North End Fitness Center (open 24hrs to members) — Local services in Whidbey Island

I am a highly competitive national level strongman and power lifter. I have trained at just about every serious gym in the state and many different gyms across the world. Northend is the only gym I would highly recommend to anyone in the Whidbey/Fidalgo area. It stands alone as the only gym with functional fitness, powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, and bodybuilding capabilities in the area. You’ll have to drive at least an hour to get to another gym that has anything similar to what Northend offers. If you have any specialty training requirements or necessities that you need, Northend is the standalone place to train at. When I left the military service, I surveyed all the gyms in the Skagit/ Island county area and Northend was the only gym that fit my needs as a competitive strength athlete. I have only been training here for a year or two and the progress that this gym has made in that short time has been nothing short of outstanding. One of the few gyms I’ve ever trained at that truly feels...

If I could give this gym 0 stars I would. I have been working out in a gym setting for over 10 years across multiple states in different regions of the country and I have NEVER had an experience like I did at North End. Not only are you greeted with a million passive aggressive signs because management and staff want you to do their jobs for them, but the environment is hostile and disorganized. Their machines are held together with zip ties because they’re so cheap they can even replace worn parts, the entire place is dirty and the only reason I started with them is they used to be the only 24hr gym in Oak Harbor, this is no longer the case. The management is terrible they charge everyone a different amount based on unethical reasons. The management even goes as far as to hit on married men and make the environment for other women very uncomfortable. I would NEVER recommend this gym to anyone. I hope the owner sees this and changes the management before...

Front desk staff is nice, gym is falling apart, artwork that was done to the place just made it feel ghetto, one of the personal trainers that lives in a upstairs room tries to intimidate other members. It’s funny at first but then gets annoying. Sauna never works, This place has a lot of potential but is ruined by poor management and lack of maintenance. I clearly wasn’t the only one who felt this way because after I left I noticed about 10 other members who started going to the gym I changed to. I will be surprised if this review doesn’t...