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American Specialty Health, Inc.

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Customer Complaints Summary

152 total complaints in the last 3 years.
84 complaints closed in the last 12 months.

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Initial Complaint
Date:04/06/2025
Type:Product Issues
Status:
ResolvedMore info
Complaint statuses
Resolved:
The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
Unresolved:
The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
Answered:
The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
Unanswered:
The business failed to respond to the dispute.
Unpursuable:
BBB is unable to locate the business.
Active and Fit Direct charged for a canceled membership. **************** simply said we took funds out for a canceled membership - "we get to keep them". End of story.I asked if the unused funds are accrued? Can I use the monthly fees you have taken and use them elsewhere? They kinda laughed - "No". The money is gone.Take a look at the comments for this company on the ****** and Trust Pilot. I have literally never seen lower scores.
Business Response
Date: 04/14/2025
April 14, 2025
Customer: ****** ********
RE: ********************** Complaint: 23167198

Dear Resolutions Specialist,
American Specialty Health ************. (ASH Fitness) received a concern from the Better Business Bureau (BBB). ****** ********, an Active&Fit Directmember has concerns regarding the cancellation of her membership.

Upon receipt of the complaint, we contacted Ms. ******** twice to address her concerns and their resolution. Unfortunately, we have been unable to reach her. A follow-up email was sent on 4/14/2025 with the steps we have taken to resolve her concern. If Ms. ******** has any questions or further concerns, she is welcome to contact me at the number provided in the email and voice mails.

ASH Fitness considers this matter resolved.

Please feel free to contact me at the number below if there are any further questions or concerns.

Best Regards,
***** ********
Associate Director, Fitness Member Experience
American Specialty Health *************
*********************
Monday Friday, 9:00am 6:00pm, Central Time
Customer Answer
Date: 04/16/2025
Better Business Bureau:
I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this response/resolution is satisfactory to me.

Regards,
****** Engelaer
Initial Complaint
Date:03/29/2025
Type:Product Issues
Status:
AnsweredMore info
Complaint statuses
Resolved:
The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
Unresolved:
The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
Answered:
The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
Unanswered:
The business failed to respond to the dispute.
Unpursuable:
BBB is unable to locate the business.
I cancelled their service because I havent gone to a gym in 2 months and theyre still charging me for their service.I would like a refund for both march and February.
Business Response
Date: 04/01/2025
March 31, 2025
Customer: ******* ******
RE: ********************** Complaint: 23132070

Dear Resolutions Specialist,
American Specialty Health ************. (ASH Fitness) received a concern from the Better Business Bureau (BBB). ******* ******, an Active&Fit Directmember has concerns regarding his program cancellation.

Upon receipt of the complaint, I contacted Mr. ****** on 3/31/2025 to discuss his concerns and their resolution. Mr. ****** expressed satisfaction with the outcome.
ASH Fitness considers this matter resolved.

Please feel free to contact me at the number below if there are any further questions or concerns.

Best Regards,
****** *******
Snr Solutions Analyst, Fitness Member Experience
**************
Monday Friday, 6:30am 3:00pm Pacific Time
Initial Complaint
Date:03/16/2025
Type:Billing Issues
Status:
AnsweredMore info
Complaint statuses
Resolved:
The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
Unresolved:
The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
Answered:
The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
Unanswered:
The business failed to respond to the dispute.
Unpursuable:
BBB is unable to locate the business.
The *** system to contact the customer care is very discriminatory. It doesnt let you in to talk to an agent. I was charged monthly fees even when I was trying to cancel and I was not refunded. I did make a complaint about the *** system to the company but it didnt do any thing.Further the *** System responses to only certain accents and doesnt work with ethnic names from other nationalities. Its pretty hard to speak with an agent since the *** is gatekeeping to only let certain people get in.
Business Response
Date: 03/20/2025
March 20, 2025
Customer: ***** *****
RE: ********************** Complaint: 23072727

Dear Resolutions Specialist,
American Specialty Health ************. (ASH Fitness) received a concern from the Better Business Bureau (BBB). ***** *****, an Active&Fit Directmember has concerns regarding the *** system and program cancellation.

Upon receipt of the complaint, we contacted Mr. ***** on 3/18/2025 and 3/19/2025 to discuss the concerns. Mr. ***** was advised that Active&Fit Direct endeavors to have highest possible accuracy in transcription across key conversational turns. That said, transcription over the phone can often suffer from connectivity issues and background noise which may impact transcription accuracy. Mr. ***** thanked us for the clarification and the resolution of his concern.
ASH Fitness considers this matter resolved.

