O2 Fitness
📍 848 Folly Rd, Charleston, South Carolina, 29412
Services: Infrared Sauna, Traditional Sauna
Amenities & Features
About
Cold Plunge & Sauna
This gym offers spacious saunas within its locker rooms, providing members with a relaxing, spa-like experience for heat therapy and wellness before or after workouts. The existing content mentions this amenity, though specific details regarding sauna type, temperature, or the availability of a cold plunge are not elaborated upon in the provided review data. The sauna is presented as a key wellness feature of the facility.
Staff
Gym members specifically praise the dance class led by instructor Jasmine O'Neal, describing her as a spectacular, committed, and great instructor whose class is a major highlight. Front desk staff, including Jamie, are noted by members as being super sweet, always helpful, and quite welcoming and friendly. However, some members report mixed interactions, with staff occasionally being untruthful about facility issues or stating they have no control over repairs.
Additional Amenities
Beyond the sauna, O2 Fitness features a wide selection of training equipment. Members appreciate the good equipment selection and note that new equipment was added from a closed location. The gym also offers energizing studio fitness classes. Other mentioned amenities include locker rooms and a water station, though the latter has been reported as broken.
Atmosphere
The atmosphere receives mixed feedback. Some members find the equipment great and do not feel the gym is overly crowded even during busy times. Conversely, many members report the gym has become absolutely overcrowded and miserable since another location closed, leading to an ungodly amount of people at all times. Significant concerns are raised about the lack of working air conditioning, making the gym excessively hot, alongside reports of dirty locker rooms, water leaks from the ceiling, and broken equipment that remains unfixed.
Pricing
Members describe this as one of the most expensive gyms they have ever attended, with membership prices having been raised. Some members are locked into year-long contracts. The general sentiment is that the high cost is not justified by the current state of the facilities, especially given the persistent lack of air conditioning.
Location & Expansion
The closure of another O2 Fitness location, specifically the West Ashley location, is a significant point of contention. This closure has contributed to severe overcrowding at the James Island venue. Communication regarding this closure was poorly handled, with many members reporting they never received official notice, leading to billing complications.
