The sense of fitness community is strong both with management and the personal trainers. I am always greeted when going to the Fort Lee Retro which sets the tone of this gym vs the other locations. Also, the trainers are excellent and have natural athletic ability and work hard at their craft. All of the trainers are in great shape, knowledgeable in fitness and make it fun.
Dave that runs the place has done a nice job hiring his staff along with his head trainer Sun. Both of them have made that place grow where it is today. I see the difference from years past. All of them get along and push clients to be better while the trainers are all friends and do a nice job with clients.
The retro Fitness experience is right for me. I've used a lot of gyms, and maybe they're right for other people, but to me they seem too corporate, and too impersonal, and if you're remotely serious about lifting, bodybuilding or anything else, you're in the way of the crowd of people who are serious about texting. Retro somehow captured the culture of a private pro gym, but with a corporate budget. Also the staff seem like enthusiasts.
I’m very happy with the gym it’s clean and if a machine breaks it is repaired as quick as possible. My favorite machine is the corner cable machine, if you ever get a chance to buy more equipment, another one of those would be great because it is always being used when I’m there, I can hardly ever get to use it. I do notice a lot of people will use only one of the cables when that machine is basically meant to use both cables, they could be using the other large cable area, which is pretty much made for one cable use at a time. Just a suggestion maybe you could put a Sign near the corner cable machine suggesting that it is really meant to be used with both cables at the same time and it would be courteous if you’re only using one cable at a time, the other cable area would be better suited. Just a thought.
Clean and very well kept building. Equipment is always repaired quickly if it is out of service. Plenty of squat racks and dumbbells. An extra bench would be nice but can always get one when all are being used.
I really like this gym. The facility, equipment and staff are all great. Their hours during the holidays were so convenient, much better than other locations. I recommend this gym all the time.