Fremont Health Club

This place offers a diverse set of fitness classes, personal trainers, and well maintained gym equipment accessible ²⁴⁄₇. Conveniently located approximately 5 minutes from my work, this has been my «go-​to» gym for the last year. Overall a great supportive place to work out and a great source for learning about community events!

Nice gym, but small selection of equipment. They play classical music and u can access 24/​7, that is very comfortable. But there is only one shower! Though there are not so many people. If u come in the night you may train alone

I love this place. It has everything I need plus personal trainers if I decide to do that! And one of the great things about it is that it is locally owned! I think we should all support our local businesses, and these folks are really fabulous. Go for it, Seattle!

I’ve had an excellent experience at this gym. I’ve been a member for a little over a year. At the time I was considering joining, I was also doing trial memberships at a few other gyms in the area including Emerald City Athletic Club and Anytime Fitness in Fremont. What really stood out about FHC was the helpful staff and the fact that they didn’t use pushy sales tactics. I liked that they were upfront about membership fees and monthly costs which seems pretty basic, but I did not have the same experience at the other clubs I was looking into. There is also only one membership rate that includes the classes. The membership rate is very reasonable.
A year later, I am continuing to have a great experience. They moved into an excellent new location and have added new classes. The staff is wonderful, and I enjoy the class options and variety. My one complaint is that at peak times there can be a shortage of machines and some classes fill up quickly. Recently I wasn’t able to get on a treadmill. This is extremely dependent on what time I go and I also think a lot of people are joining right now because it is right after New Year’s so I’m hoping this will get better (sorry New Year’s Resolutioners!) At other times of the day it is pretty empty so I’ve adjusted the times I go. Similarly, it can also be hard to find parking right away. I park on the street but I believe they also offer garage parking for members for an additional fee. Other than those two small complaints, I’ve had a great experience at this gym and plan to be a member as long as I am in the area!

Do not trust this gym with your credit card.
I cancelled my membership (had to call like 6 times before I finally got someone), then 2 months later got a notice that my card had expired and they needed a new one to keep my membership going.
Uh… what?
I told them, I cancelled my membership 2 months ago. You should not have been charging me. They then sent me a notice addressed to a Gretchen Cook with a DIFFERENT card #.
They never followed up with me to remedy this, and I never got refunded. So I guess, thank God my card expired?

helpful staff and lots of equipment. Well maintained!

After horrible experiences attemptimg to use trial passes at other nearby gyms, I enjoy the honest up front rates and people here. Wonderful experience signing up, monthly rate posted clearly on the website, FREE classes you can reserve a spot in 24hrs in advance, 24hr access to work out, clean, friendly, all the basics. Its not trying to be a big fancy shmancy spa, its being one of the few honest, clean, awesome gyms with no high pressure sales at all. I’ll give up a sauna for that any day. Love it.

DO NOT BOTHER GOING TO THIS GYM.
To be quite honest, I really enjoyed the staff. They were amazing. Unfortunately, the gym is quite small and seems to attract a lot of rude members who are always leaving machines dirty, not racking their weights, and hogging machines.
Additionally, their cancellation policy is BOGUS. I tried to cancel my membership almost 2 weeks before the billing date on my account, and they are going to charge me a prorated amount for a period of time in which I will not even be living in the area.
Their administration process is crap and this way of doing business is VERY shady. I do not recommend bothering yourself with this gym.
Sorry FHC, but you lost me for good.

Best health club in Seattle, and I have been a member of several in 20 years. Clean environment, great equipment, courteous and knowledgable staff. The place has a heart. If you do not need a pool or racquetball courts this is the most balanced club around at a reasonable rate. No pushy sales — just honest offerings.

Great location
Friendly staff
Affordable plans

Friendly staff, nice new equipment, clean, not overly packed, locker rooms are fine, offer classes, and have 24hr access

This review is in regards to the offerings of group classes, personal training, and the current Fitness Challenge at Fremont Health Club. Recently I have been getting more serious about increasing my fitness level and lowering my body-​fat percentage. I have experienced impressive results in a short amount of time by taking advantage of all the great offerings at FHC.
There are a few different group classes offered every day of the week at FHC, and every class I’ve tried (HIIT, Ab Lab, Barre, Turbo Kick, and Viniyoga) is led by a helpful, fun, friendly, very competent trainer. I’m very impressed with the group of instructors that FHC has been able to pull together. Best of all is that the classes provide the opportunity for camaraderie between students, which increases motivation. Members can join as many group classes as they wish for no additional fees! Just the basic monthly membership fee (already very reasonable) gives you access to everything. Most importantly — the classes and personal training are VERY effective! Challenging, but so rewarding!
I’m also participating in the current two-​month Fitness Challenge. This has really been a great opportunity because it’s not all about working out — Teresa places a heavy emphasis on nutrition and general wellness for the Challenge participants. I’m really thankful that she has taken the time to organize nutritional lectures and discussion times for all participants. It’s been incredibly helpful and interesting. My body-​fat percentage has decreased dramatically, I’m learning how to eat in ways that support my fitness goals and give me more energy, and I think I won’t even recognize my body by the time the Challenge is over! The transformation has really been incredible.
Bottom line: if you want a welcoming, clean place to workout, access to fun and effective group classes, the opportunity to get excellent personal training to reach your goals as quickly as possible, and the chance to learn from excellent trainers, just come to Fremont Health Club.

