GoodLife Fitness Victoria Bay Centre

Expérience fantastique: Love the Body Pump class with Kumi!!

Expérience négative: I’ve been a member for 11+ years. The staff asked me to change my pass about 6-7 years ago to have unlimited guest privileges but paying a bit more, then this year they took that away from my membership. Terrible business practice.

Expérience positive: great gym, would be fantastic if the opened at 5am monday-friday

Expérience négative: I was harassed by a man inside the gym (it's on camera and it was acknowledged by management) and despite numerous efforts and emails to get the man banned or his membership suspended, they would not. So I no longer will step foot in any goodlife again. My friend also quit the gym because a man crossed se*ual lines with her and kept his membership. Very sad that they won't protect members or employees from harassment.

Expérience fantastique: "I recently visited Goodlife gym and was thoroughly impressed by what they have to offer. While I haven't started my membership yet, I was drawn in by their fantastic facilities and welcoming atmosphere. The staff were friendly and helpful, and the locker room was clean and well-maintained. I'm excited about the variety of programs they offer, and I can't wait to get started on my fitness journey with Goodlife gym!"

Expérience négative: Closed after 10pm, pretty lame.

Expérience négative: Im a Goodlife fan. Have been a member for many years and visit GoodLife gyms all over the country regularly. This is by far the worst location i have visited. The change room locker doors are a delaminated and make it look old and gross. Also they don’t seem to heat it. Might just be drafty from the exterior wall of frosted glass but i expect they do ot to appease the local population in there nonsensical wasted efforts in combating climate change. It was too cold for me to want to use the showers I didn’t want to get sick. In fact i was so chilled all i wanted to do was hope into the sauna after i changed to my gym attire. However no sauna at this location of course. Probably think it will heat the planet around here. The operating hours are a pathetic joke even the city ran gyms have longer hours. Also in the morning there is only one entry you can get in and no signs or anything indicating this, you just have to keep trying until you find the entry. If i had joined goodlife in Victoria i would have thought it was the worst outfit out there. Its too bad because other locations do soooo much better and i would recommend every single one i have visited with the exception of this location.

Expérience fantastique: Really impressed with this location! Visiting Victoria for the first time and glad there was a nice GoodLife to go to. We came before the mall opened, parked in the underground lot, went up the parkade elevator to level 1 (inside the mall), then switched elevators to one that goes up to 4th floor where the gym is. It’s easy to find up there. Oh and free parking for 2 hours, just register your vehicle on the tablet at the GoodLife front desk. The change rooms are across the hall from the gym entrance, a bit abnormal but totally fine since it’s locked, and the front desk staff buzz you in. And the change rooms were great, newer and cleaner than other locations I’ve seen before. The front desk staff member Laurie was so nice, the nicest I’ve encountered at any GoodLife location, so shoutout to her for making everyone’s day brighter!

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Expérience fantastique: Relatively small gym but got enough equipment for a good workout.

Expérience fantastique: Clean gym and friendly staff. Great for 24HourFitness visitors from USA.

Expérience positive: Great staff, very clean, something is always broken

Expérience fantastique: Friendly staff, good selection of equipment. Doesn’t get unreasonably busy at peak times. Lots of free weights, squat racks and even weightlifting platforms.

Expérience fantastique: Great staff and clean facilities.

Expérience fantastique: Really like this location. Use it when in town visiting family. Great selection of equipment (much that isn't at other locations) and not overly busy when I have been there. And very friendly and helpful staff.

Expérience fantastique: Very friendly staff; great trainers; not a gym where people “show off” but a friendly community of regulars. Great place to get fit at any age, any size! Never too busy. Very clean. Awesome classes with very dynamic instructors. Free parking. (I wish there were posters asking/enforce people to use 1 machine at a time and not use machines as a seat to chill & do texting. )

Expérience positive: Good location very clean .friendly staff.

Expérience négative: Been going to this location for 10 years but cancelled my membership this time as the fees have gotten obscene. My annual pass cost went up 20% this year when I went to renew, and almost was the same spike last year. Enough is enough! Goodlife offers no customer loyalty service or fixed pricing for long-term clients - the rates just go up and up and up. There are other decent gyms in town that cost less than half! They have lost a lot of regulars and trainers since covid which makes me think they are losing money and will close eventually. So long to the Good Life!

Expérience fantastique: Nice goodlife inside a mall. Lots of squat racks. After hours entrance on View St. Free 2 hour parking in underground parking lot below the mall, entrance from View St.

Expérience positive: Good gym, maitenance is slightly behind as with most gyms post covid.

Expérience fantastique: Awesome Place to go to!!

