Revo Fitness

Zoom in on the photos and see all the dust and filth. Notice the dirty discarded gym towel and out of place equipment. There is variation in Matrix cable machines between Revo gym, but on most leg machines it's not hard to max out with proper training. Then the gym becomes limiting. One HITFIT area is not enough if you are a fitness enthusiast.… Read more

Maybe you want to do jumping drills, calisthenics, martial arts, ballet, flexibility, coordination drills, balance, boxing bags, etc. You can't do that all in one small area, the only area not devoted to weights or cardio. They have endless streaming video of scrappy HITFIT routines that look punishing to your knees and nobody follows it. And mind you most people don't use the BOSU balls, battle ropes, EVER, etc. They just roll around on the floor doing pseudo-yoga in the HITFIT area with a bit of ab work.

Problems with cleanliness: Revo try to save money on penalty rates by having cleaners work during the day, while patrons are in the gym--using it. Revo staff are required to write daily complaints about their cleaner. This doesn't make the gym clean, it turns it into a witch hunt. If the staff just "don't like" certain cleaners for personal reasons, they can just make up behavioural complaints, irrespective of their actual performance, and the cleaners are constantly fired, as they are all on probation or casuals and mostly immigrants. There has never been a serious study of how long it actually takes to clean the gym, and there is no feedback from cleaners. So the cleaners are used like punching bags for power trips for staff and cleaning companies, NOT FOR THE CUSTOMER who wants a clean gym. THIS is why the gym isn't clean. Cleaners can't post reviews online about working at Revo because Revo is clever enough to outsource it's endless stream of cleaners to third party facility management companies. Everyone complains about the cleaning, now you know why.

Like all bad workplaces, aligning with the brand narrative and coworkers is more important than actual performance. Add to this all staff are under 22. Add to this social media. Add to this they're all friends on social media. So you've got a 24/7 conformity trip. In the old days, gym staff would be friends with members in their gym, not with club managers and staff at multiple Revo gyms. This creates a cult like atmosphere where the customer is an outsider because Revo staff head is somewhere else. This also occurs inside the gym, where everyone is on their phone, talking to their imaginary friends.

People always compain about maintenance of machines. Revo hire their OWN staff to maintain the machines, not the machine manufacturer servicemen. They are young and arrogant. So they actually don't understand HOW to fix more complex problems on certain machines, which NEVER get fixed. The lateral raise machines and hyperextensions benches being a case in point. Revo even hire their own staff to restock vending machines.... Revo staff themselves even said it's like the people "upstairs" are just on a power trip. The problem with all this is that the customer is at the bottom of the food chain. Yet without the customer, the gym dies.

So the gym has a national database of photos of everyone with a keyfob, and staff can write whatever they want about anyone, and all staff can read it when you enter the gym. This means they write rumours and slander about gym members and contractors. Club managers should be social nexus for each gym, but also capable of discipline. They're young but on $80-100k per year, ordering $30 ubereats meals for lunch, going on 6-week holidays around the world, financing new cars, not saving any money of course, living with their parents and complain "the money's just not enough". Being of that generation and age, their social skills in the real world are underdeveloped and they're entitled because of their power and income. Being alone most of their shift nobody watches them, and nobody watches the gym patrons. This *could possibly* mean lost property of high value like $8000 wedding rings might end up in staff pockets, and the CCTV will never be released unless you call police. You can't even BYO a padlock as Revo gyms don't have real lockers. And yes occasional thieves target the gym, as do sex creeps. A good gym has effective procedures and policies to deal with dress codes, filming in bathrooms, gangs of kids vaping in "transgender" toilets, filming without consent, high school members, lost property, etc. This has all become a problem at Revo. Having a single staff member on is bad for morale, and also bad for customers. One person can't manage a gym of 100 people per hour 8 hours a day. That's 800 people. The hours the gym is staffed are also like a university gymnasium; until 1pm on weekends. But under the fitness award, they're not paid penalty rates for weekends. So why have fewer staff? This means if you want to bring a friend to the gym, you can't.

The patrons are annoying and always ego lifting. They take 5 minute rests between sets on their phones. They rarely sweat or work hard. If things don't work out, many of them take the anabolic route. Things that just didn't happen in my youth. They always wear singlets, the same black sports gear. Almost all of them are young, mostly male. Getting the selfie in the bathroom. The gym is set up to cater to this crowd. The mirrors are covered in saliva from stick on phone suckers. The young women sometimes dress too revealing but you can't strike up a conversation without being reported at the front desk for making them feel "uncomfortable". Really sophisticated. So if you have a shared passion for fitness you are stuffed. The problem is that Revo gyms cater to this crowd, with their branded selfie mirrors and social media campaigns go viral on young people's social media, drawing them in. The personal trainers wear Revo uniforms but most of them will not even say hello to you unless you are their paying customer. They are like independent antisocial business people- I don't get it. This means much of the gym population doesn't know how to train.

