Everyday Athlete

I used EA for many years for my children and loved it, but it has really gone downhill in the last couple of years. Instructors and programs are nowhere near as good as they used to be. The camps for the last two years have been terrible: children hated it, inadequate supervision of children (one of my kids wondered out the door without them noticing, lucky I was just a few doors up), my children got terribly sunburned (even though I put on sunblock in the morning and provided hats and more sunblock — they left them in the sun without shirts, hats or sunblock on for hours!).
I used to love EA but it is not the same place I am disappointed to say.

This place is a scam. While my trainer Sal was fantastic and dedicated, this review is specifically for the management.
I was going to EA for personal training from January-​August of this year. Things were going well enough until May when they started a children’s summer program that started the hour after my session ended.
They would start setting up thirty minutes earlier, halfway through my session and relegating me to about ¹⁄₁₀^th of the entire space (which is not big). To make matters worse the young men chaperoning the kids’ program would just hang around after they set up and watch me exercise (awkward). One time they even threw supplies over me while I was doing floor exercises. Not to mention sometimes the kids would stray out of the waiting area when they weren’t paying attention and come up to me while I was lifting heavy weights!
I figured if I wanted to be stared at while I exercise I could just go to Equinox and pay what was I paying at EA for the week for the month.
But that’s not even where the real problems lie. I cancelled my account and due to both me and my trainer’s vacation scheduling I had two sessions left on my account to make-​up.
I was put in contact with another trainer by management except the email they provided was for a random stranger in a different country. When I actually got in touch with the new trainer she cancelled on me at the last minute (~10pm night before a 8am session) at least four times, meaning I went a whole month without being able to make up my session. I cancelled on her once.
I emailed to ask for a refund and throughout the process had to constantly follow up to get a reply. They said because I cancelled once I was only entitled to a refund for one session, even though it clearly states in their cancellation policy you may get charged a fee of $ 25, not the entire value of the session. They offered me a voucher for a deep tissue massage at a different location instead of a cash refund for the remaining session I was entitled to.
Which I never got! Despite accepting the offer. They also tried to tell me I shouldn’t get a refund because I got a «good discount» on sessions even though that was from a New Year’s deal they offered everyone. They also tried to say I had extra sessions for no charge but that was because they weren’t properly recording some of my rescheduled/​make-​up sessions.
Anyway, I’m not going to tell people not to go here because you can do what you want. Just be aware of the risks. Personally, I expected more responsibility from a small, neighborhood business. I consciously chose them because I was tired of big box gyms ripping me off. If you are looking for a trainer, cut out the middle man and schedule with Sal independently. I wish I had known to do that.

I had all three of my boys, ages 4, 11 and 12 in summer camp last year at Everyday Athlete last summer and it was awesome. The staff is all super friendly and engaged, it never felt like they were «phone-​ing it in.» My boys had never rock climbed before and quickly became avid climbers. I really loved how much they were outside, in the gorgeous parks on the waterfront, really getting to know the neighborhood and take advantage of all our amazing brooklyn parks and playgrounds. The inside time was just as rich– obstacle courses were different every day, creative, challenging and super fun, dance parties and climbing… the kids never wanted to stop. The best part for me was knowing how active my kids were all day, being outside, getting to run and play their hearts out, and how relaxed and calm they were in the evenings because of it. My youngest son said he wanted «go to school at EA.» Sounds like a good idea to me!

What a great experience!
We had a holiday party here and the entire team enjoyed it thoroughly. The staff was extremely friendly, informative and fun. The boulder style wall was something we didn’t have much experience with, but by the end of the night everyone was climbing up and down and all around!
I’m excited to head back and check out there normal classes as well. I would recommend this place to anyone!

I’m emerging from my long Unilocal hibernation to write a glowing review for one of my favorite businesses, because they deserve it. I’ve been climbing here every week for about 1.5 years. The staff is fantastic and the wall is flexible enough to provide pretty much limitless bouldering routes.
The vibe of the space is friendly, which has gone a long ways towards keeping me there.
And if you’re new to climbing (as I am), I cannot recommend it enough. It is one of the few exercise activities I’ve found to be genuinely fun and sustainable.

Everyday Athlete’s Brooklyn Heights location features a bouldering wall and full range of training equipement (kettlebells, olympic rings, hangboards, medicine balls, ect…). It specializes in small classes that allow you to get a personal attention for less than half the cost of a personal training session. At times you don’t get as much attention as I would like, however I try to keep this in perspective since it’s not a personal training session.
I’ve been going there off and on for over a year, so I know the trainers pretty well. I find them to be friendly, helpful and knowledgable. Also, since it’s a small and friendly environment, the trainers tend to go out of their way to help you after class if you have questions or just want to hang out. Recently I’ve been going to their new class, called «Kettlebells for Climbers». It’s a lot of full body/​core movements. Joe, who teaches the class, is an awesome trainer/​muah thai fighter and is whipping my lazy butt into shape.
Overall I highly recommend this spot.
–Brian

I am a HUGE fan of Everyday Athlete!!! I have been working with Emily since Sept. and not only have my shoulder aches and pains disappeared, but my tennis game has greatly improved since I’m so much stronger. I have never in my 20 years of strength training classes had an instructor pay such close attention to my movements and make proper corrections, and I only wish I had found this gym sooner! They are very flexible and after a recent injury, Emily was able to customize the movements within a class so I could still participate. Absolutely the best gym around!

Had a poor experience here recently. I’ve been climbing here for over a year now. Every once in a while the open climbing schedule changes and I get an explanation as to why. No big deal.
This time I show up for open climb and the place is not ready for climbing, so I ask the owner, who happened to be there, what is going on. He says no one really shows up for open climb Tuesday, so we are going to have to make some decisions. In the middle of our conversation he walks back behind the wall and ignores me as I ask him what that means. He didn’t have the decency to explain anything he just hid from view as I was trying to talk with him. I wanted to ask why don’t you email your customers when you are going to close? Because I get emails all the time about their new products and services…
It felt like because I was a climbing member and not one of his training clients paying him big bucks, I didn’t deserve a response. Last I checked my payments have cleared for the last year and I paid for a service he is not delivering on, the least I can get is an explanation. What a prick.

I love Everyday Athlete! I’m recovering from a broken foot and have only recently been cleared for exercise. I’ve been working one-​on-​one with Clare a couple of times a week for the last month, and my strength and stability have both improved so much in a short time. Clare is great about steadily increasing the difficulty and giving me new challenges, and the exercises are more fun than a traditional boot camp workout. I’ve also joined her Saturday class, and she makes alterations based on my needs. I just signed up for another month of training, and I look forward to graduating to some of the high intensity classes on weekday mornings. I highly recommend them for fitness classes and personal training, not just for climbing!

A lot of fun. Great for kids and adults. Instructors are experienced and helpful. We do family climbing on weekends. The kids can learn to skateboard there too.

What great fun!
I came here with a friend for an introductory rock climbing session.
You get a pair of shoes (that are very tight), an time to practice up against the huge rock walls they have.
Its quite technical, and I’d say you need to be fairly fit to enjoy, but overall, a fun activity.

Follow-​up review: The owner kindly offered us some complimetary passes, so we could get a better experience of the facility and what it has to offer. We’re very impressed by the prompt, thoughtful and genrous response. Thank you!

I am the first one to review! I went this boulder gym tonight with friends. The trainers are very nice and with good climbing knowledge. The place is brand new and clear. The air is not chalky at all. Perfect for a small group climbing party. Definitely like to come again.