern and negative review here so other athletes are aware and will escalate the issue further on the Blink website.

Update to my first review: impressed by the prompt action and follow up from the Nutley location. Big Thanks for the Management for taking the safety concern as priority and...

The price, location and staff are nice. In the beginning everything is really clean and everybody racked their weights.. I’ve been going here since it opened... and I go frequently enough to see that the place is getting less clean. I don’t see the workers cleaning much anymore like the beginning.. I find the towellets everywhere, they don’t watch out to re rack somebody else weights(Unfortunately)... the bathroom stalls sometime didn’t have toilet paper. Idk, maybe I’m used to going to the blinks in the city.. they should be taking lessons from them, because all I do is see a cleaning person.. Atleast one on shift, two during peak times.. I always see the front people, one person is greeting the other person is always sitting, instead of sitting.. maybe you should be cleaning and on the floor to check the weights??? I’m sure this isn’t Corp. standards.. manhattan blinks are was ALWAYS clean..I changed over because this one was so conveniently near my new home.. also there aren’t much machines there.. not enough assortment of weight machines.. cardio there’s a lot.. maybe too much treadmills.. also I noticed that the main workout open space.. the floor already looks so old, meanwhile its not even a year old.. the floor is ALWAYS dirty... my hands are a shade of grey after double my floor workouts.. idk- It’s cheap tho, so I’ll...

Update 12/29/22 - Blink is still my favorite gym, I have Silver Sneakers so I am free to go to most any gym.

Update 10/29/20 - I have returned to Blink in Nutley for the first time since the start of the pandemic. I visited twice during the week of 10/25/20. I am there at 5:00 AM when they open, so this review is only for observations made between 5 and 6 AM. In my opinion the place is cleaner than ever and the staff is doing all they can to keep members safe. Every other elliptical and treadmill machine is blocked off to maintain social distance. Your temperature is taken when entering and masks are available if someone forgets theirs, although I have not seen anyone not wearing a mask.

Blink is very clean. It's machines are very new although some are closer together than I like. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable about the equipment. One tip I have for people who have used other gyms is to bring your own towel because they are not provided. Another tip is, parking is free in the municipal lot if you leave the gym before a certain hour. The staff can provide the time they start giving tickets. I am always out by 6:30 AM.

02/23/23 - Blink is still very nice

09/18/23 - Still good 👍

05/28/24 - Still good

10/15/24 - Still good. The desk personnel at 5:00 AM...