Champions Fitness Center

"Love this place; member at what is now Crunch Cicero too. Not nearly as packed, forces you to focus with simple offerings. When I joined, was charged twice on accident; I think the owner herself caught it and had it fixed for me. Always a class to get into, the pool and sauna are well maintained, and they’re updating the A/C and heating right now. Always clean, and nice hours; so many trainers available if you need coaching. My only complaint is that I’m writing this during my morning workout, and usually at this time some guy is walking around thinking he’s drake; yelling his raps louder than my earbuds. Like you can’t film; wish there was a rule about not trying to outdo the radio. Overall this gym is great, choosing a focus on basic offerings over being flashy."

"Decent gym, a lot is included in the membership (access to group classes and the pool). They've been updating some machines lately which is nice, though I wish there was more focus on updating things in the free weights area (eg, new benches - adjustable ones would be great!; updating the older squat racks would be nice too - especially would love the ones that are coupled with a deadlift platform!) The set up around the gym is a little disorganized but once you find everything it's fine. Staff is super friendly too. Occasionally there can be a wait for equipment if you go at a busy time, but I tend to just go at less busy times instead (though not everyone has that luxury)."

"I have been going to champions for about 5 months now, I absolutely love it! Great space, good equipment and friendly welcoming people, my only issue is that for the 5 months I have been there I only got to use the sauna once or twice, it's always out of order :C"

"Edit- for the past two months this gym has been an absolute sauna. I'm not sure what changed but now every gym visit is pretty uncomfortable. Humid and HOT. I really like this place. Even when it's busy it's manageable because of its size. Most gyms in the area feel a lot smaller. Lots of regulars who are mostly good to be around. It also has a lot of different specialty areas so you can basically do anything you're interested in. The downside is obviously the equipment. There's been some new additions over the years for sure but some stuff has been really slowly updated. You feel this the most with some of their cable machines. Those should always be first when upgrading. Newer cable equipment feels 100x better than some of their dinosaurs. Overall I think this place is worth it for many types of people. The price is fair currently considering the variety, even if most of the equipment is old in my opinion. I'm not sure how much longer they'll be able to get away with it though."

"After going to planet fitness and then blink for a few years, I’m glad I settled on going to champions. The staff were really nice when I started and everyone was really helpful when I started taking the group fitness classes that were completely out of my realm. The community that champions is, keeps you going back. Lots of space, cardio, weights and the gym even has a pool and sauna. It’s definitely worth it to check the gym out!"