About Retro Fitness
Retro Fitness provides a comprehensive fitness experience with state-of-the-art equipment, group fitness classes, a Smoothie Bar, and a Pro Shop. While some facilities may have varying levels of cleanliness and equipment quality, Retro Fitness prioritizes member satisfaction and creates a welcoming environment. The staff is often praised for their friendliness, and many members appreciate the positive atmosphere and the supportive culture. However, some reviews highlight concerns about the gym's layout, particularly the lack of a designated warm-up, cool-down, or stretching area, with limited space often feeling cramped due to too much equipment close together. Suggestions have been made to reorganize the layout for better flow and to improve air circulation, especially during warm days. Despite these issues, members report that the employees are nice, and the gym is fairly priced, with all the necessary equipment available. The gym attracts a no-nonsense crowd focused on their workouts, with members respecting cleanliness by wiping down machines and putting equipment back. During peak times, like summer, the gym can get crowded, but the great hours help to avoid the rush. Overall, Retro Fitness stands out for its friendly staff, dedicated members, and strong commitment to creating a positive fitness culture.
This Retro is just okay. My biggest complaint is there’s no warm-up/cool-down/stretching/abdominal area. The front area to the side is the only space but it’s way too small of an area and packed with machines. People often walk over, get frustrated and walk away. Please reorganize it and free up some floor space. Get rid of or move the step equipment, rowing machines and the huge pulley weight machine (that is not the place for it, it’s away from all the other machines). Keep the ellipticals, ab machines, free weights, yoga mats. In general, there’s too much equipment in the gym and it’s all very close together. I don’t even mind too much that the machines...read full review
This retro fitness is a no-nonsense gym, just a bunch of great members there to get their work in and not clog up machines and equipment. No selfie sticks, no ego lifters, nobody trying to pick up a date. And pretty much everyone respects the idea of wiping things down and put things back where they belong. It gets a little more packed in the summer when LBI picks up but they have great hours which allows you to avoid the crowds. And the staff is great, making sure the place stays in order and organized and so friendly as they greet you on the way in.
I had a RF membership in Clark, NJ. In the summer when I would come to our summer place I worked out at RF in Manahawkin, this was back in 2012. My impression back then was the facility was dirty, equipment was old and some machines were broken. I moved down to our summer home permanently this year and went to the RF in Lacey. This facility is very clean & new. The staff at the desk were friendly however, the members were not friendly to newcomers and appeared cliquish. Original I thought my opinion about the members was me but, my next store neighbor had the same opinion. Additionally, a member at the RF in Manahawkin also expressed a similar opinion about the Lacey members. I decided to try the RF in Toms River, this facility was great but, it was just too far. I tried Tuckerton RF and this was also too far. I was considering on canceling my membership to RF and join Planet Fitness but, before doing that I decided to try Manahawkin RF one more time. I was pleasantly surprised, it was clean and the equipment was in good working order. The staff seems friendly and members are pleasant to each other. The only reason for not giving 5 Stars is because the water fountain needs to provide colder water.