The Forge Fitness and Martial Arts, St. Petersburg FL

I've been over a year with this squad, wow! It never gets old. Coaches are always surprising us with new workouts, fun challenges and cool events!

Joining this gym was nothing short of life-changing for me. In a time when everything was scary, stressful and uncertain, The Forge gave me the opportunity to gain a much needed sense of control. Starting with the 6-week challenge, I learned that I was capable of so much more than I thought both physically and mentally. The trainers here are amazing at what they do and they genuinely want everyone to achieve their personal goals (and then set new ones and achieve those too!). They make it easy with personal nutrition plans and customizable workouts that are doable even for people with limitations or injuries. I’m a stronger, healthier, more disciplined version of myself than when I started at The Forge and I’m confident that once you join, you will be too!

Great set of people who are worth getting to know. They want to help you reach your goals. They get personal want to get to know you, and get excited about your big and small victories. It's not always about the scale with these guys.

This place is great, but the way they have everything ironed out is really the best part. The community is super friendly and welcoming, and I can feel the improvement on things I didn’t even know I was missing. I lost 16 lbs for my 6 week challenge and plan to keep going to lose the other 20ish. Definitely recommend!

Amazing people! Coaches really care and are helpful. The members are very friendly.
The 6 week challenge is an experience everyone should go through! Tools for nutrition and FUN, SAFE, and EFFECTIVE workouts will last a lifetime!

Love this gym! People there are so friendly and chill. You just can be yourself while working out.

I’m a recent transplant from Ohio and I’ve been training with some awesome trainers for several years. I didn’t expect to find amazing and dedicated trainers here in St. Petersburg but I found them here at Forge! Love this place!

I was looking for a good gym for almost a year: challenging classes, positive atmosphere and friendly coaches who always inspire you! I am happy I found The Forge. After only one month of training I've started to notice the results I've been working towards! That's incredible!

Best workout, best trainers- Joe, Chris, Brice, and Jeff are awesome trainers! They take the time to work on your form, demonstrating exercises, and no rushing at all. The variety of workouts each day/week make hybrid cardio, strength training, etc even more enjoyable. The trainers are very knowledgeable and experienced in what they do. They encourage you without pressure to reach your full potential, so there is no complacency. We have been coming for 3 months, our strength and energy levels boosted, and the results are fantastic. It is well worth our time. My family and I highly recommend The Forge to anyone regardless of your workout level- beginner, intermediate, or advanced. The family atmosphere and welcoming vibes are added bonuses! Very personable staff! 2 shakas all the way up

Best gym around! The 24 hour a day open gym to the Monday through Saturday class, i personally train Muay Thai here with Khru dan He is one of the most knowledgeable and dedicated coaches in the state in my opinion the progress I feel I’m making has been great (not to mention he’s a pretty cool Guy!). Relatively new gym looking for members to be on a fight team with serious full time training, but even if you just want to learn self defense, traditional Muay Thai, or just get in shape it’s a great way to achieve all of these. The gym itself has so much more to
Offer than Muay Thai with a great staff and owners keeping it clean and making everyone feel welcome!

Love learning Muay Thai with Dan, can't wait for class sizes to expand so there are more people to train with. All of the trainers are fun to be around and I would 10/10 recommend to anyone wanting to take advantage of the 24/7 gym access that comes with the membership.

THE FORGE (no longer CPF/ ProActive) is a great facility to train at. Since it's been under new management and ownership, things have taken an entire 180degree turn. The atmosphere is incredibly welcoming; the trainers are very professional and know how to get their members the results they are looking for; and the space has so much potential! Not only do they offer fitness classes, but also martial arts like Muay Thai (coach Dan is a pro with 17+ years of training! He's so patient with me and nails down technique and proficiency of movements), kids karate is also offered for the youth, and Pekiti Tirsia Kali is great for showing me self defense methods. And now they are offering 24/7 access for openm gym use if you're not into classes and free 7 day trails, how could one go wrong?

