Project Better Brunswick East - Brunswick East (VIC)

2 /5 Adam Wright: Its a good small gym but the air conditioning is not adequate. Bit frustrating as you cant spend much time here on warmer days. I want to break a sweat from the exercise, not the building! Also not the gyms fault but its dog friendly and people just let their dogs roam around while they work out. I had dog start licking me while i was on a machine. Its great you love dogs - but not everyone else does.

1 /5 Ky Lee: A small but decent gym with some great perks and facilities, but some seriously poor hygiene standards. They do supply spray to wipe down the equipment after use, but they only provide a few communal hand towels that are used repeatedly by everyone, and are usually damp by the time you get to them. I overlooked this issue initially, but then they stopped providing proper soap in the toilets. Instead, it is all watered-down liquid that is probably not even soap anymore. This is not a one-off occasion; its been like this for months now. I tried to get around it by bringing my own hand sanitizer. Unfortunately, Ive had to cancel my membership, as this issue has not gotten better even though its been mentioned to some of the staff members. I am not expecting a gym to have hospital-grade cleanliness and I used to really love coming to this gym, but sadly, this bare minimum for hygiene in a gym has not been met.

5 /5 Daniel: Excellent gym. It’s a small gym but it does well with the limited space so it doesn’t feel like you are tripping over machines. It does get busy to the point of unusable during evening peak and sat mornings for a hour or two, but outside of that there are no issues. Sauna facilities are top notch, bathrooms are clean. Other customers are respectful and equipment is generally put away.

1 /5 Georgia Papavassiliou: You should really fix your free trial process. It is not the fault of the customer that they can sign up multiple times for free! Do better and fix this process for paying members lol UPDATE: In line with the owners response below, this is not Pat, but rather his housemate. There are more people than you are aware of using your gym for free/ walking in with a paying member and you need to do better to ensure this doesnt happen!!!!!! The door on Lygon street was not even locked several times upon entering after 8pm. Where there is a will there is a way, and it is the fault of you as management to of let this happen in plain sight (over the last 18 months)- particularly when the free access is not hard to obtain. LOL

4 /5 Jaimie Sutton: This is a boutique gym. Its very small, and therefore has limited equipment - you wont find an enormous range of gear, but they make the most of the space. If you can only attend the gym in peak times - then it is quite crowded and it can be difficult to access certain equipment. You can see in the photos, there is a small range of cardio equipment (treadmills, bikes, stair climbers, one eliptical, ski ergs and rowing machines) The machines include a leg extension machine, vertical leg press, cable pull down and a hamstring curl. There is no hip abduction/adduction or hip thrust machine (I know a lot of folks look for this specifically) but they do have a hip thrust rack attachment. Theyve got a nice range of extra bits and pieces - weighted vests, pilates circles, foam rollers, medicine and slam balls. I have not used the sauna/ice baths etc on the mezzanine floor. The main floor is very clean, very neat and well organised. People de-rack the machines, and clean up after themselves. Almost all the equipment is in great shape. The bathrooms have always been spotless when Ive been there. Its a nice vibe; people dont smash down weights, and the clientele are diverse in gender and age. My only gripe is that I find the music too loud - but thats personal preference. I personally find the dogs... difficult. I love dogs, and my dog used to work out with me at home. But it feels incredibly dangerous having dogs on the floor at a gym with racks and weights. They take up space when space is already extremely limited, and quite a few people let their dogs roam around the gym. I love it when dogs run up to me to say hello, but I think its a matter of time until one of them gets badly hurt by someone tripping over them or dropping a weight.