I went to Southport Fitness for about 2 years. Clean and laid out well. The after work crowds were about what one would expect, but never to the point of waiting in line for a machine. Most people were there to workout and leave and everyone seemed considerate of other gym goers. When COVID hit, they made freezing my membership painless. I ended up needing to cancel, and the staff was very accommodating—I’ve belonged to lots of gyms over the years and they were far and away the most upfront and pleasant to deal with.

Great gym, cozy feel, lot of sun and looking over the Southport Corridor. Has everything you need weight (dumbbells up to 100lbs) and machine wise except a decline bench press for some reason. $50 a month, so a bit more expensive than LA/XSport but worth it if you live in the area and can walk over, esp since you don’t have to deal with the high traffic of the big gyms

A super-conveniently located neighborhood gym with great equipment and room to move. All my equipment needs are met here.

Now more than ever it is tremendously important to support all local business in an effort to keep us strong here in Chicago, with that said Southport fitness has been great to me. Friendly staff, affordable rates, great personal trainers, awesome hours of operation and most importantly a very convenient location right next to the Southport brown line. Being able to hop off the L after work and catch a quick workout before heading home to my family is very important to me. My family and I love this gym and recommend to it everyone

Amazing neighborhood gym! Southport Fitness has all the equipment you need in a clean environment with friendly staff. No hidden fees, great membership options. Highly recommend checking this place out!

Just moved to the location and found my everyday gym after testing out a couple other gyms in the area. Southport Fitness stays on top of keeping the facility clean and the front desk is very informative. Also they have a great deal on personal training sessions. 3 one-hour sessions for only $99 and a handful of the best certified trainers in the city of Chicago!

A great neighborhood gym with clean equipment and respectful members. They have pretty much everything you need. The staff is nice, helpful and fun! Members and staff do a good job of disinfecting equipment

Staff is very friendly and communicates well. Great customer service. They are up front about their pricing and fees. One of the cleanest gyms I have been a member of. It is comforting, in the middle of a pandemic, to see the staff constantly cleaning during a workout. Great location as well, right off the Southport brown line. Would recommend!

No-frills gym with no contracts with just enough equipment 👍 Only thing keeping me from 5 stars is just wanted a couple more chest machines.

If you’re looking to build your body and develop some skill in boxing or kickboxing, this is the place you. The staff is helpful, friendly, and professional. I’ve been a member for 3 years and I always look forward to the next one. You’ll even have access to all the gyms with a key card whether it be day or night.

Top notch gym! Excellent customer service and very clean facilities. Its a beautiful sunny environment and it has been a life saver during this pandemic.

Great Gym with affordable personal training and extremely clean facilities

Nice and helpful staff. Gym is always clean and not usually crowded. Hours are awesome as well for people who work odd hours. Personal training prices are great. Perfect for people who just want to get in a good workout and not be bothered!

Over priced and less variety of equipment than other facilities.During the quarantine when they were closed they kept charging my card and wouldnt answer the phone or emails. Had to cancel my credit card to prevent paying for service I couldnt use.

Best run gym on the northside.Cleaned 3x per day. Excellent rates. Locally owned. Not a chain.Get serious about working out and results, go to Southport Fitness (had to leave xSport after too many creepy trainers)

Gym has been fantastic through COVID. (They put all alerts on their website so membership was informed start to finish on shutdown and reopening.)Been very clean since I rejoined.Love these guys, fantastic gym.

The staff is so helpful and this gym is perfect size. Everything is spaced out and sanitized. Feel very safe going during Covid times!

Best gym in Lakeview.Clean, open, BIG!, plenty of equipment, giant classroom to socially distance.Lovely staff, no hidden fees and rates are great.

Excellent customer service. Top notch gym!

I want to thank my gym, Southport Fitness, so much for helping me out with membership during the Covid situation. Being high risk, they let me cancel my membership without fees, and will welcome me back when this is all over. That is great customer service, hands down!! I cant wait to be back. I love this gym.

Gym is super clean and they keep all of their announcements up to date on their website and google during COVID. Super grateful they are open during these trying times.

Nice, small, quiet and clean gym. Great location and good price. Never had any issues, even during all of this Covid mess.

Great workout! The instructors are very attentive, detailed, and give you a fantastic full body session. It is one of my favorite gyms in the city.

Fantastic neighborhood gym with no nonsense and excellent rates. Cleaned twice a day. Best gym in Chicago.

Colin was very helpful with equipment selection and execution, very clean gym, very affordable rates.

Unlike all the other gyms on Northside, this one takes care of its members. Theyre allowing freezes for free, made cancellation easy, and are the cleanest gym on the northside.Love this spot, and the staff!

This business wont take any form of membership cancellation during the pandemic. They did not try to accommodate whatsoever and are clearly taking advantage of those who have to cancel (even though they have to move to a completely different location) as some means of saving themselves. Overall the gym was decent in quality, more often than not the space was too full and youd wait 10-20 minutes to exchange equipment. Cleaning was not well done as most of the rubber mat floors were covered with dust a sharp cloud would hit me every time I used the area. Very tight work out space I found myself waiting for space most of the time.

