The Edge Fitness Clubs

This a very slick gym with lots of «cool factor», but the emphasis from day one is to get you to pay more than the advertised $ 10/​mo. They offer «free» evaluations to persuade you to increase that $ 10/​mo to $ 90/​mo for their «premium» classes. And why not add another $ 170/​mo. for four 30 minute personal training sessions, where they will spend the time you’ve paid for trying to convince you to get on their diet & supplement plan? Oh — that’s not enough! Pay more to be in their fitness contest! If you want to be sold to every time you turn around, go to the Edge. And don’t expect their staff to be knowledgeable (no idea how to turn up the music in the women’s fitness area), their massage equipment to be working (any given day one or other of the two chairs are out of order), or there to be basic maintenance kept up (2 days last week there were no wipes to clean gym equipment in the women’s area; after several requests, the recumbent bikes are not level). But what do you expect for $ 10?

John Brodsky is an amazing trainer. He is creative with equipment and strengthening bands. Always full of positive energy and passion for what he does shines through. So lucky to have had him for a few months in the Norwalk location. If you’re interested in getting away from your typical mundane routine, he is your guy!

My husband and I hesitantly switched gyms last fall with our awesome trainer, Kelly Mohr, which has turned out great! We love the Strong program classes and small group training, the Danbury location is bright, spacious, well equipped and friendly, just wish there was more parking?! Keep up the good work!

Great gym with a large selection of equipment. Definitely the place to workout in Danbury.

Kelly Ann Mohr is wonderful!!! She is fun, encouraging, reliable and a skilled trainer. She is one-​of-​a-​kind. I cannot recommend her highly enough.

I am an Edge member and have been for
many years. I now workout regularly where I met Trainer John Brodski. If you ever want to change your life than train with him. He is more than outstanding! I have been at this life style change for a long time! His wisdom, experience, dedication and Commitment is nothing I have ever experienced. After a 30 lb loss I have met not only a trainer but a friend who constantly pushes me forward and makes me stronger. Most importantly, we not Only work hard but we laugh ! Having said that, I will say through the transition I have met many fabulous trainers at The Edge and am grateful for the life change and support from all but most grateful for John.

Great gym and staff. A lot of work out options. I see Alicia and she makes our workouts fly by since she is fun and entertaining. She pushes me to go beyond what I thought I was capable of and makes me feel good about it. I would definitely recommend her for a trainer.

The Edge in Danbury is a gorgeous fitness center. I am loving the fact that they have a women’s area! John Brodski is a outstanding trainer and focus’s on his clients needs all the time from a text at 12pm to a text at 1am ! He has changed my life around for the better and going to be an amazing addition to Danbury form Norwalk! #edgefitness

I love this gym ! This is my all time fave gym. I love the classes, the cleanliness, the organized management, and the protein shake bar. Deff recommend !

Edge fitness in Danbury is easily one of the best gym facilities I’ve ever used. The equipment is well maintained and the facility itself is very clean. The staff are all friendly and helpful. I worked with John L. for personal training. He’s an awesome trainer who is dedicated to helping his clients reach their goals and is always there to motivate them or answer any questions they might have. I highly recommend this gym in general and definitely John as a personal trainer!

Best in the area, hands down. I’ve been a member at PF and Club 24 in the past and was hesitant to join the Edge since the opening seemed to attract volumes. I gave it a shot anyways and have since cancelled all other memberships. The environment at The Edge is among the best– well kept and clean with great prices. The gym is a balanced «busy» but NOT over-​crowded, with more than enough equipment for all. The biggest thing here is the staff — energy is high and positive! Always plenty of people available and willing to help with anything from questions to tours, or classes and personal training, the staff really brings The Edge to the next level. Laid back and a great gym to be a part of — gym rat or beginner!

I worked with John Luzzi, and I benefited a lot from his workouts. I told him I wanted to get ready for my first half marathon and he built a routine to help me with my goal. He always made sure I told him how I was feeling after a workout and checked in with me the day after we worked together. I moved from Planet Fitness to The Edge and I don’t regret it at all!

The best gym in Danbury. The staff is great especially the sales team they make you feel right at home and walk you through everything. Cole Hyla the salesman was especially very easy to work with. I would recommend this gym to anyone! 5 stars

