GoodLife Fitness Calgary Canyon Meadows

I’ve moved around Calgary quite a bit and have been to 130th, 16th Ave and 17th SW. By far, canyon meadows is my favourite. It may not be the newest however the staff are so friendly and remember their regulars by name. You’ll rarely have to wait to use equipment here because it doesn’t get overly busy. You’ll also probably leave having made a friend or two.

I would recommend this Gym.very nice staff.after a very professional introduction and explanation from Allen I decided to! Get my membership right away.great job Allen

The staff is awesome. The lighting is bad. Smith machine is broken. Leg press machine is broken. Locker room need big renovation. Needs couple new benches and lots of maintenance. Plus there is buch of thieves stealing and breaking into the lockers.

I have been doing some boxing classes with Adrian who is a personal trainer at GoodLife Fitness. I had zero experience in boxing before the classes. I feel like I have learned so much in just the six sessions so far, I see improvement every session. It’s a fantastic workout, and Adrian explains and goes over everything in great detail. Anyone who is wanting to try something new, I would highly recommend going in to see Adrian for some boxing classes!

The staff are so helpful! Always offering advice with ways to intensify workouts. Definitely recommend taking on personal training with Arsh!

I've been going there since February to see a personal trainer, Olha. I'm extremely happy with the progress I've seen because of her help. Olha is a great personal trainer, she listens to my specific goals and works with me to achieve them. She's very knowledgable and friendly!

Very dated.
Some equipment needs some maintenance and check. (Grease the bearings)
Location had plenty of parking though.
And it's nice that next door is one of only 3 independent Cinemas remaining in Calgary.

I was super nervous and self conscious to start going to the gym back in January. I am so glad I started training with Olivia. She is fantastic. I was worried I would be dreading going to the gym and give up, but with her support I’ve been able to be consistent & actually enjoy going! I may call her evil once a session, but she’s the best and I am so glad she’s my trainer!

Why did this GYM change to 11PM? Have been planning on going back but I work till 10PM so no chance of makin git before 11pm.

I just completed my personal training with Philippe today. It was a great experience and I highly recommend him to anyone looking for a personal trainer. He is a great listener. He planned all my workouts as per my goals. I'm way more comfortable going to the gym now as compared to before when I had no personal training.

Male employees constantly walk into the female-only workout area, and tonight, for the second time in the whole two months I've been a member, one came into the women's locker room while I was changing. Once might have been a mistake, twice is obviously careless corporate policy. Going to be cancelling my membership and going elsewhere.

I have been working out at Goodlife for quite some time. They have professional and friendly staff and managers and do a great job of keeping the gym clean. I look forward to many more workouts here!

This is a well put together gym with plenty of parking and a lovely team of staff, from front end to their training cadre. In particular, I recommend Owen- his education and background in bodybuilding, eye for detail and genuine interest in the success of his clients has been a delight. I didn't walk into the gym expecting to hire a trainer, but he won me over!

One of the bus public fitness facilities I have been in. Very friendly staff fully functional equipment and fantastic personal training assistance.if you need someone to give you that extra help in obtaining your fitness goals. Make sure you ask for Owen McKenzie.

It is a great facility and advice from trainers like Owen has been very helpful. Would recommend to anyone

Great gym with an inspiring atmosphere and wonderful people from a variety of fitness back grounds. I got the opportunity to have Owen as my personal trainer and he has been amazing! He is very friendly and I always thoroughly enjoy our workouts. He always makes sure to provide a variety of different workouts and machines. During appointments with him, he always puts 100% of his focus on his clients. He made me a great workout plan that fit exactly what I need. I would highly recommend him to friends in a heartbeat!

I've recently moved back to Calgary and returning to goodlife. I was fortunate enough
To spend time with Sam. She is a personal trainer at good life. I can't say enough about her professionalism and insight. She is very good at what she does and I highly recommend her as a personal trainer.

This is one of my favorite goodlife locations. The entire goodlife chain is great. I can workout at whatever club I'm around while I'm traveling around calgary. We'll worth it! Definitely talk with Sam about your training.

My family is using this gym facility and everybody is enjoying it for different reasons. Washrooms are always clean and staff is friendly. Their massage chair is a great option after a long workout.

Been going here for years now and it's a pretty nice place. Spacious, lots of machines and free weights. Can get fairly busy but just important to check how busy it is before going. Would give 5 stars if they had a standing calf raise machine.

