Wild Basin Fitness At Steiner Ranch

This is a great fitness center. For people looking to get fit and healthy, this is a phenomenal place.
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If you are looking for a place NOT to work out at, this would be it. On the plus side, the building itself is in good shape and the locker rooms are well-​maintained; also, the view out the windows is amazing. The front desk staff all seem friendly and welcoming as well.
On the negative side, this gym is small with outdated equipment. For example, there are about 6 stationary bikes circa 1992 (by the looks of them), one complete with broken knob. The treadmills are older and noisy, and the elliptical machines/​steppers have seen so much sweat that the buttons are starting to rust around the edges and the color is wearing off of them.
There are 6 resistance machines; 4 of them are for legs and one for arms. Not much.
Also, the inside temperature is set to «spontaneously combust» temp (around 74 – 75 degrees) and there are no fans to be seen and no feeling that the air is circulating.
At a basic membership price of $ 75 per month or more, this gym is simply not worth it, I’m afraid. The owners have the market on this within Steiner Ranch — little to no competition — so where is all that membership money going? Certainly not into more updated equipment, or more of a variety of equipment. I would think that the owners would prefer to offer members an intimate, outstanding exercise space with state-​of-​the-​art equipment for the price they are charging.
I understand that much of their business is conducted with classes, many of which are outdoors. Still, if they want to peak the interest of new members long term, I think they may want to consider spending some money to update the inside of the building as well.

This is a beautiful albeit small facility. It is well run and really is a neighborhood gym that caters to the community it serves with ind & group training for adults in the morning and evenings and training for the student athletes in the late afternoon. With all that going on there is still plenty of room to get your own workout in especially when the weather permits the groups moving to the outdoor training area. Trainers, staff, and owners live in the area and are top notch!

I was clinically obese and chronically dehydrated when I started working out at Wild Basin Fitness. I thought I was in relatively good shape when I started, but after training for a while I found out differently. When a man’s body fat is over 25 percent, he is considered clinically obese. They measured my body fat and I found out I had around 30 percent body fat. I have worked out at other gyms before, but I found out I wasn’t working out properly. I thought I had improved my diet, but I was still eating many of the wrong foods.
Now that I am working out more effectively and more regularly, I am getting my body fat into the teens. Granted, it is only around 18 percent, but it is a big improvement. I couldn’t have done it without the training and encouragement not only of the trainers, but the entire staff.
I like not getting lost in a large gym. I’ve gotten to know many of the other customers and enjoy working out with them when I’m not with a trainer. Even though it is small compared to some of the big box gyms around, I rarely have to wait for equipment. Also, the equipment is always clean. When the machines need repair as all do from time to time, they are repaired quickly and are usually back in service by my next visit.
I would encourage anyone who is interested in their health or fitness to try Wild Basin.

This is a great fitness center. I like the fact that trainers are there on a regular basis training people because I can watch, listen, and learn a ton of new exercises that keeps me motivated and excited to work out. It’s never a dull moment and the staff is always happy to answer questions.
The equipment and facility is modern with a focus on Foundation Fitness. I think it’s perfect!

I had a membership there for over a year but finally threw in the towel and quit. The facility is actually nice and well maintained, but pretty small. The owner’s insistence on having trainers working with people (usually groups of people) throughout the day make it difficult at best to find a machine to use. The trainers routines often have people moving in and out of your area so don’t be surprised if someone ends up running right by you for no particular reason. I actually had a couple of teenagers from their summer sports camp set up in the treadmill area and start jumping over me as I was doing sit ups. To the trainer’s credit he didn’t see them at first at stopped them when he saw what was going on. But still. I’ve never seen this at another gym. And hope I never see it again.
The studio room where you can stretch, jump rope, etc. is always hosting a class. So if you want to just go somewhere nice and workout this isn’t the place for you. You’re better off signing up with a much larger facility like Anytime of 24 Hour where they cordon off their training or groups as opposed to Wild Basin where the training is obviously more important than the individual. If you like working out in group classes or working as part of a group with a trainer this place is better. But again, small quarters, so the training group will likely be bumping into others who aren’t doing what you are.
Also, the owner isn’t really all that great. When I mentioned the issues I had he informed me that not only were they going to try and do even «more» group training, but that it was really my responsibility to tell the trainers they’re stealing my machines when I go to get a drink of water or something. I finished my workout and canceled my membership that afternoon. It’s very pricey as opposed to the larger gyms you could go to and doesn’t offer anything out of the ordinary except for location (it’s great for people who live in Steiner and don’t want to drive to Lakeline). I joined a gym near my office and am much, much happier.
Would advise others to take a look, but try and go during times you’d normally be there as part of your routine. That’s the best way to tell what it’s like there when you want to be there. If you go at that time and see a bunch of people being trained in the general exercise areas, know that they’ll be the priority and not you the individual exerciser. Not fun.
Also, the hours of operation aren’t great. The facilities seem to be open for when it’s most convenient for the managment and not the members. The two days people are looking for the most flexibility — Saturday and Sunday are the hardest. They close at 5 on Saturday and are only open noon to 5 on Sunday. For the price you pay you’d think they would be more amenable. LIke I said, pretty expensive. You can get much more gym and a more customer friendly experience at other, better priced gyms if you’re willing to drive.
Finally, the yoga instructor is a little creepy. They sort of let him roam around and he spent a lot of time trying to recruit me into his class. I tried politely to indicate I wasn’t interested but he didn’t seem to hear it. So every time I saw him I had to duck my head down and make sure we didn’t have eye contact. My wife had different issues with him. She did like their Zumba dance class but it always started late as the yoga teacher spent a lot of time loitering with his students in the gym’s exercise studio once his class was done, chatting while he should have gotten out and let the other class start. We mentioned it to the women who work the front desk (who are very nice btw) but nothing ever seemed to change. Again, very pro-​trainer, pro-​training in this facility.