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First class gym

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😠 The website reports that you may ask for the first time to lead you around. I did. Beyond "the dressing room for gentlemen is in the back" and "you scan your card so to come in" it was not (and was already with great difficulty). For someone who is new to this world and has to gather a lot of coura... People often mention fitness, niet, Basic, equipment, people, basic, geen, maar, year, service,


Address

Zwijnaardsesteenweg 282, 9000 Gent, Belgium

Website

firstclassgym.be

Contact

+32 9 221 79 53

Rating on Google Maps

4.70 (40 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Saturday: 10 AM to 1 PM
  • Sunday: 10 AM to 1 PM
  • Monday: 9 AM to 9 PM
  • Tuesday: 9 AM to 9 PM
  • Wednesday: 9 AM to 9 PM
  • Thursday: 9 AM to 9 PM
  • Friday: 9 AM to 9 PM

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  • 1/5 Boris H. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The website reports that you may ask for the first time to lead you around. I did. Beyond "the dressing room for gentlemen is in the back" and "you scan your card so to come in" it was not (and was already with great difficulty). For someone who is new to this world and has to gather a lot of courage to dare to walk in, it's no windfall at all. I would also get a free gym bag from Basic Fit. Nothing more heard about, nothing gotten. No explanation about the use of devices, all of them "search for it yourself". A basic subscription is therefore also completely basic. Especially "search for it yourself" rather than a "welcome, happy that you want to be fit" feeling. If you have little self-confidence, and the man who has just finished his shift looks at "what are they throwing in here", then all your good courage will go straight back. No atmosphere, partly because other visitors help you with great reluctance .... Unfortunately. 1 star, only for the beautiful view. (Original) De website meld dat je de eerste keer mag vragen om je rond te leiden. Heb ik gedaan. Verder dan "de kleedkamer voor heren is achteraan" en "je scant je pasje zo om binnen te komen" was het niet (en was al met veel moeite). Voor iemand die nieuw is in dit wereldje en veel moed moet verzamelen om te durven binnenwandelen alvast geen meevaller. Ook zou ik een gratis sporttas krijgen van Basic Fit. Niks meer over gehoord, niks gekregen. Geen uitleg over gebruik toestellen, allemaal eerder "zoek het zelf uit". Een basis abonnement is dus ook helemaal basis. Vooral eerder "zoek het zelf maar uit" dan een "welkom, blij dat je fit wil worden" gevoel. Als je weinig zelfvertrouwen hebt, en de man die zijn shift er net heeft opzitten je bekijkt van "wat gooien ze hier binnen" dan stort al je goeie moed meteen weer in. Geen sfeer, mede doordat andere bezoekers je met zware tegenzin verderhelpen…. jammer. 1 ster, enkel en alleen voor het prachtige uitzicht.
    7 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nicolas F. 6 years ago on Google • 21 reviews
    Came here a year ago to realize my dream. Today, 1 year later, I am ready to participate in my first bodybuilding competition. All thanks to Michael (sympathetic manager). He gave me a customized nutrition and training schedule that REALLY helped. Thanks a million
    6 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rein T. 2 years ago on Google • 162 reviews
    Training tailored to your needs. Great, friendly, charming guidance. Wide choice of protein snacks after exercise. Pleasant ambience. Tasty protein shakes.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Benjamin M. 2 years ago on Google • 93 reviews
    Very good service and even offered free parking!
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Lander B. 6 years ago on Google
    Thrown out of all basic fits because of too loud deadlifts.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Ahmed N. 5 years ago on Google
    I did a one year contract and after 12 month I wanted to stop but they renewed the contract automatically and when I asked them that I want to stop I didn’t want another year they said you should tell us that tow months in advance!!! As I know a one year contract finishes after one year! SO GREEDY AND DISRESPECTFUL so now I have to pay another tow months before I stop!
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Emily S. 2 years ago on Google • 63 reviews
    Friendly staff, ready to help with questions. The fitness is sufficiently equipped with different equipment, something for everyone.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 HM 2 years ago on Google • 234 reviews
    Good workout
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Raphaël C. 7 years ago on Google
    Worst gym ever. Stay away from Basic Fit at all cost. I was harassed and threatened by an employee while exercising. I wrote a letter to customer service but they wouldn't do anything. I have never experienced such a bad experience with a company... Also it cost to 40€ to open an account and the gym is closed during the week-end during the afternoon.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Yiannis V. 2 years ago on Google • 169 reviews
    I like the place old school hardcore gym
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Jonas R. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Poor material at the free weights and no respect for other athletes at the free weights. Do not tidy up material, use towel or wipe material after use etc. (Original) Slecht materiaal bij de vrijgewichten en totaal geen respect voor andere sporters bij de vrijgewichten. Materiaal niet opruimen, geen handdoek gebruiken of materiaal schoonvegen na gebruik etc.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Sargis S. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Dirty showers and after not even half a minute the water gets freezing cold and it is impossible to shower. Reported several times but nothing is done about it. (Original) Vuile douches en na zelfs geen half minuut wordt het water ijskoud en is het onmogelijk om te douchen. Al enkele keren gemeld maar er wordt niets aan gedaan.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lee C. 4 years ago on Google • 187 reviews
