My teen son loves weightlifting and working out. We were searching for a personal trainer for teens who had a good working knowledge of how to best and safely train teens. So far, my son's been to 4 or 5 training sessions, and Donnie has been great. He's a great coach, even offering sound nutritional advice, and even encouraged us to check in with our doc for a second opinion. The staff have been great, and Donnie goes above and beyond to help his clients. I'm really grateful for all the help and coaching he's offered to us. He seems to genuinely care, and has his own genuine experince starting out weightlifting when he was 11 years old. Would highly recommend!

Whetstone is great. I’ve taken classes there and work out regularly in the weight room. Donny, Jolene, Sue, and the rest of the staff are friendly, answer questions, and cool in general. The gym is well laid-out and has everything I need!

I’m so excited to have found Whetstone!! After learning that my gym was closing last week, I was on the hunt for a new gym. I tried one work out at a “big box” gym that I will not name, and I wasn’t happy there. At all. Whetstone had crossed my mind many times over my 9 years in Olympia, yet I had never walked inside. Yesterday, I FINALLY walked inside to join and immediately sighed in relief once inside. Kind of that moment off, “ah hah! This is my gym.” It has that community gym feel in the best possibly way. I was greeted so kindly. As a curvy woman, you’re so often treated with poor service or at least that has been my experience. I’m happy to have found my new gym home!

Love this gym. Everyone is so friendly & supportive, staff & people attending classes! Great silver sneakers classes! I already notice improvements. The best gym I have ever been to!!

This was an excellent place to spend my visit to Olympia lifting for the week. The facility is stacked with great equipment, it never felt crowded, the locker rooms are substantial with warm showers, and the front desk staff was always helpful and friendly. I observed some good personal training in action and lots of serious lifters. It seems like a great place to grow mentally and physically. I was offered a free week trial which I really enjoyed and appreciated. I hope to visit again.

I could not be more pleased with this gym. 24 hours, private, feels very safe, no weird big box gym vibes. It's also mostly an older crowd who do not pay any attention to you, and I absolutely love that about it.

Nice Facility, with plenty of free weights and machines. The staff is polite, and you can tell its a business that the owner takes pride in. The membership price is competitive, and well worth the price for 24 hr access and the onsite sauna. Only wish the sauna could reach 180-200F.

Cannot speak high enough of the place. So nice to have people that actually care about the client. Very friendly staff there. Not to mention everything they offer. From bodybuilding coaching to so many different exercise classes. No more corporate gyms for my family or I. LA Fitness is totally about the profit/loss statements, not the client. Cancelled last night, should not have ever and I mean ever, rejoined that place.

Great place to help you reach your fitness goals. Excellent instructors and great classes.

Would highly recommend! Far better alternative to any chain environment. Donnie's house is an expert environment in personal fitness for any fitness needs and body goals. Donnie Whetstone himself and his team do not disappoint. The orientation is the head and shoulders above any other I have received creating a fitness plan that is easy to follow understand and repeat to your needs. Whetstone Fitness is a 24 hour gym that provides a welcoming and professional environment. A motivating place for all fitness levels where you can set your goals and crush them!

I love this gym! The group fitness instructors are not only amazing, but are super friendly and very knowledgeable! I drive an hour just to train at this gym! Yes I have closer gyms, but this IS the gym to train at, and get the results you want!!! Check them out you won't be disappointed!

Great gym with a old school gym feel. Walking in and seeing the staff and it’s members made my wife and I feel like there is a micro community in Whetstone Fitness which convinced us to make the switch here from the YMCA and Planet Fitness. Love the 24hr option. The gym is small but has everything you need and a really nice studio area that they have classes in.

In town temporarily, so I decided to look for a gym with a sauna with a short term commitment (i.e. 1 month). This place is absolutely fantastic - the sauna is nice, 24/7 access to the place, wonderful trainers, amazing intake staff; generally compassionate people all around. Fantastic value and a great mom&pop kind of gym. I wish I had a place like this nearby at home in California.

