Canadian Health and Squash Club

This gym is a diamond in the rough. I've been off/on here for past several years now. New local ownership has taken over and it looks to (finally) be headed in the right direction.

There are still some outstanding issues -- the walls could use a fresh coat of paint, and the locker rooms desperately need revamping (new carpeting and lockers). Its a long shot, but it would be nice to see a new set of dumbbells as well. That said, the showering facilities have been nicely renovated, which was long overdue. Some new cardio equipment has been installed, and the older cybex/weight machines repadded. New flat screens line the walls of the cardio room. Hopefully management continues to focus on upgrading these sorts of essential aspects of the club.

Regarding atmosphere -- this gym is not typical of your large commercial establishment. The staff are friendly, and under new ownership, more attentive to the client. The gym is rarely overcrowded and the membership prices are reasonable. I'm certainly more inclined to recommend it to others now that its getting the attention from ownership it has long deserved. Keep up the good work!

My husband and I have joined the club lately. Although some of the machines and the decor were a bit dated, I think the new owner tried his best effort to updated the facility. The shower room is under renovation at the present time. I like the location, the squash court, the classes, and the attentivness of the staffs. We're very comfortable with this neighbourhood health club, and it is definately not as commercial as the competitor. I'll recommand this to my friends and neighbours.

Canadian Health and Squash Club is one of the few with squash courts in the area, which is why we joined. It is very close to our home, so location is a plus. There is enough equipment to use and with the recent change in ownership the club is slowly improving. The biggest downside to the club is the locker room/showers. They are old and desperately need to be updated. The showers need to be renovated. Other then that, it is an okay gym.

I have been coming to the Canadian Health and Squash Club since mid 2008 and since then the ownership has changed. It is quite clear that the new owner has his eyes focused on the future and on his customers. They recently added many new machines and some large screen televisions to replace some old CRTs. many of the older equipment has been re-apholstered and the staff seem much more attentive.

Canadian Health and Squash Club is by far the best gym I have ever been to. The staff are very friendly, they take the time to ensure your satisfaction. The prices for membership are very reasonable, and the membership fee includes all services in the gym. I would absolutely recommend this gym.

Friendly staff, not overcrowded, good range of services available for one single fee. Much better clubs out there. The club is very tired, locker rooms old and tattered, showers barely passable, not a comfortable environment. Equipment additions / changes are made only occasionally. It's obvious that the ownership is more interested in taking out of the business rather than reinvesting in the club in order to retain and entice more membership. As a long term member who has seen little if no change over the years, I would advise looking elsewhere where fees may be a bit higher however the overall environment more enjoyable.

The Canadian Health & Squash Club, for the most part, serves its intended purpose. Nice location and layout. Friendly staff and members. Never overwhelmingly busy. Variety of equipment and ample training space. Great value indeed. That said, it would be nice to see a few changes and additions. I have to disagree with a previous comment on here. If someone has set up automatic withdrawal, the club should be ensuring that money is coming out on a monthly basis -- and if it isn't, the club should notify the member of the issue. The club should honor its payment plan with the member...again, this goes back to sloppy bookkeeping. Also, the former "juice bar" has been an empty room for quite some time. I hate seeing wasted space. It would also be welcome if the club had some merchandise for sale (protein shakes or fruit smoothies that could easily be made at the front desk area, protein bars, energy drinks, coffee, even some fitness apparel would be kind of cool). Another water fountain would also be welcome. I'd also like to see the website back online, more variety in fitness programs/classes and an increase on weekend hours (at least until 6 p.m. please). Despite a few minor flaws, the Canadian is a great club and I'll likely be a member for as long as I'm in the area. Thank you.

Not the nicest club in town. The changing rooms are spacious... shower area could be greatly improved. Some of the money spent on spinning bikes could have been used to make that area cleaner and more useable. Their website has been offline for several months now. Would like to be able to view class schedules there and it concerns me somewhat about the financial stability of the club when they would allow their website to be down for so long. Overall good value for the money but I would like to be able to do month by month rather than committing to a year at a time.

Best value for the dollar. If you want to add your wife and kids the membership fee for each extra person is greatly reduced. Myself , wife and 2 kid I had join for the same price goodlife wanted for just me.

Good mix of people at Canadian Health and Squash Club, staff will take the time with you to show you things, not like other big box clubs run by kids and people just wanting to take your money. I just started P.T. and my trainer has been great to explain to me what I need to do as we set my goals.