Crunch Fitness
Reviews and Complaints

I am making in complain about Randi Zinker From Crunch fitness located on 66th street and 3rd Avenue.
As a long time Upper East Side resident I decide to stop by and check this location out.
As of right now I belong to New York sports club fitness, but I was seriously considering switching a gym since crunch is much closer to my house.
So I did stop by today on Monday October 8th. To check the location and talk about price, Perhaps Take a tour.
I have never met anybody so Rude, disrespectful, common sending and passive aggressive as Randi Zinker.
So I left with out any information.
If Crunch stands for what Randi Zinker Re present Then I will stay in New York sports club where I am treated with respect.

The instructors of crunch fitness in Port Chester are great, the staff has always been friendly and helpful. It wasn't until I had an encounter with the manager, Jonathan Cardona that made me write this review and make a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. I only go for their amazing classes however I was running 5 minutes late. There were two staff members working at the front counter one of them had a long line of customers and the other one (the manger, Jonathan) had none. I scanned my card and ask for ticket to take a class. He said I had to wait on the other line that was almost out the door. So I ran to my class and thought I'd get a ticket afterwards. The ticket is really not an admission ticket but more to see how many people attend. Half way through my class I see the manager is starring at the room where the class was being held. It was very uncomfortable having him starring while working out. This surprised me because Crunch Fitness' modo is "no judgements". That's not the feeling I got while attending my class. Once my class was done I went to the front desk and the manager was waiting for me. He said "I need to speak to you" in a demanding way and in front of all his male staff. He took me into an empty room and rudely spoke to me about needing a ticket. I simply said "ok". When I left I said hello to one of the other staff members. I'm not sure if it made the manager mad but within minutes of saying hello to another staff member the manager had sent me an email threatening to revoke my membership because of a ticket. I felt the manager was harassing me by going to my class, waiting for me afterwards and send me a rude email.

I'd like to file a formal complaint. Sylvia Hodge, a sub Zumba instructor kicked me out of class for recording my Zumba fitness. It was very upsetting to be humiliated and very unprofessional. The manager Shane was very rude and disrespectful issuing me a paper to be exempt from the gym Crunch. All I wanted was a sincere apology for being treated so poorly at Crunch in Huntingdon, Valley, Pa. Please help me in anyway you can. I didn't want to quit my membership. I only wanted respect and an apology. Erin

Unauthorized credit card charge was made on August 18, 2018 . Management was notified and has been sent several emails and I was told that it would have to go to corporate and it is my understanding that this manager did not even address the issue with corporate. Therefore, I am giving Corporate the opportunity to address this is an authorized purchase and refund my $330.00 Before I file with the Better Business Bureau and pursue all available legal options including filing a lawsuit for breach of contract in violation of the electronic funds transfer out California consumer legal remedies remedies out and California business and performance code sec.17200 seeking all available statutory remedies. I have proof of email communications.

When I signed up, I was persuaded to sign up for the most expensive membership. I asked if I was going to be able to downgrade without a fee and was told I could downgrade with no problem and no fees. After 6 months, I tried to downgrade and they want to charge me $20 to downgrade! Wth! They lie to get you signed up and never stick to what they promise.

My company decided to get a corporate membership, great! What wasn't great, we charged over $21, 000 and still haven't received a refund. It has been almost two months and we were told we would receive a check, hasn't happened, we were told the money will be refunded back to our card hasn't happened. We have been speaking with our local guy and he just keeps saying corporate in NY is taking care of it and supplying us with 101 excuses to why it's not happening. We even canceled one membership and are still getting charged for all of them. The service has been terrible and no real answers have been provided to us. I feel embarrassed for them at the level of service that has been put forth, I'm trying to call "corporate" myself since my local membership salesperson sucks but can't seem to get a hold of anyone. We're a small business and $21, 000 is a lot of money to us.

