Dalplex

This gym lacks squat racks, benches, and small weights (2.5 lbs and 5 lbs). And it's often too crowded to find machines.

I've been going to gyms my whole life in various cities, and Dalplex is the worst gym I've ever been a member of. The renovations were completed for aesthetics and not functionality. All times of the day the gym is absolutely packed - the number of students at Dal clearly wasn't taken into consideration when building this gym. In addition to being chaotic, none of the weights are reracked properly and you're lucky if you get a bench during the whole time you're working out. Most times I go, I have to adjust my workout or change it completely due to the number of other people there and lack of space or equipment available. There's often not even open space to use free weights or stretch, and walking through the gym is a challenge because people just have to find whatever space they can to lift. Even when the studios are not in use, members are not allowed to use them for stretching or lifting. The machines are nice, but for some reason they chose to install 8 lat pull downs and 0 seated rows, as one example of the odd choices they made. They should have built a second floor instead of having high ceilings and an aesthetically nice gym.

The weight room is insanely busy at all hours of the day. It is difficult to get on a piece of equipment, especially with students lingering on their phones for half an hour. I mostly end up using the cardio gear which was not the purpose of joining. A few days after I joined they raised the rates. Not cool. Could’ve told me.

Having tried most the gyms in the downtown area, I believe the Dalplex is one of the best in terms of available facilities and overall aura. I love the windowed sides, gives a sense of openness and adds vibrancy. The programs they offer are also very comprehensive and well maintained, as I've heard from friends.

Its a nice facility, with good equipment and usually not too busy. It has got a big pool and a huge badminton court which i love. The staff is friendly and answer the queries in a helpful manner. The overall environment is friendly.

Court is always squeaky clean. Best indoor basketball court in Halifax for sure

Great facilities but since they added new equipment it’s almost impossible to get a leg day in. Place has an outrageous amount of upper-body equipment and then like 6 lower body machines. Leg day usually consists of waiting in a queue of 5 people for 20 minutes to use a quad extension machine. Place has like a million ellipticals that are never in use yet offers the worst leg day experience ever. I blame dalplex for my twig legs—only allows for resistance training your upper body

Dalplex is a clean and organized gym with friendly and helping staff and all new equipment in the weight room! The staff nicely greet at the front of the gym when you go up the stairs and are always happy to help with any questions or concerns regarding workouts, the equipment etc. There is always space at the cardio equipment and lots of variety for cardio. It is nice having a stretching area in the back as well. The new machines make my workouts efficient and make it so I can hit every muscle group without needing to use the free weights. Working at Dalplex has been super fun and always a positive experience.