Love this gym. Friendly staff, the place is well kept. I think they handled COVID well.

DO NOT JOIN! Horrible customer service! They charge while my membership was on hold because of COVID, I request to cancel my membership because I am unemployed and they refuse to do it without paying a extra month!!! I sent their agreement and didn’t say a thing about it! So awful this is not a neighbor friendly space! They make you think is your fault, but go to their Facebook and see that they are doing this to other people with the same argument! This was not properly clear on their contract, I sent the contract to ask them for a clarification and they didn’t respect what it say. What a bad and rude attitude.

Love this gym! I had two different gym memberships prior to COVID (one near work and one near home). After COVID hit, trying to pause my membership with the big chain gym near where I worked was a nightmare, while Southport Fitness has been communicative, transparent, and helpful. This is the only membership I’ve kept due to the stellar way they’ve handled COVID. It may be a small neighborhood gym but it’s well-maintained, super clean, the staff is friendly, and I can get a great workout in without compromising my health. Personal training sessions with Kenzie have also been fantastic – he’s understanding of my limitations put still pushes me to better myself. I definitely recommend them if you’re looking for a new gym.

Southport Fitness is a great neighborhood gym. For me it’s just the right size where it’s not too big and still has just about everything you need. Staff is very friendly and they have lots of great classes to offer as well!

Join this gym. Neighborhood staple, and they took care of their membership during the closedown. Added 3 months onto members accounts, didnt charge during lockdown (like the other gyms in the area).This spot is awesome, clean, and the best bang for your buck in lakeview.People complaining are probably people who didnt cancel on time and wanted a refund, because everything Ive asked this staff to help me out with theyve done right away.

Great gym! The staff is very friendly and there is a lot of great equipment to use. I was impressed that they have an actual area for deadlifting. Sometimes you have to wait for a bench or squat rack, but the patrons are usually very friendly if you just go up and ask them how many sets they have left, etc.If you work an early shift, this place is a godsend. Nothing better than getting off at Southport, walking in for a nice workout, and get back on the train just before rush hour.

Best gym on the northside, not sure what people are getting upset about. Probably didnt follow cancelling by email and expect refunds rather than following their contracts..This gym worked with its members during COVID, unlike other gyms on northside.They dont spam you with emails, they dont advertise in house, they dont bother you while you work out. They let you come in and use the facility, 20 hours a day.The rate is excellent, staff is exceptional, and facilities are always clean, tidy, and empty (because its always open).Dont join a chain, stick with Southport Fitness.I had to move and followed all the cancellation policies and they waived the requirement to send in a usps letter, took my email as cancellation, and only had a 30-day notice.Ridiculously good customer service, ridiculously good gym, and an even better rate.

Best bang for your buck, compact and a bit tight at peak hours but has everything you need including personal training, HIIT, spinning and yoga. Bonus points for being immediately off the brown line stop because we all know working out doesn’t happen unless it’s convenient.

Terrible experience with this gym during the COVID-19 pandemic. First, the gym failed to give any notice to its members that they would be opening on July 1, 2020. Second, the gym failed to provide notice to its members that they would be charged their monthly fee of $49.95 directly upon reopening. Third, I personally emailed management on July 2 requesting to cancel my membership and that no charge be drawn from my account for the month of July. I did not receive a response until July 12; however, that did not stop the gym from charging me $49.95 on July 6th. What makes this worse and more confusing is that my partner and two friends who were also members at the gym received full refunds when they cancelled their memberships.I was considering renewing my membership here once I felt safe after the pandemic cleared up; however, the refusal to grant a one member a $49.95 refund while providing refunds to three other members makes no sense. You have lost a customer.

Friendly staff, clean equipment, convenient location, great customer service. Can’t ask for much more in a gym.

A dollar and change per day. This gym is one of Chicagolands best. Helluva deal, at a helluva steal.They include classes, yoga, and spin. Plus, the place gets cleaned twice a day, which is huge for me. Cleanliness is godliness.Great facilities, up-to-date machinery, and a really friendly, accommodating staff. 5 stars, 10/10 gym.

Completely unprofessional and overpriced gym. They charged my account during the pandemic while their gym was closed and refuse to give a refund. Their hours and facilities are sub par compared to other gyms in the area. Check out UFC Wrigleyville instead of this place, its a much better facility and a better price!

This is a great neighborhood gym for the price especially if you go outside of the busy hours. I also found out recently that for cancellations, they used to require a certified letter by USPS with a cancellation form and keycard returned to the facility, but theyve eliminated that requirement to be more accommodating to their members. Theyll now accept just an email for cancellation. Very convenient and cheaper than a certified letter!

Very friendly and helpful staff, cool location.

Great location and decent gym. Machines are sometimes not working, can be a bit busy during peak hours (especially the treadmills). Upkeep and bathroom could be better. I do enjoy some of the classes a lot. All in all, a solid gym.

