Fitness & Gyms in Douglasville, GA

“The picture on the left is hard to look at. Although my value didn’t decrease, my self esteem did. This was from June of 2023. Between 2019 and 2021, I was working out three hours a day with little to no rest and under eating to remain a size 4 and get validated by people who didn’t know telling me about how “fit” I looked. Then I burnt out from working out so much. To top it off, I threw myself into my work, which i love, making it my sole purpose so much that my amazing supervisors were telling me to stop working so much. I ate my feelings away and gained 80lbs in one and a half years. I struggled with walking a half a mile after being able to run a marathon in 2020. I went onto a scale at the doctor’s office and walked off mortified and depressed.Then my oldest friend, Sonal started talking about Orange Theory and I decided to try a class. I walked into the studio at Orangetheory Fitness Douglasville and met the friendly girls behind the counter. Coach Madison Stifflemire was so encouraging in my first class. I had insisted I wasn’t going to run and I found myself running. The members were so friendly, probably due to the endorphins and dopamine from their workout. More important than the weight loss or the running, Orange Theory has encouraged a balanced life style. Taking evening classes forces me to shut down my work computer after 8 hours.Unlike any other fitness journey I have been on when I have cycled with weight gain and weight loss, Orange Theory has stressed that overtraining and under eating is just as detrimental to our health as over eating and not working out. Thank you Heather Malone Mumm, Madison, TJ Moats, Julie, Lizzy Dalrymple, Tim, Ilene, Christian, Allye, and Jersey Jen for being a part of my fitness journey and helping me complete goals that I can actually substain. Forgive me if I missed anyone on staff at OTF.”

“I went in and met Mrs. Tammie, she was so kind and thorough. Very informative she explained everything to me and even went the extra mile to give me my access key meeting me on her day off. I highly recommend this gym. The gym has a very clean and pleasant atmosphere.I am super excited about my new membership here “ I love Mrs. Tammie, she is the absolute best!!!” Thank you Mrs Tammie! ☺️”

“Daerius and Coach Trist are super benevolent and caring. They are genuinely passionate about what they do and ensure that everyone stays motivated. I am truly thankful - and thank you for not letting me fall on my face :)”

“This is a great gym to learn MMA or Boxing. Experienced instructors as well as fighters that are very helpful with all age groups. Positive environment with good energy.”

“Even though I cancelled my membership today, this is a great little gym. Especially for the price. I only canceled because I have my home gym fully set up now. The staff is friendly and you never have to deal with people setting up tripod cameras and recording themselves. I think I saw one guy do it the entire year I was there.”

“Brad, Steve and whole gang have helped me take my workout to whole new level. Everyone is so helpful and they make sure you are doing each exercise properly so to achieve maximum effort. I found a new home”

“I've been coming to this gym regularly since November of 2021. Unfortunately, it does live up to its reputation in the way of upkeep and maintenance. Most of the equipment is old and rusted over with grips that are worn, and seats that are cracked and has poor padding. Aesthetic quality aside, most of the equipment is functional except for one of the leg machines and one of the free-body crunch machines. Recently, a couple of the benches were fitted with new seats and padding, but the movable adjustable incline bench remains untouched and unsafe (it can collapse on you during use).That aside, the reason why I'm giving this gym 4 stars instead of 2 or 3 stars is solely because of the atmosphere and spirit of this gym. The people that come here - particularly the regulars - are very serious about fitness, offering valuable advice to anyone seeking it, all the while motivating others to keep pushing themselves and improve. With this gym being much smaller than its franchise-based competitors, there's a lot more opportunity to get to know the other gym-goers and establish a sense of brotherhood and companionship with them. With this being my first actual gym experience, I was expecting to be met with nonchalance and detachment, but was instead met with a sense of community. It's certainly helped me stay motivated seeing friendly faces push themselves all the while carrying themselves in a friendly and inviting way.Now these are just some notes that won't affect the rating. You can stop here if you'd like.I'm also very impressed with the strength of quite a few of my fellow gym-goers. I find myself ogling the individuals who can lift more than me for reps, simply because it's motivating to know that I can also do better and will do better. In fact, one of the employees that works at this gym - Christi(?) lifts with some of the guys sometimes, and she can outlift quite a few of us, which I'll always find extremely impressive and motivating.Before I wrap up, let me add that Christi is a very brave woman. A couple of days prior to the posting of this review, there was a terrible car accident right outside of the gym. Car flipped over. Upon seeing the smoke and commotion, Christi ran out to check on everyone and make sure nobody needed help. From where we were, it looked like there could have been a fire and she reckoned that she would need to run out with her fire extinguisher to help out (luckily, there wasn't a fire). When she returned, we chatted for a while and I asked her why she ran out there like that, and she put it plainly that if it were one of her kids that had gotten in that kind of accident, she'd want someone to help them out. Christi is a based queen, not gonna lie.Anyways, if you can swallow some of the quality-based issues at this gym, I think you'd find that there's a lot to gain coming here. I'll certainly miss it.”

“Visiting family for the holidays, and my husband and I came here to keep up with our workout schedule. The layout, diversity in equipment, amount of equipment, and all the amenities... A+! We came today using their complimentary 1-day VIP Pass, and we loved it so much that we're getting a weekly pass to come back everyday until we go back home.Highly recommend you give this place a try!”

“Jaiden is absolutely awesome! He is so informative and friendly. I’m excited to join YouFit because it’s always clean and has all the equipment I need. The entire team is always supportive when I have questions or need assistance?”