Green Fitness Studio

All the bad reviews are because the gym is overpriced, among other things, but fortunately for me, I visit this gym using Class Pass so their prices don’t affect me.
PROS:
— Huge space, outdoor area for working out in the summer, lots of machines.
— Bathrooms are clean but outdated. They need a reno but at least they’re sanitary.
— No need to bring locks. Their lockers have key pad locks. Hallelujah.
— Smoothie hut serves up delicious protein shakes. Perfect for a post workout treat.
— Diverse crowd. This is a plus for me. I didn’t want to see a bunch of skinny hipsters walking around. The diverse group (weight, race, ethnicity) just keeps the gym environment varied and REAL.
Two somewhat bad experiences:
First time I came here for a yoga class, I arrived super early and waited and waited and noticed no one was in the studio except me. I ask front desk what’s up and they say the instructors on her way. I wait and only one guy comes in and he thinks I’m the instructor. 10 mins into the class — no one showed up. No instructor and no one else. I ended up doing 1 hour of gym time to make up for it, but was super annoyed I wasted time waiting and the fact the staff had no clue where she was.
Second time I came, I took the Rock n’ Roll yoga class. The instructor arrived on time and ready to go. The issue was her style of instructing. She was way too soft spoken to the point where I didn’t hear a word she was saying over the music (not rock and roll btw). She dictated the poses with no transitional flow whatsoever. So it was like «downward dog» «ok now stand». Even though I know how to flow through the poses, it would’ve been nice to hear it flow smoothly. She also didn’t even out the poses. We’d do something with our left and skip the right side altogether. Just strange.
Overall, I would definitely return. It’s one of the few gyms in the area that’s easily accessible by train and participates in Class Pass.

Everyone has headphones in, why do you blast the radio? Other than that, decent gym.
But seriously, we are all listening to our own music. No reason to play the radio at a gym.

As others have mentioned, they are running some sort of scam with credit cards. I spoke to their manager over and over again to cancel my membership when I moved out of the neighborhood, and my card is still being charged. It’s a great gym until it turns into a shady illegal credit card scam.
I am not going to stop until I get my money back but this is a pain in the ass that kind of negates what good the gym did for me.

It takes forever to repair the machines and the men locker room is just awful. Constantly hot, average 90 °F, and smelling pee and sh*t. They are lucky to be the only gym in the neighborhood. Not talking about the leaks in the middle of the gym or the notice saying that we should not get worried about the filter issues in the water fountain.

I used to go to gyms in Manhattan near work, but am so glad I discovered this place and switched here. It is never crowded enough that you have to wait for machines, the people that work out here seem normal/​nice/​no attitude, it isn’t like some other places where you have steroid-​guys camped out at the free weights, so you don’t feel intimidated going here, and there is a wide selection of good classes here, boot camp style workouts, yoga, ab classes, etc. etc., and the teachers are helpful and down-​to-​earth…

After reading all these negative reviews, I hesitated to even check it out, but I must say, after going for almost a year, it’s actually pretty great…
If using your credit card makes you uncomfortable, just pay cash. Problem solved. It’s really no big deal.
Break down:
Is this place actually «green»?
–In paint color only. They print their schedules on paper and it doesn’t seem properly insulated.
Is it crowded?
–Never. The place is huge. The most «crowded» it gets is in the back room when boxers are training. Otherwise, there’s always space to get your stuff done.
Is it expensive?
– I don’t think so. Sure, it’s not Planet Fitness prices, but if you want to pay 20 bucks for an overcrowded shitty gym — I’m not one to stop you. This place is $ 80 a month if you go month-​to-​month. And if you do even just one or two classes a month on top of regular gym workout — you’ve got your money’s worth.
Is it worth it?
–100%. They have all sorts of classes — yoga, insanity, boxing, strength training — at ideal times (for me anyway). And it’s all included.
Is it convenient?
–Yeah, it’s two short blocks from the Morgan stop. They have code-​locked lockers so you don’t need your own lock. They have showers and towels. They have protein shakes.
Are classes reliable?
–The regular instructors are reliable. There are a few times some new instructors do a no-call/no-show…but the regulars are always there. I make a habit of calling ahead so there are no surprises.
How about the staff?
–One of the desk clerks, though very friendly, is a bit of an airhead. But everyone else — the instructors, the other clerks, the manager — is very helpful. No one is condescending. No one makes you feel stupid.
Downsides?
–The sauna never works. But if you’re at the gym for the sauna, you’re being a pansy and you should probably focus more on the workout there, champ.

