Cambridge Athletic Club

Very straightforward, compact gym. It's a great quality gym for the convenient location and decent price. It can get a little crowded after work, and I wish there was another squat rack, but generally, I'm very satisfied with CAC.

CAC is one of the best gyms around! The friendly staff are always there to greet you with a smile and fresh towel if needed, and the group fitness instructors especially for Les Mills!! are extremely welcoming and encouraging! During the pandemic, CAC stopped charging all of its members and provided free online/virtual group classes for its members as well as a free trial membership with Les Mills on demand. When they finally opened their doors back up, the staff went out of their way to reach out to members multiple times and provide detailed information, and even allowed members to continue to freeze their memberships until they were comfortable to come back to the gym. The quality of care at CAC is just not comparable to any other gym I’ve been a member of. Don’t hesitate to join, you won’t regret it!

A good, compact gym at a reasonable price. The facilities are clean and the staff is friendly, and they've got basically all the equipment you need for weightlifting squat racks, free weights, deadlift bars, cable machines, medicine balls and kettlebells, even if there's not tons of duplicates of things and there's limited floor space to do lifts my only slight gripe is there's no deadlift platform, so you just have to claim a spot on the floor. It gets crowded in the after-work hours, but if your regular gym time is any other time I'd recommend it, as you'll almost never have to wait to use any particular piece of equipment, and at some off hours you'll be close to having the place to yourself. And of course there's plenty of treadmills, ellipticals, stair steppers and two rowing machines etc if cardio's your jam. EDIT: I'd increase this review to 6 stars if possible. Unfortunately I'm leaving the area, and so had to cancel my membership, but CAC made this very easy with an online cancellation form, and happily cancelled at my request, not requiring me to jump through a bunch of hoops. It is so rare to find a gym that does not try to trick you or goad you at all. So great!

Great, compact little gym. CAC is small but they have everything you need to get a good workout, and in my experience they generally aren’t over crowded, which also helps to get in a good and ENJOYABLE workout. Locker rooms are clean. As an added bonus, the staff here is exceptionally friendly and welcoming.

I think that CAC is a great gym for working professionals in the area. I find the CAC team to be friendly, and the machines and equipment are reliable. My only constructive feedback would be that somehow opening up the stretching areas and maybe adding another area for TRX bands would be helpful. I also do wish this location was open on weekends - 215 First St. is a lovely location, but far enough away that it's a bit of a drag in the winter.

All the facilities are very clean, and rarely ever busy. They have a large variety of classes that are scheduled all times of the day. Some of the weight lifting equipment is limited though, with only really one specific machine for any exercise, and some machines; such as calf raises or seated row they don't have or they only have at one particular facility. For the most part though, all the essential or typical weight lifting equipment is there.

Very clean, less than a min walk from work. Has all the necessities including showers with complimentary towels, soap and shampoo. My only complaint would be the dumbbells, they aren't organized by weight and are all over the place on the rack. They should have someone fix it every now and then while enforcing people to make sure they put the weights in the right location. Other than that I like it!

Nice, clean location. A little on the small side but with a good schedule of classes serving the workweek schedule of surrounding Kendall Sq.