Anytime Fitness

I have been back and forth this year, between Santa Barbara, Ca, and my place of birth, Norwalk, Ct. As a self-​proclaimed gym addict (must put in 6 days a week or my world begins to crumble), I was extremely distressed over not having access to a gym while in Norwalk. I have done most of the trial memberships offered at the local fitness centers during previous visits and that included this place.
I currently have two contract memberships in Santa Barbara at two different gyms, and I didn’t want a third monthly payment for the next year when I really don’t know when and for how long my visits to Norwalk will be. Every gym in the area had some annoying rip-​off membership contingency that made me resent them before even considering joining. I asked them all about temporary memberships for travelers or seasonal guests — anything that would be a reasonable deal for someone in my situation, and not one of them could comprehend such a thing. I was exhausted from the laborious search for a gym that could accommodate my special circumstances and had pretty much given up and was plotting my running route in the rain, when I drove past this place and thought, «what the hell, I’ll just stop in and ask them too, even though the answer will likely be a confused and bewildered ‘No,’ just as with the other places.»
I walked in and asked what they could do for someone in town for a few weeks. Within minutes I was a member at a perfectly reasonable rate for a specified time period, with no hassle or recurring charges to my card that would require writing letters to a far off company in order to cancel. Finally! A smart business that can adapt to a customer’s needs. I will be back every time I am in town, and will refer anyone I know looking for a chill place to workout that doesn’t try to rip you off and offers you 24 hour access to a great facility and the cleanest bathrooms you’ll find anywhere.
I am so grateful I had a gym to keep me sane throughout the holidays. Thank you, to the guys in charge at this place. Really, you made my few weeks home bearable, and the only reason I didn’t give a perfect rating is because I’m a spinning fanatic and do wish every gym had at least one or two spin bikes. I did, however, learn to appreciate the other bikes available and so it wasn’t a loss or disappointment in retrospect.
Great place to work out. Only seemed really busy at one time when a class was taking place, but it was nice and quiet the rest of the time and never did I wait for a bathroom or a machine. Love this place!

Been a member here for almost a year, the first few months I loved it. Then it started getting busier, I didn’t mind that. In the last month the Norwalk rowing team has started renting out the space. 30+ tween girls flooding a tiny gym. I spoke with the person that works here and essentially he said if I am waiting for a machine because they are hogging it he will fix it but if I don’t like the crowded gym too bad. I will go to planet fitness and pay less then half the price and have the same gym density

I recently relocated to the area. I know what I want in a gym and what I do not want.
I go to the gym to work out, not for social hour or a fashion show. I go to seat and suffer. I want a facility that is clean (and bathroom is clean), I love the AMT machine (many facilities do not have it it is the best machine ever). I want decent television channels (prefer cablevision so I can watch news 12-​mindless television is the best for the gym) and good hours.
Anytime Fitness has awesome hours-​24/​7/​365. They have brand new equipment. You do not have to wait for a machine. They say that they have classes-​did not take any.
The manager, Nick, is very nice-​a little pushy trying to get you to sign up.
Each machine has its own television which also has the internet (it was pretty cool-​Listening to the television and searching for kitchen tiles on the internet while working out. In addition to that the area with the weight machines had a couple of large ewall mounted televisions to watch.
This gym has everything (including the commute. The bad-​getting there if you do not live nearby. I live near Darien and it took me 25 minutes to get home one day. IF it weren’t for the traffic (which they have no control over) it would have been a 5 star review.

Looking for a new gym in Norwalk, I had heard good things about other Anytime Fitness branches and I used the trial on this one. It’s pretty small for a gym, but it’s nice and clean and the equipment is brand new. They also have classes available and even a screen to conduct your own fitness classes! As their name states, they are a 24 hour gym that you get a keycard to access anytime.
Unfortunately, I do a lot of barbell exercises and all they have is ONE power rack, no squat racks, and this is the first gym I’ve seen that is lacking a bench press. My fitness program insists on squats, so I’ll have to look elsewhere for a permanent gym.
In any case, if you are looking for a gym with a friendly staff that’s good for families and/​or the older crowd, this one is excellent. If you’re looking for a typical barbell gym to supplement your Crossfit workout, look elsewhere.