Not from the area, but was staying there for a month for work, so I continued my workout while up there… went to the gym a few times for the boxing. It was pretty good, but I can’t say it was the best. Everyone was great but it was a but pricey for what I was getting

i cancelled a month to month and I am being charged for 3x’s the monthly.
When I contacted the gym about the charges they cannot explain to me what the charges are for?
However, they attempted to lower the charges & I refuse to pay.

the atmosphere is great, but the music is mind-​numbingly loud and stressful. listening to headphones is impossible here. if you enjoy reading all-​caps, then this is the gym for you!

It might be very tempting to give them your credit card to auto pay. DO NOT DO THIS. Normally, a company is legally allowed to use your credit card whenever you authorize them to do so, and cannot use it when you deauthorize it. I had lost my credit card was issued a new one, and they kept charging the old card. They use a «third party» company that charges you. This company is authorized to call you demanding payment, authorized to charge a payment on your card, but for some reason, they claim they CAN’T take a card off their system, can’t stop charging you, that you have to talk to the green fitness itself. This is a company that I never even heard of, let alone chose to do business with. But they have my credit card info and can charge it, but can’t stop charging it.
When I called green fitness, they said they see that credit card on the bill, but can’t remove it either, that I have to contact their manager. But he conveniently happened to be unavailable. So the card remains on there, they still try to charge it, and they can’t stop charging it, and every time they do, and it fails, they hit me with a $ 30 return charge. Imagine that.
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I did speak to the people at efit financial as a possible customer for their billing services and they said that they CAN have their representatives remove a credit card if it is requested by the gym members, so it must be a specific collusion between green fitness and efit financial to prevent a customer from being able to request that they stop charging a cancelled card.
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Pros: It is close, often empty when i need to use it (middle of the day)
Cons: Technically illegal distribution and usage of credit information. Go ahead and use them, but pay in cash

It’s my last week in the neighborhood, and last week at the gym. I just asked the guy at the front desk if he could turn the stereo down a little bit, since I couldn’t hear my own audio through my headphones. He essentially told me no, that «this is how we always have the music.» So much for customer service.
Fuck you, Green Fitness. I hope your gym remains as empty as it is right now.

Pros:
Great atmosphere, VERY clean, great staff, not crowded, very large space, huge floor to ceiling windows, clean ass bathrooms, electronic lockers so you never have to bring a lock, not too many meatheads-​and they’re nice too! Cubbies where you can keep your shoes in and not in a locker (and no one ever steals your shoes!) Great people who are in the gym
Cons: Poor management, frequent class cancellations with no notifications, short hours on the weekends, sub-​par equipment, useless equipment, NOT ACTUALLY GREEN, lacking in aerobic classes– too much yoga (there is enough yoga in Bushwick) free weights only go up to 90lb and they are huge playschool looking weights. Ask management to replace broken clocks for over 10 months-​no new clocks to this day. Missing some key equipment. Is trying to do too much at once.
Juice bar does not carry organic produce (although they will try to say it is until you press them about it). Verde juice bar downstairs frequently bakes goods for the store downstairs and makes the whole place smell like baked goods. Has recently announce that they will be serving pizza.

So, I went and tried out green fitness studio, a gym that is further from me than planet fitness and Ritchie’s, but I figured I can afford an expensive ish gym, and the facilities looked clean on the website, also the idea of spending my workouts on a roof sounded great. I inquired about membership prices through email, because they don’t list on their website, I figured because maybe if I haggled with them they would give me a better rate.
So I went in early afternoon, and it was pretty dead. I was greated at the front desk by a weird smell, and no attendant. I found the attendant and immediately understood the smell. (I would normally not mention this, because its kinda personal, but I feel like at least the managers should know) the attendants breath was the strongest bad breath I’ve ever experienced. Like everytime I asked a question I had to back up a few feet and hold my breath. I could not even dream to haggle with this man, and I would never willingly spend the five minutes it might take to sign up for said membership.
The prices… Yah, everyone has talked about it. It’s insane and for that price I expect a lot more, like
No cobwebs in the corners
A sauna that works
A door on the women’s locker room (is this a public pool)
Mirrors… Waaaaaaaay more mirrors.
A space for women to lift free weights. Like a spot where the weights are and people can stand and use them, not have to find a 2 foot mirror on a random wall by the stairs 20 feet away from different weights.
More treadmills. They weren’t busy at the time, but I imagine if I was there at 6 on a weekday… And I don’t really want to run next to someone. I want an option to run 2 treadmills away from the other. Ritchie’s and absolute fitness and I imagine planet fitness all have this.
Uh, cute guys? (A little motivation never hurt anyone) seems to be the same man/​boy crowd at every other gym.
An indoor track
A large room with mirrors.
There were also no classes going on at any times I would want to work out, which was one of the draws to this studio.
The gym set up Is more focused on machine weights which I find annoying, because I don’t think those work, for women at least… They are not the most effective tools for women to lose weight or tone their body.
Also this gym is basically 150 a month with no contract. Which is 140 more than a membership at planet fitness, the only thingthey don’t have is classes, but if I really need a good yoga class I can pay 10 – 15 bucks at either of the awesome yoga studios right next to green fitness. And then go get a green juice at mr kiwi for 4 bucks, and I’m still no where near green fitness prices…
And remember that idealic roof? Remember also that it rains all the time in the summer or its really hot and humid. Or it’s really windy… And that you don’t actually live in a place where that would be a good thing.
I don’t see the point, but I’d recommend anyone looking to use their free day pass for possible members to see for your self.