I love this gym. Great staff. Helpful, easy going. Doesn’t feel scary to ask for things like an extra towel. Very clean and spacious. Good vibes crowd usually, no one has been pushy or rude. And people are good with masks. Clean locker rooms with great showers and a nice sauna. Went to one work out class- it was awesome. The group class room is huge. I used to live in downtown Toronto so maybe my standards are low but this place feels pretty high end for a goodlife!

Tried to switch my membership their club from another club, as I had a "One club Membership". The guy behind the desk talked to Head office then told me I needed to upgrade to premium or whatever membership, and "forgot" to tell me about the essential membership, which is what they call "One Club" now. Very unprofessional to lie to a customer to attempt to upsell them. Will be making a complaint to Head office.

It’s Saturday Aug 25th 7: 20 and the gym is supposed to be open at 7: 00 today. There’s about 20 cars in the parking lot with people waiting for the gym to open. Unacceptable. I have to be at work by 8: 30.

After 6 or 7 years as a member, I am unable to utilize the gym due to medical reasons. My account has been on hold, but in order to cancel, they are charging me $46.

I was planning on re-joining in the future, but never again.

I recently returned to GoodLife after being away for a year due to covid disruption. I'm very pleased with health measures Canyon meadows GoodLife has put in place: Mandatory mask wearing (paper masks doesn't interfere with my light to intermediate level work outs at all), clean equipment before and after use, staff cleaning, only 37 ppl at a time in the massive club, booking 3 days in advance with measures to ensure ppl don't take advantage. Also restriction of light to medium intensity suits me fine as I have a year of fitness to catch up on anyway.

I felt way safer working out there then other social activities like shopping at Walmart or other retail outfits.

Thanks GoodLife!

I have been a member of Goodlife for 6 or 7 years. I have been month to month for the past 3. They have been great about putting my account on hold during covid, however, I am now pregnant and will not be able to go in when the hold is over as I am high risk and not able to get the vaccine.

Today I phoned and spoke to Rubin, to cancel my account. They did cancel, but require 30 days' notice, so they will be charging me a month's fees. Under normal circumstances this would be fine, I would give the notice and use the gym for another 30 days. But I cannot utilize it for medical reasons.

I was planning on re-joining in the future, but never again.

Overall good. Some of the staff could be more engaged with people when they walk in to the gym. Good equipment and decent monthly dues.

I find the night staff here to be extremely rude and like to gossip about other members while they’re working out.

I think management should take a thorough look at who they’re keeping accountable at the front desk in the evenings. I sure would not hire any of these employees.

Well run facility with professional training staff and friendly front end staff. Ruben who works at the front is always very friendly and greets you like a pro. Future manager there.

I've had consistenly bad experiences with staff members at this location. They're usually rude and apathetic. If you can avoid this location, I would strongly recommend doing so.

Lots of equipment, friendly people, only complaint is the changeroom is small. Best goodlife location in Calgary in my opinion

I have been working out at this gym steadily for over few years now and I love it. They have been great with keeping up with Covid procedures. They sanitize and clean hourly and have set up more cleaning stations and sanitizing stations for member use.
The staff is also amazing. I attend some of the Les mills classes regularly and I love them. Its a great way to stay accountable and get a really awesome workout in. The instructors are really personable as well. Anna and Marlene are great and make me look forward to each week of workouts.

Was on a family plan for over a year paying $20/bi-weekly. When my cousin cancelled his plan, I was hoping I would still be on the family plan. I received an email Friday at 1am saying $40 was due from my account since I hadn't been back to this goodlife in a month. However, when I showed up I was told I needed to pay $76 ($20, + $20, + $36) which made no sense. They basically switched me into the most expensive plan without telling me and provided me no options? Absolute robbery.

TLDR; $40 overdue from a month of not going to the gym assuming I was still on family plan, they decided to charge me the regular $36/bi-weekly without notifying me.

Thank you for all you do to keep everyone safe and healthy.
I appreciate the friendliness and how organized the use of the gym has been set.
Bodypump class is great. Carla is amazing! Love her energy and engagement.

Canyon Meadows has gone above and beyond to keep people safe from the virus. Cleaning all the equipment after each session and asking that all patrons wear a mask upon entry. Can't wait for them to completely open.

First day back, post pandemic measures. The friendliness, the new way of working everything was really well done to ensure a clean, safe gym. Kudos for taking the time to plan and execute fully. Goodlife clearly considered that a lot of gym users aren't wiping down fans. Just maybe order a couple more sanitizer bottles for rotation and check the tape is off all the new paper towel. Overall impressively well done.

