Crunch Fitness Reviews

Pros

Fun classes.
Great staff.
Innovative, cutting-edge well-trained instructors.
Flexible, and a fun place to work.
Overall it is a very good experience working at Crunch.

Cons

One has to jockey to get classes, it can be political.
Sometime equipment needs to be replaced or needs repairs, it can be hard to get the attention of senior management.

Advice to Senior Management

Continue to offer instructor trainings, and keep the classes innovative. Perhaps have an online forum where employees can post suggestions, tips etc.

Pros

great opportunity to expend your skill by company's trainings

Cons

not a lot- low pay

Advice to Senior Management

continue to invest in the instructor- they bringing people

Pros

upbeat environment, members are fun.they offer great classes
free membership with employment
up to date equipment
potential to make a high salary (as long as you're prepared to commit 98% of your time to the company)

Cons

they do not help you build your clientele
very competitive between trainers (almost cut throat)
high expectations
really sucks the fun out of training - don't fall into the corporate trap

Pros

free gym, casual dress, booze at parties and most of all weather in san fran...awesome for sure, no joke.

Cons

management is horrible to its people, they dont treat eveyone the same, in most cases they act like they dont know you.

Advice to Senior Management

try looking at your talent, let them know they are doing a great job and maybe just once acknowledge someone.

Pros

a huge amount of knowledge from the people who you work with. Teaches you the basics of a high demand sales jobs.

Cons

A lot of cold calling outside prospecting and down time. Respect from others in industry must be earned. Did I mention cold calls?

Advice to Senior Management

Treat employees as people not just a number. Be involved with realistic quoatas at attainable times. This is Crunch, not 24hr fitness

Pros

you will get a free gym membership

Cons

they will use any method possible to obtain sales even if you, as the sales representative are not comfortable with it.

Advice to Senior Management

n/a

Pros

Fun atmosphere
Fun people
Work with people who are passionate about what they do

Cons

The hours, but it's expected with the job

Advice to Senior Management

Great management, they really care about the employees and take the time to coach and support us. The team is a family.

Pros

The opportunity for advancement is great! Crunch's logo is No Judgments and that holds true inside the work place as well. There are all different types of people working at the locations and at corporate. They have a great company history and they do great things for their members. They promote from within but also allow outside applicants for positions. In doing this, they have a great group of people that you can very much enjoy working with on an everyday basis.

Cons

Downsides?? I really can't think of any right now. Occasionally there seems to be delays in things because of corporate red tape, but compared to other companies this is not a lot and usually there are good reasons for it. They're some what of a young company (21 years) so if you're looking for growth great but if you want a super serious corporate environment you won't really find it here. They're version of super corporate you still need to have a sense of humor and a personality. They're health benefits package is pricey but then again they build great relationships with various health physicians who will give you better rates.

Advice to Senior Management

I think overall they're doing a great job. I think the managers that have been with the company for a much extended time should figure out some ways to occasionally step outside of their Crunch well molded shoes to better understand and connect with newer employees. It's a special company with a special mindset that can be a little overwhelming for new people. But besides that, all I ask is please don't change the culture of the company. It's a wonderful work atmosphere, please keep us one of the "alternative" companies!

Pros

People are fun, place has many opportunities, very well organized.

Cons

High sales pressure, pushy trainers. Very hard to meet goal.

Advice to Senior Management

Pay the trainers more when rates for personal training go up.

Pros

Upbeat "hip" gym leading fitness trends. Trends are not necessarily improving fitness, but are just that...trends that will become popular and then fade. Crunch is always first to pick up on these trends.

Cons

Upon 2009 takeover by 24 hour fitness Crunch quickly became an unpleasant place to work. All management was fired and replaced by 24 hour Fitness crew. New management created a hostile work environment that even the customers began to pick up on.

Advice to Senior Management

Just name it 24 hour fitness so that customers are not deceived by what used to be a great brand.