Trainer Melvin work at Crown Heights Crunch in Brooklyn.He stated that Crunch corporate office said the members of the gym can no longer jump rope on the main floor of the gym.Why?We did nothing wrong. We're in one small space in that big gym. Trainer Melvin is a very negative and bitter person.He always have a overly exaggerated mean look on his face.As if he is trying to intimidate someone.This type of attitude should not be part of your establishment!He also get into altercations with multiple members.A very mean spirited person. Can you please send your district managers to this location.Something is very wrong here.Can you please tell me why would Trainer Melvin say that your corporate office say your loyal members of Crunch gym in Brooklyn Heights cannot jump rope on the main floor of the gym? Even Trainer Melvin himself jump rope on the main floor of the gym.It is not right for Trainer Melvin to make members of Crunch gym, younger and older feel so uncomfortable.The management turnover has been 100% at this location.So the manager here is so new she did not even call me back after I called to report this.This Crunch gym is running on auto pilot.No one is in charge! Please help with is situation.I am reporting this for myself and on behalf of multiple members.

For the past 2 years I have been getting double charged for one membership on two separate cards. Each month I am being charged a monthly fee on both my credit and debit card. I called my bank to halt any further charges from the business and called the gym to request a refund for one of the cards. I was instructed to email someone but still no response. I probably lost out on the $350 judging by how most people on here said they were not refunded after billing issues. What a shady unprofessional business. Please if you are looking to join this gym never give them your card information. Only pay monthly check or cash if possible.

HR:

Justin, from the Granite Bay location has been unprofessional and should be terminated for creating a hostile work environment. Justin's using inappropriate behavior was heard publicly screaming at the Tuesday TRX instructor Linda. Linda after being screamed at and humiliated in public resigned.
Linda has a strong following as the floor instructor for several classes and now
this incident may have legal ramifications. I would encourage you to terminate Justin for his unprofessional manner and have the owner contact Linda personally and apologize for Justin's behavior and assure Linda that Justin's is a former employee of Crunch fitness. I can assure you that Linda has a lot more of a following to the club than Justin ever was.

I called and canceled my membership back in Jan 2018. I spoke with a female employee and was told that I did not have to do anything further since I called and made them aware of my cancellation. Months past and I saw yearly membership charges on my statement which led me to find out that they were charging my card each month from January 2018 till September 2018. When I called to inquire about that and let them know what their employee told me at the time, they denied refunding $137.11 charged from my account. Now, they are blaming me for not filling out a cancelation form when I was clearly told that I do not need to because I had let them know on the phone. I want my refund and I am going to reach out to the higher department to solve this issue. They can clearly see that my gym card has not been active and it has not been used for all these months because I canceled my membership.

Back in April I had received a new credit card and within the week of receiving the new card I called and changed all of the information with Crunch in Tonawanda. They said I was all set. In July I get another email and call saying my account was past due. I told them I could see the money coming out of my account on my statements, then I was told I was all set and again I verified my card info, phone number, address etc and I was told I was all set. August 30th I get another email saying that my account is passed due and now I owe August and September with fees from being past due. I called today to see what was going on ( I've been in Canada for the past month) and they still had my old card on file. I am absolutely annoyed with all the time I spent updating my information etc to just get charged for fees that are not my fault. Highly considering cancelling the membership I've had for 5 years and taking my business elsewhere.

They stole $158 from me. I'm very upset. I cancelled my membership in July. July 9 I sent a email to Chris. He told me over the phone just send a email. I did and the reason why I was canceling my membership. I didn't have a ride to go up there. This fitness is and Ridgeland MS. My membership was 29.95. Tell me why are they taking $83.95 $44.95. That same month they took $83.95 they took $29.95. This is how they make their money. They steal from ppl. I hate I join if I can tell the world just to put them out of business I would. My bank statements don't add up if your membership is $29.95. I didn't sign up for nun else. If anything the lie about being trusted. Yes I will be showing this to ppl.

Attention: Member Services
I am re sending this email because i am not sure if you received it. We would like some resolution to this unfair situation that Crunch Fitness North Charleston as put us in.
My daughter Victoria Fischer
was a member of the Crunch Fitness gym at 7800 Rivers Ave. North Charleston, SC 29406. She just turned 18 and is not aware of signing a contract that she couldn't get out of. She informed the trainer on site that she did not want to do the training sessions and the trainer told her he would take care of it. Well we just found out she has been charged 90.00 each month the last 5 months. She never went to a session except the free one.
My husband and I have been in contact with the location and the GM Angel who hung up on him. My daughter did not understand exactly what a contract meant and we feel she was taken advantage of. She also is not working and just left for college in another state.
So we would appreciate you helping us with this matter to have the fees dropped. Please let us know the that this matter is resolved.
Please contact us by phone [protected].
Sincerely,
Shawn and Andrea Fischer

My account was cancelled a year ago and today I was charged $69.80. I spoke with a manager named Michael and said he was going to send an email but that hasn't solved my problem. This is not the first time I get charged even after I cancelled my membership. I need to be refunded my money back as soon as possible. I am married, work full time, and going to school, I do not appreciate my time being wasted.

