On The Rise Fitness

"I love this gym, I 100% get to be me without being told to stop my hardcore workouts. This is my #1 gym I'll never stop attending. I highly recommend more people to sign up. All equipment is solid, there's no fake weights....You'll get to earn your workouts at on the rise fitness."

"Best local gym in Cincy! Joe truly cares about the people who train at his gym. OTR has the best training environment I’ve ever experienced. If you’re looking for loud music (no need for earbuds), no A/C, and the best training atmosphere, OTR is the place for you! OTR is the garage gym you wish you could build! (All photos taken from the garage door side of the gym)"

"If you're thinking about joining on the rise you def should! Joe the owner is super friendly and everyone at the gym is great. Malinda is a very encouraging and positive personal trainer. 10/10 recommend. I was nervous joining a new gym last year but its the best decision i've made. My strength has gone up so much and so has my confidence. The gym is always clean and always has bomb music playing. Join! You wont regret it!"

"A great gym. Packed with high quality machines and bars. Joe, the owner, and other trainers are very helpful too, there’s almost always at least someone working with a client. There’s a competitive and serious atmosphere to the gym but the members are friendly and only want each other to grow, while still maintaining an extremely high work ethic. Some of the best people I know are a direct result of this place. After about 3 years since first joining, I plan to stay. The progress I’ve made so far would have been very different in another gym."

"A five star rating just doesn't seem enough for this gym, but alas it will have to do. They absolutely meet (and exceed) the standards of cleanliness, quality/variety of equipment, attentive management, and a crew of truly amazing trainers. More than that, this gym in unlike any other I have step foot in. This place is mesmerizing, captivating, inspiring, challenging, supportive, accountable, comfortable, and damn near my top places to be EVER (my very cozy home included). Have you ever seen a small gym like this? Maybe you saw it on an IG story or walked by one.. but if you've witnessed this time of work the individuals show up to put in, you may have noticed it can be both contagious and intimidating, at least it was for me. When I reached out to a trainer at this gym, I was hesitant but I had big goals, big gains in mind, and I saw the drive in their eyes. The first day I stepped into OTR, my workout partner wasn't there yet- my worst nightmare, ha. Instead of the fears my brain had concocted about being immediately judged for my lack of knowledge in this field, I was met with the most welcoming smiles. Over the next few visits, I met nearly everyone in the gym. I was assisted by nearly everyone in the gym. I quickly began to see these folks as family as we cheered each other on, sweating in the 100 degrees, with nothing but love (loud love). I'll never forget one of my first workouts with the gals, during flat bench I said something to the impact of, "I'm just doing 5lbs". I said just because the ladies I was working with had just loaded a cooool 25+ lbs on each end. I didn't even think about the language I used here until Malinda (one of the above mentioned trainers) said something similar to, "I don't ever want to hear JUST anything! That is 55lbs girl! 55lbs! And you should be PROUD!" And in that moment, my perspective switched and I was proud. I could write a book about this place in all honesty, but I feel that story encompasses what On The Rise is- a place for all to be their best selves. I've said it once and I'll say it again, this gym changed my life and likely saved it in ways I'm not even fully aware of yet."