| Tue | 05:30 am -10:00 pm |
| Wed | 05:30 am -10:00 pm |
| Thu | 05:30 am -10:00 pm |
| Fri | 05:30 am -10:00 pm |
| Sat | 08:30 am -08:30 pm |
| Sun | 08:30 am -08:30 pm |
Nice personal team work clean
Never had problem with this gym
After spending a year at the Silver Spring WSC, I got a new job in DuPont Circle. After looking at all the gyms near my new office, I decided to just transfer my membership to this location as it was the closest barbell gym to my office. It's clean, easy to get in and out in about an hour, not terribly busy during lunch, and the staff are friendly and helpful.
I dock a point however because this gym is overloaded with useless machinery and two floors of cardio equipment, yet has zero deadlift platforms and only one squat rack. It's also $10/mo more than the Silver Spring location yet lacks a true power rack area for barbell lifting and does not have a lap pool like the Silver Spring location does. So, you essentially pay more for less due to location - but hey, this is DC.
EDIT: WSC finally installed a deadlift area; though it still only has one squat rack.
Have been a member for about 3 months, have the regional pass which is a good price for 6+ gyms all over the DC area.
It's good. It could be great but it's too corporate to get things changed quickly.
One of the better WSCs in the DC area.
This is a gym, not a fitness center/spa.
Front desk and support staff (Jessie, Hugo, Jose, and Sondra) are exceptional. They push 110% everyday and members appreciate and respect the high quality service they provide.
Pete Mitec is a very knowledgeable personal trainer manager at this location. His personal training staff that I know (Ahmad, Adrian and Mike) are also knowledgeable and credentialed.
Problem is training staff seem to be instructed by the Washington Sports organization NOT to assist club members UNLESS they sign up for private, personal training lessons.
Sad, because often club members can be seen doing exercises incorrectly and no trainer is available on the gym floor to advise them that they might be injuring themselves. When personal trainers do not have private clients, the Washington Sports organization appears to instruct the trainers to stay in the staff offices, where they can be seen either talking with friends/clients or surfing the internet. It appears no daily, personal assistance to club members is included in the monthly membership fee (except for the annual fitness evaluation). Often on Sunday afternoons or evenings, there is NO personal trainer on site. Scary, if someone should injures him/herself.
There are some serious club members working out here. Club members are polite and respectful of others. No attitude here. Refreshing and always challenging place to work out!
This is a gym, not a fitness center/spa.
This is a gym, not a fitness center/spa.
Don't get lured in by their bogus promotions. Gyms are notoriously bad at customer service and this one is the worst. Once you sign up, don't think you're getting out of there without them taking an arm and a leg first. They have an absurdly long cancellation policy that requires you to pay for multiple months after your cancellation.
Don't get lured in by their bogus promotions. Gyms are notoriously bad at customer service and this one is the worst. Once you sign up, don't think you're getting out of there without them taking an arm and a leg first. They have an absurdly long cancellation policy that requires you to pay for multiple months after your cancellation.
Don't be fooled by Vida Fitness's bogus 5-star reviews online (produced by PR company & organized shills - acc. to it's staff), WSC has the real deal, the rate is almost HALF of the Vida's, and gay friendly (PS, Vida is no longer a gay gym, overrun by str8 girls, cameras in men's room, leaking clients' info. too - acc. to it's staff).
Don't be fooled by Vida Fitness's bogus 5-star reviews online (produced by PR company & organized shills - acc. to it's staff), WSC has the real deal, the rate is almost HALF of the Vida's, and gay friendly (PS, Vida is no longer a gay gym, overrun by str8 girls, cameras in men's room, leaking clients' info. too - acc. to it's staff).
Don't be fooled by Vida Fitness's bogus 5-star reviews online (produced by PR company & organized shills - according to it's employees), WSC has the real deal, the rate is only HALF of the Vida's, and both north & south Dupont locations are gay friendly & the de facto gay community centers. (Sadly, Vida is no longer a gay gym.)
Do not sign up here. They run specials at the end of the year to encourage you to sign up in December. They then immediately hit you with an annual fee which will likely exceed any "savings" they offered in the special. They do not mention the annual fee when you sign up because they are incredibly disingenuous salesmen. I have belonged to other clubs in the Sports Club network and the management here is by far the worst.
Standard health club for DC. Minimal windows, mostly functional cardio equipment, nice front desk staff, basement weight room, and packed spring peak hours. Now that they have many membership tiers available, either for one club, one city, or all cities the parent company runs clubs in.
