Hone Fitness Isabella Street

I have been going to Hone Fitness for 4 years and switched to this location within the last year. I will say, the Danforth location is much nicer. But this is partially due to the age of the building. I would say you definitely get what you pay for. I work out at this gym because it is convenient and has all the equipment I need. If you want a gym that is completely spotless and fancy, you will have to pay more than $30-$40 per month. I think I have two major complaints. 1. The water fountains are dated and not good for refilling water bottles 2. It always feels like there are just barely enough plates available in the weight room. As well, many of the plates are broken or chipped. Overall though, the gym has a wide variety of equipment and has improved when it comes to maintenance.

You definitely get what you pay for. This is a no bells and whistles gym. It's very open and spacious. It's very inclusive; all body types, varied nationalities. The crowd should not intimidate anyone who isn't a frequent gym goer. Pretty quite in the morning and daytime. There aren't many or any group classes. I've seen a sign advertising group space but I've never seen one. It's relatively clean but this isn't Goodlife where there is continuous and visible cleaners and supplies being restocked. But you aren't paying Goodlife fees, either. It should open earlier on weekends and stay open later during the week.

Nothing fancy at all. But it's a gym. Enough equipment to get the job done. I only give it 2 stars because the other day they needed to fix the drain in the woman's change room in the showers and had some random man in there fixing thigns while women were still in there. I grabbed my stuff and left because I did not feel comfortable with that situation at all. Also the music is terrible and loud. You need to basically put your headphones on blast just to drown out how loud the music in the speakers are upstairs. there is absolutely no good reason for the music to be playing that loud.

All good except that: 1) They don't seem to repair or replace the old machines. 2) Weight plates are scarce, have they been slowly getting robbed? ‍💫 3) it gets hot because of lack of air circulation and barely any AC. OTHERWISE, I enjoy going to this gym, it's inside looks unique, it's colorful, and they have a variety of areas to train in different ways so people have their own space, such as a stretching/mat area, free weight area, squat rack/heavier weight area with benches, strength machine area, cardio machine area, etc. Although peak times are crowded, its membership price is great value for all the equipment you get. The shower area is kind of cold, and there are no benches near the showers so its a little hard to dress. There used to be more TVs but some were removed -- unsure why, but I would love to see a variety of channels on TV, not just the sports and news channels. As you can see, its not the perfect gym, but its enjoyable and has a lot of positives which make it worth it over other gyms. My main feedback is: please fix broken machines within 2-3 weeks max, and please add fans to the cardio area since there's a lack of air circulation in that area.

Been going to this gym for a while now and it is a good community space for me. While there are days when you are working out alone, I end up seeing a lot of my friends here. The machines are well maintained and given the age of this gym, it reflects in the equipment. Overall, not a bad experience at all.