Yes Revo overcharge if you miss your monthly payment an extra $20 per month. Yes they make cancellation financially difficult. Like a lot of gyms.

So Revo try to save money on everything, and a big power trippers from WA. They're not really fitness people and are just repeating the same formula for their gym, while failing to adapt, and opening as many gyms as they can to keep afloat, but they're not retaining enough members. They don't invest in maintaining older gyms, which fall apart. They're running an empty gym without a community, and relying on cameras, young staff, privacy databases, endless members, to keep it under control. If you're a real fitness enthusiast, pay $20 for a day pass, try it out, and look around a bit harder.

The staff here are extremely Friendly and helpful. Especially Cristian and drew. If I could give them a 10 star review I would. The machine maintenance is top notch. Couldn’t be happier here.

Angle vale is by far my favourite gym in Adelaide. The staff are friendly, the gym itself is super clean & the equipment is great! Wouldn’t go anywhere else!!

This is massive!! So clean and the staff were super helpful in helping me sign

Cancelled my membership they still took my money and complained about it in person at the gym since their costumer service never pick up the phone. The woman was sitting their just said I’ll sorted out, with annoyed face. Asked what did you mean by that, she was just repeating herself until i asked if she would get me a refund. She said yes and… Read more

still didn’t get my money back. Horrible customer service. After 14 business days I wrote emails they never get back to me ever.

Give me my money back

Unbelievable. But it is true. I have cancelled My membership In June 2024. But They have not done anything and Let the direct debit happen. for next Nineteen months and it is still going on as of today 10/dec/2025. This is ridiculous. And I have spoken to them in person to immediately stop the Direct Debit and refund the money to the staff… Read more

member named [Name Removed] and his manager. They do not seem to bother at all. No reply. No response. Nothing. I have lost eight hundred dollars. They keep debiting to my bank account I raised the dispute with my bank. Bank wants evidence from Revo fitness that they have failed to cancel the membership and direct debit. Staff says their mangaer will get back when he gets a chance. When he gets chance?!! Really. This is financial crime

January 25th update Getting worse and worse despite management assurances. I don't understand how anyone can manage and establishment and a brand and allow this. January 2026 update The place has, unfortunately, spiraled into filth. It looks like the cleaners have not visited for a while. Is there a manager here at all? Can you please just do… Read more

the round and see what it looks like past 6pm? Also, you have a splash hazard and water pooling around the powerpoint in men's. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Revo Glenelg Club NEGATIVES: 1. Staff personalities so bland and unwelcoming, might as well put cardboard cutous at the reception. They burry themselves behind computer screens and won't even acknowledge you walking in. They barely go around to see what is actually going on. Likewise, the management does not any kind of reviews of any events taking place during non-staffed hours. Totally disinterested in taking ownership and keeping standards high. 2. The crowd is on the younger side, especially in the evening (15-25y.o range) and good portion of them haven't learned how to p.ss straight yet, which is painfully obvious when you walk into the men's. Definitely need cleaners to do another round, because by 7pm, the toilets are disgusting and rubbish bins are overflowing. Also, paper towels in the toilet, please. 3. Takes months to replace broken equipment. 20kg dumbells have been missing for over a month now. 4. Starting to get really busy of late. POSITIVES: 1. Not Derrimut. Though the membership price is reflected in that fact, it is still reasonable and you get better standard. 2. Good choice and variety of equipment. 3. The crowd is on the younger side. I know this may contradict what I wrote above, but apart from being silly sometimes, the kids typically do their own thing and stay out of your way and there are less strange characters typically seen in middle-aged crowd. Reminds me a bit of Flinders Uni gym. OVERALL MEH/OK. Definitely two levels above Derrimut, but still lot of room for improvement.

I was told this by Paul Christidis at 8 am in the morning during a very aggresive phone call during which I was given NO change to reply to these accussations. (a) Failure to abide by your membership agreement. False !! (b) Failure to abide by club rules and regulations.False!! (c) Misconduct and inappropriate behaviour.False !! I allready cancelled my Gym membership the previous day ,there was NO need to send this email and phonecall .