Absolute Power Fitness — Local services in New York

This gym is excellent, with a solid selection of equipment and a prime location. I’ve been a member for a year and have been very satisfied—the facility is well-run and well-maintained.

Since it’s a smaller gym, it can get crowded in the afternoon and evening. If you want to avoid waiting for popular machines, I’d recommend going earlier in the day or later at night—noon to 2 PM and 9 PM to closing tend to be the best times for me.

That said, even during peak hours, the members here are experienced and respectful. You won’t find people sitting on machines scrolling on their phones for ages, so you can still get a full workout in at any time.

The staff and management are also fantastic. The front desk team is always helpful, and the ownership is highly responsive—they’ve addressed every question I’ve had immediately. It’s clear they genuinely care about maintaining a great workout environment...

Excellent staff, cool music, nice vibe, perfect ventilation, and great equipment. The pendulum squat is just one example of gear that most gyms do not have. Everything is top of the line, brand new, astutely chosen and well positioned. There's no lack of stretching areas, with workout bands, kettlebells, dumbbells, etc.

APF does not charge an extra fee to Grand Street members, or require you to register a higher-tier membership, which, in my experience, is extremely unusual, not to mention generous.

Good luck trying to find a gym in NYC that has all this together: great customer service, attentive management, serious equipment, ample space, and affordable membership. That should be the norm, but it's not. With APF, your search is...

Absolute Power Fitness is the best gym in NYC. It has the cleanliness of Equinox or Chelsea without the pretentiousness or the price tag, and the bare bones authenticity that I assume Brooklyn gyms had 30 years ago. Independently owned, everyone who works there is a part of a community that offers a NYC gym experience without parallel. I recently moved to the Fort Greene area, and ultimately had to leave the gym because of the travel time, but if you're in the area you cannot do better. I would recommend this gym just as highly if it were 3x as expensive as it is, but they care about providing a top-notch workout experience to everyone too much to raise the prices. Thank you,...