Not one of these positive reviews are from a company that you have owned. Show me how you deserve positive reviews from a business that you had absolutely nothing to do with, and I will delete my negative 1-star review. All you have earned are the negative reviews over the past few months. I am in contact with previous clients who have cancelled their memberships who you are still charging. This business is shady all around. Stay clear.

They canceled the classes I signed up for I was offered a refund and it's been 2 months and no-one wants to call me back. I have receipts and everything.

I would steer clear of this business, everyone plays the blame game and says they can't do what you ask - someone else is in charge of this or that, but no-one responds to the calls or mails.

The instructors are friendly but the practices are shady.

All reviews showing for Pro-Active Fitness do not reflect the brand Pro-Active Fitness but were aquired through fraudulent acts from the previous business Combat Performance & Fitness LLC. Pro-Active Fitness is a new entity with new ownership. Pro-Active Fitness has no rights to or permission to use any digital or intellectual property of Combat Performance & Fitness LLC. Ownership of Pro-Active is also repeatedly unethically charging people who gave canceled their memberships.

Avoid this scam - RUIN MY CREDIT SCORE OVER A GYM MEMBERSHIP?

I was CHARGED TWICEA IN ONE MONTH - it was their mistake - but they opened a case for me with a collection agency

they urge you to sign a contract and if you want to leave the contract you have to pay over $1000 (ONE THOUSAND) dollars fine or go to a collection agency and ruin your credit.

I was charged twice in one month!

I signed up on the 28th of september and was charged the whole month, and I was charged on the 1st of october for the whole month also. Nobody told me this and I was promised that I would not be charged twice!

Because I didnt know they had made that mistake, I was late on a payment. I told the staff that I couldnt make that payment because I was wrongly charged, via a text message, and instead I got sent to a collection agency (which goes against their own terms on their contract because it says you cannot cancel via phone or email - but they took my text message and pretended it was a letter in writing)

They tried to ruin my credit and charge me 1700 dollars over a mistake THEY made!

This is just nuts.

The lady was passive aggressive PMSing every time not even my mother talks to me like that.

Worst gym experience I've had I am so sad i dont even want to train again.

I've been training at Combat for 1 year and it's been a great journey. The gym provides a wide variety of fitness classes including weight training, athletic performance and body weight several times a week. The trainers are well educated, passionate and always pushing you forward to reach your next goal. The group class are planned by the trainers with challenging circuits and workouts that focus on different body parts each day, which allows you to hit all the group muscles by the end of each week. The gym is big with plenty of training equipment and weights. I came to Combat looking to switch my training and gain muscle strength, to help me with my day-to-day work activities which always require hard work. Since starting to train here I've seen results, better performance and a great understanding of how to properly do exercises to improve muscle strength and growth. Combat is a great place to train, highly recommend it!

I was on the verge of having a heart attack, weighing close to 300 pounds. I started training here in June with Pete and I couldnt even get through a training session. I worked with him for 6 weeks and was able to work up to completing sessions. I started training Muay Thai and Brazilian ju jutsu the end of July. Since then I have worked with Carlos and Juan 3-4 times a week. They are excellent teachers. Even the students here are willing to show new students proper techniques and work with them. Its a great atmosphere. I did my first sparring sessions last night. I have lost 40 pounds since joining here. This place has literally saved my life.

I dropped in for a class and was welcomed like a part of the squad. I only had my rash guard and shorts and Professor Reppin had a gi he let me borrow for the night. Tough rolls, nice guys, locker rooms, showers and way more than just BJJ is offered here. Quality group of trained assassins.

If you are looking for a gym that is high quality and only supplies the best training, checkout Combat. I have been a member of Combat for a little over a year now and every class that I have taken there has been consistently challenging and has helped me exponentially in growing stronger and building muscle mass. Recently, I have taken up personal training with Brice Peoples and I am impressed with each session. Brice sat down with me to identify my personal goals and from there he created workouts and a nutrition plan that caters to exactly what I am trying to achieve. It is this attention to detail with each of his clients that makes him such an impressive trainer. So, if you are in the market for a personal trainer that is going to help you achieve your goals, contact Brice!