Crunch - Beaverton

8585 SW Cascade Ave, Beaverton, OR 97008, USA

Address:	8585 SW Cascade Ave, Beaverton, OR 97008, USA
Phone:	+1 503-227-8624
Site:	crunch.com
Rating:	3.8
Working:	5AM–11PM 5AM–11PM 5AM–11PM 5AM–11PM 5AM–10PM 7AM–8PM 7AM–8PM

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Reviews 4

Catherine Carr

I love this gym! I left 24 hr Fitness and in comparison, well, there is no comparison! Crunch Gym is top of the line in the following areas: 1) Clean and well maintained floors, equipment, locker room and showers - did I mention it is CLEAN! 2) Zumba classes 6-7 times a week, and often twice in one day, to accommodate a larger group of people. Great instructors. 3) The class instruction for yoga is at a high level - teacher knows safety and flow of correct movements and body alignment...she isnt making it up to look like yoga (safety) 4) NEW EQUIPMENT - TRX cables for a full class (not just for people buying a personal trainer session), treadmill, elliptical, running, cycling and more machines to hold classes...other comments mentioned that there werent enough machines, which is probably the 5-7PM afterwork rush...there are so many machines available throughout the day. 5) WOMEN FRIENDLY machines for weights - this is a big difference with older gyms, the machines are ergonomically designed and women can use them without lifting off 100 lb weights after someone else has used it and forgot to take the weights off. The ab machines come in two sized, one is slightly smaller so that women can get the benefit of the workout. 6) People at the gym are friendly...the staff, the members...it is a very supportive environment, non competitive. 7) For $9.95 month, it is the best fitness value in town. If you dont go for awhile, you paid the same amount as 2-3 cups of coffee. 8) You may not have a pool, sauna, or hot tub but then again, you you dont have to pay to upgrade to go to another franchised gym at $39.95 month or more along with your regular gym. 9) Ventilation is great for the large facility and all the people, unlike my last gym. 10) The newer, better equipment is not only in a small area for personal training, we all get to use it and learn the new techniques. 11) Parking close the the gym, during rush hour times, arent as available, but there is more than enough parking in the shopping center parking...people just dont want to walk a few spaces more. One more thing about rush hour membership being a full gym, go to 24 hour fitness at the same time and you will have the exact same problem, except it will be humid, cramped and dirty and very noisy with the same issues of parking. I highly recommend Crunch gym in Beaverton. My neighbors recommended it to me and I am so glad that I joined and gave up my 24 hour - 1 gym club membership of $29.99 month...I havent looked back.

Ryan stearns

WORST GYM IVE EVER BEEN TO. No, I am not exaggerating.... My personal conflicts aside heres the rundown for this place: Its overcrowded, NO AC, no cold water in the water fountains, and the staff is rude, lazy, dumb, and snobby to top it off. They will never answer the phone. They have money to remodel and add a UFC octagon (which will bring more people to an already overcrowded gym), but they dont have money for AC or cold water? But wait.... it gets worse. I started my membership and paid the next 2 months with cash. Not all at once though. The next month I used my card. At that point they had set up auto pay without my permission or even letting me know. I confronted them about it and they were very rude and simply downright refused to disable the auto pay. I was really ticked off, but I moved on and just kept it in the back of my mind. When it came time for their annual fee I called 2 weeks prior (this is where NOT answering the phone 10 times in a row becomes an issue) and then went in about 1 week prior to freeze my account because it would put my actually important bills in jeopardy. It was just a rough month. Even though i couldnt pay the annual fee at that time (I would have to pay when it became unfrozen of course), I was making an effort to remain their customer. And they totally threw it back in my face. They said that even though the account was frozen they were going to charge me anyways. At this point I told them to cancel the account and again, they said they were going to charge me anyways due to a 10 day notice requirement. Even though they wouldnt answer the phone and saved my card info without my permission, they were going to charge me anyways. I had to call my bank and disable my debit card. All in all, I cant recommend this gym to anybody. They cant even get the bare necessities pf AC and cold water right. Much less, all the other issues. You would be better off working out at home

Anonymous User

Ive been with Crunch for over 6 months now. Overall a great gym in the past and have had little issues. However near the end of 2011 the gym started getting considerably more crowded. Now with the New Year, its pretty unbearable. I understand that the new year is going to bring more business and be crowded, I was prepared for that. However, what I have a MAJOR issue with is that they reserve 12+ treadmills during their peak evening times (usually around 5-6pm) for a tread and shed class. I’m all for classes, but I believe that you need to ensure there is equipment available for all your members first, before taking equipment away for these classes. Restricting the use of one of your most popular pieces of equipment, during your most busy time of the day is just wrong and disrespectful to your members. So now because I don’t want to be in this class, I have a very hard time finding a treadmill to use and often times finish my workout without being able to use my favorite piece of equipment. Also, because treadmills are being “reserved”, this causes more use of the ellipticals and stairmasters. So around 5:30-6:00pm, you will be lucky to use any of these pieces of equipment. Please stop the classes until you have more equipment for the 99% of members that don’t attend the classes or reschedule the classes at off hours. I used to recommend this place to people and know two people that signed up based on my recommendation. Until this class and equipment issue is addressed and resolved, I will not be recommending this gym to anyone.

Kevin Schalk

WARNING: Great gym, just dont expect to ever cancel. They make it impossible to cancel a membership. 5 months ago I moved several hours away and ever since then, I have been calling and emailing trying to cancel my membership. No return emails, or they take my number down and never return the call. I recently drove back to the city and tried to cancel in person. They seemed helpful and had me fill out a cancellation form and told me a manager would call to straighten out all the charges I had incurred since I originally requested to cancel. Weeks later, nothing has been done, and they are STILL charging me. Called them back, and they say I need to drive back again to officially cancel in person. Apparently the first form I filled out wasnt enough and they will have to keep charging my monthly membership fee until I return in person to sign more cancellation forms. I was hoping for a refund for the $50+ Crunch has stolen from me since the summer, but now I just want to cancel without taking a weekend road trip back to the gym...if that was even guaranteed to be successful. Great, inexpensive gym while youre using it, but be prepared to pay indefinitely.