Better Bodies Gym

I just returned to Better Bodies gym and so happy I did. From the owner down to the new director and all the great staff, everyone cares about the customer. The Aurora gym is always clean and friendly. The class teachers and trainers are great also. I was at Bally’s for a year and just doesn’t compare.

I just wrote an awesome review for this place and Unilocal erased it when I logged in. Unilocal gets one star. Better Bodies Aurora gets five stars. I’m not going to re-​has everything I originally wrote, but basically if you’re paying $ 10 a month don’t expect that you’re getting a «Lifetime Fitness» with the latest and greatest equipment. But, know that you’ll have everything you need for a great workout, friendly people and you’ll never have to wait for a machine. They do a great job of keeping up the club and are very responsive if you need anything at all. Great gym and I’m proud to be a member!

I’ve been a member for a year now and i have experienced a few things that have turned me off. Like another reviewer said, the floors get cleaned but not much else. The ellipticals are going down one by one and pretty soon there won’t be any that are working! I was approached by Eric (an employee) and he told me that there are parts on order and that he was sorry about all the inconvenence… and I believe him! He is very nice and I was impressed that he took the time to seek me out and try to explain what was going on. Also, when I renewed my membership, the employee messed up and I ended up paying twice for the same month, but Mikal (I think that’s how he spells his name) took care of it right away. The price is definitely right and you can pretty much walk up to any machine or weight area and go right to work. I’ve taken a couple of Spin classes and that was cool… not too crowded and got a very good workout. I think all in all, it’s a good deal and I will continue to be a member as long as I live here in Aurora.

We’ve been members here for about 2 years. There is no question that it is the largest and best-​equipped membership gym in Aurora, in terms of space, quantity, and variety of equipment. Bally’s may have similar square footage, but a large part of that is occupied by the pool and an indoor track, whereas most of the square footage at BB is occupied by equipment.
As Kendra M noted, this is a place to go and just work out. It’s not a trendy fashionable place, but more of a blue-​collar gym where you’ll see folks of all ages and walks of life, unself-​consciously working out.
My primary criticism of this place is that it’s simply not as clean or well-​maintained as it could be. Many of the cardio machines, particularly the elliptical trainers, have problems. They’re functional, but there’s a good chance that things like the cardio telemetry (heartrate) monitors won’t work, or even when they do work, the unit won’t adjust the levels to keep your heart rate where you tell it to. The second most common problem is that the stirrups (or whatever you call them) are not aligned quite right, or the motion of the machine is not as smooth as it should be. The treadmills commonly have belt traction problems. The arc trainers typically have different range-​of-​motion problems.
Also, it’s frustrating to constantly find gum, used batteries, subscription cards and the like in the cupholders of the various cardio machines. Granted, it’s the customers doing this, but you’d think that the staff would look for and clean this stuff up regularly (they don’t). Most of the cleaning in this place is done to the FLOORS, not to the machines themselves. you’ll find a lot of caked dust in the corners of the cardio and weight machines.
I’m there 5 days a week, so I am probably sensitized to these things because I’ve been living with them so long. Check it out for yourself and make your own judgement.
In my opinion, for the price, even considering the things I have mentioned, you can’t do better in this town.
(Note: the nutrition/​smoothie shop next door closed several months ago. Pity.)

A gym to go and just work out. This place is not about trying to be one of the pretty people or a place to go test your pickup lines. Seriously. why does this seems like a good opportunity. Large cardio area, and equally impressive free weight and cable area. For the shy or obviously overweight gals there’s a women’s only gym. Next door is a nutrition stop.
4 stars for two reasons a) not the cleanest place b) not open ²⁴⁄₇