Reviews of GoodLife Fitness Sackville Downsview Plaza (Gym)

Hayleigh Cameron

Staff are way too pushy, super annoying

kev pi

Very clean

Adam Ballah

Really clean, great staff, wifi now on site. Great location and great gym to go to!

Reza Amiri

Nice and clean

Denis L

Worst customer service

Bola O

By far the best gym in HRM. The staffs here are world class friends and genuine people. I love it here :)

Angela Cowan

Best gym in HRM

Daniel

Staff ae amazing

Carlina Bucciarelli

I've been using this gym on both the co-ed and women's side for years, as well as their tanning beds. Everything is always clean. Well ventilated and airy, and rarely crowded. They've honored my same membership with no price increases for years now. Will always be going here!

Aaron Crowther

Very well maintained.

Jason D

The gym itself is very accommodating, but make sure you know the terms of your contract. Multiple nsf fee were incurring because of staff that didn't switch banking info.

A F

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Ricky Mauger

Great place to work out

Dylan Boudreau

It's a gym. Mostly the same as every other GoodLife, complete with weird water pressure issues, lingering smell of urine in they bathroom at all times and "inspirational" quotes from the owner on the walls. Equipment seems to be well maintained and I've yet to find it overly busy. It's certainly not as busy as some others.

Douglas N

Nice chairs, I dont recommend the exercise unless you like agony later

Phoebe Malone

This gym has treated me beyond horrible. I have a legit mask exemption and have been laughed at, harassed in front of a gym full of people, and left over a year ago, only to have them take money from me today after they were told to cancel the membership a year ago. Scroll down and read reviews. They’ve done this to more than just me and think it’s ok, then respond on here claiming they will “grow and learn” which is not true at all since I’ve been nothing but laughed at, which happened again this morning when I called about the payment. Disgusting humans obviously run this place.

DON RANNI HALIFAX REALTOR

My morning visit is always met by friendly helpful staff

SToddG

Best GL in the city...spacious and clean. Men's room has larger lockers and lots of room.

George Safatli

Friendly staff and gym is always clean.

Morgan Book

Great service, easy to book, accessible location and has the best staff in the city - Natalie Rocks!

Tyler Wheeliker

Best GoodLife wish this gym was downtown

Jake Fulton

I’ve been training with Andrew since November 2018, and in the approximately nine months that we have been together (not like that, but he wishes), I have lost over 40 pounds of body fat, and I have gained muscle mass. It has been terrible. Just awful. I mean sure, now I can: • Tie my shoes without losing my breath; • Walk up the stairs without calling in a cargo helicopter after the second floor; • Lift heavier weights than ever before; • Not hate myself when I see my reflection in a shop window as I walk by on Spring Garden; • Not afford to eat junk food because I give all of my money to Andrew for personal training – but I made my health a priority and it is paying off; • I’m a happier person because I like my body more; • Go to the beach without marine biologists across the globe getting all excited that a new species of amphibious whale has been discovered on the shores of Nova Scotia; • I feel empowered because I am seeing changes in my body and feel great; and, • Other positive things. But, was it really worth having to speak to Andrew everyday: A well-rounded, intelligent, and annoyingly interesting person who makes me workout twice a week? A man who told, and has since proven to me that just doing an insane amount of unsustainable cardio and starving myself wasn’t the best route to long-term weight loss and a healthier lifestyle. I used to say and think, “I have a terrible metabolism, I just can’t lose any weight – no matter how much I cut my calories!” Andrew said, “Let’s increase your metabolism. To increase your metabolism, we just need to increase your muscle mass. The more muscle you have, the more calories you burn passively – so 24/7 you will be burning more calories. Easy-peasy, lemon-squeasy. Oh and also, we’re going to increase your calories because you are undereating and that is not helping you lose weight – it is actually hindering weight loss.” So, I did all of the things Andrew told me to do, and I trained with him twice a week. Annoyingly, it appears that he was right. I now eat a fairly healthy diet, but I still eat what I want without any guilt, and I am still losing weight. I have an 80 lb weight loss goal, and I am now more than halfway there. (And I spent the first three months eating garbage every day and not putting the work in.) Andrew is a smart guy, fun to talk to, and a very knowledgeable personal trainer. He is also annoying as F*&%, because he knows what he is talking about. He is passionate about fitness, and leads an active lifestyle. If he is available, hire him as a trainer. If not, there are a ton of awesome personal trainers at the Lower Sackville Goodlife. Talk to Andrew about your needs, and he can help you find the right personal trainer to fit them. I really am a client of Andrew’s, he did not pay me to write this. Maybe if he had offered to pay, I would have been a bit nicer to him.

Terry Hughes

I wanted to upgrade my membership from Alberta to nationwide and they were really helpful. It wasn't straightforward but they figured it out. Good customer service. The gym itself is bright and clean, it has a great feel.

Chris Logan

Always feels safe there, staff are very serious about covid protocols

Graeme Van Leer

Great staff and facility. Less pretentious than some locations. Big premises so even when it's busy it doesn't seem like it. Amazing group fitness classes. The Spin (RPM) classes are exceptional.

Melissa “MJ” MacKinnon

So many machines and racks. Never have to wait.

Stephen Brake (ZoneOnePhoto)

Clean space and nice machines. But they were always doing a very hard up-sell on me. It got extremely annoying. Also they were not really 24hr like their huge sign says on the outside (at least when I was a member a few years ago). I like to work out later at night 8:30 or so, but they were really only open till 9 or 10 making it nearly impossible for me to get any benefit.

