The Life Center Gym - Clermont, Florida

JJ J.

Decent gym for a great price! $16 a month is not bad at all. There is a pretty big initiation fee but otherwise cheap for what you get.

Pros - lots of equipment, almost never packed, Green turf with sled and Farmer carry handles, people are nice, is technically a Christian gym or at least the owners claim it is, only gym in Clermont with a belt Squat(pit shark). Trainers are good at there jobs and very friendly.

Cons - nobody re-racks their weights not even the trainers. Plates kind of suck. They are not the normal diameter of plates in other gyms, all of the equipment is old and in somewhat disrepair, barbell knurling is all but non existent, cable machines are missing pins to change weight.

Overall - 3/5 stars

You get what you pay for!

My review is a tad biased. I am a competitive powerlifter and like nice equipment. Specifically good quality barbells and plates. Gym could use an update. A few new barbells. Some iron plates that are standard size. Maybe trade out the 2 full Racks that are cheap and falling apart for some decent half rack and replace deadlift platform with an actual platform. Sadly the main income for the location is the chiropractic office downstairs so the gym upstairs doesn't get the attention it deserves.

Dolly S.

Love the community feel of this gym which has all the equipment you need and accessible 24x7. Natalie, Brooke and Preston are warm, friendly and attentive to your needs.
Trainer - John Murphy has been invaluable with my wellness journey. As a 60+ year old female client my challenge has always been maintaining commitment and consistency. John’s expertise and knowledge in kinesiology has allowed him to create a strength training program that meets my fitness level and adjusts to health issues and limitations when life happens. I am stronger than I have ever been and redefining the aging process with John's guidance.
If you are ready to take control of your health I highly recommend John and The Life Center Gym to help you meet and exceed your fitness and health goals.

Tyler

I’ve been going to this gym for the past couple years now, and comparing to other gyms in the area it’s hard to beat. It’s rarely ever too busy to where I feel like I can’t get anything done, and when it is I just switch up my routine. Great location, everyone is kind, and has mostly all the equipment I could need.
However there are a few lackluster items that could be improved.
Many times there are machines that are down, taking weeks or months to be fixed. The upholstery on a lot of the equipment is torn, beat up, and should have been replaced a long time ago. Some of the cable attachments WERE recently replaced but only after being on their last leg. The foam rollers looked like someone got hungry and started gnawing on the ends (these are incredibly cheap to replace). Men’s bathroom is dirty almost every time I’ve walked in and could used a professional floor cleaning. The mirrors are cracked/broken in places and have been since I signed up. It took months to replace a missing dumbbell, only to be replaced with a mismatched set.
With all this being said, some of it is minor, trivial stuff, but as gym members who are paying attention to these kinds of things, they could be fixed easily and a lot quicker if the time was taken to do so.

Jonathan Y.

Would like to say that The Life Center is a great place to bring the whole family. Dr. Paul is one of the best chiropractors I know and has years of experience. Preston has done a great job with the gym which has all of the equipment that a college athlete needs. Very clean! Love the Christ aspect at the gym also! Keeping God in the center is encouraging to see!

Pierce M.

Gym is a fragment of when it was the Lord's Gym back in the day. After a month I've gotten to get a good feel for the place and have mixed reviews. The turf and belt squat are great additions but at the cost of other equipment barely hanging on really dampens the mood. I've mostly been disappointed in how dirty the place is now. Trainers and members leave stuff everywhere, members sweat all over the seats and they don't clean it up afterwards. It's just a lazy nasty culture here. Not all is bad in the gym though. They have everything you would need to workout, it's not overly packed like CF fitness and the price is great.

Steph C. T.

My wife and I love this gym. We love the fact that it’s open 24 hours.
And the staff is always willing to help and so nice in greeting us.

We are very grateful to the trainers Nathalie Rodriguez, Preston and Brian

C C.

Preston and the team at the Life Center are amazing. I have been coming to this gym for several years and wouldn’t go anywhere else. It’s available 24/7 and they have everything you need. The best thing about it is the atmosphere, the staff know you by name and it makes it feel like a community!

J T.

The owner charges for maintenance fees, but adjusting the cable machine is a workout in itself because they are never oiled or maintained. It’s been like that for over a year!

Under the dumbbell rack there’s about 3 inches of dust & the dumbbells are never tightened so they always roll in your hands when using them.
The owner needs to maintain the gym tools or I’ll just cancel my membership & go to CF Fitness. Unacceptable to charge maintenance fees & not maintain all the tools or keep it from having so much dust inside.