Going off of what other people have said, you get what you pay for and for me this is the perfect gym. It can get a little tight in the locker room, but other than that it is a clean affordable gym that gets the job done. The towel service is also a nice plus!

Good neighborhood gym with reasonable prices! Never too crowded which is great, wish the locker rooms were a bit more spacious but the lockers are nice and everything’s clean

Overall: You get what you pay for, and Southport fitness gets the job done. Plus, its right off the brown line.The good: Pretty good deal in terms of what you pay vs. what you get, especially if you catch one of their specials. The service is always friendly and helpful if you need them. They have WiFi too if you want to stream music/videos. Theres not a TON of equipment or weights, but they have plenty to work with. Obviously, the biggest perk is that its right off the brown line.The not-so-good: The locker rooms are tiny, any more than 2 people at the same time is a crowd. Only 1 stall (in the mens), and there arent very many lockers overall. Especially the bigger ones. Theres also a few that dont lock correctly, even though Ive told the service desk multiple times.

This review is for Matine! Hes a fantastic instructor - super fun and challenging classes. Would highly recommend! :) PS> I love his music

Fabulous space!!Great hours!!Super clean!!Amazing class instructors.Wonderful price!!

Great facility, amazing equipment to use. Friendly people! Love this gym.

Great neighborhood gym with great equipment and still a super value. This gym is well managed with excellent early morning opening hours. Its also kept super clean. I look forward to more boot camp and kick boxing type classes being added to the schedule. I for one am very happy this gym is in the area.

In my opinion this is the best gym in Chicago. I came from Xsport fitness where it is always extremely crowded and full of meat heads. Southport fitness is clean, friendly, new equipment and overall a great experience. They have apples for you when you are done with your workout and everyone that works there is nice and always willing to help you. It is also in a great location

Simple, straight forward, and great value. Southport Fitness is a no-frills, clean, comfortable gym with everything you need for a solid workout and nothing you dont. A super affordable monthly rate gets you new cardio equipment, fitness and spin classes, and plenty of weight machines. It can be crowded right after work, but plenty of room during non-peak hours.

Best bang for your buck in all of Chicago. Less crowded than Xsport and if you buy a year long membership its cheaper. The staff is awesome and they will always reimburse you for months already paid for if you end up moving out of the area. Also have locations in Wicker Park and Logan Square that are free to use with a membership.

Good membership prices, good atmosphere, modern equipment. The classes are useful and a great addition to being a member. I would definitely recommend it for Southport residents.

The people were really helpful and very attentive. The locker rooms were clean. Good place to go if you want to take class, work with a private instructor, or do your own thing.

By far the best place to workout in Chicago! Great staff and everything you need for great workout. I incorporate cardio and floor exercise and I am allowed to do both at Southport. I’m usually a shy person and don’t like that judgement feel yet I never get that when I walk in here, a huge plus for me. Clean, good equipment and great atmosphere. Sign up process was simple and to the point.

Too small to where it doesnt have the necessities. Why waste space with classes?? Everyone knows thats just for fun but wont held serious weight loss or build muscle mass. It gets very hot in early morning and after work. Price point not worth the quality....

This gym has everything that a smaller sized fitness facility should. Great machines and low judgement. There are also a variety of classes.

Great gym for locals who need a convenient place to get a workout in that isnt overpriced.

This is a solid gym with great instructor. Highly recommended!

Helpful staff and very knowledgeable in house trainers. 50+ classes / per week

Gym is clean, variety of equipment and doesnt have a lot of waiting even for free weights. Expect 6:00-7:30 to be the busiest time frame the colder outside it is the more people there will be inside doing cardio.

Southport fitness has everything you need out of a gym - yes the locker rooms are a little tight but youre not doing your workout there. The staff is friendly, the gym has a fair amount of equipment and the classes are a bonus too if youre looking to switch up your workout.

Im not a member but Ive come here using a guest pass. This gym is pretty basic: one big open space with about 20 treadmills, 10 ellipticals, 5 bikes; weight room is right simple too- biceps, triceps, and quads. Ive only come early in the morning or mid afternoon so Ive never had to wait for any machines to be open. My roommate is a member and shes had to wait about 30 mins. for a treadmill. They always have seasonal discounts so I recommend this place.

This gym is definitely a good example of you get what you pay for. They do not value their membership. It is a mess with weights, towels, and unorganized equipment all over. The towels are discolored/ratty and the locker rooms are very small.My biggest frustration is that they never input my card information correctly when I enrolled, and my payment failed EVERY month. So every month I would go in and provide the same card, they would say that it had been adjusted, and low and behold it would fail the following month. This happened for 5 months straight until just cancelling my membership, which they didnt miss a beat. Bravo 👏

Nice reasonably priced gym and not overly crowded

Great for simple work out. Locker rooms are not ideal.

Convenient location, clean, fair amount of equipment, subpar organization of equipment, you get what you pay for, wish there was a sauna or steam room.

Great neighborhood gym

Clean and new equipment. The place gets busy during the rush periods but you never have to wait long for a machine.

Better than xsport

Love it!!!