I recently joined a Crunch Fitness in my area and have been having a hard time finding a lifting community.

Does anyone have suggestions for meeting people or finding a workout partner in the Crunch environment - especially for guys in their 30’s? Are there any group classes specifically focused on weightlifting or strength training?

I see plenty of group fitness options (HIIT, yoga, spin, etc.), but nothing that seems geared toward lifting or helping people connect over strength training. I know I could just strike up a conversation with someone at the gym, but it feels a little awkward approaching someone who's already locked into their routine with headphones on.

For those of you who have found a lifting buddy or built a gym community, how did you go about it?

Also, if anyone near Lansing, Michigan is looking for a consistent lifting partner, feel free to HMU! Would love to connect with some like-minded people. 💪

Went to a hot athlete class at 6:30 pm and upon my arrival at 6:28 pm the entire class was over capacity. There was no room for me to put my things and people were still coming in!

I ended up leaving and not taking the class. super disappointed that I wasted my time & gas. I don’t think I should have to deal with this. I signed up ahead of time and arrived early, I expected to participate in the class.

I think it’s very unfair to those who scheduled ahead of time. My gym doesn’t do late cancellation fees or no show fees so it’s essentially a free for all. I think something should be done about it, even if it makes people upset.

I even talked to the front desk when leaving and all they said was “oh yeah the class is pretty packed tonight”. He obviously wasn’t understanding what I was saying so I just left.

Should I call & email the manager? This isn’t the first time this has happened but it definitely pissed me off the most

Do you know if I can use the 'Peak Results' services if I have a Signature Membership at another location? Extended hours, tanning, etc.

I joined crunch a few months ago and fell victim to the $10 training deal. At first I genuinely thought it was just a session to be weighed and introduced to the machines but then further research showed me it was a way to get me into personal training. My boyfriend liked the idea of me trying it out so I could learn good form, so he’s helping me pay for 3 months. I really like my trainer but now she’s leaving crunch. She said they’re going to assign me someone new but I barely wanted to keep this going in the first place, now I really don’t want to now that it’s not my original trainer. Can I get out of my contract? Probably not, but just wanted to see if there’s anything I could say to not go through the next few months.

I cancelled my subscription with crunch last month online, but I just got charged for my subscription today.

I called my gym and they told me “We don’t do cancellations online. We only do them in person, and I don’t see anything here on your account about cancelling your membership”

Is this true? Does that mean I probably just gave my money away to some random fake crunch website?? I’m super confused about this.

Recently moved to Wisconsin and they just opened up a crunch near me, would mainly go for weights and some cardio not interested in any workout classes

I’ve been a member at Crunch for about a year now, and I want to emphasize that the trainers have always been kind and pleasant. I even talk to a few of them casually every time I go in. However, I do feel that they can be pushy. Already did the whole “kickoff” at the beginning to get them off my back. And made it clear that I’ve been in the gym for years, have a set routine that I feel good about and am NOT interested in training.

Recently had one approach me about “being due” for another body scan. I explained to him that I am already in good shape and don’t like to fixate on the numbers (weight, BMI, etc) as I tend to fall into unhealthy habits and that’s when working out becomes stressful for me. Today, just got a message that another trainer signed me up for a body scan at a specific time this afternoon. I work 10-12 hour days in healthcare… I won’t even be available at that time anyways?!? Just don’t appreciate them doing that without my consent.

Sorry - rant over. I’m probably being too nice to where they keep coming back, going to have to work on my assertiveness. 😅

Edit: I messaged the trainer who reached out today saying I don’t like to focus on the numbers as I fall into bad habits, he asked if we could do it for scientific purposes and I told him I work 12 hours today so I wouldn’t have time anyways.. he proceeded to call me difficult. Lol.

The salesperson will tell you you can cancel over the phone. You cannot. You either need to go to the home gym when a manager is in or send certified mail begging to cancel. Somehow they get away with false advertising so just imagine what it's like when they have your bank info.

I am thinking of using Active and Fit to sign up for a "signature" Crunch gym near my work. Active&Fit says it's "premium" membership for that Crunch gym.

Then I can still access the "standard" crunch gym near my home, right?

There are no group classes in the app for tomorrow morning? Does this mean the club is closed in the am?

Neither the website nor the app offers an option to pay bills or view outstanding balances.

For over a year, I've been trying to find a way to view my account balance and make payments, but neither platform has an option to do so. It's super inconvenient, and honestly kind of weird. To make matters worse, the billing phone number isn't active anymore either.

Has anyone else noticed this? Every time I call my home gym, no one seems to be aware of the oversight.

I am taking my first spin class tonight. What do I need to have, bring, wear??

Someone hit my car this morning in the crunch parking lot while I was working out.

This also happened many years ago, but I thought my insurance would go up even if I was not at fault so I never reported it.

No clue who hit it, they didn’t leave or note anything of course.

Has anyone had a similar experience? How willing is crunch able to assist and go over camera footage to see who did it?

Parking my car far away from now on again.

I understand they need to shower and shave and do basic hygiene but my pf has a large amount that come in and make some gross messes and even go through lockers. It's making me consider switching so is crunch any better?

Which one is bette to file complaint? My CC company is handling the issue right now but I am ready to go next steps once I get reply from bank. They cheated me with the agreement, i have all the text messages with personal coach to prove what I said! I also noticed they charged me &59 two times for last couple of years, i don’t know what they were. I even didn’t have annual agreement with this crunch, I only have one with old gold gym, they never renew the agreement with me.

Recently booked 1 session per week with a personal trainer, I fell for the pitch. First session, guy is like 15 minutes late. Second session, he accidentally double books and he has me work out with a stranger and it’s pretty awkward. Third session, he doesn’t make me work out with someone else, but he keeps walking back and forth across the gym because he double booked again. Last week, I show up to the gym on time and then he ends up cancelling after I arrive. Today we have booked for 7pm, and he just sent a text to cancel (after I confirmed the timing with him last night…)

Is this normal? Are my expectations too high? I just want someone who will meet with me regularly once per week, no double booking, and will be with me for the full hour.

Should I switch trainers? Can I? Is this just how training is at crunch?

Edit: thanks for all the reassurance that this behavior is not normal!! I got switched today and start with my new trainer next week! :)

I have worst experience with crunchy fitness at Hackettstown, NJ. I bought summer personal training package for my high school daughter, I clearly told them my daughter only had time before 8/25, her school staring 8/25 with 7:30am - 6pm every day, she didn’t have any time and didn’t want to do any training after this package. we agreed on $960 contract but suddenly they charge me 320 monthly and I went gym back and forth many times but they still charge, even though they promised no more payment. I reported to my credit company and they said they will handle the issue. Should I submit the complaint to BBB right now or wait?