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January 2024 by S. P.
The club is so friendly. The bathrooms are always clean. Everybody smiles. So nice to be at a club with real, unpretentious people. Anthony's pilates classes are a great way to brighten up a day while getting the benefits of pilates.
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July 2023 by Sean Smith-Price
Love this place. Clean, spacious, friendly and has everything you need for a great workout.I was a member here for years before the pandemic and I had to relocate from Marin. When I come back to visit family, this is still my go-to gym and I look forward to coming back to visit. Solid people, local business, and the outdoor area is so helpful to workout in the sunshine!Highly recommend.
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February 2023 by Ryan K.
Great place, easy going atmosphere. Staff has been nothing but attentive and nice to me, a new member. The free group classes are a great perk too!
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February 2023 by Rene Morales
Clean and spacious. The weight training equipment here is ok, most of it is old and clunky. The staff here is nice, friendly, and ready to be helpful. Their bathrooms are for the most part, clean. The sauna rooms are great and have plenty of space. Overall, this is a decent place to work out. Although they really need newer exercise equipment, their membership fees are fair and the ample space makes this gym comfortable enough to enjoy a nice workout. They seem to have plenty of other fitness programs besides weight training, which is what I like, but I couldn't say much about them as I didn't try them.
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January 2023 by The Way of the Empath
This gym has lots of potential.Having said that, with the lovely saunas, steam rooms, lots of equipment and a nice staff, major issues are:1. Sanitizers are not stationed around the gym to use so you have to go to the front each time and cross the entire gym to clean one piece of equipment before use.2. The showers are very dirty with hair stuck in the drains every single day. And there are many unclean areas in the locker rooms.3. If you lock your stuff in the lockers, it's possible someone might just steal it because they xan just say to management that they forgot their code to unlock it. So the lockers aren't totally secure. And it looks like you can't just lock them with your own lock.Also many of the lockers don't work to lock them using the code.4. There tend to be men leering around st times, kind of stalking any good looking woman. Not good.5. Although there are many nice things about the gym, I think leaving a sign to people in the locker rooms to 'clean up after themselves ' might help people become a bit more mindful.
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November 2022 by Stephanie D.
They have a list of fitness classes as long as my arm and the sauna is a nice touch. It is not always easy to find a gym with a sauna. They have an entire wall dedicated to TRX in the group fitness room. I've never seen so many sets of straps in one gym before. I also love that they have Open Stride trainers as I find they are much easier on the joints compared to a traditional elliptical.
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November 2022 by Michael Margaona
Just another gym...not cheap..located in the old Yardbirds property...
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November 2022 by Alyssa S.
I'm bummed writing this. As multiple reviews have mentioned-- the billing/membership management here is disorganized. Once my husband and I canceled our membership there were serious billing issues/communication issues. Which is a shame because we really loved being members at Body Kinetics!We were charged $700 total to 2 credit cards over 3 months after we had canceled and were paying for another gym. We finally caught it on our statements and were shocked they billed us for 3 months after we hand-dropped off our cancelation paperwork. We also were told by an employee prior to cancelation that if we got in our cancelation papers before the next month we wouldn't be charged, which was misinformation and cost us an $300 for paying for two gyms the same month, under the impression we were only paying for one. I called and they refunded us $400 but per the contract would not refund us $300 ($99x2 plus an annual $50x2 fee) for the final month. I totally get having contracts but due to their errors we had lost not an insignificant amount of money.Very disappointed. It's a great gym but if they can't remain organized it leaves a terrible taste in your mouth and causes financial strain and confusion for members.
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July 2022 by Jean Lanctot
We just moved here and thought to join a local gym with reasonable prices. We were 100% wrong! They lied to us about the fees and we are 12 days into the membership for 3 people with over $500 of charges. We finally received resolution from the owners but proceed with caution.
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May 2022 by Jason Orozco
Staff members are super friendly and helpful with knowledge about the gym and equipment.
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January 2022 by Randy W.
Love this gym! After years of working out at a larger chain, it's refreshing to go to a club that's always clean, has a great selection of equipment and where the staff is friendly and well-trained. The San Rafael club has a nice home town feel and even the members are friendlier than what I'm used to. I especially like the spaces that are set aside for stretching and the large fenced in outdoor workout area. And they never run out of the shower towels - nice! It's been a great find and I would definitely recommend Body Kinetics!
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December 2021 by Krissa K.
I don't recommend trusting this place with your credit card info. Several other reviews have mentioned being double-billed - it is apparently a regular issue here! My partner and I joined in July, and it was supposed to be $49 per membership for the first month, and $99 per after that. Instead, it seems we've been charged $148 per membership every month. I'm guessing the system ADDED the $49 rate and the $99 rate together and charged for both, instead of switching between them. We've made phone calls, and even gone in person to try to get this dealt with. Last month, we were assured it was a mistake and would be corrected immediately. Well, the credit card statement just came and shows a $296 charge from these guys for December. Going through our statements, we've realized this brings the total to about $1300 just since September. A bit much for a gym membership, don't you think?! We've had to cancel the credit card and will dispute the charges, but it's a giant headache we really didn't need. I don't know if this demonstrates mere utter financial incompetence, or outright deliberate theft, but either way we won't be continuing to go here. It's honestly a shame, because the facilities are pretty nice and it was very conveniently located.
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October 2021 by Jayshree Tahiliani
One of the best gyms!!! Spacious, good staff, and equipments!!!
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October 2021 by Alejandro Gonzalez
Well equiped gym ??
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October 2021 by Erik Heiser
I was a member for years until I moved away. Body Kinetics always did a good job of ensuring the facilities were clean, they updated old equipment, and they constantly improved the gym. They have lots of knowledgeable personal trainers and fitness professionals there as well. They have plenty of great classes going on which are a real joy, like yoga, boot camp, Zumba, and more. If you are interested in gyms in the area it's definitely worth checking out this gym and taking a screenshot of their class schedule. Thanks for the many years BK!
