GoodLife Fitness

Love this location. I go out of my way to make the Body Combat class here because it’s sooooo much more motivating and fun than the one on the Danforth (where I signed up). Lots of space, clean and inviting.

This is one of the better Goodlife locations in the city. It’s spacious and there is plenty of machines to use. The classrooms are a nice size, and the best part: it’s 24 hours during the week (closes at 8pm Saturday and Sunday)
The Good:
1. Space. There is plenty of space to go around, especially during off hours.
2. Equipment. Again, there is plenty of equipment in this gym and its up to date and I’ve never seen any broken.
3. Staff. This differs from other locations in that staff are actually pleasant here. Lots of gyms have terrible customer service but this is not one of them.
The Bad:
1. Busy. This place gets extremely busy during the week in the peak hours (lunch time and after work). This is especially true for classes. You need to be here early to get a space.
Recommendation: go during off hours. You don’t want to gain wait!

Pros for this location:
–Clean and modern
–New equipment and usually well maintained (few to none are out of order)
–Great group workout classes
–Fantastic hours
Cons:
–Extremely busy group classes after work. Sometimes people get kicked out because there’s not enough equipment and everyone is extremely close to one another. I usually have to leave work slightly early to make sure I get a spot. People rush the doors to grab equipment as soon as the class in progress is finished. It can be quite stressful if you don’t like big crowds rushing for equipment.
–Main floor where all the equipment is can be quite busy as well during peak hours after work,
–Needs more tall lockers (only has a few approx 6ft tall lockers and the rest are half the size)
I would highly recommend this location if you like going to the gym during the weekends and off peak hours.

Old equipment that’s been worn down and not replaced. This could only be comparable to the ignorant trainers who are completely rude and useless.

As a past GoodLife hater (and I mean, I had an issue with them charging my account after a cancellation, I had to close a bank account and then because they couldn’t get the money, they sent me to collections — even though I had CANCELLED), I have to say, this time around is going well.
I had originally joined at the 10 Dundas location, right at the corner of Yonge & Dundas (in the basement). I purchased not only a membership, but a personal training package for 6 months. I feel like the dude who sold it to me what a bit of a sleaze ball, and the trainer I had really made me feel like crap. Within 4 weeks at that location, I requested a new trainer, and was transferred to the GoodLife on Yonge, just south of Richmond. Sooooooooooo much better!
I have an excellent personal trainer named Amy Foran, who is motivating and supportive. I mean, I hate her during our workouts, because she’s the ultimate at inflicting sudden and sustained Lactic Acid burns, but, realistically, that’s what I’m paying for!
As for the facilities, this particular location is huge, with 2 floors. The main floor is vast with tons of cardio equipment, a large area for stretching, a big area which is cordoned off for personal training, and a super free weight area. To be honest, I haven’t spent much time downstairs at this location, because I shower and change at home (I live super close — another bonus), but I know that the classes and all of the other things they offer are down there. I’m basing my excellent review on just HALF of what they have to offer. The gym is clean, and I see cleaning people walking around disinfecting equipment all of the time. I don’t know whether I’ve just lucked out, or what, but I’ve never been there when it was so busy that I couldn’t use a piece of equipment that I wanted. I’m sure it happens, but there are duplicates of most machines, so there’s plenty of availability.
Also, it’s a good gun show. Especially when I’m there.

I’m back to tell you this place is actually pretty great. In the last 8 months I’ve seen consistent care and attention paid to broken machines and fixtures throughout the gym and overall it’s a good experience. Now — if only they could turn up that water pressure in the showers!

My fav location! The best location downtown. It’s busy of course but it gets me motivated to work out and most importantly… It’s clean.

I have grown to appreciate this gym and it’s good hours. Staff are improving. I wish it was 24 hours every day and not just 4 days per week. My other issue is that it is wayyyy too busy sometimes. Hard to get my workout in at peak hours. Needs more benches!

Just returned from this location — and its vast and cavernous — full of all sorts of new and well kept equipment. The people that workout at this location are no nonsense let’s get in shape kinda people. I’m going back.

I have been to most of the goodlife gyms in Toronto and I think this is one of the best ones. It’s relatively empty off «prime» hours and there is a lot of equipment. They have a full set of bumper plates and a turf area. They have lots of classes and a lot of squat racks. I have not had to wait for a rack yet.
If you do go at prime time, it will be busy, but expect gorgeous people! Men and women. I have not felt so fat … Ever. I’m thin but damn these guys have abs. Some of these girls are drop dead gorgeous. This is the closest I have felt to being in a movie where everyone is sexy.
There are some odd gimmick machines, like a rope pull, but you have enough here to have some serious variety. There’s even a boxing area.
Finally, water fountains everywhere, lots of lockers, sauna, tons of individual shower stalls, and towel service.