I purchased service at Crunch in Murrieta, CA. I received a new debit card and did not realize that Crunch was trying to take out the fees every month. I paid the account in full today, but can you please fix this and have the courtesy to contact your customers when you have a problem with payment. My payments were taken out automatically and it was very upsetting to find that there had been a problem and it had went to collections.

Hello,
I signed up with your gym at CA, el cajon, Parkway. ID: SD049471 for a 1 month membership. I told the employee that I don't want recurring billing, I don't want automatic renewal, and I don't want my debit card saved int their records. I just wanted a 1 month membership that I might or might not renew. and she assured me that I will be paying MANUALLY, or the membership will be canceled.
After 1 month, I stopped going to the gym because I'm going through a bad financial situation and can't afford it.
Then, when I checked my bank account this month I realized that the gym was billing me monthly, without my knowledge, or permission. I received no mail or email or billing notification of any sort, they've just been quietly draining the membership feee from my bank account and I only found out about it because they too a $66 fee this month that caused my account to overdraft and suffer $35 overdraft fee!
I sent 2 emails to them through your website, demanding a refund and canceling the membership, but no one answered!
I went to the gym today and they basically told me that "it's your fault for signing up with us in the first place" and she threatened that unless I sign more papers to cancel the membership then she will keep billing me!
I contacted your billing department by phone, and she repeated the same thing, telling me that it's my fault, I will keep getting billed for a membership I don't want and I don't use, I should expect no refund, she will not cancel my membership, and that I must go back to the gym to sign those papers or they will keep billing me!
So, basically, once you show Crunch your card, that's it? They will continue to prey on it?
That membership was supposed to be paid for manually. My debit card should not have been stored and I specifically told them that.
I want the membership canceled.
And I want the unjust fees they charged me refunded ($21.95 + $66.90).
And I have contacted my bank to stop any future billing.

Hi there.. I joined crunch fitness cause I thought it was nice and clean.. obviously the one I got in is not.
2216 Rockdale, Sydney, Australia.
Everyday a different machine is broken and to fix it usually the customers must to wait at least 3 weeks(when we are lucky).. the floor is always dirty, other customer use to have a work out with no towel and with dirty clothes from their own job.. that's disgusting.. I submitted to the personnel all I mentioned above, but in 1 year nothing changed.. I hope you can do something about it..
Thank you

I started my gym membership a few months ago and ive only been one time. I have been charged my 2nd fee on July 30th, 2018 I expected to be charged again around august 30th. I called to inform the main street location that i wouldnt have the funds until the 2nd week of september, and ask could I change my due date and/or make an arrangement. I was tild that it should be fine I would just need to talk to a manager when I arrived. When I arrived I immediately went to speak with a manager to address the situation. After I explained I was rudely told what my balance was and how many day late I was and that I would not be able to use the gym until the annual fee and monthly fee was paid. When my guess explaind that we were told that we would still be able to come in, over the phone. She told him that my balance is 8 days past due. I dont believe that my balance and the past due amount should have be explained in front of an audience because I explained the situation prior to her outburst. I did not get either of the managers names because I was embarrassed and rushed to leave. The purpose of me calling first was to avoid the embarrassment.

Love this location but for how new the place is, the gym is disgusting! It looks like there are a decent amount of staff but the locker rooms are filthy with trash and dirt on the ground. The tanning booths are never swept and I doubt wiped down either. The walls are covered with stains and the equipment is dirty too. I hope this information can be relayed to the right person to get this gym cleaned properly. I hate to see it go downhill already.

The overall music at Crunch in Florence, Kentucky has changed since I signed up. Originally, the music played was high-energy. Now, hard rock/heavy metal is played constantly. I have asked several times for the music station to be changed but I am told they cannot change the music or dont know how. I had to give my notice of cancellation because quite frankly, the music ruins my vibe when I walk-in. In addition to the music, it is obvious it has also drawn a new caliber of weightlifters. There is much more harsh energy, dropping of weights, and less females. I dont think I am the only one turned off by this new musical direction the club has taken. I would appreciate any help you can provide. Thank you.