UFC Gym Chinook — Gym in Calgary

Reviews of UFC Gym Chinook

• Jack

  Added 2015.10.12

  I will preface this review by saying I had an overall positive experience as a member of this gym (which is why I am not giving a 1-star review). The classes are varied, the staff was generally friendly, knowledgeable, and pleasant to interact with. While focused more on fighting and functional training, there is adequate equipment to accomplish most fitness goals. The facility is clean and well maintained, and the unconventional equipment on site is a bonus.
• Charles

  Added 2015.08.20

  'UFC' can have a bit of a negative connotation behind what it represents (or so it did in my mind), but the UFC gym in Calgary does what they're doing so well that it blows that reputation out of the water. The facility is great and filled with welcoming, knowledgeable, and super hilarious coaches who make the experience so much fun. I've attended the boxing and kickboxing classes the most and they not only provide a wicked workout, but the coaches also take their time to teach you the technical aspects of the sport (this coming from a female newbie who knew nothing about throwing a proper punch or kick and desperately needed the help and direction). From the front-desk staff, to the other members, the coaches, the management, you'll always see a smile on people's faces - even between grimaces of pain from the tough workouts. It's nice that they offer free trials to try a class or a personal training session before committing - I definitely recommend checking it out!
• Hannah

  Added 2015.06.22

  January 2nd, 2018 rolls around and I get an email from UFC Gym saying that a membership payment did not go through (I had since cancelled the credit card I originally paid with). I see this and so i call the gym and explain that the credit card was cancelled, but I was unaware my membership was going to auto renew and I did not wish to renew my membership anyway. The staff told me that I could not cancel by phone, and that I needed to come in to fill out some cancellation form. I explained that it would be very inconvenient for me to do so, and asked if there was any other way to cancel. The staff said he would email me a cancellation form, and that I just needed to fill it out and send it back. I did that on January 5th.
• Ryan

  Added 2014.12.01

  My problem with this gym is my experience in trying to quit. I had originally purchased a membership January 1st, 2017 by paying one year upfront, which cost me a bit over $800. I consistently went until later October 2017, at which point I stopped going and purchased a membership to a different gym due to me having moved far away from UFC gym. However, I did not cancel my existing UFC Gym membership as I had purchased one year upfront and felt obligated to honour my commitment.
• John

  Added 2014.06.01

  Love my gym. If you're like me you probably join a gym and work out for a few months and then inevitably you get bored and stop going. Then the gym continues to bill you because you're in a contract and you resent it. Well this was the opposite for me when I joined this gym. I was skeptical that it would be a bunch of hardcore cage fighters but it really is a solid community of people from all walks of life. The class times made it really easy for me to attend regularly and start seeing results within a few months. I have done personal training with a few of the coaches and they are all pretty intelligent and know exactly how to get you to your goals. I've been attending, 3 times per week or more, which is CRAZY, for more than a year. I've lost 50 or so pounds and gained a good amount of muscle and strength thanks to UFC Gym. I was pretty unhealthy and really wanted to give my family the best and healthiest years of my life! These guys made that happen! Thanks UFC Gym Chinook!
• James

  Added 2013.12.28

  Top of the line equipment, real friendly staff, and good classes. I'm really enjoying working out here. It's not just for fight fans, its great if you want to stay in shape.
• Nathaniel

  Added 2013.11.14

  I have never felt so welcomed walking into a gym in my life! The front end staff are welcoming and make an effort to know you by name and take an interest in you, the coaches are phenomenal and encouraging no matter what fitness level you are, the members are all super helpful and supportive, the facility is beautiful, and overall you couldn't ask for a better environment to work out in! I never thought I could enjoy going to the gym so much until I joined here. Reasonable membership prices and awesome value with great coaches, awesome classes to get you moving, and quality equipment if you want to work out self directed. I'm by no means super fit, but this place encourages me and helps me improve that every time I walk through the door!
• Steven

  Added 2013.09.29

  Since that point, I have gotten texts from gym staff asking me to pay my balance, and now collections has been calling me asking to pay my balance, all for a membership that I stated I didn't want on the earliest day possible of the new year. They are being very unaccommodating in honouring my request to cancel, going as far as hitting my credit bureau for the $40 membership cost they say I owe, for a membership I haven't used in month and explicitly stated (and signed) I don't want. Oh, they're trying to charge me late fees now too. I don't know about you, but ask yourself if this is the kind of treatment you would want the second you decide to not be on board anymore.