Expérience fantastique: Love this gym

Expérience fantastique: Great location in downtown Victoria. It was a bit tricky to find how to get in before the mall opened (mall entrance off of Fort Street). It’s not the biggest and most equipped GoodLife I’ve been too, but it still has a good variety of equipment. I went early in the morning and there were no issues waiting for equipment. Friendly staff at the front desk.

Expérience positive: Huge, very clean and welcoming gym. Lots of workout options and assistance. Took my very first Zumba class yesterday with Kumi, wow! She should get the prize for best fitness instructor for sure! She makes it personal and sooooo fun!!

Expérience négative: great equipment ...but....far far far too expensive

Expérience fantastique: Well trained staff, and very well maintained equipment. Great location! Can go shopping right after my training :-)

Expérience fantastique: Very nice Jym

Expérience fantastique: Love it. Friendly staff and very nice and tidy gym. I wish they could extend the weekend business hours.

Expérience positive: Great service great gym great facilities, very very weak, poor WiFi, 20 min just to connect.

Expérience positive: Awesome selection of equipment! 4 squat racks, 4 Olympic lifting stations and plenty of free weights. Not usually busy too (maybe because of membership cost). I don't mind paying extra for clean, bright gym. I've read a lot about PT sign up being pushed on members but I haven't experienced it. I signed up at the old location though. If you want a gym where you don't have to stand around waiting for equipment (eg. Steve Nash FW) and U can enjoy a nice view I recommend. Only Con is price The staff are great but don't expect to meet many friendly fellow members!

Expérience fantastique: The people that work there are very friendly and nice. I am visiting for a couple weeks and they know my name by day 2. The equipment variety is good but it has only 1 of each except power racks. They have more power racks than most gyms. It is a clean and the layout is not bad.

Expérience fantastique: The people that work there are very friendly and nice. I am visiting for a couple weeks and they know my name by day 2. The equipment variety is good but it has only 1 of each except power racks. They have more power racks than most gyms. It is a clean and the layout is not bad.

Expérience fantastique: I chose to spend a bit more $ on this membership vs other gyms for a few reasons. 6 months later, I am satisfied with my decisions. 1) the gym has a great, sunny view 2) It's tucked away, feels private. 3) change rooms are updated and quite spacious and clean.

Expérience négative: One of the worst gym I've been to, they close too early, they tell you that you will be provided with many options and facilities, that's not true, and they would tell you that the associates are there to help, and whenever I ask for help they say they are busy with other clients! So why anyone would go there?

Expérience fantastique: SERIOUSLY PUSHY SALES PEOPLE HERE, PEOPLE. IM SERIOUS. IF YOY CANT AFFORD TO PURCHASE PERSONAL TRAINING SESSIONS ON TOP OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP WHEN YOY REGISTER, THEY WILL LITERALLY ASK YOU, LIKE WHY TF NOT? I'm like, uh, because.... I can't? My rent is a lot, my living expenses are already too much as it is, I just wanted a gym membership because I want to have the option of going to the gym sometimes? Etc? The girl asks me, "if you buy these sessions, would you actually be unable to pay your rent? Like, you wouldn't have enough because of the sessions? They're only like $290" for this package(or whatever). " I was really upset that she said that to me and was so pushy after I said no. I never went back and cancelled my membership I had just signed up for. It was so embarrassing. So rude. I don't understand how she could be so ignorant and impolite. Also, People shopping at the mall can watch you work out from the other side of the glass windows.

Expérience positive: I really enjoy this gym. I usually just do a ton of cardio and they have lots of machines. It seems like there is never more than 10 people at the gym, even less on the machines. I usually go in the afternoon before 3pm so that could be the reason. Staff seem friendly, they haven't bothered me since the free orientation/fitness ability test thingy. Parking at the mall for up to two hours if you're a member of the gym.

Expérience positive: Solid goodlife with a nice view. The changerooms are located outside the gym as it's in the mall, but other then that decent gym with a good selection of equipment

Expérience positive: I was visiting Victoria and wanted to try out this gym location. Interesting setup (workout area is a cross the hallway from the change rooms and showers, staff need to buzz you into that area each time you enter) the treadmills at this location seemed a bit outdated compared to the other locations I've gone to, and it always felt like I was on an incline even though I removed the incline in the treadmill... The TVs/connection were also poor. This location was a bit cramped given the layout so distancing was a bit difficult at times. Nice thing about this location is that there is a bit of a view of downtown near the cardio section, and they have different (arguably better) equipment compared to the other locations I've been to ( legs, glutes, core). Change rooms/shower areas were clean.

Expérience fantastique: Written by Paula Mitchell. I attended a personal training session with Derek Feuchtwanger today. I felt it was important to review the equipment and my fitness level given I have been away from the gym for 18 months. I found the session extremely helpful. Derek was very knowledgable and professional in his approach and focussed on helping me find ways to deal with a shoulder injury going forward. I left the session with a good practical approach to what I need to do to accomplish my goals. I would highly recommend Derek as a personal trainer or a resource at the club for fitness advice. He didn't pressure me to invest in personal training sessions based on my injury and current goals. But I would recommend him as a personal trainer based on today's experience.

