Is Crunch Fitness a good company to work for?

Crunch Fitness has an overall rating of 3.1 out of 5, based on over 2,227 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 3% over the last 12 months. 43% of employees would recommend working at Crunch Fitness to a friend and 35% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Crunch Fitness have been left by employees working as Fitness Instructor , Personal Training Manager and Group Fitness Instructor .

Does Crunch Fitness pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Crunch Fitness employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Crunch Fitness. This rating has improved by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Crunch Fitness?

43% of Crunch Fitness employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Crunch Fitness 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Crunch Fitness?

Personal Trainer (432) , Certified Personal Trainer (118) , Front Desk Receptionist (110) , General Manager (88) , Front Desk Associate (84) , Front Desk (70) , Member Service Representative (67) , Group Fitness Instructor (66) , Manager (37) , Sales Associate (30) , Member Service Representative I (MSR I) (29) , Operations Manager (25) , Trainer (25) , Customer Service Representative (24) , Fitness Manager (23)

What are the pros of working at Crunch Fitness according to real employee reviews?

"the people I worked with were great and being in a gym environment is alot of fun." ((in 114 reviews)); "The coworkers are great and helpful with client building." ((in 58 reviews)); "Very fun and staff was great" ((in 55 reviews)); "Flexible Schedule and Free Gym Membership" ((in 42 reviews)); "Free membership and flexible schedule" ((in 41 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Crunch Fitness according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay and expect someone new to be able to take over if you can't" ((in 210 reviews)); "Management can be poor and demanding." ((in 182 reviews)); "Long hours work life balance was terrible" ((in 60 reviews)); "Company does not truly buy into the value of personal training so the opportunity within the company is limited." ((in 51 reviews)); "No benefits until a year of working" ((in 46 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Crunch Fitness locations?

New York , San Francisco , Tampa , Athens , Richmond , Orlando , San Diego , Los Angeles , Atlanta , Cincinnati , Boulder , Brooklyn , Gainesville , Tuscaloosa , Norman , Louisville , Charlotte , Sacramento , Walnut Creek , Florence , Sarasota , Marietta , Raleigh , San Antonio , Burbank , Tustin , Lawrence , Pembroke Pines , Worcester , North Brunswick

Crunch Fitness reviews

3.1

43% would recommend to a friend

(2,150 total reviews)

Jim Rowley

50% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

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Crunch Fitness has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,150 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Crunch Fitness employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Personal Consumer Services industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

Dec 8, 2025

A good way to get started

Personal trainer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Build up experience working with a wide range of clients.

Cons

Difficult to maintain a busy schedule.

4.0

Dec 7, 2025

Personal Review

Personal trainer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Work Environment Management Care about Employee Success Very Patient

Cons

Hard to build client base with most of consumers being contacted and offered services already,

2.0

Dec 7, 2025

Personal trainer, or corporate PT salesperson??!

Personal trainer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Low barrier of entry to personal training If you are passionate about fitness and helping others, definitely can be rewarding

Cons

Constantly micromanaged New rules and procedures constantly (such as dress pants, tucking in shirts/ uniforms) Absolutely no work life balance Forced by management to use very pushy sales tactics Unless you have a decent client base, pay is subpar

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A good way to get started

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