MOM APPROVED.
New to the Danbury area, I decided to give The Edge a try. The prices seemed comparable to that of Planet Fitness, only without stupid (rules like no deadlifting) and without the free bagels and pizza (kinda defeats the purpose of going to the gym, if you ask me).
As a full-​time working mom, looking to shed some remaining baby weight, and lets be honest– looking for some «Me Time» away from my kids, I was drawn to the fact that they offer child care for a low fee.
Let me stop there– I have THE whiniest, clingiest, child with super separation anxiety, a stubborn personality, who has been a «terrible two» since he came out the womb. We walked into the gym yesterday, and my little gremlin pushed himself out of my arms and went RUNNING into the arms of one of the Edge Kids staff members. I, the one who carried his nine pound infant body, in my womb for 42 weeks and 1 day, rarely receive that type of greeting from him. The Edge Kids Club staff members go above and beyond to keep my kids engaged, and active while I’m getting my work out in. They try to make the drop off transition as easy as possible– and considering my little guy’s temperament– it was NOT an easy task. My kids always have a good time and get excited when I say «lets go to the gym!» The way to my heart is through my children– and The Edge, has done that.
The facilities are huge, usually clean and most of the equipment is in good working condition. There are a variety of classes, even later in the evening– which is hard to find. The gym does get crowded, but I’ve never had to wait long to use equipment. They offer a sauna, tanning and chair massage. They also have a shake/​juice bar that offers items for both children and adults. the staff is friendly, the Edge Kids Crew is AMAZING. I think the rates are more than reasonable. I’m satisfied with the gym and my experience has been good.

This review is for John Brodski, one of the trainers at the Danbury Edge. I’ve worked with several personal trainers over the years and John is the best! He’s matched only by JP Richards, who is now the Fitness Manager at the club. When JP moved into management I needed a new trainer and he recommended that I use John. He couldn’t have been more right. John is highly knowledgeable, focused, highly motivating and, most importantly, completely focused on what is best for the client. He helped me to find strength that I didn’t know that I had and takes the time to make sure that at the same time I am doing right by my 50+ year old body. He is up on the latest literature and j own how to separate fact from fad. Plus he’s a great guy! The only reason I would suggest that someone not train with John is to ensure that he has enough time for me!

So far have been disappointed. It’s clean and has a lot of equipment. it’s not very crowded at the hours I go. and it’s always open early which is great. That said, the classes are less challenging than I am typically used to. Someone recommended I try Strong classes. I looked into it and to take them– it would be $ 100 a month… the gym I just came from was $ 30 a month and had challenging classes. I thought maybe I’d try other classes, but they book up 24 hours in advance.
I think I might go back to my previous gym even though it’s less convenient:-(

They have everything you need. Wayyy too many people. They kicked me out of the cross fit room before when a few private class people were in there doing nothing.

Great gym in my opinion! LOVE the women’s only section. I pretty much only work out in there. It’s more comfortable when I’m using the weights. The locker room is clean and nice. And I love the lockers with the built in locks (don’t have to bring my own)
The late night classes are good also. I don’t get home until about 6:00/6:30 and I can still make the majority of them (which my old gyms didn’t offer). Reason I’m giving 4 stars is because I took the Monday night Zumba class and it was packed (which isn’t a bad thing. Still had room to move because the room is large) but I couldn’t see the instructor and couldn’t follow along. I would recommend maybe getting a stage so the people in the back can follow along.
The price is low for what is offered as well. $ 20 a month for pretty much everything! And the 24 hours a day schedule is AMAZING!!! I don’t feel rushed to get in and out on the days I don’t get there until like 8:00/9:00

This place is alright, went by because I was considering switching gyms. I think this gym would be much better if they didn’t have all of the rooms. It makes the gym look much smaller and more crowded. Just to give you an idea, there’s separate rooms for daycare, tanning/​massage, «crossfit» room, two or more empty rooms for classes, cinema cardio room, room + machines for women only. The women only section was pretty weird. The employee explained it by saying «some women don’t feel comfortable because you never know where guys eyes are looking.» Quite a strange concept and kind of turned me away from this gym.
The number 1 reason why I did not sign up is because of how crowded it was. I went on a Wednesday around 5:30, which I understand is right after work and somewhat crowded, but this place looked like a zoo. I can’t imagine what it would look like on a Monday. Almost every machine was taken and people were struggling to find a place to do their workout. Also, I told the employee that I typically come around 6:30−7pm and he said it gets even worse during that time. I do appreciate his honesty though.
They have 3 squat racks which is okay, but not enough based on how crowded this gym is. The employee said they have «olympic floors» which I assume means you can deadlift from the floor, however the plates they have are not round, which makes deadlifting annoying.
Pros
Large gym with lots of new equipment
Lot of class options
Nice extras (tanning, daycare, massage chairs, sauna, juice bar)
Fair price overall
Friendly staff
Cons
Overcrowded
Tend to charge extra for random things (certain classes)

So today is their grand opening. My boyfriend signed up this morning, and he said I have a free pass come with me later. As a loyal planet fitness member I just rolled my eyes and agreed.
So I came with the intention of giving it a try, doing some cardio.
HAHHHHH!!!
So I live on the border of CT and was told that because I had an out of state license that it was a $ 10 day pass. LOLOLOLOLOL they boast a $ 9.99 a month membership, so does this mean I get a whole month? Cause I just paid that.
So in lieu of being nasty to their employees I paid their $ 10 after having to be brought to a desk and asked questions that were now making me even more irate, and then to another area to have my card swiped.
I then ask for my ID back but I couldn’t have it because apparently they «have» to keep it. In a «secure» place– in an index card box at an unmanned desk. Lol.
I’ll never come back.
I should’ve just gone to PF.