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  • 5/5 LAURENT L. 2 years ago on Google • 42 reviews
    My favourite gym in town.....super well equipped, much better than basic fit, specialy if you have back problem like myself...the quality of the work out machine is far far better!! And Michael is a real good coach!! Love it!!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Zain Ul A. 5 years ago on Google • 91 reviews
    Ideal for students, great price
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Süleyman A. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) I think the Best Basic Fit in Flanders. Very friendly workers, everything is tip-top clean. New devices are also much better !! This one deserves a 10 star! 😉 (Original) De Beste Basic Fit van Vlaanderen denk ik. Heel vriendelijke werkers alles is tip top proper. Nieuwe toestellen zijn ook wel veel beter!! Deze Verdient een 10ster!😉
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Geert M. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Dirty stuff, outdated and you lose some lost among hurdles. You have to pay a little more for decent fitness (Original) Vuile boel, verouderd en je loopt er wat verloren bij tussen horde patsers. Je gaat iets meer moeten betalen voor deftige fitness
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 BLACK S. 1 year ago on Google • 57 reviews
    Super nice people, always friendly and everything according to wishes and greetings from 😡
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Olha K. 1 year ago on Google • 10 reviews
    We with husband visit it every week, totally recommend!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 karim A. 1 year ago on Google • 4 reviews
    one of the best gym form bodybuilding
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Patrick W. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice well-kept gym and very friendly and helpful reception. Also all possible products for sale. (Original) Mooie verzorgde gym en heel vriendelijk en behulpzaam ontvangst.Ook alle mogelijke producten te koop.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 International Business S. 7 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Good, paying parking (Original) Goed, betalend parkeren
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Nosa 3 years ago on Google
    Nice place. I used this gym for long time. The only bad thing with them.they do not treat member equally! Forgot ur card and they can not allow you accessing the gym even though they have you in their system.what is annoying is to see other person with the same case getting access(????).I donot know how that can be called! I thing if is a rule it has to be applied to all members.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Jens A. 7 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very quiet and modern (Original) Heel rustig en modern
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Bashir joe بشير �. 7 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) wonderful place (Original) مكان جميل جدآ
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Bart D. 3 years ago on Google
    Worst service ever. Try getting a person on the phone. Then if you show up in person, they will tell you to contact customer service. Guess who never replied to their email... Yup the customer service! We're still stuck on a contract they extended "because covid" that we wanted to cancel!!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Sirri H. 4 years ago on Google
    Strong point work 24/7
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Milan C. 5 years ago on Google
    So it's a basic fit, so it kinda sucks by default. However it sucks more than most other Basic Fits. The showers and changing area are absolutely disgusting. They removed the option to listen to the TVs in the cardio area. They only have one staff member there during any time of the day. The free weights area is too small and very crowded. Honestly the only reason I come here is the location. You have a nice view over the Korenmarkt from the treadmills and it's open 24/5 so during the off-hours there's not too many people.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 osam k. 4 years ago on Google
    Too bad not even a star, there is no respect from the staff and there are also thieves, a very shocking experience
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 sarina S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Small, but all necessary equipment is present. Friendly and necessary experience. A fitness where you definitely feel at home. For me a little too far from meetjesland (Original) Klein , maar alle nodige apparatuur aanwezig . Vriendelijke en nodige ervaring aanwezig . Een fitness waar je je zeker een thuisgevoel hebt. Voor mij wel iets te ver van meetjesland
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Charline F. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The manager is very friendly, top welcome. Good products on site! I drove 40 minutes to get there and have no regrets. Thank youiiiii😁 (Original) Le gérant est très sympathique, accueil au top. Bon produits sur place! J'ai fait 40 minutes de route pour y arriver et ne regrette pas. Merciiiiii😁
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Bram H. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Kakmadam at reception, really! Voot the rest nice club of course, ... (Original) Kakmadam aan receptie, echt! Voot de rest toffe club uiteraard,...
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 R. Martinez A. 3 years ago on Google • 19 reviews
    Great gym in the neighborhood all necessary for training. I think the gym is cozy. Much better than commercial gyms. The staff is great.

