Magnuson Athletic Club

Jesse Lamb

Background: I've been a client for four years. Previously I attended multiple CrossFit gyms. I am an early morning workout person. Pros: - As stated in other reviews, the staff do not bother you with offers, etc. They are very friendly and are great with both problems and inquires. All my interactions with staff have been excellent. - They have just about every piece of workout equipment you could possibly imagine. They do not have what I would consider super-duper specialized stuff (i.e. a reverse hyper machine), but you have a lot of options to do just about every type of workout you could come up with. For lifting, they have two lifting platforms and real bumper plates, allowing you to both do Olympic lifting and deadlifts, which I love. They also have two pull-up rigs, and plenty of cardio machines of all types lining both floors. - All group classes are included in the membership price. You do not pay extra. I started taking yoga because of this and it has changed my life regarding lower back pain. You do have to pay extra for personal training and small group classes. - They have corporate rates if you work at certain large companies in town. - They have showers and a sauna in both locker rooms. The showers are fantastic "waterfall" style shower heads. Really great. - The entire facility is kept clean and most broken equipment is fixed promptly. Cons: (mostly nit picky/personal preference stuff) - The layout on the main floor has a couple rows of your standard, one-movement cable Nautilus type machines. I'm not against these machines, only where they are located. Surrounding them are pullup rigs and other open floor space. The biggest issue is that many folks want to do their own mini-workouts in the open spaces and many times you end up getting in the way of someone else. If these machines were moved somewhere else and that space was opened up, it would be a big improvement to the place. Before COVID, there was talk of the facility getting rid of the basketball court, which is currently only used for a large group workout room and adding a floor on top of it. I don't know if this will happen, but opening the place up for small personal workouts would be a big improvement. - This is a pet peeve of mine, but I do not like TVs in gyms. They are very distracting, especially when the channels are on infomercials. I understand that many want to watch something when on a cardio machine, but those machines seem to be equipped with their own televisions, so what's the point? Aren't we supposed to be concentrating on our workouts? I would remove them, but I'm sure someone would disagree. Overall, I do love this gym and would not think of moving to another anytime soon. Well worth the price and I would still be a client w/o my corporate rate.

Sharron Pool

The best gym. Great equipment

Steve Shaiman

Everything is full speed ahead if you are vaccinated. Lockers are available and there is even soap in the showers.

Kelly Levy

The best gym there is. Great equipment, staff and views of the water or indoor soccer :)