Elm City Fitness

I’ve belonged to several gyms and ECF is at the top of the list. Joe, the owner is extremely hands on and he truly cares about the athletes that train here. The coaches are great too. However, what separates ECF from the pact is the community that Joe has developed. It is inclusive, fun and motivating. A great place to get fit!

I love this community. Supportive, hard-working, and dedicated, I feel like I exist within a like-minded community. We are focused on healthy living, functional fitness and just being overall good people.

Joe the owner is great along with all the trainers. They are very supportive and attentive in making sure your form is correct and push you to excellence.

I've been at ECC now for 8 months and this gym has literally become my second home. I'm constantly challenged everyday, becoming faster and stronger and have had the privilege to be part of an amazing community. The coaches are really great, attentive and everyone at the gym is incredibly friendly. It really shows that this Crossfit gym is the oldest in the area. Doesn't matter if you're looking to lose weight, lean out or just work out with some awesome people, ECC is a great place to hang out!

I came to Elm City CrossFit in 2010 for elite endurance training for my first IronMan triathlon and the one-on-one coaching I received complemented the group classes such that my finishing time at IMFL far exceeded my expectations with no injuries and excellent recovery. But by far the best aspect of Elm City CrossFit is the supportive, friendly and active community. We train hard together so we can compete hard together in CrossFit, Lifting, Endurance, Relay and Obstacle course competitions. This is when our amazing coaches become our strong team-mates. This is when we become family!

This is a great gym with solid programming and wonderful people. I always write that, but these members and coaches were particularly welcoming -- I really enjoyed my couple of days here! All you could ask for in a crossfit gym.

I am proud to say that as a member of Elm City Crossfit, none of the "expectations" I had about Crossfit prior to joining were ever met. Horror stories of terrible injury, people working out to hospitalization and others don't exist here.

Elm City Crossfit is home to some of the most caring and supportive coaches and members that exist in the Crossfit world. Every class feels like a private coaching experience where form is corrected and improved on, on-going encouragement is given and everyone is in it together.

ECC is a serious gym with an incredible community that truly thrives on working with each other, both inside and outside of the ECC walls.

I'm quickly approaching two years at ECC now and I guess now is as good a time as ever to review the box that often feels like my second home. Three things make ECC one of the best experiences I've had (and continue to have) in my life.

First, the community. Something about ECC draws in a really exceptional community. ECC is a family. Sure, there are some people that come in for a few months and never really get assimilated. That's their loss though, because everyone who sticks with it is extremely welcoming and encouraging on a daily basis. We all go through the same workouts that leave us peeling ourselves off the floor and there is a high level of respect when we see everyone else around us doing it too.

Second, the coaching. Joe and Bobby in particular, but really all of the coaches at ECC, are terrific. I originally decided to go to ECC over other boxes because I was given an intelligent basis for how the workouts are programmed in cycles. I didn't find this at the other boxes I checked out. This has always proved to be the case. Every cycle of programming we go through, whether it be olympic lifting, squatting, speed, or "look good naked," has an ultimate purpose and they all tie together to keep you functioning in a holistic fashion. The coaches are terrific about conveying these principles.

Finally, the safety. Many critics knock Crossfit as being unsafe. In some instances this may be true, particularly when coaching is subpar. You won't find that at ECC. What you'll find is individualized attention in nearly every class that is completely specific to your needs, especially when it comes to form. The coaches take your lifting form very seriously and aren't afraid to make you use a lighter weight in order to correct little issues during a workout. Noone is going to be pushing you to use weights that are out of your ability. ECC makes CrossFit a process and the coaches realize that the higher weights and higher reps will come to you as you commit to that process.

I can't recommend Elm City Crossfit highly enough. It has filled a void in my life that existed for several years after I finished competing in Collegiate sports. Although Crossfit isn't generally considered a team sport, going to workout feels like being part of a team again.

My kids took crossfit kids over the summer here and LOVED it! I cannot say enough great things about this facility. From the first time I reached out to them via email, they have been nothing but professional, kind and super timely and helpful! Great place :-) My kids cannot wait to take class again!

Great gym. Great coaches. Friendly and supportive atmosphere. Tons of equipment and space. Can't recommend enough.

Great gym. Highly recommend. The owners and coaches are knowledgeable and friendly. Fantastic atmosphere for all skill levels

Great crew and very welcoming!

Great gym! Great owners! Great members!

Best gym in the Area

Everything about this place works and is useful. Only complaint is the intensely strong dumpster garbage odor