LIFTONIC West Village — Local services in New York

On Wednesday, I registered for the 4:30pm Thursday class through another app and then created my Liftonic account and also emailed to verify I was confirmed. Since this was to be my first time, I showed up today at 4:15 pm and told the woman at the front desk that I had signed up through another app and emailed. One woman said that I was not in the list and since she was not in the office yesterday, she didn’t see my email. She said there was a wait list and I had to wait until 430pm to see if I made it into the class.

At 4:30 pm when the class started, there were 6 open spots. The instructor even came out and said she was starting class and there were spaces open. I was #3 of 6 people on the waitlist. The woman at the front desk arbitrarily made the decision that they had to wait until AFTER WARM UP to see if anyone showed up, then after that she would to allow waitlisted people into the class. Not only is this ridiculous that when the class starts they still wait for people who were not present and skip people who are actually in front of them, but making people skip a warm up before lifting any weights is incredibly poor in the fitness industry.

At 4:37 pm she let the first 2 people on the waitlist enter the class. At 4:39 pm, 4 people showed to take the last spots in the class.

This is completely unprofessional- I emailed over 24 hours prior to class and received no response. I showed up 15 minutes early, I waited until after class started. And all she said was “I can’t do anything people signed up.” They didn’t show up until 10 minutes into class!!

Not only did I not receive an email back, which I still have not. But the policy of waiting until after warm up to then throw people into class is absolutely inappropriate and should be reported and taken seriously.

Not to mention- she then tried to sell a package to the remainder of us to purchase so we could take the 5:30 on class. What kind of people are being hired? What kind of training is being provided? And why are potential clients being...

I'm so happy that I found Liftonic as it's turned out to be an amazing addition to my workout class routine as a strength training component.

The classes are targeted per body part (think: abs/arms, shoulders/legs) or full body. You book a "bench", similar to the way you book a bike (Soulcycle/Flywheel) or a treadmill (Mile High Run Club) at other boutique fitness studios. During the 50 minutes, the instructor goes through a brief warm up/stretching series and then gets into the weights and body weight portion. I've consistently had awesome instructors (Radan - the owner & Lauren Bustos are my favorites) that play great music and the routines are always challenging in the best way possible. I can honestly say that going to Liftonic 1x a week has helped me get stronger and leaner, I love the idea of a purely weight lifting class that doesn't make you feel like you're training for a body building competition.

The studio is dark, modern, and clean, but is lacking some basics that other boutique fitness spots have like showers, a locker room, water refill station (there are mini ones but aren't the best), etc. However, it has not dissuaded me from going there consistently, I have a feeling if they open a new location (uptown - pleeease!) these amenities will be included.

TL;DR: Liftonic is an awesome strength training class with great instructors, routines, and music in Meatpacking. Do your body a favor and...

I’ve been going to Liftonic for almost a year through classpass, and it’s really the only gym I go to now. Im always excited going to Liftonic, and have told everybody how much I love it and to come try it out.

My muscles have grown so much and I feel more confident in the gym and lifting weights. Every instructor is unique but what’s always consistent is meticulous attention to form and pushing you to go heavy! They take the time to correct my form or suggest modifications if something hurts/bothers me when I’m doing a movement. The staff tries to get to know you, making you feel at home. I love that for weights under 25, the dumbbells go up in increments of 2.5lbs. It encourages me to go slightly heavier when a 5lb increase would be impossible to do. Finally, my favorite thing is they focus on time under tension and control. So many gyms say to do as many reps as quickly as possible. You won’t get anywhere with that. At Liftonic, they force you to go slow to maximize your workout and muscle growth.

I’m moving to Philadelphia this summer and I have literal anxiety about leaving Liftonic. I don’t want to lose my gainzzzz. Liftonic, please please please open a studio in Philly!!! I will bring everybody I know to come work...