Best value gym in the area. Machines arent brand new but they get the job done. Its not a scene so you can focus on your workout. For visitors to SF Its $20 for a day pass or $80 for a monthly pass that is not auto renewed. Try getting those rates at the other nearby gyms as a visitor. Locker room has free lockers, mens showers and a little loo.

Great gym! Friendly staff. The owner is very helpful

Best gym in the castro. Not overcrowded, a no unnecessary frills type of gym.

This gym really leads me to feel better and not to give up easily on the success of my desired body! The gym is the best gym in the city! The fee that you pay is really worth it!

Love this gym. Everyone who works there is very nice and professional.

Great gym! Usually not crowded. Friendly staff and good variety of equipment. This gym is used a lot by freelance personal trainers but they share well. Four stars because the locker rooms need improvements.

I’ve worked out at Alex Fitness for over 2 years and found it to be one of the best gyms in the area.- It’s always kept clean. The staff uses cleaners on all equipment- Never has to wait to use equipment. Has steady business but never crowded in a bad way- Staff are all friendly and I often chit-chatted with them.- Monthly rates are very reasonable compared to other gyms in the area.All around great gym. Give it a try and you’ll be glad.

Clean gym, not a lot of people. Excellent equipment.

The staff here are great to assist in any shape or form. Signing up was no hassle and even a great discount to add. One thing I will say that gives this place 5 Stars is the cleanliness.

So clean! Love it here.

Honestly one of the reasons I love training here is the environment. The space is clean, members and trainers are respectful, and it’s not a madhouse like other gyms. If you are looking for more of a community gym feel where people know one another, and not sit on the equipment and talk, yet work in with one another and respect a space this gym would be a good pick for you.

A hidden Gem in the Castro. It is kept very clean, and never really crowded. Staff members are always pleasant to talk to.

Plenty of free weight equipment (2 squat racks) and high end machines make this a great place to lift weights.Towel service and build in locks on lockers make it easy to get in and out.The atmosphere is nice and friendly.

Membership options are great - no cancellation fees or sign up fees. Monthly fees are about $75. Took a star off because the gym isnt that big, and especially the stretching area is a bit worn out - the mats and foam rollers are ripped/kind of gross. Can get crowded in after work rush hour. No one coming here to hook up though, so thats good.

Im somewhat reluctant to write a review, because I dont want Alex to start getting crowded, but I thought I would add some things other reviewers did not mention.The womens locker room is essentially a changing room. Its quite small and realistically only one person can change in there at a time. I workout after work, so I dont mind the lack of showers, but this can be a deal breaker for some.To get the lowest membership price you need to pay a full years worth up front (which is what I do). Im not sure how the other Alexs membership plans stack up against other nearby gyms in terms of affordability. But paying upfront is worth it to me, because I actually get to use the equipment versus waiting in a queue for what feels like days at other gyms.Ive been going to Alex consistently for 2.5 years, and overall Im pretty happy with it. Its clean, I rarely have to wait for equipment, and the people are really nice.

This is a great gym. Friendly staff. Clean locker rooms. Fair price. And never very crowded.

No frills gym. Friendly staff. Has enough cardio and weight lifting equipment. Clean. No womens shower (not an issue for me). People come to work-out, thats it. Glad its around.

Alex is an awesome gym. Friendly, no long wait times for machines, and the best part is that they are accomodating for my personal trainer -- that makes them outstanding in my books! Thanks, Alex!

I loved the space, the friendly staff( outside of one who was too friendly, as in sexuality flrtacious, which I find highly inappropriate and unprofessional. Great clients, also, not very chatty like other gyms Ive been to and mostly there for a serious workout instead of a social scene..Also love the private showers, very clean along with the rest of the place..

I love this gym. The staff is friendly and accommodating, the fees are very reasonable, especially considering the location, and the members are chill.

This is the only place in the Castro thats chill enough for me to work out, so please dont everyone rush over and ruin it. But if you are looking for a non-cruising gym with members who seem completely caught up in working out and who are pretty good to each other, this is the place.My only complaint - and the severity varies - is that many people here work out with trainers. SOME trainers (not most of them) and some people who work out on their own, have a bad habit of setting up 2, 3 or even more stations and hogging them while the rest of us are using only one machine at a time. I dont know how the gym can police this and not be off-putting to trainers. Trainers should know better than to encourage their clients to violate basic gym etiquette, especially in a smaller gym where theres pretty much one of everything... except free weights. So: Management -- awesome, humane, easy to work with, totally out of the way of the workout. Other members -- could be better, but ive unfortunately seen worse.

I love how clean it is. No waiting for equipment . Helpful staff. Most importantly people are there to workout and not cruise each other .

Barebones gym. Cheap. No classes. Not crowded. Im a member and I love it!

Its a great place to work out! All machines are new (and they all are Techno Gym, which is always better anyway plus the treadmills can be synched up with your Nike+ profile via your iphone) and its really clean, its also not at all crowded like other gyms around Castro. They offer complimentary towel service and the staff are incredibly friendly. Its also very affordable!

If you want to actually work out in the Castro, this is the place. If you want to be SEEN working out in the Castro, go to SF Fitness.

Small gym, small crowds, usually short waits, all the equipment you need. Mostly a trainer gym, mostly serious people working out. No sex going on in the locker room, yay!

Could benefit from more free weights and better music.

A Great gym with friendly staff and good equipment.

Awesome gym, friendly staff!

Great free weight options, rarely crowded

Friendly, professional, clean