I have had a great experience at Vida Fitness at this location and the one close to Logan Circle. Staff is always friendly and super helpful. It is a very welcoming and inclusive gym which I love. I like focusing on calisthenics and a lot of stretching. I love the that there is an entire floor with so many goodies to stretch, do pull ups, dips and many other bodyweight based exercises. The fact that they have rings makes me so happy. They have a good variety of machines too and everyone in there is really nice, friendly and respectful. It’s also very clean compared to other gyms. I feel like I can finally hit my fitness goals, hopefully. The membership did go up and it is pricey but I think it’s definitely worth it. I have not checked out their classes but my friend tells me that the Pilate classes rock so maybe I’ll check them out later.
Justin Golding
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December 21, 2023
Used to be a member when I lived in DC and returned for this month due to work and holiday and these greedy people are charging $348 for a 12 visits. On top of that, they won’t allow a month-to-month option at this location specifically but will allow for all others. Also, if you sign up for global pass to all locations, U-street is excluded. I was told specifically that they are trying to make U street less accessible so they’re pricing people out on purpose because they’ve oversold memberships to that location. Greedy people and quality isn’t exactly top notch for what they’re charging. Save your $ and go elsewhere.
Esther
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January 13, 2024
I was a member of Vida for about 6 months before switching to Equinox
Pros - Alex was great to work with and helped resolve some account set up issues I had when I joined. They have convenient locations in the city and stay open late. Vida offers a variety of strength, spin, yoga, and other classes. I really loved Shanika’s bodypump classes!
Cons - if you come during peak hours, it is very hard to access the machines and weights. Also once I was mistaken for cleaning crew, and another time I was asked to restock towels in the locker room. I raised the issue to staff the 2nd time it happened but never got follow-up. These experiences made me feel uneasy and unwelcome so consider that if you are looking for a diverse gym community. Lastly there was confusion about what was included in the enrollment fee credit. From other reviews it seems others had similar confusion, so I encourage the Vida team to reconsider how the credit is marketed for future members. Overall the gym was okay but I likely would not recommend Vida to friends.
Aydin Tozeren
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December 03, 2023
Unfriendly to men who like men. Showers lack hot water, sauna, steam room are often broken. Lighting is that of an intuition room. They require men to wear shorts in steam room. They installed cameras across the steam room as an insult directing well mannered men. Aim is to break the self confidence of wholesome men. They know how to decorate well, they have taste and charge about 20 percent increase annually. Only thing going for the poorly managed VIDA U St is their location.
Rob Morales
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March 31, 2024
Vida is a welcoming, state of the art facility with everything you could ask for. I have been pleased with my membership and have recommended many friends to this facility.
I have had a great experience at Vida Fitness at this location and the one close to Logan Circle. Staff is always friendly and super helpful. It is a very welcoming and inclusive gym which I love. I like focusing on calisthenics and a lot of stretching. I love the that there is an entire floor with so many goodies to stretch, do pull ups, dips and many other bodyweight based exercises. The fact that they have rings makes me so happy. They have a good variety of machines too and everyone in there is really nice, friendly and respectful. It’s also very clean compared to other gyms. I feel like I can finally hit my fitness goals, hopefully. The membership did go up and it is pricey but I think it’s definitely worth it. I have not checked out their classes but my friend tells me that the Pilate classes rock so maybe I’ll check them out later.
Used to be a member when I lived in DC and returned for this month due to work and holiday and these greedy people are charging $348 for a 12 visits. On top of that, they won’t allow a month-to-month option at this location specifically but will allow for all others. Also, if you sign up for global pass to all locations, U-street is excluded. I was told specifically that they are trying to make U street less accessible so they’re pricing people out on purpose because they’ve oversold memberships to that location. Greedy people and quality isn’t exactly top notch for what they’re charging. Save your $ and go elsewhere.
I was a member of Vida for about 6 months before switching to Equinox Pros - Alex was great to work with and helped resolve some account set up issues I had when I joined. They have convenient locations in the city and stay open late. Vida offers a variety of strength, spin, yoga, and other classes. I really loved Shanika’s bodypump classes! Cons - if you come during peak hours, it is very hard to access the machines and weights. Also once I was mistaken for cleaning crew, and another time I was asked to restock towels in the locker room. I raised the issue to staff the 2nd time it happened but never got follow-up. These experiences made me feel uneasy and unwelcome so consider that if you are looking for a diverse gym community. Lastly there was confusion about what was included in the enrollment fee credit. From other reviews it seems others had similar confusion, so I encourage the Vida team to reconsider how the credit is marketed for future members. Overall the gym was okay but I likely would not recommend Vida to friends.
Unfriendly to men who like men. Showers lack hot water, sauna, steam room are often broken. Lighting is that of an intuition room. They require men to wear shorts in steam room. They installed cameras across the steam room as an insult directing well mannered men. Aim is to break the self confidence of wholesome men. They know how to decorate well, they have taste and charge about 20 percent increase annually. Only thing going for the poorly managed VIDA U St is their location.
Vida is a welcoming, state of the art facility with everything you could ask for. I have been pleased with my membership and have recommended many friends to this facility.