  • 3/5 Maria A. 4 years ago on Google
    It is a small gym that is always super crowded. Any gym that is located in the city center should be much bigger!

  • 3/5 mohamad D. 3 years ago on Google
    Great gym!!!

  • 3/5 Xu L. 4 years ago on Google
    If you avoid going there at peak hours, e.g. 6pm, it’s a good place to exercise with loads of equipments. The cleanliness of the free weight area needs to be improved though. I guess because that the area is covered with mats, you’ll see lots of hair, chalk residue, liquid stain etc.

  • 1/5 Ant G. 3 years ago on Google
    Most interesting equipment is out of service due to Covid 1,5 meter social distancing. There is a registration system for booking your own gym time. However, the place is still overcrowded and because of so many equipment being out of service you find yourself in unnecessary queues. On top of this people don't wear masks or respect distance or clean the equipment. In my opinion the measurements taken are counter productive.

  • 5/5 Bjorn V. 6 years ago on Google • 3 reviews
    Hardcore gym for a decent price. Providing customized meal plans and diet follow ups.

  • 4/5 Roald P. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Best gym in Ghent! (Original) Best gym in Ghent!

  • 5/5 osama a. 7 years ago on Google
    Ok

  • 5/5 Zarathustra 5 years ago on Google
    Best fitness in Ghent

  • 3/5 stefaan j. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) First class gym! (Original) Eerste klasse gym !

  • 4/5 Robin D. 7 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) No question asked too much; small-scale and therefore cozy. (Original) Geen vraag te veel gesteld; kleinschalig en dus gezellig.

  • 1/5 Mathias S. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Too many people, too few devices made available by corona measures. There are many machines that are barely used, while the 'more useful' machines, such as the bench press, do not exist. Reservations are also a disaster, almost always full. (Original) Te veel mensen, te weinig apparaten die ter beschikking zijn gesteld door coronamaatregelen. Er zijn veel machines die amper gebruikt worden, terwijl de 'nuttigere' machines, zoals de bankdrukmachine, niet bestaan. Reserveren is ook een ramp, bijna altijd vol.

  • 5/5 Marie Van den B. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Good thing and clean. (Original) Goede zaak en proper.

  • 1/5 Valérie V. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Basic-fit is a good fitness, but not on the corn market in Ghent. Employees not friendly: our card has been blocked several times behind us, without us knowing anything about it. While we do our best to stick to the rules and others do what they want in the gym ... (Original) Basic-fit is een goede fitness, maar dan toch niet op de korenmarkt in Gent. Werknemers niet vriendelijk: onze kaart is al meerdere keren geblokkerd achter onze rug, zonder dat we van iets wisten. Terwijl we zo ons best doen om ons aan de regels te houden en anderen doen maar in de fitness wat ze willen...

