Crunch Fitness - Union Square

Ignore all the negative construction-related reviews, this gym is great—all the equipment is new and the place was recently remodeled (which is why there was construction in the first place). I have overlapping active memberships at New York Sports Club, Planet Fitness, and Blink Fitness and Crunch Fitness blows the competition out of the water. They have all the machines and gear that these other places have but a ton of other stuff that their competitors don't—gym rings, weight belts, a rope-pulling machine (never seen that before), a Nordic curl machine, and a bunch of other equipment pieces I don't yet know the name of because I've never encountered them before. The staff at the front desk have been professional, polite, responsive, and competent. The atmosphere of the gym is pleasant; everyone is focused on what they're doing. UPDATE 2/23/25: Crunch gave me a free personal training session with Marvin Martinez and it was both excellent and valuable. I've had this kind of freebie from New York Sports Club and Martinez blew that out of the water. I told him my goals (muscle up, human flag, closed-leg squat) and he gave me *a ton* of actionable training protocols and direction. I'm seriously considering booking future sessions with him and I'm someone who has trained solo for years because I spend a ton of time researching independently online about fitness and training. I was really not expecting to be impressed by a complimentary freebie teaser session based on my previous experience but Martinez made the most of the one-hour session we had to deliver the most value possible for me. Two thumbs up! 👍👍

There's construction men, in masks, actively sawing plankwood in the middle of the gym (while gym goers have no masks). The machinery is loud and there's sawdust everywhere in the air. They're also renovating the stairs.... while people are walking on and off of it?! Is this even compliant with health code? I had a horrible workout and had to leave early.

Met the new worker at the front desk Adrian. Very friendly, greeted me with a smile which was refreshing, great service. Gym was packed at rush hour but just ask to work in. Toilet and sauna. Bathroom are cleaned. Happy to see such change!

The newly designed gym is fabulous. Clean gym friendly staff. I met Adrian at the front desk great smile friendly and motivated me to want to work out more. The gym usually is packed but that’s expected

The recent renovation looks great, but removing both the yoga and spin rooms was a downside. There’s now very little space to stretch outside the HIIT turf area, which isn’t ideal. As a woman, I don’t feel comfortable stretching in the middle of the weight area, especially when it’s crowded.