Whetstone is a great place to have a membership. Friendly staff. You meet great people and feel welcomed whenever going. There are a variety of machines and weights. I love going here. They have many different fitness classes that can be modified to your level. I always feel like I have accomplished something whenever I complete my workout.

Donnie and staff are fantastic, let them set you up to improve yourself! I worked with Donnie to set up a program specifically for me. Clean, locally owned gym with everything you need. Variety of guided programs and classes to suit your goals.

The best gym I've been to. Excellent instructors and great classes at good time.

Awesome place. Donnie met with me during my free trial to put together a workout that was best for my body and goals, which I really enjoy. Lovely people and equipment.

Just finished six training sessions with Donnie Whetstone. Had a great time, learned lots, and I am now set up with a personalized training regiment I follow when working out on my own. Would recommend.

When I started researching what gym would best fit my goals, Whetstone came up as a viable option. They offer group fitness both in person and via zoom, weight equipment and cardio machines and personal trainers. I joined the gym and signed up for personal training and was overwhelmed not only by how qualified their trainers were, but that they all are passionate about what they do, and take personal interests and follow up with their clients helping motivate them and encourage. Their facility is always clean and kept at a high standard. As a women, one thing I was nervous about was working out in the weight area, but my trainer worked hard to educate me and build my confidence so I knew what to do. In addition, their facility is run in a manner, that I have never seen anyone act disrespectful or inappropriate towards another member. I would highly recommend this facility if you are looking for a community and great trainers. I had the pleasure of working with Renee as my trainer and highly recommend her.

Whetstone Fitness is the premier place to be if you like a place to workout that is kept to the highest standards. The crew here really cares about their clients. The gym is always super clean and there is not the crowd that the commercial gyms have. The trainers, group fitness instructors, and front desk are all so personable and friendly. I really enjoy this gym and that is why I keep coming back!

Short review: This is a great place for the price and location. If you live in anywhere in downtown Olympia or west Olympia, this is the gym you should use. Long review: The staff is very friendly. It has all the equipment you need for weight training. 2 power racks, smith machine, plenty of free weights, and all the machines and cables you could ask for. Plenty of treadmills and cardio equipment. Only downside of this place would be that it there isn't too much space. I am leaving it as 5 stars though because the reason it is tight is because they have SO much stuff in there. I do weights in the offseason and HIIT workouts mid season. The gym handles the weights part easily. There is a large floor space on the first floor that is available for the HIIT workouts, but I ended up doing those more outside to allow for more space, to be safer, and my schedule often conflicted with the classes that they offered in that room.

So I’ve never actually set foot inside this gym but based on interactions with their employees in the parking lot, I can easily say I have no desire to. My kids do BJJ next door and this fitness center constantly has employees being paid to walk through the parking lot to tell people to move their cars so their gym members (who are going to the gym to get fitter) do not have to walk as far for their workout. On top of that, many families are coming into the BJJ place for class with small kids. Those kids shouldn’t have to be walking through a parking lot to get to class because Whetstone claimed almost every convenient parking spot, including the ones in front of the BJJ place. I hope no kids get hit by Whetstones customers. I know I’d personally be willing to help pay attorney fees to sue Whetstone themselves. You’d think they’d work with the parents who are stuck next door for an hour that way they could draw those parents in as added business revenue.

Whetstone has been here awhile. It may not be the newest facility in our area, but it has all the essentials including a sauna and most importantly a team of instructors and staff that are unrivaled. I have been coming for a year now and I wouldn't change facilities for any reason. Renee Michelle is a five-star instructor and Abby is the best facility manager around. And it is veteran-owned by a bodybuilding champion.

This gym is quality and welcoming. Highly recommend the Empowerment membership if you have fitness goals and want a clear training plan. The set-up sessions covered by the empowerment membership felt high quality and motivating. Can’t recommend enough!

I had fun learning a few basics at Whetstone Fitness. Owner/trainer Donnie, is knowledgeable and patient, as well as careful and considerate. Highly recommend!!