MOVATI Athletic Guelph - Guelph, Ontario

jax L.

The amenities are great as well as Tanya for Pilates. However, the staff is so rude and they kick you out of the sauna mid day to clean it when realistically this should be done either before or after hours of operation. Let alone the rules of the sauna! You can not be naked in there and genuinely there should be a mass email sent out to your clients because nobody wants to see that.

Jeff W.

Two visits in to a 30 day trial membership and I am SO impressed with every aspect of this club. Staff are so friendly and helpful. Equipment is amazing... nice to try out some new pieces that are not at my regular hometown gym in Cambridge! Impressive in all ways!

Leslie J.

Sabrina Dean is absolutely “one of the best trainers” at Movati. Smart, dedicated, beyond knowledgeable and has such a sunny personality. She is great at challenging you and recognizes your strengths and weaknesses. If you’re planning on getting in shape for 2025 think about signing up with a personal trainer and keep the name “Sabrina Dean” in mind. You won’t be disappointed.

Trudy W.

I love this gym! There is lots of variety of classes and the quality of instructors is fabulous! From Steph to Emma to Katherine B Thankyou for your passion and genuine enthusiasm ! Lots of machines , no wait and cherry on top is the Hot Steam room ! The cleaning staff do a great job , super clean !

Jenna G.

I always loved this gym till one day I used to sauna, due to a broken bench beam, it ripped a hole in my almost new Lululemon leggings. I had to contact management multiple times over the next few weeks to address this, only to be told it was "use at your own risk." For the high fees and paying for maintenance, why do I now have to throw out or go to a seamstress and pay to get my property fixed. No accountability.

Gaoya N.

I have been working out at this gym for eight years and have always had a positive experience, with no issues until today. While I was using the treadmill in the women’s area, a lady on the treadmill next to me was having a loud phone conversation that lasted for about half an hour. This greatly impacted the workout experience for others around her. I understand that some calls may be urgent, but talking on the phone for that long while exercising on a treadmill is not only disruptive to others but also potentially unsafe for her. I hope Movati can enforce better guidelines to help maintain a quiet and enjoyable workout environment.

Natasha V.

I could not recommend personal training with Sabrina Dean highly enough. I came back to training after dealing with injuries and health issues for years, and I was very nervous about exercising and using weights after years. But Sabrina built an excellent program around my abilities and needs. She is patient, careful, and highly supportive. She also went above and beyond to make sure I was not in pain.
With her education and experience in fascial stretch therapy, she helped me a lot with stretching, which improved my mobility and reduced my knee, foot, and hip pain. She is also flexible with trying to fit my appointments around my working hours.
Joining Movati was a great decision. Their facility offers so many options, it is clean, and the staff is very friendly. Meeting Sabrina, there helped me tremendously.

Stephanie T.

*UPDATE* MOVATI has improved the layout of the women’s only area since I wrote my original review below. Many machines have been fixed and I haven’t detected the odour previously mentioned the last few times I’ve been at the gym. Good work to management and their team working on improvements. Therefore I’ve changed my rating from 1 to 4 stars.

My previous review:
I switched to Movati over a year ago after leaving another gym in Guelph. I decided to pay slightly more for more services and amenities. Unfortunately I have found Movati does not prioritize the needs of its members equally.

Several things have been bothering me for a while about Movati (particularly the smell of burnt broccoli that can often be smelled throughout the gym) but what led me to write this review is the blatant neglect of the women’s only area.

It has always bothered me that there is only ONE squat rack in the women’s section but over 10 treadmills. I almost always have to superset with someone or wait a while to have a turn on the squat rack because there is high demand for it.

The reason I’m writing this review is because it appears the women’s only area has become a storage space for broken and dysfunctional equipment (photos attached). The women’s weight area is already small and crowded, there is now completely unusable equipment strewn about the area. Not only is it annoying, I find it disrespectful. I regularly use the co-Ed section but prefer to do glute exercises in the women’s section. I’ve never seen broken equipment stored in the co-Ed area despite it being a much larger space.

In conclusion, I hope they add more squat racks to the women’s section, move all the broken equipment out of the way, and identify the source of the burnt broccoli smell.