Expérience fantastique: By far the best gym in town!! No one can beat the cleanliness standards. I miss 24 hours gym though!! Friendly staff and all equipments are always in order.

Expérience fantastique: Good location and nice use of space. Plenty of racks and platforms, air bikes, turf area, massage chairs, etc.

Expérience fantastique: Good location and nice use of space. Plenty of racks and platforms, air bikes, turf area, massage chairs, etc.

Expérience fantastique: Great Staff ! They do a fantastic job of keeping the gym clean during these nutty times. Very friendly and courteous towards members.

Expérience fantastique: My gym. #CanadianStrong keeping us fit with live classes on IG daily!

Expérience fantastique: One of the cleanest gyms I've ever been to. And I've been to many all over the world. Lots of equipment including sleds, turf zone, Oly platforms, etc.

Expérience fantastique: Good experience so far (1 year) Friendly, helpful staff. Five (I think) squat racks. Other members are considerate, at least when I go and I rarely have to wait for equipment. No complaints!

Expérience fantastique: Great place for a workout. Staff are awesome. All safety precautions in place to make your workout safe.

Expérience fantastique: Great Gym!

Expérience fantastique: Spacious gym. Large variety of equipment. I hope they increase the weekend hours.

Expérience fantastique: Good pleace

Expérience positive: Walked by. Looked like they were closed until further notice due to the COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the health officials.

Expérience positive: The Club Still Open?

Expérience positive: Lots of great machines to use and space they even have a tanning bed would be great if they were 24 hours or at least open later on weekends

Expérience fantastique: My gym. #CanadianStrong keeping us fit with live classes on IG daily!

Expérience positive: Does the job. But probably least appealing Goodlife I have been too

Expérience fantastique: good training facility

Expérience fantastique: Very warm and welcoming staff! They took the time to show me around and help me get comfortable with the facility.

Expérience fantastique: Amazingly friendly team with a lot of heart. I never felt judged even when just show up for a qick walk on treadmill.. some serious..die hard athletic types along with myself and others blend in and feel good getting out to the gym. Bless this psrticular gym.

Expérience fantastique: I had great experience so far with my fitness trainer Cameron. He went exceptionally beyond to motivate me come to gym constantly checking with me on emails and phone. I was struggling because of personal issues and missed certain sessions. He open heartedly assured to provide me my missed sessions. He is so knowledgeable and provides you information on how every exercise would affect which part of body. I loved the way he checked on my wellness proactively which you don’t see often in business these days . Highly recommend this place. Cameron is most positive person I have ever met .

Expérience fantastique: Great place to exercise, clean, and not crowded other than rush hour. Friendly staff. Especially for travelers and short time membership was cheaper..

Expérience fantastique: Top notch professional gym, something for everyone. Great classes, nice staff. Super clean.

Expérience fantastique: A very big space with all of your workout needs!

Expérience fantastique: Great place to exercise, clean, and not crowded other than rush hour. Friendly staff. Especially for travelers and short time membership was cheaper..

Expérience négative: I highly recommend staying far away from this facility. Their nothing but crooks I've spoke to the manager at the gym its self and the office manager they both agreed my gym membership has been canceled now their sending my case file to collections I've recently had a hernia from being trained wrong at their gym and now they pull this stunt 5 months after my case as been supposedly closed I'm boy reporting them to the better business bureau. Not only they closed their second gym to crame everyone into their smaller facility in the mall this place is a joke

Expérience positive: Small but nice staff, amazing instructors and the classes are great. I always feel good leaving here, however I did have my locker broken into (when my lock was on) by someone as did many other women. It would have been nice to have been warned of this when they knew of this issue by a simple print out in the locker rooms.

Expérience positive: Just visit and feel healthy

Expérience négative: reception service is very bad. I don’t recommend it

Expérience positive: Google says I was here, I don't remember. I dunno, walk in check it out

Expérience négative: Very pushy. Just feels like they're trying to sell you on their memberships even if you explicitly express that you are not looking for a membership and just want a place to drop in. No "drop in packages" available. Drop in fee of $25.00 is outrageous. Membership fees are outrageous. Terrible business model and terrible atmosphere for a gym. No sense of community and support, feels like they are purely there to just make money. There are so many locally run community-based gyms in this city that are way better options than this place.

Expérience négative: First time at this gym and the lighting is horrible and way too small to accommodate the amount of members. Definitely wasn’t what I was excepting for a downtown location.

Expérience négative: I was a good life member for years then I moved to Victoria, the hours of operation at this cities location are unacceptable.

