Evolve Health & Fitness — Local services in New York

I’ve been going to this gym for two years now and this is my honest review.

To start, i gotta say this is my favorite gym i’ve used in NYC. The price is unmatched for the value of the gym. The space, the equipment, the energy. Top tier imo.

Equipment: there is no lack in equipment here. you have a massive space for plate loaded or pin loaded machines of varying types so you typically don’t have to wait. there are four separate squat racks as well as two smith machines. a full room designated to dumbbells and benches, a full room for bench pressesc a circuit training area, the “booty blaster” room of all glute focused machines, and plenty of cardio machines (but not overkill that it takes over 40% of the space)

The space: clean and spacious, cool jet black and neon green accents. the booty blaster room has LEDs for solid pics if that’s your thing. locker room is a basic ny locker room. if you’re looking for luxury, look elsewhere. some complain it’s dirty but it’s just a regular old locker room. The juice/smoothie bar is fire and not overpriced.

The people: both gym crowd and staff are super chill and friendly. you do have your fair amount of gymfluencers with their tripods and mics 🙄, but that’s unavoidable these days. they don’t take over the place however which is great.

The one downfall of this place i will say (double edged sword) is the renovations. they are certainly elevating the space which is cool, but they are taking foreverrr. the aerobic studio has been used as a storage space for the construction equipment for a solid year now with no end in sight. any time you ask they’ll say another month, but just keeps getting pushed back. Because of that the turf area (which is shrinking down by more machines being added) is overrun with members doing abs and stretching so it’s hard to find a length of space for walking lunges, ropes, etc. Equipment will also just disappear for new machines or to get rebranded so sometimes it’s hard for consistency on your routine. Pros and cons.

Overall, love this gym,...

DON’T BELIEVE THE HYPE!! I signed up for this gym back in March because it looked so promising. The gym is large, the equipment is modern, and there was a big room in the back with hardwood floors that they said would be used for classes and workouts once renovations were complete. Fast forward to January, and that room is still a mess, with no visible progress in sight.

My first visit was intimidating. While the gym looks great, there’s no staff presence to help. No one wears uniforms or anything to distinguish them from regular gym-goers, so I had no idea who to ask for assistance. The equipment wasn’t being cleaned between uses—sweaty machines everywhere and no one enforcing hygiene standards.

Today was the final straw. I tried going early, hoping to ask for help when it wasn’t busy. When I approached the front desk and asked if someone could show me how to use a few machines, the girl just said, “Not really.” I’m paying $60 a month for this? If I wanted a no-frills, unprofessional experience, I could pay $15 for the same chaos at another gym.

I decided to cancel my membership on the spot. Not only did the staff not bother asking why or trying to fix the situation, but they also charged me a $97 cancellation fee! No manager came over, no effort was made to retain me as a customer. It was basically “good riddance.” That tells me I’m not the first—and definitely won’t be the last—to leave frustrated.

If you’re considering joining, save yourself the headache and take your business elsewhere. This gym may look nice, but the service is nonexistent, the management doesn’t care about its members, and they’ll happily charge you an outrageous fee just...

I can’t give this place less than 5 stars for the value. Perhaps on a 10 point scale I would give them an 8.5/9, but I think what this place offers is great for the price. Lots of machines. Like 2-3+ different machines, between plate loaded and cable resistance offerings, per major muscle/muscle group. Different rooms for different types of circuits. Lots of free weights, but they can be competitive to get time on, and especially the benches. They can get busy (which means they are doing something right), which sometimes means I can’t quite get the workout I want due to access, but at least people don’t camp on the machines scrolling their phones like at certain Planet Fitness or Blink locations. In that way, the clientele is pretty respectful. It would be nice if the clientele would clean the machines more consistently, but if it’s between that and efficient use of time between sets, I’d take the latter. I wish the class area wasn’t still under renovation. Not really for the classes, but to free up more areas for stretching and calisthenics and warmup. They have an awesome area for pushing/dragging sleds and lunges and stuff, but it can be hard to get space because people use it for things that could be done with more space for stretching and stuff elsewhere. All in all, I’m really glad I joined this gym. I like it a lot and I think it’s totally worth it’s monthly price. 5...