Great gym, my son loves the open swim time! Great pool, lazy river, and toddler area! Lifeguards are super friendly

Had a great work out, facility was clean and not over crowded

Lots of equipment, clean and modern, and they have a STEAMROOM!!

Loved it until they turned me away! M-F 5-8am is for ACTIVE DUTY ONLY!! this is not on the site...no where posted in the gym..THEY DONT HAVE A FAMILY ROOM..so the only time I can come is when my husband gets off during homework time,dinner time or bath time and I have 5 kids!! Spouses sacrifice so much career ,constantly having to start over,adjust everywhere we go, raising children alone etc... and we almost ALWAYS get the short end of the stick..Elmendorf gym does not have this policy only buckner fitness smh.

Pretty good gym. Variety of equipment. The self-powered treadmills are my fave. They keep it clean! Currently, you need to make reservations to use the pool. They have a capacity limit on the GYM as well, so be prepared to wait if you go during peak hours.

Indoor track, fitness pool, weights, cardio. Whats not to love.

Great gym to go for a swim 🏊🏿‍♂️ with the family

Great gym, plenty of equipment in good shape, complete with an indoor pool and track.

Nice facility. Has more than enough for anyone to get a good workout in. Unless youre there during peak hours and it seems like everyone is working in groups of 5 or more. Other than that the equipment is nice. I havent used the pool or sauna but those are great features as well...so Ive heard.

Very nice indoor pull. Clean and variety of equipment. Professional customer service.

My son and I really enjoyed the toddler swim lessons here. They did a great job teaching and really working with the kids, each and every one individually. Learned some great skills for both my son and myself! We will definitely be back for more later on. I have not used Buckner for anything else though.

It is great place to workout on base. Just make sure you have a 24/7 access and get there before 5 am

Beautiful equipment, large classic Olympic weights, crossfit area, indoor track, climbing wall, and fitness coaches who will build a plan to help reach your goals. Excellent place.

Love this place, love swiming and reservation,, knowing a lane waiting for me ! Very clean.

Fantastic. Always clean, always helpful, friendly personnel.

Love working out there, it has a variety of equipment to keep the works outs interesting.

This is probably the biggest gym in Anchorage. A huge selection of equipment, an upstairs indoor running track, pool, cardio, and circuit traing rooms. Surprisingly, during this heightened COVID period, it is still open. The number of patrons is limited, the pool requires reservations and the facility has alot of equipment down to provide for social distancing.

It was my 1st time going to the Buckner fitness center today and overall I had an awesome experience. I felt Comfortable. Dont be shy. 🤟🏾If you do not have 24/7 access they open exactly at 5:00am so dont show up any sooner then that as you will be waiting. 🤦🏾

Best gym I’ve been out of military or civilian. It has everything you can possibly imagine for a gym.

Best gym on base, clean, has 24 hour access (limited due to covid at the moment) has a ton of free weights and equipment, track and treadmill upstairs as well as pools saunas and steam rooms

The gym is pretty nice, has a lot of machines to work out on, however I feel it is mostly focused on lifting. Second floor is equipped for cardio, cant say anything about the pool area. Overall I like it, one big downside - it is always packed.

Love the polar paradise pool & the gym is fantastic!

It has pool tons of machines and is really clean

Cool gym its 24/7. Has a pool. Indoor track. 3 basketball courts. Resistance machine room. And weight room. Nice and big gym plenty of tools and machines.

The strength and conditioning room is great. The Coach is world class. Love working out here especially now that there is 24/7 access available.

Bring your own headphones. The music here is like a Planet Fitness and kills the vibe

Love Buckner even though it gets very crowded at times. You definitely need to have a workout plan to save time just in case someone else is on the equipment you want to use.

What can I say that you don’t already know, right? Great gym, even greater customer service. I love the 24 hour access, swimming schedule and pool availability. The huge selection of cardio and strength equipment is really nice making it so you don’t have to wait in line to get a workout in. I recently found out that there’s even tanning. I am gonna have to give that a try.

It’s a fully equipped gym with a great number of machines and weights, two basketball courts, a pool, a rock climbing wall, a spinning room, 2 sets of lockers for both females and males (sauna and steam rooms are located in the main locker rooms), and a more secluded weight machine room. It’s a great resource to have! Recently it allows people whom have signed up for it to have a 24 hours access too!

Extremely clean and well taken care of. The staff has been wonderful all week and everyone has been very helpful and friendly.

Best gym Ive ever been. Kudos to the staff, keep up the good work.

Great gym! Lots of different options here for different workouts. They have a nice water area for children. Always really clean thought out the facility.

One of the better base gyms Ive been to in my 8 years. Plenty of equipment, good space for CrossFit, lots of machines upstairs with an indoor track. And the pool has a hottub

Its cool gym covid sucks

Since the remodel this gym is awesome. Bigger rooms and lots of space. It can get really crowded but if you go when its not you have alot of chioces. I dont like the pool, I wont pay the price to take my kids which I have to watch myself cause you have to be 5 feet from them at all times

Great staff; friendly, knowledgeable n eager to help. Pool, wet n dry saunas, hot tub, b-ball courts, in-door track, stationary n free weights in abundance, stationary bikes, spacious, clean, assorted classes n training guidance, and more. Some of the best people ive known or recently met use or work this facility.

