Bally Total Fitness-Albany

False Image. very disappointed in how my situation was handled, as I was hired part time for morning and worked a week. 1st of all the person I was replacing should have been informed, rather than him asking me, and storming out slamming the front door to the mall- apparently he was not aware I was taking 2 days away from him- and although the person that trained me did a fantastic job, never got to talk to the GM, he was sick, and basically just sat there- that is not how I operate. needless to say, went in to pick up my check a week ago, and was told by the owner that "they" mailed it out....they who? have left several messages for the owner, and of course no check. I worked the days, worked the hours, not understanding why no one will get back with me>?…

LOVE IT!!. Was a member here 4 years ago and although it was not as bad as some of the other reviews mention it was what I would expect from a gym. On the other hand re-joined after moving back to albany when a they added tanning and love the new staff and equipment. Buying my mother a membership for her birthday...…

Stay away from Bally's albany..Uneducated,uncivilized staff. Please dont join Bally fitness in Albany..They are complete frauds..They are not professional and are a complete rip offs..They just want your money and will do anything so that you join teh gym and then u will repent your entire life..They are a bunch of losers who just sit there and keep giving false information to teh customers..please stay away from thsi gym..u r better off joining any gym in this world but not bally's for christ sake..There are many better gyms in albnay than bally's infact any gym is better than this gym..There is a guy..i think his name is Jeff he thinks he is teh owner and tells people taht he owns the gym and talks trash..they are all uneducated,uncivilized people..i have had an awful experience joining this gym..most of my friends who joined after me closed their membership as well...please stay away..its not worth it..they make u join and tehn will rip u off by lying...…

This gym is a total fraud, gives meaning to the word "scam". I and a friend walked past this gym in the mall one day, was approached by a bulky muscular guy and shown some excercizes and such. I was told about the 30 day trial, and also told that I could just cancel by phone or stopping in if I wanted to. Easy enough. I changed my mind before the 30 days was up, and lo and behold! The contract said otherwise, and what they told me was complete garbage. Dont believe what they tell you as they are complete liars and fakes. Look at the print on the document, not at their smiling commissioned-fueled lieing-to-make-a-buck faces. I declared bankruptcy (them included) because I lost my job in 2009 and still they lie to the credit agencies so as to look as if "not included in bankruptcy". Im beginning to fighting this and have a lawyer, but please, anyone reading this, DONT trust them for anything, dont go through the anguish I am going through, there are plenty of great gyms out there just look into them before committing anything, even a signature on paper as thats how unscrupulous, uncaring places such as Ballys get your money. If you are not a member, just walk past the place looking at it with interest. See how fast an employee will approach you to try to hook the bait. Thats all you are to them. bait. I gave this place a 1, which is too high but the lowest I could give it. Try them, and you will want to do the same, believe me. I fell prey to them, please dont do the same.…