Onelife Fitness - Crystal Park

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Clean health club with amenities such as a sauna and a pool for water-fitness classes.

Onelife Fitness - Crystal Park typically features a swimming pool, often including a lap pool and sometimes a separate warm water or therapy pool. While specific pool temperatures for this exact location are not consistently published, lap pools in similar fitness facilities are generally maintained between 78-82°F (25.5-27.8°C), with therapy or leisure pools potentially warmer, in the range of 85-90°F (29.4-32.2°C).

What are people saying (AI review summary)? Onelife Fitness receives overwhelmingly positive feedback, particularly for its exceptional staff. Virginia is highly recommended for her professional, friendly, and patient sign-up process, making new members feel welcomed. Personal trainer Eliot Hyche is lauded for his amazing, goal-oriented training, helping a client achieve significant health improvements, increased strength, and confidence over 200 sessions. The gym itself is praised for its diverse equipment, clean facilities, great classes (like yoga and cycling), a supportive and respectful community, and a good pool. Many consider joining the gym one of their best decisions due to the positive atmosphere and knowledgeable, kind trainers. However, there are some suggestions for improvement, specifically regarding the front desk associates, who are described as occasionally disgruntled and lacking in customer service, and the observation that too many trainers on the floor at once can make the 'tiny' gym feel cramped.

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Amenities

• Accepts Credit Cards
• Accessible Entrance
• Accessible Restroom

Reviews

Listing Reviews

September 11th, 2025

Kamal Bekkali

I had an excellent experience with Virginia when signing up at One Life Fitness. She was professional, friendly, patient while maintaining a big smile on her face. Her positive attitude and genuine care made me feel welcomed from the start. I highly recommend asking for Virginia if you’re considering joining, she truly goes above and beyond!

September 2nd, 2025

Paul Riley

This location is fine. Definitely feels like a commuter gym due to its size and equipment available. It has a great pool and everything you'd need to get a decent work out in. I only think there's 2 areas they could improve upon. First is the amount of trainers on the gym floor. This gym is way to tiny to have 7 different trainers doing a session at the same time. Feels like they are taking up half the gym. Second is the front desk associates may be the most disgruntled employees. Rarely will you get a word out of them or any form of decent customer service. Otherwise, this gym is convenient and gets the job done for a quick and sufficient workout.

September 9th, 2025

Nichole Nappi

I highly suggest becoming a member of Onelife Fitness Crystal City. The staff is super supportive and friendly. There is a diverse collection of equipment- for every type of workout. I take the yoga and cycling classes and I always walk away feeling like I had a great workout. Great training staff to choose from.

June 3rd, 2025

Chris McNeil

Next week I will have my 200th training session with (James) Eliot Hyche at Onelife Fitness - Crystal Park, in Arlington, Virginia. The fitness center is in what is rapidly becoming the Amazon.com-friendly hub of high-tech businesses in Crystal City, Virginia (which straddles both Arlington and Alexandria VA). My purpose in working with Eliot was straightforward: I retired after 45 years as a lawyer and judge and needed to gain the resilience needed to meet the travel challenges of my retirement. Eliot has been an amazing trainer. In 30-minute workouts two days a week, Eliot has introduced me to the essential exercises that focus on balance, range of motion, agility, and upper body strength. With the Onelife Fitness Center's platform of equipment and space, I've learned how to work with hex bars, kettlebells, dumbells, barbells, medicine balls, resistance bands, TRX equipment, and free weights safely and effectively. As a new-comer to the fitness experience, I have learned with Eliot’s help how to manage my time in the gym to get the most out of a 30-minute workout. Eliot emphasizes how to properly set up for each exercise - to move safely and confidently through a series of different routines that never get old. What's been most impressive is Eliot's range of knowledge about how each exercise set affects the body. His more than nine years of experience has given him useful insight into how each kind of exercise can address goals - like improving balance, strengthening key physical functions, and losing weight while maintaining a balance that takes into account protein intake, calorie monitoring, and life affirmation. This training is goal-oriented. After I retired, I sought out polar expeditions offered by Quark Expeditions, in both Antarctica and in the Artic Ocean. These expeditions come with a level of risk that few voyages pose: each day the itinerary includes boarding a Zodiac – a military-grade 10-person outboard motor-driven rubber pontoon raft that carries us from ship to shore. If a wave breaks wrong (or if Orcas attack) the ten of us who are passengers on the Zodiac will have seconds, not minutes, to try to get back to the Zodiac. This requires balance, resilience, and upper body strength. Over the past three years, Eliot has guided me to where I have the strength, resilience, and upper body strength needed for these expeditions. Among the skills Eliot brings to the table is his engaging outlook: he remembers what we've studied, offers well-informed exercise alternatives when I reach limits due to my age and abilities. He's friendly, supportive, easy to understand, takes excellent notes about the progress I'm making, and is clearly comfortable in the trainer's role. He's also been great at scheduling and re-scheduling and knows the resources of the Crystal Park Onelife Center (including its outstanding salt-water lap pool). Not once has he been late for a scheduled training session; not once has he had to cancel a session. I've had trainers before and was concerned about starting a training program with a trainer at OneLife. They’re not inexpensive. I got lucky with Eliot - he's the real deal. Over the course of the last three years, I've gained confidence in working out on my own. I've lost ten percent of my body weight, reduced my blood pressure, seriously improved my LDL cholesterol score, totally removed all (like 100 percent) of plaque in my coronary arteries, and gained a new appreciation for watching my food intake. This year I'm planning my sixth and seventh polar expeditions - after exploring Antarctica for the second time last year I'll be joining a Quark expedition to the Northwest Passage, and then a Quark expedition to the east coast of Greenland later this year. With the improved balance, upper body strength, and resilience that I've gained through this training, I think I'll be ready for the Zodiacs exploring the High Arctic.

March 20th, 2025

Fernando Fatecha

Joining this gym was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made! The facility is always clean, equipped with good machines, and has an incredible atmosphere. The staff is truly outstanding, warm, welcoming, and always ready with a friendly smile and greeting the moment you walk in. The trainers are not only knowledgeable but also some of the kindest people you’ll ever meet. Plus, the gym community is fantastic; everyone is respectful, making it an all-around great place to work out!