Good gym with good equipment. Avoid if possible during pt hours and around 16-1700 as these are the busiest times. Pretty much dead over lunch.

Our battalion (HHC) is almost always here every morning for PT. Its always clean and the equipment is well taken care of considering how many people use them every day. The staff are professional 24/7, very outgoing, and friendly. What more could you ask for?

This gym has everything! All the equipment is in good condition and good operating order. From basketball courts to a fitness pool, a family pool, CrossFit equipment, day rentals, all the cardio equipment you can think of, an indoor walking/running track and more. The facility is clean, the staff is friendly and helpful. The only downside, as of Nov 2018, the main locker rooms have been under construction more than they havent been so the pool locker room becomes the default. But when they were open in the spring/summer, they were new and everything you could ask for.

Wonderful

65 people max big gym tho

Great place for a workout to rock climbing and a fun pool plus the hot tub.

Best gym ever. If youre a service member, family member of service member, or prior service you should be going here daily. Great for families too

The best gym. I really miss the towels they used to hand out before joint basing. I would pay for a membership here if I could get those back and my personal locker.

Awesome facility, always a great time.

This gym is huge. If you have ever been to Smith gym at Benning. Buckner gym puts it to shame. There is a massive crossfit side, 2 pools, stand up tanning beds, awesome free weight section and indoor track.

WiFi gets pretty overloaded at any time really but it just became 24 hours. Lots of power racks and a fair bit of machines. Definitely no need for any other places in youre stationed at JBER. Pool too!

Pretty good gym. Lots of varying equipment. Gets very crowded, so it can be hard to get at certain equipment during peak hours.

Waaaaay too many meatheads, nice facilities now that they redid it though.

Polar paradise is great! Kids need to have passed a swim test for larger pool area, so plan ahead

I love this place, they have State of the art gym and anything else you need to get you fit on.Jacobs lader is one of my fav. You do need a military ID to get on base or gym or have a friend take you in who dies have a id.

Great gym. Has everything you need and more. The swim coach, personal trainers and staff are amassing.

This gym was always good, but it recently ascended to legendary status w/ the introduction of 24/7 access.

Great kids swimming pool. Warm water and warm enclosure!

A really lively and vivid facility to train in. Lots of motivation and I can get a natural pump from this place! 💪😁🤙

The upgrades theyve done make this the best gym ive every trained at

Likely the best gym on JBER with a variety of workout options. Free weights, pool, assisted weights, rock wall, this place has it all.

All the fitness gear you would want and then some

Awesome facility! I love their tanning packages.

Best military gym I’ve been to.

Great gym! It is a bit of a maze, but just ask for a tour or wander around, theres a ton to do here!

Good place to lift heavy objects.

Nice fun family pool. Indoors. Cheap.

One of the best gyms I have ever seen. Besides a plethora of every cardio and lifting apparatus known to man, it also boasts an indoor track, an entire basketball court for the crossfitters and a freaking rock climbing gym. And sun tanning rooms. And the aquatic center is more like a water park with a lap pool. Only reason I dont go here more often is Im stationed on the elmendorf side

Love it

Nice remodel. Been quite a few years since I visited!

Excellent. Just wish it had some ropes to climb.

Good gym, much needed expansion. Gets super packed over the winter months

Best military gym I have ever seen.

Good but always crowded

Hard to imagine not finding what you need here. They play good music (mostly hard rock) and the staff are pretty friendly.

My favorite gym in Alaska. Equipment up-to-date, knowledgeable staff and reasonable operational hours.

Good place to get your workout on.

Really nice facility to work out or play bball in

Better for strength training than the elmendorf gym

They need to update their hours on here. I am not trying to wait till almost noon to work out on the weekend.

Phenomenal place to workout. It gets really busy, and its a little spread out but it has all the equipment you need.

Can be better if the hour can be extended on weekends🤔

Well its a gym lol. The set up is weird with the equipments in separate rooms. Theres a track upstairs along with other cardio equipments. Theres also the pool downstairs.

Great place! Spacious and updated.

Love the friendly staff and the fact that they are kid friendly

Massive gym really nice and clean.

Great gym, tons of squat racks.

Nice place to relax

Awesomeness. Best Gym ever

Nice and clean, a great place for a workout.

Love zumba class ☺😊

I hope these guys spray down the sauna at the end of the day or Id say this could be contagious and disgusting.

Excellent gym with a variety of options.

Best gym in all alaska

Love the new workout facility!

Little crowded and loudBut if you want to work out then it is worth it the noiseWish the steam room is opens early

24 hr gym that everything you can want in a gym

Best gym on base

Great place to work out

Good place to work out

Big gym a lot of equipment to work with and even a pool

Love working out here

They still havent finished fixing the locker rooms yet.

Cant beat there Variety of equipment and Activities nowhere in Anchorage