Several locations, clean, a wide variety of fitness options, hours of operations, and professional and experienced fitness experts and staff.
Clean gym, friendly staff and they have towels too. If you like solid weight and not the plastic stuff they have it here too. A little hard to find but what's not in DC, will go back here if I'm in the area because I know the weights are good and they have good machines too. The weight spread downstairs is nice too and it's been clean the last 2 times I've visited.
Clean gym, friendly staff and they have towels too. If you like solid weight and not the plastic stuff they have it here too. A little hard to find but what's not in DC, will go back here if I'm in the area because I know the weights are good and they have good machines too. The weight spread downstairs is nice too and it's been clean the last 2 times I've visited.
Stay far away from this gym. They are specialized on hidden fees, all the prices are false. I payed 175 dollars for 1month and a half instead of 45+1$ as I was promised. As a non-native english speaker they abused all they could. Every e-mails or office discussions are just false, you heard about the fees from your bank account and not with them, they just keep lying and charge you as long as they can.
The best piece of advice I can give you is to stay as far away as you can from this gym. For everything there are always hidden fees which are charged but never properly explained. You can be certain the overall experience will be negative.
The best piece of advice I can give you is to stay as far away as you can from this gym. For everything there are always hidden fees which are charged but never properly explained. You can be certain the overall experience will be negative.
I had reached a low point in my dieting and exercising and wanted to hit the refresh button. I had been going to WSC for a few months but didn't feel I was pushing myself enough so one day I popped my head into the trainer's office and Pete was sitting at the desk. He began by asking me my goals, what I had done in the past, and what my eating habits were like. After a lengthy discussion, he showed me the different pricing options, gave me his recommendations based on my goals, and then asked if I would come back in a few days and revisit the training plan. THIS WAS GREAT! He in no way pressured me into making a payment or commitment on the spot, but gave me time to really think it over. I am grateful for that.
Once we got started, we spent the first week doing basic circuit training so that I could learn the ropes of lifting and whatnot. Pete also spent an entire session with me going over nutrition. Between the diet and training with Pete, I have made a dramatic difference. Friends and family who I hadn't seen in months commented on the physical change they see in me.
When the WSC closed their F Street location, I moved with Pete to 1211 to continue working with him. Pete is incredibly flexible with my crazy work schedule.
I sometimes have to miss a session because of travelling for work. Pete takes the time to sit down with me and write out a workout for me to do on my own time, even without equipment.
I would absolutely recommend working with Pete and using this gym.
Fairly good gym. Gets absolutely swamped after work in the evenings and desperately needs another squat rack. If you can come during non-peak hours, you'll have the weight room to yourself. Pretty expensive for an average gym experience, but it is right in the middle of downtown dc
The people at WSC, 1211 Connecticut Avenue, NW are very sweet and very helpful. It would be great if there were more classes offered in the morning or after work. Thanks.
Good range of equipment. Street parking .
It's pretty crowded and the overall cleanliness isn't great for a gym. The other location is very clean, but this one was bad enough that I left for another gym that is less crowded with more equipment to choose from. There is only 1 squat rack!!
I had reached a low point in my dieting and exercising and wanted to hit the refresh button. I had been going to WSC for a few months but didn't feel I was pushing myself enough so one day I popped my head into the trainer's office and Pete was sitting at the desk. He began by asking me my goals, what I had done in the past, and what my eating habits were like. After a lengthy discussion, he showed me the different pricing options, gave me his recommendations based on my goals, and then asked if I would come back in a few days and revisit the training plan. THIS WAS GREAT! He in no way pressured me into making a payment or commitment on the spot, but gave me time to really think it over. I am grateful for that.
Once we got started, we spent the first week doing basic circuit training so that I could learn the ropes of lifting and whatnot. Pete also spent an entire session with me going over nutrition. Between the diet and training with Pete, I have made a dramatic difference. Friends and family who I hadn't seen in months commented on the physical change they see in me.
When the WSC closed their F Street location, I moved with Pete to 1211 to continue working with him. Pete is incredibly flexible with my crazy work schedule.
I sometimes have to miss a session because of travelling for work. Pete takes the time to sit down with me and write out a workout for me to do on my own time, even without equipment.
I would absolutely recommend working with Pete and using this gym.
Decent gym for what you pay for. Not the cleanest or prettiest but it gets the job done.
