Andrea L.
Yelp
I waited to review this place, since I went here years ago, and just started again, But now I feel confident in saying that this is my gym! It really feels like no other gym I've been to (in my limited scope including West Coast, a high-priced women only gym, and a Boston Bally's). The staff have all been super friendly and helpful.
It used to be almost empty when I went to work out here. It's a little more full these days, but still room enough to be comfortable. It's not a huge weight room, although the center itself is pretty large. There's a gymnasium, computer rooms, yoga/ classroom and probably more. But there's plenty enough treadmills, bikes, tvs, rowing things and weight machines to keep everyone happy. The parking lot is kinda small, but there's extra parking right outside on the street.
People are friendly here. I had to warn the guy next to me that I may need his help on the contraption since it had been a while, and he was happy to oblige. The very toned and upscale woman next to me was friendly as well, and later came to thank me since my (probably too loud) lecture to my friend had inspired her to spend extra time with her kids. And one gentleman, covered in sweat, came to over to good-naturedly razz us because we were talking more than we were lifting. We informed him that we had already done the hardest part because we both showed up. It's more men than women, but really doesn't seem to make much of a difference to me as long as I'm copacetic.
This place doesn't make me want to compare myself to other people or worry about how I look that day. I am glad it is not overpopulated, yet wish it were more utilized. I wish they had volleyball in the gym year round and people actually showed. Check out the flier or online and see what the Portland Centers have to offer.
