Bears Fit - Vernon Hills

Bathroom constantly stinks due to no dedicated cleaning staff and poor ventilation. Paper towel dispensers and cleaning bottles around gym are usually empty or broken. Half of the machines in the gym are trash hoist machines. No clips for the power racks so enjoy worrying about the weight sliding off when you’re using them. The punching bags are poor quality with the top half being empty since all of the internal material is at the bottom. For $50 a month I really expected more.

I've never felt stronger and more confident in my own skin, which I didn't think was possible after having three kids. The trainers push me hard to achieve all of my goals and are very friendly. I can't imagine my life without burn bootcamp!

Bears Fit was once a great place to work workout… but ever since the new general manager and his henchmen took over, the place has completely gone down the toilet. On one of his first days there, he asked if I could have some friends “put in a couple five star reviews to kind of wash the bad ones out.” It didn’t seem very professional at the time and doesn’t at all seem professional now. He fired myself, along w other quality staff members due to him not being able to get over his ego. He has threatened previous staff with physical force, threatened multiple staff members with termination of employment due to hearsay(one of those staff members is still there), never allowed anyone to speak, and when I said I wouldn’t be signing his NDA, which was only put in place due to word about him and his antics getting around the gym, he ignored and didn’t acknowledge me for my last two days. Not a single word. Also, when I tried to contact corporate/HR to speak on certain issues, I was given the wrong email multiple times(even after he and another manager confirmed it was correct) and was also told a phone number didn’t exist to contact them, which I later found out was a FLAT lie from the man himself. Lastly, Coming from a former employee, I’d highly suggest you take your money elsewhere. It’s only going to get worse.Ps. There’s a reason membership prices are at an “ALL TIME LOW” now.

Worst gym for families with small children. Unlicensed childcare workers who do not supervise the children. Older kids are mixed in with infants and often time harm the smaller children. 1 boy in particular we will call him Tray/Trey physically and verbally is allowed to taunt/hurt/ harm the little ones . It 's definitely a man 's man gym. In the sense that men/boys can do no wrong. The gym is also very unsanitary isn 't very tidy. It 's a small space jammed packed with workout equipment and only has 2 power lifting racks, which are often full. It 's a great gym for a HS student but not for a serious gym goer or a fitness family.

Bears. Where they do the BEAR minimum. Sanitizing stations often empty with non working spray bottles: benches covered in hair products (clearly not cleaned overnight) no more towel service available. Rude front desk staff, don’t try ask for a protein shake either you will get a sigh and an eye roll from the kids working there that would rather be on Tik Tok.