Hadear Marzooque

It’s an amazing experience. The fitness classes are so worth it. Very lovely and so much fun. So far this has been very positive.

Ken Cantley

Great place to workout, clean facilities and friendly staff. They also offer some fun bootcamps such as Strength and Conditioning workouts, and Kickboxing. They also have a great personal training team.

Jay M

Great location, great staff members and great hygiene.

SeungJin Baek

Good. Very kind!

Koby Ann

I love this gym! It’s always kept clean, the staff are very friendly and i recommend it to all girls who want some privacy away from the boys...since it has a separate gym side for girls only.

Bill Nuttall

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Kayla D. (Kaykay)

I really liked this place, however I paid for my membership an was still changed for it Again in my account , an not just charged the regular, I was charged double! When I spoke to the supervisor , well she had no intention on help the issue or trying to make it right

Gamal Aburiyana

I just would like to highly appreciate the the person who answered my phone call on Sunday, May 13, 2018 at about 09:30 pm (Halifax NS time). He enabled me to communicate with someone who forgot his keys in my car and made it easy for him to get his keys back. Goodlife fitness card is a good idea.

Donna Green

Awesome staff and in my opinion best facility for working out in HRM. Loving the Goodlife Sackville Location!!!

Derek Schroeder

Nice big and open GoodLife. Friendly Staff.

Natalie Pelrine

Love the staff and atmosphere

Gian Pompilio

My favourite GoodLife in the city! In general, I wish GoodLife had free wifi and offered massage therapy on site!

Jason Brison

Great Good life facility, open 24/7. The only drawback is that the staff does not discipline members who constantly drop weights / leave the weights in a mess / pile. Better staff enforcement and this would be a 5/5 facility.

Jay Jay

Awesome place great friends and friendly staff

Dave T

Arnold would not go to this gym, but the rest of us would.

Jamie Dunn

It's a goodlife

Tim Webster

its alright place

Matthew Johnson

Very large gym with a lot of equipment! Work every muscle in your body and get the results you yearn for!

Micheal Green

Best gym in HRM by far. If you need a PT you should go see Ken Cantley. He helped me fix a lot of problems (shoulders, neck, back) that I had after working on the rigs in Alberta. 10/10 would recommend

Lake Conklin

Great place to work out, large open space, lots of equipment and natural lighting. the camps they provide are great for getting rid of pent up energy (especially the hit class). the group training sessions are small and offer a wide range exercises for new and experienced gym goers.

chris perry

I’ve been to many gyms and this is by far my WORST experience at any gym. Very unprofessional. The last straw for me was when I momentarily for to wear my mask while walking which cause on of the staff to run after me then waving her hands at my face while lecturing in a deeming tone. I you hate Karen’s as much as me I suggest you stay clear of lower Sackville Good Life. It was a blessing as I discovered a gym near by with the same values I. All I can say is adiós Good Life aka Karen Ville!!

Ashley Manzer

A great facility. In addition to the usual excellent gym equipment and of course various classes and boot camps, they also offer fitness training and even mobility improvement training for seniors, or like in myself post accident recovery. Trainers have all sorts of certifications and work with all level of fitness. My personal experience: I went from barely able to lift my feet over a curb to close to normal range of motion in a little over 2 years!!! Even able to go on some hikes around some of the easier trails around HRM!!!! Some trainers even have nutritional experience to offer as well to help round out the experience.

renaldoray1

staff very unhelpful called twice to talk to supervisor about a complaint I had and they would not call me back to talk about it or try to fix anything. just another money hungry big company.

Danny Grant

Always living the GOODLIFE

Glen McAllister

Laurie is a great trainer

Jacklyn Lowe

Great machines and clean. Most people working out wipe down the machines so it stays clean.

Tina Pye

I was at the Feb/2019 wedding show at the canard center and i signed a ballot for a chance to win a 6 month membership. I received a call from an employee at the South Park street goodlife saying I'm getting a 1 month free membership. I didn't win the 6 months but I was extremely excited to win 1 month. She said I could come in this week or next week to set up the pass. I made an appointment for 2 days later but couldn't go bc it was storming so I called to reschedule for the next day which was today. I was very disappointed and upset when I got there and it was a scam. My 1 month was not to be. I had to buy a membership to get 10 days free. I told her it was false advertisement. She apolized and said the coupon expired the day before although she told me I could come set my pass up for this week or next. I feel I was scammed by goodlife. The sad part is I was so excited as I'm getting married this year and I was told it was from the wedding show. I'm going to try to get a hold of someone in charge so future brides aren't disappointed and upset like I am. ????????

Kristen Gaudet

Very clean. Fantastic gym!

Edward Wright

Lots of squat racks and had a open concept some may not be a fan of, great atmosphere

Dan Morley

Awesome staff!!!

Samantha Nickerson

#goodlifefitness always a great experience and clean gym. Have been choosing this gym for a long time now

Ashleigh Legoffic

Woman's side has lots of equipment, and very well kept! Have always had good experiences with staff as well

Devin Lachance

Great staff, very helpful and friendly. Beautiful well kept facility, and the sense off community among both the gym goers and the staff is phenominal. Definetely one of the best gyms in Nova Scotia.

Nicole Butler

Great place to work out so many amenities...if only they had a pool

Robbie M.

Such great group classes here and the women's section is huge!!

Emma Graham

Better staff at other locations, but love the separate girls gym. Fully equipped!

Kirk Macdonald

awesome workout