There are numerous options in the Quad Cities area that will fulfill your wants in a gym, whether it’s weightlifting, group classes or cardio. Here are the top 4 gyms in the Quad Cities that help you stay fit and healthy.
1.YMCA (Bettendorf, IA)
The YMCA has been a part of the Quad Cities for a long time with several locations. They have pools to basketball courts, weight rooms to cardio; they have it all. They also have several different options in sports classes, personal training and family-friendly features. That is why the YMCA is an excellent choice both for individuals and families.
2. Planet Fitness (Davenport, IA)
Planet Fitness is known for low membership fees. From beginners to professional users, this gym has many cardio machines, strength training and free weights. In addition to all of these features, a Black Card membership option provides access to tanning beds and massage chairs.
3. Warrior Fitness (Davenport, IA)
Training wise, Warrior Fitness offers a very high-energy atmosphere for functional training and group classes: from strength and conditioning to cardio sessions and personal training, the coaching staff will support its members. This is also a family friendly gym since it truly does have all that a person can want or dream of in it, from great vibes to real motivation and support anytime.
4. Ultimate Fitness (Bettendorf, IA)
Ultimate Fitness provides a full workout experience with its updated machines and options for group classes. This is a gym that takes in personal training and has a very friendly atmosphere where people of any fitness level are welcomed. Whether it’s strength training or cardio, Ultimate Fitness is a great gym to be at.
Chris Ehas • Oct 13, 2025 at 9:43 am
gym is pretty decrepid, unmaintained, and fairly gross/unclean.
Equipment (4/5 in “effort” but 2/5 in reality):
While they have a decent variety equipment, the vast majority of all the equipment is partially malfunctioning or broken (list provided below).
– Nearly every incline-adjustable bench is slanted to a side and are cheap versions and are unable to support heavier weights safely.
– 2 sets of cables, none of the cables have equal resistance and are rickety.
– strength ewuipment like belt squat are cheap versions that do not have the proper motion.
– nearly all padding is tore up and the preacher bench has such old padding it feels gross to touch
– awful rubber dumbells mixed with badly maintained iron dumbells
– majority of plate loaded equipment is has alot of rust and not maintained
– cardio equipment is decent though.
Layout and Space (2/5)
The layout appears to be an attempt to be a fun and different gym with each room (place used to be a racketball court), but it fails as it feels cheaply and lazily done. How the equipment is spread out makes super-setting very difficult. A scavenger hunt is needed to find plates, cable attachments, and clips. Floors are really gross and appear to rarely be cleaned, while there is what seems like a forever broken hottub in the locker room the owners seem to not care to replace or remove to spruce up the feel from decrepid to decent. 1 male bathroom has a gerry-rigged stall and 1 urinal, but gross and there is never soap or paper towels.
Atmosphere (1/5):
The gym doesn’t foster any Atmosphere. If you go hard and push yourself, you will get shunned and many patrons are there simply to get a “feel-good” workout as there is not intensity or focus. The issues with the equipment and layout make it difficult to push yourself here. The atmosphere is also abit gross with the clientele that go.
Hours:
24/7 with a phone operated entry is a positive.
For any serious or semi-serious fitness or weightlifter, it’s not the go-to gym. Hours and location are convenient but that is about it.