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Maxim Health & Fitness

193 N 9th St, Brooklyn, NY | Map it  

11211 40.718401 -73.955601

(718) 486-0630 | View Website

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Neighborhoods:
Greenpoint
Categories:
Personal Trainers, Health Clubs & Gyms, Weight Loss

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Payment Methods:
MasterCard, Discover, Visa, American Express
Massage Services:
Massage

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Review Highlights

ambiance
100%
“The TV's on the treadmills randomly work, but the brick-wall view is nice.”
drinks
100%
“The last gripe is that their web-site boasts a nice cafe, with internet and fresh-brewed coffee, and fruit/power drinks.”
food quality
100%
“The last gripe is that their web-site boasts a nice cafe, with internet and fresh-brewed coffee, and fruit/power drinks.”
menu variety
0%
“All you get is avarage equipment, below average selections, rude mangement and broken equipment.”
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return potential
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“The gym is very, very expensive for what you get in return.”
service
68%
“All you get is avarage equipment, below average selections, rude mangement and broken equipment.”
value
30%
“By far the best Gym in Brooklyn, maybe all of New York for the price.”
wait time
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“For those people who are complaining about Maxim, there is the YMCA 20 minutes away however it is dirty, smells, and their equipment is from the stone age or Otom in Greenpoint where you can work out with "OTB" Polish "juice-heads" yet clearly nobody woul” View Less

Reviews for Maxim Health & Fitness

MisterDave

Member since Jan, 2012 View Profile
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Joined 4 months ago
5.0
January 28, 2012

Best neighborhood gym. Joined a month ago and i'm loving this place.  The staff is friendly and helpful. All of the instructors kick ass and their classes are amazing.  You should try Kyle's "11th Hour" class. They're currently renovating the locker rooms, and they added a bunch of new equipment. I totally recommend this place to everyone

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HighlyPissed

Member since Jun, 2011 View Profile
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Joined 11 months ago
1.0
June 28, 2011

BEWARE. It is discriminatory as a few reviewers mentioned. When I went in person to sign up for membership at first they gave me a price for a year contract and then when I didn't look interested the guy lowered the price to $76 its still higher than the reviewer who only paid $74. That was my first mistake. My second mistake is that I did not take advantage of their 72 hour time window that you have to cancel your membership. It should have been clear to me that for the price I was paying the machines are not worth it. They are old and don't offer much. I've stayed at economy hotels that have better machines than this place. The lockers are inconvenient. You would think that with membership you would get your own locker. but no you have to physically carry around a lock with all your belongings every single time. Deodorant and all. The worst part was b/c of the lack of vareity of machines and classses, I began to lose interest and started to gain even more weight than when I started b/c I got too bulky. Half way into my contract I stopped going all together. When my contract was over no one notified me of my account rolling over into month-to-month. By the time I found out they had charged my account six months worth of services $79/mo. for membership I was not even using. So basically, I spent $1500 to gain more weight and has taken me a year and half to bring myself back to where I was when I started. How much does that suck? Then to make matters worse, when speaking to the manager he refused to try to give me any type of refund and to add insult to injury b/c I did not notify them at least 30 days prior of cancellation they made me sign a cancellation form that says that I must agree to pay for the next month. Thats right im being charged for an EXTRA month of services for a month that has not even begun, for services I do not intend to use or want. Everything about their contract is deceitful and in the end im convinced people would pay more for their memberships than they think. Im curious to know if there are any laws that exist that would protect a consumer from this type of fraud.

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moonstarnyc

Member since Aug, 2006 View Profile
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Joined 6 years ago
1.0
December 17, 2009

Terrible Service. First of all, be warned by the fact that they won't publish their membership rates on the web or give them out on the phone. Then, when you get there and take a brochure with rates printed on it, the employees will tell you that not all of the services on the brochure exist or the prices have changed. Seriously, who needs this? Is this their way to discriminate against people since the only way you can get a price is by coming in person?

Also, I once scheduled a 6 AM meeting with a personal trainer only to find out after I got there that he was cancelling for being sick. Didn't even bother to call me!

For the price you could buy some nice equipment for your apartment and save yourself the hassle of putting up with their bad service.

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RachelBeider

Member since Jul, 2009 View Profile
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Joined 3 years ago
5.0
July 16, 2009

Best Personal Trainers. The equipment is modern, its always clean, and I love the friendly neighborhood vibe. Larry, the owner, is super intelligent and always helpful. I also love to work out with Paul Kostas, and would highly suggest training with him.

It's an overall great experience!

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Williegal

Member since Oct, 2008 View Profile
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Joined 4 years ago
1.0
October 12, 2008

Needs a lot of work!. This gym needs a lot of repairs and training for its staff. The machines are from the 80's and the staff are just plain rude with their, "(Sigh), what do you want" attitude. Did they ever hear of 'customer service'?

Just wait until that Crunch comes around the corner and all will change. Bottomline is - they're overpriced.

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