BigSport Gym — Alfa Shopping Mall

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Sultan Khan

29 March 2026

Not bad. There are plenty of machines and dumbbells, and a lot of free space. It’s a little bit dark — it could be brighter. I recommend replacing the shower heads/nozzles with water-safe models that have more powerful pressure. Overall, I recommend this gym. UPD: Please fix the water temperature in the shower. It’s true that the temperature is not stable at all. It’s a real contrast shower — most of the time I’m just waiting for the temperature to normalize from extremely hot to freezing cold. Not good at all.

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Tom Turner

4 January 2025

I used this gym four times as part of a week-long stay in Chisinau and was impressed overall. The gym is spread over a huge space in a shopping mall overlooking the city. The space is equipped with many exercise machines, free weights and other dedicated fitness areas. The staff are friendly, and I was able to get by in English. The gym prices are very reasonable, especially for the day pass for 100 MDL. They also have decent protein shakes. The changing rooms, lockers and showers are okay. There is room for improvement: there was no air conditioning nor ventilation. The gym could do with better quality speakers, and sometimes the music would cut out suddenly. I was surprised that the lighting was left off occasionally, as the space is fairly dark otherwise. I agree with other reviews that some of the exercise machines don't have an optimal range of motion. Lastly, there are not nearly enough weight plates spread across the gym floor to accommodate all the machines. I recommend the gym and I will definitely be back next time I am in the area.