Goodlife Canyon Meadows have done and awesome job reopening. I didn't realise how much I had missed it until I went back and it felt like home. They have done an amazing job with cleaning and organising distancing in the gym and in the classes. I have done studio classes and worked out in the gym and both experiences were great. They have an awesome manager (Reuben) and great fitness instructors - I've really loved Doug and Carla's pump classes the last couple of weeks and look forward to doing some classes with Kelsey again. Booking has been quick and easy and I haven't had any issues getting a spot when I want one. Overall very impressed!

Can't say enough good things about how everyone at Canyon Meadows GoodLife is handling the reopening with Covid. Totally impressed! I wouldn't go if I wasn't - the way the classes are booked online and the timing of them - we all have an hour to do our thing which gives the crew time to clean and disinfect for the next grouping to enter. They work so hard to allow us to get our workouts in. Very grateful! I feel confident and safe, thanks to all you guys for your hard work!)

Really disappointed that it is taking you almost 3 weeks to re open your facility after it was deemed safe to reopen on June 12th, 2020. Other gyms have opened way sooner than you!
You had ample time to prepare your facility during the lockdown and yet you are unprepared. Not acceptable!

I have been a fan of Goodlife Fitness for many years, especially my home club Canyon Meadows. I especially love the group fitness classes and the friendliness of the staff and other members. Today was my first day back after many months away and I was very impressed. The gym was clean, staff were masked, the equipment was well spaced, and all distancing protocols were excellent. I loved booking my class in advance and I hope the booking process stays in place permanently! The Bodypump instructor Carla was excellent, welcoming, and kept class health and wellness a priority. It felt great to be back at a gym that I love knowing I am safe working out!

I’ve been going to Goodlife fitness for 7 years. I like to attend different clubs in the city but Canyon Meadows will always feel like home. Since covid, the management has done a fantastic job ensuring cleanliness, accessibility to classes and trainers, and has made it feel like home once again. They have hired dozens of cleaning staff and are always around to ensure social distancing is happening. I feel completely comfortable back in my gym! Thanks to Rob and his crew!

Staff are doing a great job of keeping the facility clean and safe for everyone. The booking structure seems to work really well and most of the members are doing there part to keep things running smoothly.

The smaller group allowances seem to facilitate the social distancing pretty well. I think there could be a couple more hand sanitizer stations added as well as a couple more towel/ spray stations for wiping down equipment.

Friendly crew at the helm, always great to see Hillary smiling her "hello! " when I come in. Overall good feel, good energy, goodlife. ;)

René

It was great to get back to see the friendly faces at Goodlife - Canyon Meadows yesterday. It felt good to be welcomed back by Hillary and crew at the front desk. Lucas Rajcic, my personal trainer of over 3 years, designed the perfect workout to ease me back into the groove. He always knows what I need and cheers me through the sessions so I leave feeling mentally and physically charged. Happy to be heading back today for more!

Back working out after post covid! I can tell this team has worked hard to make our gym experience safe, which is appreciated. Hillary even kept me up to date on the gyms status and reopening schedule, and how the new app procedure works. I know the new regulations are tough on these businesses, so thank you guys!

It’s so great to be back at the gym! From customer rep extraordinaire Hillary Kubinec, to their extremely thorough cleaning regime, I feel safe and happy to be back at Canyon Meadows!

$25 drop in fee - thats half of what I pay for a full month membership at my better gym. This is highway robbery.

GoodLife has done a great job getting people back to the gym & dealing with COVID. They have created clean individual zones for both in class & workout areas so social distancing can be observed easily. They are cleaning each area after each workout before the next group comes in. The booking process is not difficult. Staff has been great & very helpful. Hilary K & Reuben! Kudos.

Overall, I am satisfied. Just some staff at the front desk have negative energy. Don't address members well. Just a simple gesture or greeting would help but some don't care.

I trained with a guy named Edgar and I gotta say it was a nice experience. He took his time showed me through the exercises and was very helpful until I got everything down to the proper way. He showed a lot of dedication, as he would spend his spare time writing plans and ideas which made my life much easier because I would just follow his routine and wouldn't have to worry much about anything else. Definitely would recommend!

Good gym the staff is friendly lacks in a few pieces of equipment but most gyms will lack in one area or another with equipment. In my 20 years of training there is always a sacrifice with something, but it's a solid gym the meets most everyones needs.