  • 1/5 abdiqadar hassan j. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) They are scammer 1 year contract is not going to stop 😡😡😡 I tell people to pay attention! (Original) Ze zijn oplichter 1 jaar contract gaat niet stoppen 😡😡😡 Ik zeg mensen opletten!

  • 5/5 mohamad r. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) very well (Original) Super goed

  • 5/5 Ali Y. 3 years ago on Google
    Perfeckt

  • 4/5 Francis W. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Easy fitness (Original) Gemakkelijke fitness

  • 3/5 Sander J. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) More than half of the equipment has been randomly decommissioned due to Covid-19 measures, so you cannot train optimally here. It is also too hot. I am glad that this is not my regular Basic Fit :-) (Original) Meer dan de helft van de toestellen is willekeurig buiten gebruik gesteld n.a.v. Covid-19 maatregelen, waardoor je hier niet optimaal kan trainen. Het is er ook te warm. Ben blij dat dit niet mijn vaste Basic Fit is :-)

  • 2/5 lennert c. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Good fitness. Apparently there are again poor people who cannot find out how equipment and exercises work and they need help again, while it is clearly stated that there is no assistance in the BASIC fit package. Subscription canceled, however, because it is full of high school students at 5 pm. It is much too busy, you often have to wait 15 minutes before a device is released. (Original) Goeie fitness. Blijkbaar zijn er weer sukkelaars die zelf niet kunnen opzoeken hoe toestellen en oefeningen werken en hebben ze weer hulp nodig terwijl er duidelijk vermeld staat dat er geen assistentie in het BASIC fit pakket zit. Abonnement echter opgezegd omdat het vol middelbare scholieren zit om 17u. Het is er véél te druk gewoon, je moet vaak een kwartier wachten eer een toestel vrij komt.

  • 3/5 Anthony Van T. 7 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Easily accessible but sometimes very busy and basic fit closes unfortunately at 4 p.m. (Original) Gemakkelijke bereikbaar maar soms heel druk en basic fit sluit in het weekend jammergenoeg om 16h

  • 3/5 Hendrik S. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Great fitness. You can walk with a view of the corn market. The devices are close together. A towel is mandatory when using the hygiene equipment. (Original) Fijne fitness. Je kan lopen met uitzicht op de korenmarkt. De toestellen staan wel dicht op elkaar. Een handdoek is wel verplicht bij het gebruiken van de toestellen voor de hygiëne.

  • 3/5 Brentnop 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Sometimes very busy (Original) Soms zeer druk

  • 2/5 van de veire p. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) idd, dressing room not correct, shower: a few seconds from hot to cold and has to press hard, and also cold back (draft) while shower has no glass door, no doors, and no respect for people who want to help and so on .... . (Original) idd , kleedkamer niet correct , douche : enkele seconden van warm naar koud en moet lastig drukken , en ook koude rug ( tocht ) terwijl douche geen glazen deur , staat zonder deuren , en ook geen respect aan mensen die willen helpen enzovoort .....

  • 3/5 Enis_Samed 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Isgoed but often search behind the right kilos (Original) Isgoed maar vaak zoeken achter juiste kilos

  • 5/5 Lorin D. 5 years ago on Google
    It is really ok. Payments by CC only. Works for a one time training. Not the cleanest lockers but alright in the end. Quite busy in the afternoon. Would go again without any doubt

  • 4/5 V J. 6 years ago on Google
    It's alright for the casual gym goer and people into cardio and stuff. Went for a daypass, got in, got out. Nothing fancy, no real staff, no elastics for rehab, etc. but it's clean and it works.

  • 5/5 Jim D. 3 years ago on Google
    Fun

  • 5/5 Evelyn A. 3 years ago on Google
    Great place to work out


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