Goodlife Health Clubs Bardon — Local services in Brisbane City

I’ve been a member here for almost 1 year. When I first visited I liked the outdoor training area and the traditional feel of the gym. I thought the pool could be a useful addition.

Over time the traditional feel felt old. There has been no effort to make any improvements to the gym in my time as a member here.

As I write this I’m looking at 4 leaking areas of the ceiling, with buckets scattered among the benches and squat racks. This has been a consistent issue. The sign should read: “don’t drop the weights, don’t bring your bags out, and always wear shoes…and please ignore the safety hazards that exist because we can’t be bothered to fix them”.

I won’t get started on the flooding in the men’s change room from the showers into the dressing area.

Like many gyms, people don’t put their weights away, and these people are a plight on society. It’s compounded at Goodlife Bardon because it seems that staff don’t monitor the floor and re-rack or reorganise anything. Right now I count 13 x 20kg plates on 1 of the squat racks. That’s a little heavy even for me.

Some other points to note:

There is no natural light in the downstairs weights floor and it can feel soulless. It’s not 24/7 access but you still pay as if it was. the outdoor gym area only opens at 7am, which is fair because there are houses close by but it makes it kind of useless to me because of when I train (YouTube says workouts only count if you get up at 5am). it’s very important to one of the PT’s that your towel is perfectly covering the equipment you’re using. He should invest more effort in being good at his job or getting in shape. Because he’s neither. (In truth he’s only knocked me a couple times, but each time he scolds like I’m a child. It stings because I’m not a child, so I’ll hold this grudge forever. Benefit of the doubt - the environment isn’t a nice one so maybe he’s sore about it).

The equipment is old but there is nothing wrong with it, 20kg is still 20kg.

The staff are decent and I’ve got no gripe with them (except for the fellow I mention above).

The flaws listed above in isolation don’t make or break a gym. But the compounding effect results in a gym that is subpar compared to its competition and too expensive for what it is.

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I have been a member of Goodlife Bardon for many years and have always really appreciated the friendly staff and great instructors. I try to do a class every morning. A few months ago we moved to interim accommodation whilst waiting for our new home to be complete. I have used this opportunity to try out a number of different Good Life gyms including Bardon, Jindalee, Indooroopilly and West End. I can’t say how impressed I am with all of them. The instructors are so professional but bring a lovely sense of humour to every class . They are always so helpful welcoming any questions etc at the end of the lessons and suggest moderations to make it easier. No one is made to feel awkward or out of place regardless of your level of fitness or age. I am 70 and doing the classes regularly plays such an important part in my health and well being. Did I mention that it is ridiculously cheap? If you really use it that it. Thanks...

I signed up for the 5 day free pass to try out some of the classes and facilities at goodlife Bardon based on a friends recommendation. Once I arrived at the Gym I was told that a condition of the pass was that I speak to a staff member about my membership options.

Once I explained I wasn't in a position to sign up immediately, it became a really uncomfortable experience and the staff member screamed desperation for the sale. I explained I'd be happy to pay the casual rate over the next 2 months until I can sign up, however that apparently wasn't acceptable.

He took great offence that I didn't take advantage of his "sale" and told me that the 5 day free pass was off the table for me and I would not be able to use it.

Their website says "this 5 day membership is the perfect way for you to discover all that we have to offer". Well they sure showed me what they...