Seattle's Best Gym 2008

Offers cardio, weights, workout classes, personal training, wellness and nutrition consultation, massage therapy and nontraditional equipment, including a fitness sandpit.

Reviews:

• “Down to earth people who care about your health-NOT snobby or pretentious”
• “amazing personal trainers, great equipment”
• “Best Gym, Best Massage in Seattle”
• “You Get What You Pay For”
• “FOR YUPPIES ONLY”

Tips: Looking to shed some pounds? Try the intensive nine-week Get Lean program, which promises weight-loss results at the end.

ZUM or email ZUM

Fitness facility offers personalized fitness plans, monthly progress evaluation and nutritional guidance. Membership is month-to-month.

Reviews:

• “This is an AWFUL gym. Unprofessional jerks.”
• “Get Fit”

Pure Fitness

North-end women’s gym offers group classes and individual workouts, along with acupuncture and an infrared sauna.

Reviews:

• “Best Electrolysis! …and everything else! "
• “Fabulous Fitness”
• “Friendly, non-judgmental fitness for all levels”
• ""
• “Caring and Fun!”

Tips: Reward yourself with a treat afterwards at Bella Pizza & Pasta.

It Figures – Women’s Fitness & Wellness Spa or email It Figures – Women’s Fitness & Wellness Spa

Despite its location in an 1890s building, this Ballard gym is fully modernized—and open 24 hours a day.

Reviews:

• “A very good gym”
• “Best childcare, Best customer service, new equipments, clean facility”
• “Bleh”
• “Smelly towels and broken equipment”
• “mediocre gym”

Tips: Free child care, a juice bar, tanning, massage and spa services, free towels and parking are all offered.

Olympic Athletic Club or email Olympic Athletic Club

This full-service gym specializes in first-class service and equipment.

Reviews:

• “Please don’t nickel and dime your members”

Tips: The main room has panorama-style windows that look out over the Space Needle and the Seattle skyline.

Pro Sports Club or email Pro Sports Club

Clean and spacious club with tons of equipment serving the Seattle area.

Reviews:

• “Great location and trainers, POOR customer service”
• “AWFUL customer service. Rude owner.”
• “Well maintained, good yoga classes”
• “Sound Mind and body Gym”
• “Best Gym In Town”

Tips: The Burke-Gilman trail, along the water, is a perfect place for a cool-down walk.

Sound Mind & Body Gym or email Sound Mind & Body Gym

This posh California-style lodging is as exclusive as it gets on the Eastside.

Reviews:

• “Ruined my Anniversary”
• “We loved the hotel!”
• “Not any more…………”
• “Great hotel”
• “Perfect getaway”

Tips: Guests get (for free) full health club privileges ranging from tennis to tae kwan do. Don’t feel like leaving your room to exercise? A set of hand weights is furnished for your convenience.

Bellevue Club Hotel

A vast, elegant and surprisingly nonthreatening fitness utopia.

Reviews:

• “Amazing Experience! "
• “Best Spa in Seattle”
• “Great if social appearance is all that matters to you”
• “Don’t go to their Spa”
• ""

Tips: Want to work out but don’t have a baby-sitter? The club offers licensed child-care services on the premises.

PRO Sports Club or email PRO Sports Club

Get connected—in more ways than one—at this high-tech club rooted in old Seattle.

Reviews:

• “I love the WAC.”
• “best french onion soup”

Tips: WAC has more than 100 reciprocal clubs around the world. Translation: Your WAC membership might allow you to work out for free in Bangkok.

Washington Athletic Club

Warehouse-loft facility overlooking Puget Sound offers cardio and strength equipment, training, tanning, Pilates, cycling, free parking and indoor bike rack.

Reviews:

• “Best Facility I have been to in years…”
• “Grumpy owner causes staff turnover”
• “HORRENDOUS CUSTOMER SERVICE”
• “Rain Fitness HORRIBLE business practices”
• “Worst staff and management of any gym in the world!!!”

Tips: Speciality classes, like Pilates, are available to members for an extra $5 fee per class.

Rain Fitness

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