Fitness & Gyms in Ridgewood, NY

“I joined Evolve about 3 weeks ago and have enjoyed it a ton! Huge facility with the general area comprised of great machines, squat racks, cables, and smith machines, a power lifting room with a mezzanine, dumbbell/bench room with a few other machines in it, a turfed area for stretching, mobility, calisthenics, Hyrox training, boxing, etc., a cardio/core mezzanine, and a glute focused area. The facility is always tidy and cleaning staff are very friendly and courteous of members during their workouts. Front desk is super friendly as well and they have a nutrition/smoothie/acai bar at the front! Additionally, there is a posing room and a hydromassage as well that are included in your membership. Locker rooms are not the most amazing/pristine unfortunately they don't have a sauna (they have a steam room if thats your cup of tea, just not my thing unfortunately), BUT, they do the job and I don't go to the gym to hang out in the locker room so it's really a non-issue for me.

Overall, Evolve is a fantastic facility and I feel like its very reasonably priced. There are some up front membership/initiation fees and then a maintenance fee on your third month in but other than that, $50 a month for a gym like this is a steal. Overall, 10/10 would highly recommend to anybody in the area!”

“I just passed my ten year anniversary at CFBT! The superb coaches at this gym guided me through weight training as a novice, all those years ago, to assist me in strengthening my post menopausal body. This gym provides expert, individualized coaching at every level, and the group classes can be scaled. I continue to learn new skills! This community is inviting, friendly and diverse. Yoga, nutritional guidance, 1:1 training, special workshops, monthly PRIDE workouts for various charities are all here at CFBT. I am thrilled to be a part of this community.”

“Update 05/2026: I still like this gym and go often but the amount of groups of unsupervised teenagers that go to this gym is out of control. I know the gym wants to be inclusive of everyone and I get it but the afternoon staff doesn’t watch what anyone does at all and the annoying behavior is too much sometimes. Too much playing around, hanging around machines they aren’t even using. I honestly don’t want to post a negative review but this issue is getting to me.”

“I’m a new Black Card member.
Staff are very nice and welcoming. Gym is nicely cleaned by staff and the members for majority clean after themselves. Good environment to go to.”

“Both of my children did 3k and 4K as well as summer camp at the Ridgewood Queens YMCA. Our family absolutely Loved the experience. The teachers, administrators and staff are lovely and go above and beyond. My kids know everyone by name and are excited to see their teachers, directors, after school staff and summer counselors. Also my son is a Type 1 diabetic and they partnered with us to make sure that he is safe and well taken care of during summer camp. I trusted my children with YMCA for 4 years. It was a great experience. Highly recommend.”

“PureGym Ridgewood is unique because of its beautiful marquis, a remnant of its past life as the now-closed Ridgewood Theater.

When I visited, my lifts were all noticeably easier. I couldn’t help but feel like I was being assisted by a benevolent specter. With each rep, the barbell flew with unbelievable celerity, almost of its own volition. No matter how much I increased the weight, I couldn’t break a sweat.

After, in the locker room, I overheard a hushed discussion regarding a “phantom spotter”. Maybe the ghost of Austro-Hungarian business exec, William Fox, stands sentinel over what was once the historic Ridgewood Theater. Maybe our resident poltergeist is actually famed architect, Thomas W. Lamb, who designed the theater in 1916.

Maybe I just got stronger.”