Crunch Fitness - Ocean Township — Attraction in Ocean Township

I will start by saying this gym is as bad as planet fitness or any other gym looking to take your money, make it impossible for you to leave and shame you. I signed up looking for a healthy change for the new year. I was told that I can cancel with an easy $100 payment and be done. I was also told if I did a BMI assessment I would get a small discount so I signed up. Being naive as I am, the BMI assessment was an excuse for them to sell me some extra training program. The man selling it to me made me feel so small and terrible. Reiterating how I am out of shape and need this plan to get rid of my body fat.The whole time I kept repeating how I just wanted a lifestyle change for my mental health not see crazy results. However, the "salesman" worked his magic and his persistance made me feel extremely pressured to try the training. Thinking I was signing up for a 3 month trial I signed my life away. I did training for a few months and had no issues with the trainers. I mostly saw Nick who was wonderful. After a few months, however, I decided this gym was not for me. The cost and environment was not right for me. I am also moving in a few months and don't see a need for this membership. So I canceled and paid the $100 cancelation fee. Then I noticed I was still being charged for the training. When I reached out I was told I was locked in for 1 whole year and had to continue to pay even though I didn't not have a membership anyone and therefore could not even get into the gym. I was told If I am moving I need to provide multiple forms of proof and even then have to play another cancellation fee. This is ridiculous and so upsetting. This gym is known for falsifying their offers and taking advantage of people. I refuse to pay for a training program I cant even use anymore. The person emailing me is unhelpful and unkind. I just want to get out of this terrible payment plan and end my relationship with this shady gym. I do not recommend signing anything related to this gym. They are slimy with their deals. Sneaky with their contracts and put me in an uncomfortable pressured situation that would lead me to...

I wrote a prior review for the Wall Gym, but I wasn't able to add another review under the Wall gym so I'm using the Ocean Gym to write another review. (I've taken classes at both locations)

I've been a member since April 2022 and I've taken the following Group Classes: Bootcamp; Power; Core; Fight and Knockout.

I've had Classes with the following instructors: Terri; Cathy; Amanda; Lori; Piper; Nancy; Michael; Cleverson; Erika and Michelle. All these instructors are great !!!!

Terri is the Best at her Bootcamp and Core Classes !!!!! I love the way she mixes it up all the time and knows how to get us to burn calories and explains why we are doing the various exercises.

Nancy, as a newer instructor, is fabulous !!! I look forward to taking her classes as she is a great addition to the other instructors. (I took my first Knockout class with her today and she is Great !!!)

Piper is great and his humor is also very funny (I wish he would do a standup routine locally at one of the bars as he adds good humor to his classes) (I've done TRX and Knockout with him)

Cleverson: I feel like he is building an army of warriors when I take his Fight and Power classes. He gets me to do my form better and you can tell he knows what he's doing !!!

Cathy Y: She is like a super human trainer !!! She seems to be in a league of super humans from another Galaxy.

Erika, Lori, Michelle and Michael are also excellent instructors that have helped me to get in better shape.

I'm extremely happy with the roster of instructors you hire as they all know their stuff and really help to get the most out of each Class I've taken.

I was always a "Gym Rat" in the past, but since I've joined Jersey Strong in April and started taking these classes my level of fitness has improved to a different level.

Thanks !!!

Rich B...

I would like to preface by saying, never in my life have I EVER been compelled to write a bad review of a business until now. I highly advise anyone who is looking for a new gym to stay far away. My girlfriend and I wanted to check this place out, as I had just moved, to see what type of equipment they offered. When we arrived we saw that there was no one attending the front desk. No big deal, we figured we’d pop our heads in, take a look at the equipment, and come back to the front to purchase a membership if we liked the place. A gentleman approached us before we could, and apologized for the lack of a greeting in the front, and advised us to wait in the front so we could speak to the manager. The manager told us to follow him into his office and to have a seat. It felt like we were in an interrogation room, or a dealership with a slimy salesman. I explained that we only wanted to do a quick tour of the gym, so we could see if we liked it before committing to a membership. He dismissed this, stating “ we have a process here” and proceeded to ask me numerous questions trying to obtain personal information. I again explained that I didn’t want to give out my information, and I currently went to Lifters Lair as it was closer to my old address. I asked if he could give us a quick tour, to save us both time, because if I didn’t like the place there was no point in obtaining my information. He refused to tour us, without first getting every single piece of information. Again he condescendingly reiterated “we have a process here,” and if we didn’t like it “ THEY weren’t the ones losing, WE were.” What a joke! I highly recommend anyone who’s active in the gym to get a membership at either lifters lair or iron revolution, as their equipment, environment, and staff are...