Elizabethtown Athletic Club - Elizabethtown (KY)

1 /5 Big Mike: They lock you into a annual contract and you cannot cancel anytime. The equipment is overly used, the treadmills barely work half the time. All the bicycle equipment is outdated. Most of the patrons here are rude, disrespectful, and look at you as though theyre going to fight you half the time. Not a very friendly environment. Especially if youre a man, around other men. Not sure about the female experience, but from the male experience, you dont exactly feel like youre going to have a good time here. More like prison. The bathroom stink, theres not much privacy. This gym is overcrowded most days after work, most Saturday mornings, and pretty much anytime I decide to come here. Keeping your consistent routine is hard when all the equipment is constantly being used, and I dont like paying for something that I cant afford to use if I dont have the time to wait to use the equipment. Here lately the AC goes out, and Ive been very patient about this; but youre met with more excuses about the AC being problematic by the owner then them actually fixing it. Its been over 4 months. Planet fitness is far cheaper, and you can cancel anytime. If youre considering going to this gym, you must be made of money. If you want to get fit consider working out at home, or going to the park. You can cancel anytime, by getting in your car and driving home. If you want a prison environment to work out in, feel like youre about to fight at any moment, and have an unpleasant and overcrowded workout environment with garbage music blasting above and equipment that dont work, by all means. Typical photo of a Monday afternoon: no place to park! Dont take my word for it get a membership today! Youll be sorry you did!

1 /5 Morgan: I’ve been going to this gym for years now and it’s continuously been going down hill :/ it’s extremely hot in the gym for the past couple months and I’m surprised nobody has passed out it’s that bad. The smell of body odor is pretty bad especially with the gym being so hot. I used to see a cleaning staff in here but I haven’t for prob 6 months now so I never see anyone cleaning. Half the treadmills don’t work which sucks. The girls bathroom never has toilet paper which is annoying. I used to love this gym but it’s really hard alone to workout when it’s hot and muggy. It sucks this is the only gym we really have around here that’s free weight. Also the internet doesn’t work half the time. They raised the prices for a sauna (that’s never cleaned, stinks and fits 2 people max) and a tanning bed (that’s 100 years old). Also, the person responding to everyone on the reviews is rude even though everyone is having the same concerns… I would love to continue going to this gym but I wish I could see some changes.. other than the monthly price..

5 /5 Gr8t B: Great local gym with expert coaching and real results! I joined E Town Fitness to rebuild my strength, improve my cardio, and lose some weight — and this gym has been the perfect fit. The instructors are knowledgeable, attentive, and always keep an eye on form during group classes, which I really appreciate. They also provide helpful diet guidance and use an InBody scale to track progress, which has kept me motivated and accountable. The atmosphere is supportive, and I’ve seen real results. Very happy with my decision to join!

2 /5 Phillip Fuller: So, let’s be real. The only other major gym in Elizabethtown is Planet Fitness. Personally, I think Etown Swim and Fitness is garbage. So, we have to ask ourselves the question, “What does EAC have to offer that Planet Fitness doesn’t?” Firstly, it costs $25 a month at EAC for their gym, tanning, and hydromassage. BUT, you have to pay $50 for a keycard and $50 for your yearly agreement. This is substantially more than Planet Fitness; which costs $20 for all services and access to all Planet Fitness gyms. BUT, I get this. Planet Fitness is a corporate gym and EAC is locally owned. When I was there, there was no free WiFi. I was on a day pass, so it’s possible that it’s only for members. If not, then that’s a strike for me. Lots of people stream music while they’re at the gym and WiFi simply makes that easier. There was NO CLEANING at this gym. If my sweaty butt was on a bench, there’s nothing to wipe up the sweat from the bench. Whoever’s next will simply need to sit in my funk. That’s just gross! They have Smith Machines, but no benches for their Smith Machines? Why?? They mostly have free weight benches for standard bench press/incline press, but one bench didn’t even have a bar. So what’s the point of the bench?? Weight plates were all over the place. Why isn’t there a plate set for each machine? Why do I have to walk across the gym and go on a scavenger hunt for a 25lb plate because the machine I’m on has NO WEIGHTS at all?? Machines were jerry-rigged when they were unkept. A standard L-pin was used to hold plates in the machine. Duct tape was used for a machine handle. A bolt was used to hold a leg curl pad down; which didn’t do its job quite well. There were also signs EVERYWHERE about being fined if weights are not re-racked or if someone messes with a thermostat. One sign is literally as big as their advertisement banners and hangs from their top floor. This either means that the management treats their clients as children or that their clientele acts as children. Either way, this is not an environment I want to be a part of. So what does this place ACTUALLY provide that Planet Fitness doesn’t? An actual Hip Thrust Machine, a Hack Squat Machine, and Dumbbells over 75lbs. Other than that, that’s it.

5 /5 austin bennett: been going here consistently for a while now, don’t see the reason for any negative reviews. the workers are constantly cleaning throughout their shifts and are very friendly people. there’s more than enough equipment to get a solid workout in for every body part. for $25 a month there’s quite literally nowhere that can compete. any review saying that “half the stuff doesn’t work” sounds like operating errors because i’ve only ever came across 2 broken things and they were both fixed within 2 weeks. if you have reasonable expectations, this place will check every box. the improvements have continued to happen and make me even more hopeful for the future. (if you smell BO “all over the gym”, invest in some deodorant).