Please feel free to contact me at the number below if there are any further questions or concerns.

Best Regards,
****** *.
Snr Solutions Analyst, Fitness Member Experience
**************
Monday Friday, 6:30am 3:00pm Pacific Time
Initial Complaint
Date:03/07/2025
Type:Service or Repair Issues
Status:
ResolvedMore info
Complaint statuses
Resolved:
The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
Unresolved:
The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
Answered:
The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
Unanswered:
The business failed to respond to the dispute.
Unpursuable:
BBB is unable to locate the business.
Have Active&Fit Enterprise through my insurance. My insurance submitted eligibility. Active&Fit Enterprise refuses to confirm my eligibility and keeps giving me nonsense answers and telling me insurance needs to submit eligbility. ******* supposedly took care of this 72 hours ago. I still cannot access benefits I have been paying for for over 3 weeks now. They refuse to do anything and are less than useless.
Business Response
Date: 03/14/2025
March 14, 2025
Customer: ***** ****
RE: ********************** Complaint: 23033875

Dear Resolutions Specialist,
American Specialty Health ************* (ASH Fitness) received a concern from the Better Business Bureau (BBB). ***** ****, an ************************* member has concerns regarding program eligibility.
Upon receipt of the complaint, I contacted Mr. **** on 3/11/2025 and 3/12/2025 to discuss his concerns. We are working with Mr. ***** health plan to resolve his concern, and Mr. **** has been notified of its current status on 3/14/2025. We will continue to work with Mr. **** and his health plan to final resolution.
Please feel free to contact me at the number below if there are any further questions or concerns.
Best Regards,
***** ***********
Sr. Solutions Analyst, **************** Fitness
Customer Answer
Date: 03/14/2025
Better Business Bureau:

I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and have determined the response would not resolve my complaint. For your reference, details of the offer I reviewed appear below.

They havent fixed the issue and are working on it. So still not closing it.

Regards,

***** ****
Customer Answer
Date: 03/17/2025
They only communicate with me once every other day and I havent heard anything back since Wednesday. They are not replying to my emails and I have received no calls or emails with anything on their end. My insurance company and I have both sent eligibility letters to the active and fit company as well as *****, who corresponded back, multiple times and they rejected that letter despite it being what they requested. They change the story multiple times regarding what they want or need and Im still stuck for going on a month now that I am not able to use the service that Ive been paying for because Active and Fit refuses to do anything about it and will not work with me.
Business Response
Date: 03/20/2025
3/18/2025
Customer ***** ****
RE: ********************** Complaint 23033875

Dear Resolutions Specialist,
American Specialty Health *************(ASH Fitness) received the resolution rejection from ***** ****, an ************************* member on 3/18/2025.

ASH continued to coordinate with the health plan to resolve the members issue. We contacted Mr. **** on 3/18/2025 confirming the issue has been resolved.

ASH Fitness considers this matter resolved
.
Please feel free to contact me at the number below if there are any further questions or concerns.

Regards,
***** S
Sr. Solutions Analyst, **************** Fitness
********************* / ****************

Customer Answer
Date: 03/21/2025
Better Business Bureau:
I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this response/resolution is satisfactory to me.

Regards,
***** ****
Initial Complaint
Date:03/04/2025
Type:Service or Repair Issues
Status:
AnsweredMore info
Complaint statuses
Resolved:
The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
Unresolved:
The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
Answered:
The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
Unanswered:
The business failed to respond to the dispute.
Unpursuable:
BBB is unable to locate the business.
Through my employer ***********************, one of our benefits was through Active & Fit for *** membership. I had applied in September. When you go to the gym associated with active and fit 45 days of the year you get your activation pay back which is $200. I had made the goal by December 31st. I have been reaching out to Active and Fit since January 5th to get an email to claim reward. First issue was they needed our Active number which is either found when you FIRST sign up or on the account with Active and Fit. Active and fit had deleted my account when the year ended without my knowledge so I was not able to get my active number. I also did not write it down or remember because it was on the account. It took me a while but I had found a picture of my activation form that had my number. Then, they had told me on January 13th my reward has been redeemed and 2 days later on January 15th it had been sent out and will take 21 days or sooner to arrive. Did not receive anything in the next 30 days. I followed up in beginning of February, and was told that it should be arriving by February 15th. Nothing came. Reached out on February 15th then was told it will be here by February 28th. STILL NO REWARD. I am writing this on March 4th 2025 and was told today that on March 13th a new check will be sent. Another week just for it to be sent. Then I was told again from that day it would take another 21 hopefully sooner to arrive. Its been 3 about to be 4 months since I should have received my reward and did not go to gym. Affecting my mental health and physical health. I do not have money on hand easily to spend. I have kids I have bills I have rent and this is just an inconvenience and time taker.
Business Response
Date: 03/11/2025
March 10, 2025
Customer: Mahina *******
RE: ********************** Complaint: 23018951