Absolutely the best Good Life facility I have ever seen. I have been to many many many GL’s and this one takes the cake. Newest equipment, two floors, tonnes of cardio machines, lots of dumbells and very attractive people. The staff is always happy to help and talk. I also noticed that they have around the clock cleaners. Not only do they clean the facility, they clean the machines and dumbell racks. The busy times are lunch and evenings.

This is one of the largest locations in Toronto. It’s always nice and clean and every time I come in there are enough equipment for everyone, but can get crowded during peak times, which is usually between 12pm-​2pm, and 4pm-​7pm.
The only GoodLife locations that have an indoor pool are Yorkville, Manulife Centre and the Sheppard/​Yonge location. Mind you, that club is quite small and the pool is on the second floor in the Manulife location. The pool at Sheppard/​Yonge is bigger.
All the group classes, steam rooms, and change rooms are located at the lower level, that also includes their health centre, in which they offer massage, acupuncture and chiropractic services. Tanning rooms are on the main level, both stand up and lay down.
Staff are really friendly and helpful! This location is minutes away from the subway, restaurants, cafés and the mall.

Amazing location. Best gym I’ve been to. Array of equipment, Nice changerooms, aesthetically pleasing. However, like all Goodlife’s it’s bloody packed at peak hours.

Love this Goodlife! Friendly staff, non-​lunkhead members and clean, AMAZING change room facilities. I love the glass showers. Enough room to drag a bench and some dumbbells in a corner by yourself without getting in anyone’s way and no wait time for the cardio machines (with functioning individual TVs). Mon-​Thurs it’s open 24 hours which is great.

I was thoroughly impressed with this gym… err…workout facility. I was in Toronto on vacay and was feeling sick from all the unhealthy (but amazing) food I was eating, so I Unilocaled around my hotel and found Goodlife Fitness. A day pass is $ 15 and was easily walkable from the hotel.
There’s tons of equipment in this gym and it’s all nice and new. You won’t find chalk stains on the ground or guys in the corner screaming while they deadlift. No… this is a pretty person gym. No 1RM’s here. Not to say people don’t workout hard here… everyone seems to have perfect bodies which is nice… for my eyes.
Locker rooms and sauna are downstairs and super nice. They even have a chiropractor. Neat stuff.

This could very well be the flagship Goodlife Fitness in Toronto. It is very modern. Rows and rows of new machines, including the cardio machines, ample personal training area, stretch area and weightlifting area are on the first floor. There are also massage chairs but I choose to ignore them. no good can come out of lounging in a leather chair that a sweaty body previously occupied!
Acupuncture, hot yoga, fitness classes and more personal training area, along with the changerooms, is found below ground level.
The women’s changeroom, although ample in number of stalls and showers, is deceptively small due to the limited availability of lockers. Very few are large enough to store your winter coat and most of the small lockers are taken up immediately! Best to go after 6pm on a work week, to avoid the rush.

This gym is filled with sexy people AND they know it!
That’s because this particular GoodLife is a fantastic gym and conveniently located for the Bay Street working crowd looking to their sweat on after the 9 – 5 grind.
Clean, extremely spacious and well-​ventilated; this gym has a great layout whether you looking to pump some iron, or run a mile.
There is a vast assortment of top-​of-​the-​line equipment and one of the best working-​Abs stations I’ve seen at any other GoodLife. The cycling studio is large and temperature-​controlled which is comfort for any rider.
What is unique about this GoodLife is the addition of a Hot Yoga Studio (**Warning — classes are an additional cost on top of your membership) and an open field-​like training area called the ‘Turf Zone’.
Whichever way you are looking to shed those inevitable extra Unilocaler pounds; there is something for everyone at this location.

I’ve been to good number of gyms within Canada+US past few years (cause i moved a lot) and Goodlife is probably the best one so far. I believe it’s been only few days over a month since the opening day so this is a very new gym. I know you go to the gym to work out but cleanliness is very important to me and Goodlife is always very clean.
I am not a crazy weight lifting person nor do I participate in their classes so I can’t really make comments on that, but if you just want to jog and maybe do some
light weights– this is the gym for you. They have many different options for your workout and I guarantee there will always be a machine for you.
Location is very convenient and they have huge changing/​washroom/​shower/​sauna downstairs. I can’t say all the staff are friendly but few of them actually says hello and what not. 4 massage chairs in the corner are just added plus. They are the nicest massage chair I’ve ever sat in! Their busy hour (from what I know) seems to be around 5~7ish when everyone gets off work.
Also keep in mind that they are only 24hours from Monday to Friday night. Friday they close at 10, Saturday and Sunday they close at 8.

