GoodLife Fitness

It’s a great place to work out when it isn’t packed to the point every machine is always being used. They let way to many people sign up. Also the bathrooms can be pretty ditty at times. Great staff though. Be careful with personal trainers though I got one and a few days before the start I broke my finger and he told me he’d call back and next thing I know it wasn’t refundable cause it took to long. $ 100 gone.

Love this place… Ok, I may be biased because I have a membership, but I haven’t had a bad visit yet.

I would have given this location 1 star if the location wasn’t so darn great for me… but the fact that it’s open 24hrs and close to my house is a bonus. I was actually really excited to have a gym open up so close to home, but the romance quickly wore off.
It first started when I came into the gym one morning and the front desk guy told me I looked «tired»… No, I’m not tired, I’m just not wearing any makeup, this is how I regularly look. These types of comments continued almost every time I came in until I told him to stop.
2^nd strike occurred when I had cut my hand open pretty badly on a sharp piece of metal on the squat rack… Kind of odd but I figured it being a new gym the equipment is new and not worn so things could happen, no biggie… But from the time I walked from the squat rack to the front desk to enquire about some first aid I was bleeding quite badly and using both hands to stop the blood from dripping all over the place, the girls at the front didn’t acknowledge me and I had to interrupt their convo to ask for a bandaid… Which in turn they handed to me and turned away and I was stuck trying to open the darn thing trying not to bleed everywhere. Luckily one of the other gym members saw me struggling and offered to help me open the wrapper and get bandaged up. Was thankful for that.
3^rd strike was being at the gym around 11:30pm… And it being so packed that I couldn’t find much of a free space or equipment to do wall squats (with a medicine ball) so I went into the empty personal trainer area to use the ball and wall space and about half way through my workout was told I needed to leave and wasn’t allowed in that area or to be using any of the personal training equipment or equipment behind the ropes. This gym is PACKED almost all the time so it can be difficult to get on equipment. Lots of free cardio equipment however… I guess the only positive to that is how nice it is to see people lifting weights and wanting to make a positive change in their lives. Unfortunately most of these people also need a lesson in gym etiquette and need to be reminded of wiping down equipment and putting away weights. As another Unilocaler suggested, perhaps some more signage to remind others of that would be helpful.
For me? I’d much rather make the 15 minute drive to the competitors gym where I can actually USE the equipment, the staff are attentive and friendly and I don’t have to go in worrying about front desk commentary about my looks, or lack thereof and the patrons wipe down their equipment and clean up after themselves.
I wish it could have worked out better for us, Deerfoot GoodLife. We had so much potential.

I go to this location about 5 times a week and it’s great for the most part. I used to go to Cardel (now called vivo?) and was amazed to see how big this location was compared to that. The locker rooms are pretty nice. I like how they have a mirror section to do your hair and iron clothes.
The only thing is that it’s a bit messy at times. The weights are rarely put away and are covered in chalk, paper towels on the floor, that kind of stuff.
Another thing I’ve noticed is that people don’t seem to wipe down machines here. Coming from Cardel (where people ALWAYS wiped up after themselves) it’s a bit annoying. Maybe put up some signs to remind people?
Overall the gym is a nice and big and a lot of equipment for people who want to lift weights + do cardio.

Really great facilities. This is the first Goodlife I’ve been to that has a hot yoga studio, spin studio and group exercise studio all under the same roof. This club is 24 hours and offers virtual instructed classes as late as 8,9 and 10pm. Just finished a spin class. Of course classes taught with a live instructors is best but if you can’t make an early class these later virtually taught ones will do the trick. Ladies change room is large with plenty of lockers, and facilities have tons of equipment. Parking is available but can get full. Will frequent this gym.

This is a brand new club? You wouldn’t be able to tell by how dirty and messy it is. I went for one workout just to check it out and was not impressed. Would it kill the members or staff to put some of their equipment away? The treadmill I used had gum stuck to the console, that was impressive. The locker rooms were a mess too. Pretty sure I seen mold in the shower area. Steer clear of this place, there are plenty of other gyms in Calgary for around the same price.

Worst experience I have ever had at a gym. Staff is brutal and very rude. Considering cancelling my membership entirely due to my experience at this location.

This is my home gym. Brand new equipment. The layout is nice. I don’t find the trainers pushy like other goodlife facilities I’ve been to. I do feel the membership fee is high but is competitive to other Canadian gyms. I suppose that’s another issue. I’m happy here.

This is one of my favourite locations, not only its new but 24 hours and right off of Deerfoot can you beat that?

Brand new location with top of the line equipment.
Access restricted to certain equipment. Kettlebells hidden from members and reserved for personal trainers. There’s a liability clause in the contract that should allow them to let everyone use these.
Oh, don’t ask for a jump rope. According to their personal trainers, these belong in «Boxing» gyms only.
If your trainers fail to see the health benefits of a simple jump rope and segregate it to only «Boxing» Gyms, maybe your trainers need better training.
While many people are afraid of the stereotype of gym rats, it’s part of the deal, but for the staff to perpetrate this stereotype is pretty bad.
There are some gyms with a more friendly approach to fitness in Calgary, this isn’t one of them.