Powerhouse Gym Birmingham

A great place to work out clean, polite, In a great spot in the heart of Birmingham all the machines work, restrooms were clean showers I could go on…

All the equipment you need. Rarely a wait. Great staff. Plenty of trainers. Cool members. Clean, clean, clean locker rooms and showers. Super steam room and great sauna. I’ve been a member since 2011. Love it!

Always clean and inviting. Have never had an issue getting equipment I need for workouts. Staff is friendly and helps as needed.

Great Gym, very clean .I’ve been going there almost three years. Great staff, very helpful, very friendly. Wouldn’t go anywhere else !

I love working out here! It’s clean, never crowded and the staff is super friendly and helpful. There are good classes and plenty of equipment. The equipment is. In good repair and the locker room is spacious and neat and clean.

Sadly, I need to update this review. After canceling my membership and paying an early termination fee to do so, and being reassured that this ended my membership and it was paid in full, today, over a year later, I received a 259 dollar bill from a collection agency.
I’ve never received a bill from powerhouse after the cancellation occurred, so frankly, this is some trumped up bull$hit.
Make sure you get it in writing, people.
Edit: back to two stars. I called and Matt told me my account was paid in full and that was an error that would be immediately corrected.
So, we shall see.

Clean, well-​equipped, never too crowded, I’ve been going to Powerhouse daily for over 4 months and I have no complaints. Last week I spent 3 sessions with Oksana Strelets and she’s a great trainer. She has a master’s in exercise physiology, she’s smart, funny, energetic and great to work with. She understood perfectly what I wanted and gave me a totally new program that suits me really well. I definitely will work with her in the future and I strongly recommend her.

Ok do yourself a favor and take HEATHER’S body combat classes on tues nights at 7 pm and sat. @ 9:30 am!!! She is AMAZING and she will kick your butt! Her class is fun and makes you sweat, she also plays music that pumps you up and keeps it exciting. I also love this gym because it’s well equipped, clean and the staff is AWESOME and friendly!!!

I did a trial membership at the gym and was very disappointed. The equipment was very limited as the gym is fairly small so you have to wait for the most popular machines. The treadmills are placed under a glass atrium which makes the space about 85 degrees when you are running. Not an ideal temp. The equipment is new and there are lots of fun new toys but if you just want a basic workout I would not recommend this gym.

I previously enjoyed this gym, thus I am awarding it two (barely) not one star. A positive is its rarely busy unless they offer a Groupon special. I was treated rudely and misinformed of my account being billed previous to freezing it… therefore I lost a lot of respect for this business. I would expect better communication and professionalism from a higher end club. I recommends Beverly Hils or even the new LA Fitness .the Powehouse Staff at Troy (16 and Livernois) is also much more accommodating .
I must add the instructors here regardless are very friendly and knowledgeable :)
I joined LA fitness of Birmingham and never looked back.

Competitive fitness club membership fees for Birmingham-​Bloomfield. Boasts some of the best Personal Trainers in the area. Massage therapy service and price unbeatable. Clean, friendly, and motivating environment. Plenty of eye-​candy for boys and girls. I am a former member of LA Fitness Southfield/​Bloomfield Hills and Franklin Athletic Club.

I have been going to this Powerhouse for about 9 months. This place is VERY CLEAN, there is always a man there cleaning… same guy, every day. They have a large variety of the latest gym equipment. The staff is friendly, the people at the desk (Matt & misc staff) have started calling me by my name and that is amazing since I am an antisocial introvert. I highly recommend ARA for a personal trainer, great personality and provides me with the extra challenge I need.
So far, I have taken some yoga classes… they are great and they are not overcrowded like the classes at YS and CFY. The instructors are just as good so I stopped going to the yoga only gym because I can get my cardio, yoga and weights for less than I have been paying YS. The gym is not super busy, although things truly pick up at 5pm. I work in downtown Birmingham and have just made it a habit to walk to the gym at lunch time and release some stress while not being a fatty. Lastly, I see far fewer «DB» there hogging machines compared to my experiences at LA Fitness!
I have purchased protein bars there at either their cost or close to it, they do this for members. So far, the have significantly beat the price on any bar or supplement compared to what I was paying at GNC or Amazon.