Expérience négative: Way overpriced. They raised their prices and it now costs $80.00 per month for a membership.

Expérience négative: We have been going to the Vic West location for 5 years. This location was closed and we were “transferred” to the downtown location. This location is poorly managed compared to Vic West - has less strength training machines, and some of the machines/equipment were broken/not well maintained. Very disappointed with how GoodLife managed the transition, knowing a lot of members from Vic West location will be coming to this location, yet, not prepared for this at all. They just don’t care.

Expérience fantastique: Friendly knowledgeable staff great prices

Expérience fantastique: Wow.. what an amazing center

Expérience fantastique: Great location with lots of space to workout without getting it crowded! The personal trainers are very helpful and available if you need assistance with anything!

Expérience fantastique: Nothing to complain. Very clean, Hammer Strenght machines and nice staff.

Expérience fantastique: Great equipment and classes!

Expérience fantastique: Keeps you going. I don't know exactly what it is but when you turn fifty you start loosing your upper body strength. So it becomes clearly important to be active. This is one way to do that. One of the reasons why this is good is because you are not doing it alone. If this isn't your cup of tea then join a walking group. They have them in Cook street village and in James Bay. Good luck!

Expérience fantastique: there are lots of squat Racks, the gym is nice and clean and the class schedule is great! Love it

Expérience fantastique: I've been working with Cameron, and I love the morning front desk staff. Great atmosphere and they are so friendly and welcoming. I would recommend to anyone and Cameron is a great personal trainer!

Expérience fantastique: I have been a Goodlife member for 3 years now and really enjoy training here. The staff are great and the gym itself is very well equipped. Change rooms are great, could use a sauna though!

Expérience fantastique: Stupendous place to workout. Very clean gym in a convenient location (very close to work for me) with a great crowd! Equipment is kept in stellar condition.

Expérience fantastique: I love the 2 hr parking!!

Expérience fantastique: Love it!

Expérience fantastique: well equipped, clean, great staff great classes and trainers

Expérience fantastique: Kumi, the instructor of BodyCombat, Zumba and some BodyPump classes, is my absolute favourite! She's super friendly & encouraging, funny, and always gives you a really good, really sweaty workout.

Expérience fantastique: The staff here are chill. Lots of machines, and no one will try and stop you from working out the way you want to. "Right side up, upside down, you do you. " - Is what they said.

Expérience fantastique: I have a been a goodlife member since 2015 and I couldn't have asked for a better gym. plenty of machines, well trained and friendly staff, great atmosphere and ... it feels like home!

Expérience fantastique: It's filled with heavy things to pick up and put back down again.

Expérience fantastique: Excellant

Expérience fantastique: Great atmosphere, amazing people and tons of state of the art workout equipment. Awesome group fitness classes and personal training as well! Would highly recommend.

Expérience fantastique: A very clean gym with lots of natural light. Equipment is well maintained and they have 6 squat racks! 2 hour free parking is also a huge bonus.

Expérience fantastique: Have really enjoyed my experience working out here!!!

Expérience fantastique: I love this gym :)

Expérience positive: Edit 2- The Manager Drew Todd is a wonderful professional person. He resolved the issue with a refund finally. 4 stars now (just for Drew) Edit - From 5 Star to 1 Star I won't recommend this facility - Stay Away. I cancelled my membership and I have been told that everything has been processed but I noticed that the account has been charged again after 1 month. The person at Front desk told me that it was a mistake done by part time job employee and he will pass it to the manager for resolution. The Manager did not even bothered to call me back. When I called them back to enquire, I have been told that my account is still in effect and I need to pay $99 to cancel my membership. so please avoid this facility and do not fall in their membership trap.

Expérience négative: I hate working out so my rating means diddly...

Expérience positive: The staff are nice but sometimes too crowded.

Expérience négative: Havent been inside

Expérience fantastique: SERIOUSLY PUSHY SALES PEOPLE HERE, PEOPLE. IM SERIOUS. IF YOY CANT AFFORD TO PURCHASE PERSONAL TRAINING SESSIONS ON TOP OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP WHEN YOY REGISTER, THEY WILL LITERALLY ASK YOU, LIKE WHY TF NOT? I'm like, uh, because.... I can't? My rent is a lot, my living expenses are already too much as it is, I just wanted a gym membership because I want to have the option of going to the gym sometimes? Etc? The girl asks me, "if you buy these sessions, would you actually be unable to pay your rent? Like, you wouldn't have enough because of the sessions? They're only like $290" for this package(or whatever). " I was really upset that she said that to me and was so pushy after I said no. I never went back and cancelled my membership I had just signed up for. It was so embarrassing. So rude. I don't understand how she could be so ignorant and impolite. Also, People shopping at the mall can watch you work out from the other side of the glass windows.