Federal Hill Fitness — Local services in Baltimore

I have been a member of Federal Hill Fitness for the past four years and only my move out of the area caused me to end my membership. Andrea and her staff were friendly, helpful and dedicated. For me, as an older adult - staring down the barrel of 70 in July - the gym quickly became an integral part of my self-care discipline. The atmosphere was great, I was made to feel comfortable and encouraged as I progressed in my own regimen. (Great mix of music, too, I might add) In my thities and early forties I ran marathons. Federal HIll Fitness helped my get back into the best shape I have known since that time. The impact on my health was measureable, especially with my family histories of diabetes, which regular exercise helped to keep in check. Bottom line: I am not saying that you could not get 'results' in another gym, but the intangibles - the atmosphere, the staff, the comfort level, made the pain and sweat that much more bearable. I...

They have good equipment and it's usually pretty empty. The locker rooms are nice and the soap/shampoo/conditioner in the showers is actually pretty good stuff. The only downsides are

1. if you're into barbell lifting you're gonna have to bench and deadlift inside of a power rack, and there's pretty limited space so you gotta focus on not bumping into equipment during your lift. And
2. I hope you like house music because it is loud and it is constant. I hear it over my headphones so I can't even listen to my own music without hearing both songs at once. So every time I come here I have to stick to podcasts, with house music playing the background. (It's not even good house its like super repetitive minimalist house).

Turn down the music and get a proper bench press and I'd...

I would give it 0 stars if that were an option. Extremely disappointed with the price vs. what you get. There are simply not enough machines for what they have or simply missing machines all together. The communication with the staff when trying to cancel membership is extremely horrible. I would recommend throwing $69 in the fire every month before giving this place a single penny.

I will never, ever be recommending this place to anyone unless I want to see this person lose $69/month on the worst investment...