Workout Anytime Hilltop-Jonesboro - Jonesboro, Arkansas

Brad Doyle

So over a year ago I had posted and bragged on workout anytime 24/7 and the staff Anytime was a wonderful gym for me for a long time. They were very polite and kind to my wife and me and made us very comfortable until a new manager took over. I won't mention any names but most people will probably know him. I've heard lots of people have had some bad dealings with him. He is very rude and doesn't have any people skills whatsoever? He came to me one day while I was in the middle of a dumbbell curl set and told me he needed to see me in his office ASAP. I didn't know what in the world was going on but he came up to me like I was a third grader calling me to his office so I went. He set me down in there and told me I was looking at the girls excessively now mind you that Jim is about 2 ft by 2 ft in size. So which way am I supposed to look that I'm not looking at a girl? Furthermore, is it against the law to look at a girl? ? Anyway he got on to me real bad and made me feel like I had really done something bad and wrong. It was embarrassing and humiliating made me feel like I was about 2 in tall for looking at girls in the gym. He told me I was excessively staring at girls in the gym. Well work out anytime's only about 20 ft by 20. Any direction you look you're going to have to look at a girl. He made me feel like I had done something wrong and I had done nothing wrong. I'm a very happily married man. I was not excessively staring at the girls but he accused me of it. I had been at that gym for over a year and very happy there. Until he came I didn't get kicked out of that gym. I chose to quit because of the way you made me feel he was very degrading and embarrassing. He called me in his office like I was a elementary kid. I handled it very calmly though. Didn't say anything out of the way to him but I just want people to know that that manager sucks and to warn people about him. You better be on your best behavior and after I quit I joined another. Gym, well as the weeks went by I seen en more and more people that I worked out with that worked out anytime coming to the gym I was at. They had all had bad dealings with the manager there. He needs to get some people skills. Before this guy came along and took over as manager, I didn't have one problem out of workout anytime 24/7. It was a wonderful comfortable gym that me and my wife loved but he came in and ran us off and he's ran many
more people off besides me cuz I've talked to many people but said he treated them badly and accused him of doing things that were not.

Marcos Almonte Perez

Record setting gym. I don't know what it is about this gym but everything I come i break my 1RM on several exercises.

Great location and equipment. Very busy in the early morning.

Tristan Smith

I canceled my membership after over $100 dollars was taken from my account within the span of 7 days. I was informed only $19.50 would be refunded yet shows on Workout Anytime that the full amount of my annual membership was refunded. Workout anytime has yet again tried to take my money after my membership has been canceled.

Jackie Dotson

I've been a member of this gym for about 6 months now and I have zero complaints. It is easily accessible anytime of the day and they have a wide range of equipment for your workout needs. They even have additional equipment that is available such as the hydro massagers and others that allow you to track your fitness and weight patterns.

The staff was very friendly when I initially visited the location and gave me a full tour of the facility and introduced to staff that was on duty at the time. The equipment is always clean and it isn't too crowded when I visit but I tend to go early in the morning. I'm hoping that they expand into the adjacent building eventually but it has everything you need to get a good workout in.

Treyton Farnan

(Long and detailed, honest review)

I have been a member at this Hilltop Workout Anytime location for about a year now. I do not think there is any one perfect gym, as each person should pick a place that aligns with their goals (and price point). I do think, however, that this specific location for Workout Anytime has done a really great job with supplying equipment that can benefit anyone at any point in their fitness goals (beginner, intermediate, advanced) for a great price ($25 for basic membership at the time of writing). It’s the cleanest gym I’ve ever been a member at, and the staff are all super nice. It’s about a 7 minute drive from Sage Meadows, so it’s perfect for anyone living on the NE side of town (and so much nicer than the A-State gym for any students reading this).

I’ve included my personal rating for a few different programs (for this specific Hilltop WO location) below:

General Fitness: (10/10): For 95% of the people who will use this gym, there is more than enough cardio/weight equipment for anyone interested in getting and staying healthy. Trainers are very knowledgeable and there are a ton of testimonials from other people who have had a lot of success using their programs.

Weight Lifting for Strength (9/10): Unless you are a VERY advanced lifter (600 lb+ lifts) and start needing niche equipment/racks to support that type of weight safely, this gym is great. A ton of free weights (only up to 100lb dumbbells), two squat racks (one w/ a deadlift platform), two bench press stations (one is advanced and moves to align the elbows over the shoulders which is nice).

Weight Lifting for Hypertrophy (8/10): For anyone who has been lifting less than 5 years, this is a 10/10. For those who are late intermediate or early advanced, this is a little lower. The gym has great machines, and I really mean that. However, there is limited space in this gym with only so many places for machines. They do not have SOME of the machines favored for more advanced hypertrophy lifters, like hack squat, chest supported t-bar row, pendulum squat, or unilateral machines like leg curl/extension, bicep curl, or converging shoulder press. (To be fair, many gyms in Jonesboro don’t have these machines anyways.) As an intermediate hypertrophy lifter myself, I do still think there are an adequate number of machines to make up for these that they do not have, you just might have to be more creative when it comes time to build more variations into your program. The cable systems and dumbbells are two MASSIVE advantages here and honestly make up for the machines they lack. They have one large 8 station pulley system, and another smaller 2 station pulley catered more toward chest flys, so you have a bunch of variations and never have to wait on those. They have a good number of grips for these too. They also have two separate massive dumbbell racks that start at 5 lb and go to 100 lb, which I had never seen in a gym this size.

HIIT/Crossfit (6/10): This location has almost all of the equipment that you would need for these types of workouts, but there is very limited space for this style of workout. There is also no turf in this gym or space for sled-work.

Overall advantages:
-Very clean space with new (3-4 years old) equipment
-A ton of windows and natural light, and mirrors on almost every wall
-Open 24/7
-Free group classes offered to members throughout the week
-Generally not packed (some busy times)
-Sufficient equipment for 95% of people, regardless of training style or level
-Personal trainers are great and many are honestly probably overqualified for their positions
-Staff is very nice and knowledgeable
-TVs are all over the gym
-A few other perks for more advanced membership packages (tanning, dry sauna, HydroMassage)
-It’s next to a Crumble Cookie if you need a pick-me-up after a hard workout

Things to consider:
-Limited space (though still possible) for things like stretching or workouts like HIIT/Crossfit

Overall, I would (and do) very highly recommend this gym. Go in and at least try it out!

Faith Cowherd

This gym is awesome! It’s always really clean and the atmosphere is calm and friendly! I would recommend it to new students coming to astate!

Heidi Perrin

I’ve had a great experience at Workout Anytime! The gym is always clean, with friendly staff and excellent personal trainers who have a lot of knowledge and passion for fitness. The equipment is well-maintained, and the atmosphere is pleasant and positive.

Charles Walker

After hours access was terrible scanner was terrible, support line to gain access was unhelpful, management unresponsive to emails. After staff leave, families come in with under age children playing on machines. Customer service is unsatisfactory. I cancelled, they said they understood would welcome me back. I opted to give them a second chance, they welcomed me back with a higher rate and enrollment fee. I will keep going a little further down the road and would advise you to do the same.