Le Gym Concordia

I use the gym for regular lifting. I like it. Student prices are frankly fantastic, and if you go in the early mornings you aren't so crowded. During rush hours, you might have to wait for a bench or squat rack, though. Smells fine. They'll play good workout music through the PA system usually. Time to time they play FM radio, which annoys me because who wants to work out to a Wendy's radio ad? I've only ever had the staff be fun and respectful, they'll show me how to do exercises and they take me seriously. I'd recommend it to anybody.

Pricing ain't bad and the staff is super friendly! You'll find a great variety of gym equipment with two studio rooms. There's a nice sense of community in this gym and the place is kept quite clean compared to other gyms in the price range.

Concordia's Le Gym is my #1 gym. Ive been a member (on & off) since 2010. No gym in Montreal that can even compare. First off, its organized by educated professionals in the field of fitness & operates within a university so a multi-million budget. High quality fitness equipment, lots of space + 3 studio gyms, capacity fits like +300 people, +100 cardio machines + a spin-bike room. Lots of space to stretch or setup your work out area. 100s of fitness tools (racks of yoga mats n stacks of gym mats, foam rollers, swiss ball, massage balls (desk), kinetics machine (x4), racks of resist. bands, skipping ropes, stretching sticks, gliding pads, huge bin filled with yoga blocks n stretch out ropes, like so much stuff that other gyms dont even have 1 of). Racks of dumbells, plates, machine attachments & bars all over the place. It's a campus gym so community; large quantities & space are essential. Everynight, campus cleaning crew makes their rounds so yes very clean. Now for the negatives that people rant about; the shower issue - this has been a major problem longtime, the area had major plumbing issues prior to construction which shouldve been re-designed during construction. They can't fix issues that come from ville de Montreal and now its too late. Sometimes ull get lucky n sometimes u won't so dont rely on their showers. As a man, it doesnt effect me; a quick 5 mins is ample. I can shower & scrub properly at home. If ur a concordia student; go to MB 7 or 8 n take ur shower there ull need a code to get in. Or find another shower facility bc the shower issue and water leaks will never be permanently fixed. Mtl is a very old city so don't let this take away from how great this gym is. Friendly helpful staff, including free tips, help & tutorials from trainers (most gyms won't give u this). Huge gym, huge University community (+30k students & +10k staff), it can get extremely packed. If time & space is important for you; avoid working out during the 4-8 peak hours on mon-fri. Am's are most quiet. 7pm-10pm along with weekends are great time slots. This is not a power lifting gym although they do have some power lifting racks. Be advised; if you start problems with people here (fights, arguments, threats, harrasment etc) you WILL be escorted out by campus security & most likely BANNED so yes, very safe. Safety locks for valuelables (jewls, wallet etc) located outside of locker room (locker rooms & washrooms cannot have cameras but rest of gym can). Thats my full review being a gym member for past decade.

If i can give 0 i would. Almost Every single machine has a problem. And most of the dumbell rack is damaged and dangerous. Manager doesn’t do anything to fixe real and dangerous issues

Cheap, and you get what you pay for. The showers are a push button, and shoot freezing water until they warm up. The gym can be absolutely packed. The weight area is really male dominated. I remember a particular instance where a man would not stop correcting me on a machine. it was so uncomfortable ?. Maybe it would be better if there were women only hours? would certainly make me feel more relaxed

When I had the membership the showers were out of service so I can only speak on the actual gym experience. The gym is quite small to accommodate for the number of students so there is quite of bot of waiting time for popular equipment, especially if you go during peak hours. It’s not the cleanest either but you get what you pay for.

Good gym! Enough équipement, although I would like them to get a 40lb fixed Barbell since I think it's missing. Otherwise no complaints! Maybe add a machine or 2 for shoulder workouts and chest press

Used to love coming here but the proportion of students to non students has shifted a lot, meaning it's less welcoming for women and now with covid restrictions we are limited to a single hour workout. What sense does it make to make us come in more frequently to cut down on exposure? None. This is simply not worth coming downtown for anymore and a lot of the machines are run-down and out-dated. If things were back to normal for students (meaning most of the people coming here were students) it would be better but as is with restrictions it's sad. I don't get why they offer memberships to non-students if they want to minimize pathogenic transfer or offer students a student gym. If you use student funds to set up something, it should be for students. It's already tough to find gyms without a high number of creepers. The staff has also completely changed and seems genuinely less involved, and you can see the downward trend in reviews over the years. This place used to be great, it's a real shame.