Seacoast Sports Clubs

The downtown gym is VERY old, dirty, and poorly maintained. Last fall it took MONTHS for them to fix the lone water fountain on one of the floors. The heating in the main workout room is always unpredictable, occasionally FREEZING cold, which is dangerous for yoga classes as your body needs to be warm to stretch appropriately and safely. The despondent instructors remind us to bring in sweatshirts for class, and encourage us to vent frustrations to staff. The only reason I continue to come here is solely for Lynn’s yoga classes on Sundays, Mondays, and Fridays. It is the BEST yoga class I’ve been to, she is so great, motivating, and uplifting! I wish she had her own studio so I could go just there instead of having to come to this decrepit gym. I don’t know why they opened up a brand new gym in Seabrook, when they really should have used the money to upgrade this one.

old equipment. very old. a very dated dirty old gym. and some of the management are nasty. probably working in such a run down place full of old dirty equipment brings them down and it shows in their attitude.

After being a member for over a year I decided to terminate my membership with the club to pursue other activities. Sounds simple enough, right? … Sadly this was a very time consuming and frustrating experience. Please keep in mind if you sign-​up you MUST provide a 30-​day notice prior to terminating your membership or you will be charged for the following month. I provided notification on the 1^st of the month; however, since I’m billed on the 25^th of every month, I had to pay for an additional month, plus another $ 29 fee to lock in my rate for the year (even though I had already informed them I was leaving the club)… I plan on raising the issue to the owner, hopefully something positive will come out of it.
Overall, if you want a gym that has more than just typical weights, treadmills, etc. then this sports club is worth considering; however, if you only go the gym to use the typical work out equipment I’d recommend you save the extra money and take your business elsewhere.

Shockingly dirty and unmaintained. I was warned before I checked these locations out that management was bad and that they were upkept. Wow — they weren’t kidding. The carpets are about 20 years old. The walls are peeling paint strips as tall as I am. Black marks cover (literally) the courts and white walls. All the equipment is very dirty and dusty. I dont understand why they don’t hire a daily cleaning company and maintain their facility. Disappointed as this is the closest gym to us. Stay away or bring Lysol wipes with you.

Terrible gym! Place is filthy, broken equipment, stains on the carpets, and old equipment. This is the only place that offers good classes but that doesn’t make up for the deficits. Owner works out there all the time and can’t believe he doesn’t notice! Upside is that a few trainers are really good. It’s time for an upscale clean gym in this area

The showers always have pink slime. It’s gross.

Seacoast sports clubs include three gyms. This one (Portsmouth Athletic club), Great bay athletic club in Newmarket and the Greenleaf facility also in Portsmouth. I like these gyms a lot because of all the group fitness classes offered. Step, combat, boxing, pilates, spin, pump, yoga, Zumba and swimming. They are more fun than the traditional treadmill or weight lifting. Zumba and combat are my favorite. Zumba is just like dancing and you don’t feel like you are working out and combat is empowering. At this location they do something called smart start where if you participate in 20 classes in 5 weeks you get a prize like a free massage or an hour with a personal trainer. All the staff is really nice and helpful.
Some of the things in the gym could definitely be upgraded. Some of the mats are torn and need replacing and the boxing equipment is pretty beat up but still does the trick. I recommend buying your own mats for yoga or other classes for any gym just because they get used a lot and you will feel more comfortable with your own mat.
The womens locker room has recently been upgraded. There are showers and a sauna and a lot of lockers (bring your own lock though) and a room with big mirrors for you to fix your hair and makeup after a workout.
Overall this place is great and for the price if you are into group fitness it is worth it because of all the options you have to choose from. If you are 24 or under get your membership before you turn 25 because the rate goes up. Get it cheap now and it stays that way.

I like Seacoast because it isn’t as crowded as other gyms, you can go to multiple locations and classes are included. Some of the equipment is tired, used and abused and needs to be replaced (if its broke it wont be fixed for awhile) but they do have a large variety to pick from, its just not state of the art. Showers and locker rooms are nasty but hey it a gym.
They offer tanning at some locations but it is crazy expensive.

This place is such a dump. I’ve only been to two of the three gyms that they have to offer and I was immediately disappointed. Broken machines aren’t fixed for at least2 months… the showers have broken soap dispensers… machines are gross and u can see sweat drips on all of them… the mats are torn and god knows if they get wiped down…$ 50/​nth for a low end gym