Physiq Fitness — Local services in Salem

I love the South Commercial location. I have been working out with Candace Hughes, a personal trainer, and she is TOP! When I leave after my session I am so muscle tired in whatever area of my body she is working on that I feel every single time that I am getting my money's worth.

Candace is very good at selecting exercises that fit my level of fitness and also is careful of a spinal injury that I have.

Candace keeps me motivated and keeps me challenged to do more each time I think that I cannot do more but do because she sees that I can.

I have actually watched a couple of the male personal trainers work with their clients both male and female and I am extremely impressed with their knowledge and patience as well. I chose a female because I didn't want to take the chance of having the "drill sergeant" treatment and I am pleased to see that so far NONE of the personal trainers act arrogant there and are very knowledgeable and patient.

The gym is well laid out. The hours are sufficient for me but I hate being there between 5:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. because it is a MADHOUSE and very difficult to get on any of the machines!

Having a television (flat screen above you, NOT on the actual machine itself) keeps me distracted when I am doing cardio so I do not feel as tired. I LOVE the Q-Max theater room the most because it is dark and I feel that I can really push myself and not worry about how I might look to other people.

The only improvement I would suggest is keep movies playing in the Q-Max and sports out in the main area. I noticed that every time they put a sport on or the HGTV network people get up and leave the machines in that room and it only has about 2 people left.

The left turn onto Commercial is extremely hazardous between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. Take the road behind the gym to Sunnyside and turn right instead. You can then hit the light to commercial right there by the car dealership to make a safe left.

I highly recommend this clean and up-to-date gym and especially recommend Candace Hughes if you are like me and need to get into shape as a...

Beware...Large signs have been around town showing $10 a month. Now that would be great...but wait. Missing from the sign is hidden enrollment fee, Never ending Annual fee $39.99 and daycare fees. Gym hours are short on weekends,closed or shorter hours on small holidays, over crowded 5-7pm

But OK, i did not read the tiny print on website,

I wanted to get a flat stomach and joined anyway. and upgrade to the $20. It really went down hill when I got into an auto accident last November with whiplash and could not use gym. Management didn't care. Now, i am moving and luckly i change my credit card a month ago. So they want reactivation fees, last month $20, next month $20 and another annual fee $39.99 due next week. And, the head manager said I should have looked at the website at the fine print. Now i would have paid the $40 but they want a $39.99 annual fee due next week...(are they kidding, i am moving) I told the manager i am moving and couldn't get use of gym due to my neck injury (that is already over $6000 in medical treatment)

The manager talked down to me and i must be twice her age. Saying 3 times "Your choice, you should have read the writing on the website. We are going to take you to collections"

So if you...

This specific gym (downtown Salem) feels like it is often forgotten about when it comes to upgrades and repairs. There have been machines that have been down for months, benches that slip when you put them in an incline, etc. Not only that but their change to wipes has been a complete waste compared to the spray bottle/towel. It takes multiple wipes (the first couple are always dried out) to clean a machine.

I pay extra for the full Q fitness package, however, I am no longer able to access anything since they don't have an employee until 10am (they use to be staffed at 5:00ish). Seems like they keep providing less and less but have no problem raising rates.

Updated to 2 stars from 3 Again, it feels like this gym is the last priority. The front door has off and on problems whether it is not opening or being flooded by the poorly managed irrigation (most likely not managed by Physiq) preventing individuals from going to the gym. Today was the 2nd time in the last couple weeks where the door just wouldn't open for anyone. Since it is not staffed early in the morning like the other gyms, everyone misses out unless you drive another gym which isn't always possible with...