Ipele Fitness shows a perfect 5.0 from 16 reviews, and one name appears in four of the five written accounts, across a span of about eighteen months: Raheem, the owner.
The Owner, Independently Named Four Times
Ann Nasieku, October 2020, gives the most detailed account: "The gym itself is clean with highly functional equipment, the music is always on point, as far as personal training Raheem is extremely professional, caters his workouts to fit your personal needs, a great listener and humble, and has great communicational skills, parking is available for free." Neil Shah, July 2019, keeps it simpler but lands on the same traits: "The owner Raheem is a very humble and legit person who is dedicated to his craft. Extremely professional and a good listener!"
Tracee Thomas, April 2019, adds a detail the other two don't: "The personalized attention from Raheem and other trainers makes it hard for you to skip on gym days because the team actually misses you when you don't show." That's a specific claim about a small enough operation that absences get noticed - a different kind of accountability than a big-box gym where nobody would clock a missed week.
Four separate reviewers, from April 2019 through October 2020, independently describing the same person as humble, professional, and personally attentive is a pattern worth trusting. Nobody coordinated those word choices.
More Than One Kind of Class
Nathan Boyd, May 2020, describes a different side of the business entirely: "The dance classes are so much fun. The instructors are wonderful and its a great place for beginner and advanced dancers/fitness buffs. The studio has a really positive vibe which I love." That's the only review of the five that doesn't mention Raheem or personal training directly - it tells me Ipele runs dance fitness classes alongside one-on-one coaching, with a separate instructor team for that side.
What's Missing
No review states a membership price or a personal-training session rate. The newest of the five written reviews is from October 2020 - more than five years old now - so nothing on record confirms whether Raheem still runs the gym, or whether the dance classes Nathan Boyd describes still run. Amanda Onibudo's review, April 2019, is the shortest of the five: "Full equipped gym with the best trainers in the state. I highly recommend!" I'd count that one as general praise rather than a specific data point, since it doesn't add detail beyond the others.
Who It's Not For
Anyone who needs current information: the most recent written review predates this page by more than five years. Anyone pricing this out before calling, since none of the five reviews mentions a figure.
35A Mill Rd, Irvington, NJ 07111. The website is ipele.fitness, and no phone number is published for this location.
FAQ
Who runs Ipele Fitness?
Raheem, the owner, who also does personal training. Four of the five written reviews independently name him and describe similar qualities: professional, humble, and attentive to individual needs.
Does it offer more than personal training?
Yes. One reviewer specifically describes dance fitness classes, run by a separate instructor team, for both beginner and advanced dancers.
Is parking available?
One reviewer specifically mentions free parking on site.
How recent is the feedback?
Not very. The newest written review is from October 2020. Google's relative-time labels on this listing understate the age of every review, so treat the dates here as absolute.