Groll Family Fitness — Local services in Preston

I tried to lift today but the card scanner is broke. It wouldn't be a big deal at all except that this isn't the first time this has happend. I wasn't the only one trying to get in. There were three other people that showed up wanting to workout at the same time... none of our cards worked.

Also, I'm disappointed in how much they have downsized. Now, there's no pool or jacuzzi, hardly any equipment (no more leg press, only one barbell bench press, no place to deadlift without being in everyone's way) and, yet, we're still paying the same amount for a membership as we did when we were at their old location. If I show up during the busiest hours everyone is working out on top of one another because of the limited space.

Overall this business deserves 1/5 stars based on the many other gyms I've been a member of over the years. This one...

The gym is nice, clean and modern, but tiny. I go when it is late, so I miss the crowds. That's the only time I can imagine the gym being ideal. There is hardly any breathing room- no space to do deadlifts at all. Barely any for lunges. Only one bench press and one squat rack. This gym has to be mayhem during its peak hours. Any more than four people and you're tripping over each other.

It is also in a metal shed, so any noise echos and is magnified. It gets loud real quick.

This place works for low key gym-goers, but for the more serious people who have also been to more spacious gyms, you will be disappointed and annoyed.

The administration is also incredibly slow at responding to emails despite their website promising a response within 24 hours. It's more...

This gym will forever be the place that I started my fitness journey. When I first started going I was 240lbs at 5'3 and a sophomore in High School. I was so self conscious and felt ridiculous even going to the gym because I thought nothing would ever change and I would be humiliated. Little did I know I would lose a total of 60lbs after joining Groll’s. The Groll family always made me feel welcome, supported, cared about, and motivated. They always were and still continue to be there to offer support even when I didn't think I needed it. So I'm am beyond blessed and grateful to have gotten to be apart of the Groll Family Fitness community. My health is one of the many benefits I regained when...