Indiana’s Top Rated Local® Fitness Centers Award Winner: Iron Pit Gym

Top Rated Local® is pleased to announce that Iron Pit Gym is a 2019 award winner for fitness centers in Indiana!

Whether you’re new to working out or you want to take your workout up a notch, there’s no better fitness center to turn to in Bloomington than Iron Pit Gym.

Iron Pit Gym has received hundreds of reviews with an average rating of 4.97 stars, earning them a fantastic Rating Score™ of 97.79 and a 2019 Top Rated Local award for ranking among the top five fitness centers in all of Indiana!

Here’s just one of the many five-star reviews that got them there:

“[This is a] fantastic place to workout. From powerlifting to weightlifting to all the other free weights and cardio machines, they have everything anyone could need to work out. The 24-hour access is great, too!” – Joshua S.

Not Your Average Fitness Center

We wanted to learn what makes this award-winning business tick, so we took a few minutes to talk with Matt Andrews, co-owner of Iron Pit Gym.

To kick off our conversation, we asked Matt about what makes Iron Pit Gym unique compared to the many other fitness centers in Indiana. Matt told us that it’s their family atmosphere, community culture and 24-hour access that truly set them apart, and said that they try to get to know their members’ names. He also pointed to his business partner, Doug, and said that they make a great team.

As the owners, Matt and Doug are there every day, and they truly care about their customers.

We also asked Matt about the Iron Pit Gym mission and how they work to make the world a better place. Matt shared with us that their goal is to offer exercise to their members 24 hours a day in a clean, safe, friendly environment. He told us that they give back to their community in many ways — sponsoring teams that go out and collect bags of trash at Lake Monroe, getting heavily involved with high schools and donating to sports teams, and coaching a volleyball team.

Building Success by Connecting With Their Customers

Matt credits Iron Pit Gym’s strong online reputation to their commitment to connecting with their customers, which they’ve had since they opened 25 years ago. Matt added:

“Customers like to be acknowledged.”

Outside of building a powerful online reputation, Iron Pit Gym grew in the early years thanks to commercials, but these days, they rely on some radio ads and a little bit of social media, but mostly word of mouth to get their name out there.


Congratulations to Iron Pit Gym for being a 2019 Top Rated Local award winner, and thank you so much, Matt, for taking the time to speak with us!

We highly recommend Iron Pit Gym in Bloomington. Visit their website today!

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