Dear Resolutions Specialist,
American Specialty Health ************. (ASH Fitness) received a concern from the Better Business Bureau (BBB). Mahina *******, an Active&Fit Enterprisemember has concerns regarding her program Rewards check.

Upon receipt of the complaint, we contacted Ms. ******* on 03/08/2025 and 03/10/2025 to address her concerns and their resolution. Following our brief conversation on March 8 where Ms.******* indicated she would call us back but has not done so, I attempted to contact Ms. ******* again on March 10, 2025; however, she was unavailable, and a voice mail was left requesting that she return my call. Additionally, I sent a follow-up email on March *******, encouraging her to reach out at her earliest convenience to further discuss her concerns.

ASH Fitness considers this matter resolved.

Please feel free to contact me at the number below if there are any further questions or concerns.

Best Regards,
****** *******
Snr Solutions Analyst, Fitness Member Experience
**************
Monday Friday, 6:30am 3:00pm Pacific Time
Initial Complaint
Date:02/23/2025
Type:Product Issues
Status:
AnsweredMore info
Complaint statuses
Resolved:
The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
Unresolved:
The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
Answered:
The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
Unanswered:
The business failed to respond to the dispute.
Unpursuable:
BBB is unable to locate the business.
On December 11, 2024, I submitted required documents to receive a $500 reimbursement as authorized by my health insurance (***********************) in partnership with Active and ************** for the 2024 calendar year. Active and Fit sent an automatic email stating that all documents would be reviewed within 14 days. On December 30, I emailed the company requesting an update on my submission. The company said that a $270 check was mailed to me on12/23/2024. I immediately responded asking why I was not granted $500 as requested and documented. I also called the company and they told me that they accepted my documents and had sent $500 worth of checks in the mail. I never received any of these checks and made several follow up calls with company representatives, after which it became clear that something was not right. I have received inconsistent information by company representatives regrading the value, amount, and time stamp of the mailed reimbursement checks. On January 19, I once again emailed the company so I could note in writing the inconsistent information. The same result occurred. The company tells me that they sent $270, and then when I dispute this, they come back and say that they sent checks via mail worth a higher value and on different dates. At this point I do not believe the company is being truthful.
Business Response
Date: 02/27/2025
February 27,2025
Customer: ****** ********
RE: ********************** Complaint: 22979863

Dear Resolutions Specialist,
American Specialty Health *************(ASH Fitness) received a concern from the Better Business Bureau (BBB). ****** ********, an Active&Fit member has concerns regarding their program rewards.

Upon receipt of the complaint, we contacted *********** on 02/25/2025 and 02/26/2025 to address her concerns and their resolution. Unfortunately,our attempts to contact *** ******** were unsuccessful. A follow up email was sent on 02/26/2025 asking her to contact us at her earliest convenience at the number in the email, to discuss her concerns.

ASH Fitness considers this matter resolved.
Please feel free to contact me at the number below if there are any further questions or concerns.

Best Regards,
******** *****
Snr Solutions Analyst, Fitness Member Experience
******************* /  ****************

Customer Answer
Date: 02/27/2025
Better Business Bureau:

I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and have determined the response would not resolve my complaint. For your reference, details of the offer I reviewed appear below.

Nobody from the business has contacted me regarding this complaint.

Regards,

****** ********
Business Response
Date: 03/05/2025
February March 5,2025
Customer: ****** ********
RE: ********************** Complaint: 22979863

Dear Resolutions Specialist,
American Specialty Health *************(ASH Fitness) received the resolution rejection from ****** ********, an Active&Fit Direct member.

Upon receipt of the initial complaint, we attempted to contact Ms. ******** on 02/25/2025 and 02/26/2025, to address her concerns, but were unsuccessful. A follow-up email was sent on 02/26/2025 requesting Ms. ******** to contact us at her earliest convenience. After receiving the rejected offer response, we followed up with another phone call and email on 03/03/2025, using the contact information provided in her initial complaint. Ms. ******** has not responded to any of our contact attempts. We will be happy to address her concerns upon contact from her.

