Goodlife fitness is a legit gym where you can go work out, or do some classes like yoga, body pump, etc. I do think the contracts they set up is annoying, like how you have to pay a cancellation fee if you were to cancel within a year, etc. but that's standard. I find that the facility is pretty good and the workout equipments are relatively new and decent. I would complain though, that the one in Toronto I used to (Woodbine and Steeles) would ALWAYS play the food network on the big screen tv's?!?!?! What is up with that? I honestly don't enjoy doing cardio while salivating at the steak on the screen. It's like they're trying to torture us!

I have been a member of this gym for almost three years now. It is a wonderful gym. It is very large, it has tons of cardio machines, you never have to wait for a cardio machine. It was renovated a year or so ago so a lot of the machines and weights are newer and in great condition. The gym is always clean, there is always staff around to help if you need something, there are plenty of free weights and weight machines as well. If you dont like the co-ed experience, there is also a smaller female-only area just off the ladies change room. The Les Mills classes are great, the trainers are helpful and I have never been over charged for anything there. They have free childminding, spin classes, you name it!
The only downfall about this gym, in my opinion, is there is no pool, steam room or running track. If it had that, it would be perfect!
I highly recommend this facility.

I have been a member for a year and am a big fan of Goodlife! I am all over the province visiting friends and family and there is always a club that is convenient to go to - and growing! It is very beginner friendly with instructions on the circuit machines and personal trainers to advise you how to use them. Even if you can't afford the extras like personal training, they help you out for free with the orientations, a fitness assessment, and visual fitness plan with updates - if you tell them you can't afford personal training, they do listen! They have a good variety of classes with instructors who ask at the start of every class if anyone is new and gives them help throughout the class and are available after class for questions. They also watch each member and will advise when they need to fix their form. I love the Cardio Theatres as well, just plug in your headphones to your favourite show and you're set for the hour!

Some areas they could improve on are keeping change rooms stocked and clean during weekends, longer hours on weekends, more classes on weekends (the latest ones are at 10:30 and not many are open past 6, even the "24 hour" ones are just Sunday-Thursday 24 hours). The classes are choreographed and after a while they get stale but the staff are always willing to give you advice on how to mix up your workouts to get results. The only issue I have had with an employee is one girl that was always otherwise occupied during the time I had an appointment, but that's one person out of many; everyone else is always helpful and courteous, the receptionists say hello and wish you a good work out which is really nice.

I've been a member of Goodlife for 2 years. One of the things I like best about Goodlife is that your membership is good at most locations so depending on what's convenient for me, or where a class is happening, I can go to a variety of different spots.

My main location is at Yonge & St Clair. They have a LOT of cardio machines, you never have to wait, even at 5:30 on a week day. Lots of weight machines too, so again, not a lot of waiting or there's at least one other alternative to each type of machine.

The locker rooms are really clean and have good sized lockers. Gets crowded after work, but what can you do?

Goodlife has some great classes as well. My fav is Body Jam - an hour of choreographed dancing to great music. The instructors get really into it and no one cares if you're missing the steps - it's too much fun!

After graduating university my gym membership on campus had expired. I had to start looking at health clubs around my area.

I decided to try out Goodlife Fitness. What I liked was I found the facility to be very clean and had great workout equipment. Most of the cardiovascular machines have televisions hooked up to them to make your workout seem to go by faster.

One thing that struck me about Goodlife is that the staff are very friendly. They always know your name and greet you when you walk through the door. I was also able to try out a few of their fitness classes. The fitness instructors are also very enthusiastic about exercise and motivating (in a positive way).

Because Goodlife is a large chain of gyms they do have those initial deals (ex. pay only 30 cents enrollment fee on a one year membership -- the one right now) to get you to commit to a 1 year contract. The woman went through all of the fees with me. There are different ones for regular adult, student and corporate. I found that the fees were actually cheaper or comparable to many other gyms I had been to before (minus my campus gym, because that's made for students!).

Be aware however, that there are certain locations in downtown Toronto where they only have Platinum memberships for those particular locations. They cost more than the regular ones but have extra benefits.

Like all health club memberships, they become more "worth it" depending on how often you go. The thing is, when people first join they like to have the idea that they will go very often in order to get the best bang for their buck. But as the year progresses, many people do stop going or will end up not visiting as often. I think when it comes down to choose a membership, you must keep in mind your commitment level to exercise. If you really want to commit to a workout regime and know that you will work hard enough to reach your goals, then committing to a contract will probably benefit you more mentally and physically rather than robbing your wallet financially.

Even though I was not ready to commit to them at the time (I am currently very mobile) the woman did not pressure me to join. She understood and said that she hoped that maybe I would join another day in the future.

When the time comes for me to get a full membership at a health club I will keep Goodlife in mind.