I had to try it really, especially considering the fanfare around the recent opening. The hot weather and the lack of air conditioning in my home gym (McCaul-​I swear it was hotter inside than outside) provided the perfect excuse to give this gym a trial run.
It really is lovely. The front desk staff are friendly and the first impression is one of openness-​the ceilings are high and the main floor is wide. The locker rooms are a quick escalator ride downstairs and are very pleasant indeed-​plenty of lockers, a few mirrors with areas to do make-​up etc and showers. The showers are actually clean with real doors. I wouldn’t even feel like I should probably be using antibacterial soap in them!
Downstairs also houses a hot yoga studio, aerobics studio, boxing studio, massage/​chiropractor clinic and the turf zone. I loved the idea of the turf zone and it’s got lots of shiny toys to play with (including ropes, kettlebells)…but only if you’ve hired one of their trainers. Sigh.
The main gym floor upstairs is expansive and crammed full of machines. They have their GoodLife Fit Fix set of machines in one corner-​I wonder if anyone will use them here? Cardio machines are plentiful and have individual TVs. They also have a nice selection of brands-​Precor and Octane ellipticals, Cybex arc trainers, Stairmaster stairmills, Life Fitness steppers, Precor AMTs, spinning bikes, exercise bikes with games, rowers, Life Fitness treadmills. Lots and lots!
Strength-​wise they have many many machines as usual. The free weights section is rather cramped and full of benches. I was glad to see they’d included a glute ham raise though. That could be fun! I also saw a rope trainer which I need to try. There’s a separate stretching area which has lots of mats and is home to the stability balls and foam rollers. A sizeable central portion of the floor is taken up by a TRX multimount station, weights and kettlebells. This is cordoned off for personal training only.
Fun extras include massage chairs and computers. There is a large selection of trainers so I’m sure you’d find one to suit your needs if you wanted.
*Positives: Clean and spacious
Lovely selection of cardio machines
Fun extras like massage chairs
24 hours Mon-​Thurs
*Negatives: –Weights area is too cramped with very little free floor space. It was really difficult to find a free corner to just do my own thing.
–I couldn’t find a step to do step-​ups so had to put my grubby shoes on a bench instead. It would also make sense to have a selection of stability balls (especially small ones which are in short supply), medicine balls and mats in the strength/​free weights section. It’s not always either/​or. I suspect things will get thrown all over the place as it is.
–Much space is given over to personal training only. I’d love to afford it and I’m sure their clients have great fun-​but why take away all that floor? And why keep it blocked off when no training sessions are happening? They must realise that fitness is tending towards functional training, free weights etc… yet they deprive the everyday customer of it.
–Despite the big 24 HOURS splashed all over the place (in lettering that is almost as tall as me on the front), it’s only 24 hours Monday through Thursday. It closes at 10pm on Friday and weekend hours are 8−8pm. The hours are decent but not really exceptional, frankly.
In summary:
I really liked it! It’s very very good. I’m thinking 4.5 stars maybe. A little tweaking could potentially bring it to 5!

I attended the grand opening and what a gym! Finally, a gym worth writing home about :) They have finally closed the old Eaton Centre South location (that’s really tired looking) and moved the operations to this location only a 2 minute walk (200m/​650 ft) down the street while the north gym is still in operation. This new spot definitely will be GoodLife’s flagship location right in the core to meet the need of the fitness crowd. I got 2 friends to join the new gym, met «Patch» Evans (founder and CEO of GoodLife), saw some current members and we’re all looking forward to using this terrific facility. It’s a big, bright and well designed 45,000 sq. ft. emporium on 2 levels. Open 24 hours Mondays-​Thursday and great hours on weekends too. Plasma TV’s everywhere including a lounge with massage chairs… just need a server to bring me a dinner menu: D dang, I could move in and live here: P
An aerobics studio that holds 100 members, spinning studio with 50 bikes, endless number of amazing machines (some that I’ve not seen before at any other gym), individual TV screens and much more (plus 3 hanging heavy bags for the boxers/​kickboxers). The weight room could probably be a bit bigger but it’s not really designed for the gorillas so it is sufficient for the typical fitness club member right up to those who can handle 100 lb dumbells. Even the showers are nicer than some condos or hotels, steam and sauna rooms. Your normal user pay stuff like hot yoga (unique latex flooring), a tanning room, and full health spa facility are available.
Glad it’s so close to both my home and work but I’ll wait a couple of weeks until the euphoria dies down as it will likely be very crowded. Doesn’t matter if you’re a beginner, fitness buff or die hard, there is something for everyone but maybe not the super hardcore or pros as they’ll need more specialized training but for 95% of the masses this is the place to get in or to stay in shape! If you haven’t figured it out by now, this is gym heaven for a guy who likes his gym bright, clean and full service facility. If my past experience with GoodLife Fitness Clubs are any indication, their service is pretty decent. Looking forward to using this gym and welcoming any Unilocaler’s to drop in for a tour.