I «relocated» here temporarily after Sandy flooded my gym.
It’s clean, airy, plenty of treadmills (no time limit, no sign-​ups!), never too crowded. Friendly staff, decent size lockers with code locks (yay, no need to carry your own lock!!!), clean showers, towels provided.
Love the windows, they make space more open.

A really nice clean wonderful gym. I love it here. Its spacious and has really good machines. A sauna too. Really happy this is here and the staff is super friendly and nice including the owner.
Very happy with this place!

WAY TOO EXPENSIVE!!!
The space itself is airy and light with lots of large windows. It seems like it would be a nice place to work out and take classes, of which they have a decent selection.
But it’s…
W A Y T O O E X P E N S I V E ! ! ! !
(seriously, I mean it costs more than my manhattan gym and it’s in Bushwick-​are they kidding?!)

Okay, so it took me a year to join this because as the previous reviews have said, it was really expensive. BUT THEY HAVE CUT THEIR RATES DOWN TO HALF!!! Plus, I used the Unilocal discount, so double discount! (still not cheap, but reasonable for how nice it is). it’s really a lovely spacious clean place to work out. And they’ve got a variety of classes with awesome teachers. I’m enjoying the AM spin with Warner, and Argentina is the resident boxing trainer who kindly just decides he’ll help train you. Can’t wait to take the Zumba class.
So, to the owners of Green Fitness Studio, thanks for bringing the prices down and keeping up a nice place to stay fit!

Have been using this gym now on and off for about a year.
My observations of this gym are as follows:
Although there appears to be nothing truly eco-​green at this gym, I do see that this gym is trying to find its identity and meeting the needs of the community.
The gym is currently expanding and it is giving greater emphasis on boxing which includes more boxing equipment and sanctioned Boxing matches.
With this in mind, I would highly recommend taking personal boxing classes, the coached are all highly experienced and in this gym. You have the opportunity to train the way pros train as well as spare with another person.
Other then Boxing, which I rate: excellent & spinning which I would rate as OK (Took better ones), I Have not taken any other classes hence I cannot comment on the quality of the classes.
With respect to the gym:
Pros:
1– Clean gym; The cleaning guy works diligently to keep it so.
2– Can watch Netflix while on the treadmill or visa versa
3– The water fountain has a filter.
4– New Spinning Bikes
5– Hot Yoga
6– Outdoor Patio.
Cons:
1– Member ship fees are rather high BUT, I notice that the gym is becoming more flexible.
2– Weight Room could use more equipment improvements nevertheless for all the talk I read on Unilocal about this gym’s weight-equipment…I see rather few folks using said equipment.
In conclusion, as I stated before this gym is still trying to find itself, let’s hope that the folks in charge are nimble and creative enough to make it a cool please to go to.

I’m rating this gym 1 star, not because I hate it, I actually enjoyed working out there, but for the owner to realise he can not fool his customers. Air conditionning blowing ice cold air with all the windows open? Lights on at daytime? No contract printed on paper, though the class shedule with the full menu of their restaurant printed on hundreds of sheets every month? Come on.
As it was mentioned before, it’s extremely expensive for what you get. It’s never open late at night (we’re in NYC, 8pm or 10pm is NOT late), they use old refurbished equipment (obviously more for the sake of saving money than to really save the planet) and only a handful of classes are good.
I read customers complaining about it being crammed and too busy, well it’s not the case anymore :) I’m often ALL ALONE working out at daytime lately.

I don’t trust this place. At first, I was really excited at the prospect of a «green gym» opening in the neighborhood, but since they’ve opened, it’s become obvious that the owner doesn’t care at ALL about being eco-​friendly. I think it’s just a publicity stunt. They use Clorox/​Windex cleaning products, they have petroleum-​based/​unnatural/​multinational-​owned/​tested-​on-​animal products in the bathroom, they used non-​recycled toilet paper, and they don’t even recycle. Seriously??? They are NOT eco-​friendly.
The staff is definitely nice, and I’ve taken some great yoga classes there, but I refuse to join a gym that professes to be green as a publicity stunt. Also, while the pricing is on par with other NYC gyms, it’s WAY over-​priced for the neighborhood so the membership base is almost exclusively 20-​something white kids, leaving out the majority of the neighborhood.
Booooo!