This is a very good gym. Plenty of equipment, all in working order and no wait times. The manager is great (Matt) he definitely cares about the place and keeps it in good shape. The front counter staff is courteous and they keep pretty busy with the towels which is a definite benefit-​providing good towels. The locker room is clean and lockers have digital locks so you dont have to bring a padlock. Steam and sauna a plus. I think it is worth the $.

If you are using a GroupOn, you are kind of treated like a second-​class citizen — you have to tell the person at the desk your name, fill out a GroupOn sign-​in sheet AND leave your drivers license at the front desk each time you workout. I’m surprised they don’t have you park in a different lot, put a Scarlet letter «G», for GroupOn, on your shirt and make you workout outside. Waaaaaay too much work, but I guess you get what you pay for!
Very clean gym, the hours are good, the classes are great, I love having towels at my disposal, free two-​hour parking is great. I have had a few concerns with the place — once i came to one of the classes and the schedule online or at the gym did not reflect the cancelled class (but the staff knew the class was cancelled at least a week prior), sometimes the lotion dispenser is empty, and the sauna was closed down for a long time. Overall, it is a nice gym. I wouldn’t say that it is a friendly place– staff or members. I will keep searching for a gym to call home…

The best of the best. You can’t ask for more … they’ve thought of everything. I am there every day and have no complaints. This place rocks.

Powerhouse Birmingham is a fantastic gym, but there are a few things that keep me from giving it five stars, really rating should be 4.5 stars.
Pros:
— Terrific variety of classes that are pretty much all free. Yoga with Jen is by far my favorite. She is brilliant and I usually go to her class at least once a week.
— State of the art machines and equipment, with little wait time. The is not an over-​populated gym. Another plus.
— Extremely clean.
— Friendly, accommodating staff (there was an ownership change and it has been for the better!).
— Free parking for the first two hours right across the street in the structure, which is pretty good for a gym located in Downtown Birmingham.
— Men’s locker room is beautiful and has a great steam room (but there are some cons, which I will get to).
— Towel service
— Flat screen TVs abound.
— Many attractive/​sculpted people working out, which makes you go harder!
Cons
— The steam room can be on the fritz sometimes, which stinks.
— They have been promising a sauna, it should arrive in February, I hope!
— No basketball court, pool or racquet ball. This gym occupies the second story of a converted space. It is not necessarily a «small gym,» but it lacks some of the amenities that a larger facility such as Lifetime or LA Fitness has.
I can’t speak for Lifetime, but LA Fitness is a dump compared to this place, however.
With that being said, this is the best gym I’ve ever been a member of.

Great gym and great location. Manager is super cool and easy going. They are really focused on keeping a clean, professional, enjoyable space for working out. The gym has never really been busy enough to have to wait for a machine.
Never had a bad experience here. Join!

I’ve been to gyms all over the world so I’d like to think I know a thing or two about quality. This place is amazing… New cardio equipment (all with tvs), great classes, fantastic trainers, SPOTLESS facility, helpful front desk… you name it. A little tricky to find at first, but once you do, it’s all worth it. Highly recommend this gym!

This is one of the nicest best gyms I’ve ever been too. I absolutely love it. Here’s why:
Good parking easy in and out even though it’s downtown B-​ham.
Awesome selection of classes.
Class instructors are super nice and helpful, make you feel welcome if you’re going to the class for the first time.
One of the best Yoga classes I’ve ever been to, room is dim, smells good and the instructor mixes things up each class.
The cardio and bootcamp classes are a WORKOUT!
Locker room is clean and nice.
Towel Service.
Lockers with a programable lock so no need to bring a lock.
Steam room and sauna coming soon.
Nice machines, some with TV’s on them.
Staff is very friendly.
I am so happy at this gym. I’ve never stuck with going to a gym so consistently. Love it.