The Forum of Salisbury

I’m struggling with my rating for this Gym. Because while I love this gym being my home gym, it could also use a lot of improvements. The staff is very friendly and helpful. They really work with you & your needs. The smoothies are delicious, though, a little overpriced for what they offer in my opinion. The members are friendly here and you really get a sense of «community». That’s the best part to me. Attending alone you never feel like you’re alone. People will smile and even take time to encourage you in passing.
They offer a large variety of classes, however, I do wish they’d offer a bigger variety in the evenings 6:30pm and later other than Zumba and Yoga. Also, weekend afternoon classes would be nice. The Body Vive and Kettlebell classes are awesome! I used to like the Zumba classes but they changed instructors and now i’d rather pay to go to other classes in the city. Zumba is Latin inspired, but I feel the instructors they have now make some of the latin moves so complicated that I feel like i’m trying to figure out the steps more than I actually get a work out. Maybe lets not Salsa 90% of the time. Mix in some hip hop or something. Generally speaking the instructors are awesome though. They really encourage you throughout the class!
The Cardio Equipment is a mess. The programs on any of the equipment barely works. I’ve stopped trying to use programs all together now. A few of the Ellipticals if you stop moving for even a half a second you lose everything. The equipment is loud and feels like it could fall apart at any second. There are only about 10 treadmills, ellipticals & bikes, but an entire floor full of weight training equipment. So finding available Cardio equipment, especially in the evening, is a waiting game a lot of the times. Using certain treadmills give me calf/​shin pain as they are not stable as you move.
The weights are cool. I don’t use them as much as cardio but I’ve never had an issue with any of them breaking or not working as they should. There’s a LARGE variety to choose from so if someone is on a machine you’d like to use, there’s 100 others to choose from while you wait! I love that they also have a Punching bag and other equipment that you can use throughout the gym to help you with your workout.
I pay about $ 25 monthly but I do wish for that $ 25 they’d upgrade the cardio equipment. But there is still so much this gym offers which is why I keep coming back & still feel they’re worth the $ 25! Overall, it’s a decent gym.

This place is great! The hours are perfect. Staff is very friendly, and it’s very clean. I’m in town for the week so I got a week pass.

What a great gym. Visiting from out of town. Drop in rates are typical ($ 10/​day). The front desk employees are friendly and professional. The gym is large and had everything I needed for both strength training and cardio. I went around 7 p.m. so I don’t know how busy it might be right before/​after work but this time was good — there were quite a few people in the gym but I did not have to wait for any equipment /​weights I wanted to use… there were even open squat racks which can be a challenge to find! I didn’t even go upstairs. They have a small clothing shop and quite an expansive smoothie menu (although I did not try any yesterday).
One review complained about the noise. It is a gym… yes, it can be loud… but I did not find it any more loud than a typical gym where people are working out. It’s definitely not a «health club» (nor a Planet Fitness) if that’s what you’re looking for. Personally, though, I got a 3-​day pass so I’ll be back for the next couple and I will return each time I’m in town.

I’m giving this a four for now since I would need to go there to advise fellow Unilocalers if it’s a five or not. I am in Salisbury for business and was told that The Forum was the best place to go for my needs. Not only were the front desk employees helpful, the people working on the floor were very helpful in helping me adjust my routine based on the machines they have.
The Forum used to be a Gold’s Gym and has plenty of weights for the strength training enthusiasts. If I am ever in town again, i’m definitely coming back!

Clean, big and good service. I wish they had a dedicated 30 minute circuit area like Planet Fitness in Greensboro.