Groundwork Athletics Inc

Jonathan S

Jan 31, 2026

Incredible experience from start to finish. Groundworks has a motivating, welcoming vibe, and Donny is exceptionally knowledgeable, supportive, and genuinely invested in helping you hit your goals. 💪

Andreas Hahn

Dec 21, 2025

Here we go! If you work or live downtown and Groundworks is close, this is your gym. Proximity is everything! Groundworks doesn’t have a lot of fancy red or blue lights, it’s a club but not a dance club - you’re gonna see the people who are sweating next to you, trying for that 1% better, doing their best, for that day. They don’t have a lot of fancy machines like a carnival but they do have everything you need to get you fit, strong, toned, shapely, metabolically supercharged - and the experienced and knowledgeable trainers to facilitate this (your in good hands). And Donny, the manager is a sweetheart - calm, friendly, funny and there for you - talk to him, take a tour. It has showers and towel service built in (not an add-on). If classes aren’t your thing and you want an even more personal and specific service, there’s PT (personal training) where your “wants” are programmed in by one of their trainers. There are also a lot of independent personal trainers (not Groundworks staff) that work out of that space as well, who are always willing to talk to a potential new client (so if you see someone you might want to work with, introduce yourself, say hello! There all super nice!) So if you’re serious about making a change in your health, physical, emotional, and psychological or maybe you want to “learn to workout” so you can do it alone, or if you don’t want to be alone but want to “struggle :)” beside others, or if you make decisions all day and don’t want to, and don’t want to be hitched to your phone for an 50 minutes - all you want is to go! To move into a new future, where one of your identities is “I train!”, where training is a gonna be a lifelong-lifestyle commitment to yourself ! Then open that door on Granville and enter the Narnia of fitness, the Hogwart’s of health (nerd) - and have fun, enjoy the process, because process is the best part, it’s the road in road trip! So get off your buns...and go! PS- It’s never “too late” - I have witnessed a man (over 80)and a woman (over 75) get stronger!!

Aaron Walker

Nov 23, 2025

Trainer Laura McLoone was well versed in her knowledge of what my specific goals where, and accommodated them with brilliant(challenging) exercises that had me feeling the Dom's days after! Session was sharp, to the point. Laura explained the purpose behind everything we did, and why. She over-emphasized the smaller details to help make sense of the bigger picture! 10/10 would re-book!

Frances Treanor

May 29, 2024

I’ve been a member of Groundwork Athletics for 1+ years now and I would absolutely recommend it to anyone looking for a friendly and fun place to workout! The trainers are professional and always make the 1hr group classes really interesting. I have learned a huge amount since joining. The location is fantastic as it is located in the centre of downtown Vancouver next to the Skytrain and many bus routes. If you’re looking for a new and welcoming gym, this is the place!

Ghazal

Apr 22, 2023

Booked a Conditioning + Core class through ClassPass with Alfonso and I’m very happy with the choice. The studio is located near Vancouver City Centre skytrain station and provides personal training. The class I attended was a small one with 3 students. It included several circuits with a combination of cardio and weights. Alfonso regularly checked on us and made sure to guide each of us based on our needs. I do recommend checking them out!