Goodlife Health Clubs Edward Street — Local services in Brisbane City

I enjoy my membership of Goodlife Edward St in many respects. I guess as an older member, inner city dweller and Brisbane boy to the core I like the atmosphere of the Youngs Building. Its been a feature of this part of town since 1910, originally built as a warehouse for tobacco and grain products when this precinct sat adjacent to major wharves and the Customs House.

I appreciate the turn of the century architecture, exposed brickwork, heavy tied beam roof and floor structure and pressed metal ceilings. For me all that is new is not critical. And the three sets of stairs are a cardio activity in themselves, if you use your imagination? Hosted parking is readily available in Charlotte and Mary streets, starting at a reasonable $10.00 and linked to your gym membership.

From the get go I have been impressed by the warmth and good spirit of the mainly young female and male staff. I am greeted and farewelled in a genuine manner. My queries re admin and training tips are always cordially dealt with. Additionally I’ve done some work with the Personal Trainers. I note from their CVs and discussions with them that they are collectively the most qualified group that I have ever worked with. Their range of skills covers the martial arts, through elite athlete preparation and even cardio rehabilitation. The group classes are engaging and varied, individual sessions are thoroughly and thoughtfully delivered. Big points to the staff all round and well directed by a recently appointed, energetic and imaginative manager.

Edward St doesn’t have the newest and shiniest equipment but it has plenty of everything, working. And at the end of the day its not the gear but attitude and application with what’s available.

Gyms aren’t necessarily the easiest place to interact with other people particularly those with the buds and Beats welded in or on. But Edward St has a diverse mix of clientele so a smile, a nod and eventually a brief chat makes for a convivial atmosphere.

I like Goodlife, Edward St and recommend it...

Honestly, this place has the worst equipment I have ever seen in any gym. I have been A member of this gym for 13 months and I will usually do strength training in off peak/unstaffed hours (4am). The leg extension does not provide nearly enough range of motion to get any kind of muscle development, the leg press machines are unbalanced and thus do not provide even weight on each leg, the cables machines have metal wires worn so when you want to do chest flys, the cable actually cuts into the skin and makes you bleed (not to mention a massive biohazard). Folks, I could go on about how bad the equipment is but I actually want to encourage you to try this place once so you can actually see how poor the equipment is. It’s never been updated in the time I’ve been there. And on top of that, when I leave at 530am and do see some of the morning staff at reception, I’ll say “have a good morning” and I’ll be lucky to get a grunt out of them. They always appear tired/grumpy and make it an effort just to acknowledge that someone is there. Like ffs just do your job. Oh one last pointer, they set the aircon on 16 degrees and have every fan in the gym on, it’s a struggle to even get warm in that gym, bring a jumper, you’ll freeze. Sincerely, go elsewhere. Jetts, snap, anytime fitness are all nearby and offer the same but better facilities for a more...

Does not even deserve a star. Staff are really bad at updating the members at the gym and reminding each other of their duties. Called in to have my account frozen - got charge a week later cuz no action was taken - finally froze my account WITH the staff ENSURING me that they will remind me when its activated again (I asked as I am not familiar with their terms and conditions) - forgot about my membership(no emails as reminder) - heaps of money out of account - called in again to cancel my membership like what I initially intended before opting put for account being frozen but they won’t cancel my membership with a shorter notice other than a week free. Mind you I had to argue with the staff on the call and was ready to talk with the manager but manager was too busy and will not give me a callback even when I offered. Anyways, if you sign up for this gym make sure you stay with this gym. Cuz they will honestly just try to get all your money out before you can cancel...