Worst experience ever! I was seriously considering making a switch to good life to workout at the same gym as my boyfriend
and wanted to try a free trial. Janice decided to take my ID to get me in the computer while we started our workout but refused to give my ID back. She explained that today was a free trail regardless of what I choose. During my workout a instructor candice stopped my reps when doing crunches on the floor and had a client move right behind me. I had to move to continue my reps. Multiple stations were missing paper towel to clean equipment and equipment was placed so people could walk behind you and interrupt your reps. I had to wait 10 mins to receive my ID back from janice at the desk. Making me even more upset having my ID with held from me. I explained the bad experience to janice and told her I just wanted to leave. She was quite pushy and aggressive with stating if I didnt sit down to talk about memberships that I would be charged today. I asked her to sign me up to a 3 day trial. The next day I got a email stating I would be charged $26 for the visit. It is a sad day to have a a bad experience and then be charged for it. Do not go to this location!

I am grateful for dealing with great people at this location. The staff are friendly and personal trainers exceptional! Thank you GoodLife

Its been The second time now that I go to front desk and ask if there is any tanning available and they check the book and say it’s open so I go to get my glasses and when I come back they say that a co worker is in there now. How is it that a co worker who has not booked a appointment can bump a paying customer?
The men’s changroom is disgusting with urinals always broken and full, after this experience today I will be looking for a new gym

Welcoming Stuff. However, it’s always I have to pay attention to Friday, Saturday, and Sunday hours. That being said, I don’t see any difference from other 24hr GL locations.

I have recently joined this centre and I am very pleased with my decision. Plenty of fitness classes to join and very, very welcoming and encouraging staff that makes me feel I belong here. Love it.clean and pleasant.

Convenient location with plenty of parking. Pretty similar set up with the other locations. Might use a bigger building as it gets fairly crowded in the busy hours. Stuff is very friendly as usual

I have been a member here for over a year and used to really love coming in; however, the quality at this gym has been declining. The gym itself is usually relatively clean and they have gotten new equipment such as power lifting stations, but simple supplies like cleaning spray and paper towels are always empty and members have no respect for the gym (not racking weights or wiping down equipment).

Another negative is that it has just gotten way too crowded to enjoy a workout, it's almost unbearable. I find I am either always waiting for equipment/space or just missing parts of my workout so that I can fit my workout in. Goodlife should consider another gym in the SW because the city just keeps expanding south, the next closest alternative is 130th or McKenzie town, both of which are busy and small comparatively and a considerable drive.

Amazing facility with amazing employees. Whether it's the fitness manager, trainers, or the front end employees, you're sure to feel like part of the family. Oh and lots of equipment/racks

So I have been called and called to go try there gym 2 times a day 10 x a week. So Idecide to go with my friends and brothers to try them out SINCE THEY KEEP TELLING ME 7 DAY FREE PASS. I was not allowed to enter unless I pay a $15 DAY PASS BECAUSE IV BEEN ONE TIME IN THERE A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND NEVER WENT BACK. WAS GONNA GIVE THE A ANOTHER SHOT AND TRY THEM BUT REALLY WHEN THEY KEEP OFFERING DEALS AND OFFERS KEEP YOUR WORD AND DONT WASTE ANY ONES TIME.

Club is okay. Equipment is run down in comparison to other locations. Not enough flat benchpress. In particular, the treadmills are old models that shake, rattle and roll when I have used them. Treadmills are particularly important in a health club to me since I'm a runner so this is a big letdown.

Although the staff are great and much of the equipment is up to date, it seems like this location’s user base is getting larger than the facility can handle. Even outside of peak times, it can be difficult to access the equipment due to crowding. There are a lot of rowdy dudes taking up space and disrespecting the facilities, so the locker room is usually pretty filthy, and I wouldn’t use the sauna here again. Having the adjacent supplement store is a boon, though, especially if you forgot something for your workout.

Stay away from the Canyon Meadow gym! They never clean and it is disgusting. Many people have complained to management with no avail. It's sad because it could be a great gym but there is no pride in their operation.

So many amazing people there, that goes for the members and also staff. Made so many friends and it truely helps for motivation to go to the gym! Highly recommend

This place played a great role in my healing. The management is amazing. I was treated with respect. And I am thankful for the space that contributed to my well being that made a huge difference in one visit. Good people that run this place.

Decent gym.locker rooms pretty small and narrow, especially for busy hours. Could get some more benchs and better free weight area.overall not bad.would go to again.

Awesome atmosphere to work out in. Staff is helpful and friendly. Clients are respectful of others. Gym is well organised and clean.