I only came here for one zumba class so my review may not be very comprehensive. However, I did use their facilities for a short time and overall, I like all the equipments and the locker room, despite a bit small, is very clean. With the convenient location and friendly front desk staff, I would give this place a 4-​star (taking 1 star off since the gym is quite small and I can see it getting packed). The reason this place dropped to 2-​star is solely because of the zumba class I attended. I have been to many zumba class around town and have met many instructors (at least 20?) And the class I had there is the worst (or weirdest?) I have had. The instructor was simply hopping around while playing Latin music in the background; there was limited choreography (which he doesn’t even remember half way into the songs), his rhyme was off, and most of the steps weren’t even basic zumba steps (no cumbia, no Merenge/​salsa/​bachata steps or arms). Hes very energetic, which is indeed an important quality to have. Maybe the gym should screen their instructors first before letting them lead a class?

I have been trying different gyms and classes throughout the Seattle area and finally landed at Fremont Health Club. And I fully intend to stay here.
1. You cant beat the price! For $ 30 a month I get unlimited free classes, and access to great weights and machines.
2. Yoga twice a week with Jannelle is fabulous! Barre is pretty great too. All the instructors are very down to earth and friendly. And non-​meat-​heady.
3. The weight machines are easy to use, clean, and almost never busy.
4. The treadmills are awesome and new.
5. The staff are all realllllly friendly and helpful. I have never once been pressured into an up-​sale item here.
6. They have showers and childcare here that I have never used, but they both look ok.
7. They have lockers! Just bring your own lock and you can use them.
I like that it’s never crowded and they don’t over sell memberships. I hope it stays that way. :)

I love this gym.
The price and location are right
Janell (Yoga) and Teresa (training) are top notch and passionate trainers and wonderful people.
They have a play area where small children can stay while you work out.
The only downer for me is that I don’t like their cardio machines, because their heart rate workouts are not reactive enough and not very well designed. Also the bike and other machines are not able to handle people of my heght (6’7″) so the only ones I can use are the stairs and the elliptical. But it’s ok if I use those on manual and skip the heart rate based workouts.

FHC is a lovely local gym. The gym is clean, well-​laid out and quiet, i.e. not noisy like some gyms are. The classes are great and the staff friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. And… the rates are reasonable.
I did a course of personal training with Teresa Lopez. She is great. She is kind, helpful and humorous, and her personality and style are very encouraging and motivating. She has a broad range of exercises to help you work on your particular issues… so it remains interesting and fun! Highly recommended!

I cannot express how much I love this gym. It is rarely ever packed (which is very surprising for how inexpensive the membership is) and it is very clean with great machines. However what really stands out is Teresa one of the personal trainers there. Wow. So here’s the deal:
I have never had a personal training session before that didn’t make me feel defeated, confused, or on the other hand wanting more and feeling like I got nothing out of it.
She is the perfect mixture of sweet and understanding but firm and motivating. Another quality that I really appreciate is her patience. I am very new to the game and was a little nervous at first because it seems like she can work with some experienced people but she was very down to earth and works with my two left feet.
Teresa is extremely thorough and answers all of my questions (she is extremely knowledgeable on alot of techniques) but keeps to the point and doesn’t go on and on and overload me with information like some other personal trainers do. She listens to my goals and helps me with how I want my body to look not her own ideas. She also really mixes it up and makes every session different and interesting! Last but certainly not least, she is a total sweetheart and makes me feel empowered and excited to work out.
Thank you Teresa you are awesome!!!

I’ve never been a conventional gym member… more likely to be found in a yoga or kinesis studio. After a few physical setbacks this past Spring, I decided to give FHC a try. As others have mentioned, it’s clean, new equipment, knowledgeable staff, and a great selection of group classes.
Really glad that my instinct said «go to barre.» It’s been a few years since my last class, so it was really great that Eric took extra time before/​during class to work with me on form/​technique. He’s helpful and encouraging… clearly knows physiology/​fitness.
I’m hooked on this class and look forward to attending other classes offered and using the gym. That is, once my quads stop burning! LOL… thanks FHC and Eric!

FHC is a great gym. Do not underestimate its location or size. My favorite thing right now is that they have air conditioning. I can echo what other reviewers have said: it’s clean, open ²⁴⁄₇ to members, towels are provided, and it offers new equipment. I took a barre class with Eric; it was my first barre class and basically kicked my ass. I wasn’t sure I could come back to it, but he was encouraging, supportive and super friendly. He’s concerned about proper form as well, not just pushing out a good workout. I went during peak hours (5:30−7 PM), and I was pleasantly surprised with the availability of equipment and small class size for the barre class. I didn’t feel intimidated or uneasy… just welcome and invited to come again.
I highly recommend this gym. It’s everything I was looking for in other gyms I belonged to. The best part is that it’s within walking distance to home. Oooh, yeah!

Great little gym. Seldom busy, even during peak hours. New equipment. 24 hour access.