ASH Fitness considers this matter resolved.
Please feel free to contact me at the number below if there are any further questions or concerns.

Best Regards,
******** *****
Snr Solutions Analyst, Fitness Member Experience
******************* /  ****************

Customer Answer
Date: 03/06/2025
Better Business Bureau:

I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and have determined the response would not resolve my complaint. For your reference, details of the offer I reviewed appear below.

I reached back out to the number provided, which was not a direct line. After two call attempts, I spoke to a different employee and they said they would transfer my call and hung up. A solution has yet to be provided.

Regards,

****** ********
Business Response
Date: 03/12/2025
February March 12, 2025
Customer: ****** ********
RE: ********************** Complaint: 22979863

Dear Resolutions Specialist,
American Specialty Health *************(ASH Fitness) received the 2nd resolution rejection from ****** ********* an ************************* member.

On 3/6/2025, Ms. ******** replied to our outreach efforts. We addressed her concerns and their resolution, which she found satisfactory. After receiving a second rejection of the resolution from Ms. ********* we followed up to ensure she understood the resolution discussed in our latest conversation on March 7, 2025. Ms. ******** indicated that this 2nd rejection was submitted prior to our initial discussion on March 6, 2025,and confirmed that she had no further concerns.

ASH Fitness considers this matter resolved.
Please feel free to contact me at the number below if there are any further questions or concerns.
Best Regards,

****** *******
Snr Solutions Analyst, Fitness Member Experience
**************
Monday Friday, 6:30am 3:00pm Pacific Time
Customer Answer
Date: 03/23/2025
Company stated they sent a reimbursement check, but the check has yet to be received.
Initial Complaint
Date:02/22/2025
Type:Product Issues
Status:
AnsweredMore info
Complaint statuses
Resolved:
The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
Unresolved:
The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
Answered:
The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
Unanswered:
The business failed to respond to the dispute.
Unpursuable:
BBB is unable to locate the business.
I cancelled my membership Dec 10th by phone. I trusted that the *** on the other end of the line did just that. I look at my CC bill on Jan 17th and notice I was just billed mid month still. I called to get a refund for only that month since it was pass the "15th billing date" just to keep it moving, although I had called to cancel in December before the billing date, and should be refunded for 2 months of essentially unauthorized billing. I get some A hole on the phone who casually tells me that even after the last *** told me I WOULD get at least the one month refund from the last billing, that they "decided" to deny it. So they lied about giving me a refund for one month. All the while I SHOULD be getting a refund for 2 months!
Business Response
Date: 02/28/2025
February 28, 2025
Customer: ****** ******
RE: ********************** Complaint: 22975819

Dear Resolutions Specialist,
American Specialty Health *************(ASH Fitness) received a concern from the Better Business Bureau (BBB). ****** ******, an Active&Fit Direct member has concerns regarding program fees.

Upon receipt of the complaint, I contacted Mr. ****** on 02/26/2025 and 02/27/2025 to discuss his concerns and their resolution. Mr. ****** indicated his satisfaction with the outcome.

ASH Fitness considers this matter resolved.
Please feel free to contact me at the number below if there are any further questions or concerns.

Best Regards,

****** *******
Snr Solutions Analyst, Fitness Member Experience
**************
Monday Friday, 6:30am 3:00pm Pacific Time
Initial Complaint
Date:02/03/2025
Type:Customer Service Issues
Status:
ResolvedMore info
Complaint statuses
Resolved:
The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
Unresolved:
The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
Answered:
The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
Unanswered:
The business failed to respond to the dispute.
Unpursuable:
BBB is unable to locate the business.
Active and Fit has not paid the gym for my membership, have been going well over 10 times per month. **************** chat refers all questions to the *** list, this list does not contain a solution to my problem. Been on hold with customer service for over 10 minutes. This is absurd.
Business Response
Date: 02/05/2025
February 5, 2025
Customer: **** ******
RE: ********************** Complaint: 22891785

Dear Resolutions Specialist,
American Specialty Health ************* (ASH Fitness) received a concern from the Better Business Bureau (BBB). **** ******, an ************************* member has concerns regarding his fitness center billing.

Upon receipt of the complaint, we contacted Mr. ****** on 02/05/2025 to address his concerns and their resolution. We successfully resolved Mr. ******* concerns, and he was thankful for the follow-up call.

ASH Fitness considers this matter resolved.
Please feel free to contact me at the number below if there are any further questions or concerns.

Best Regards,
******** *****
Snr Solutions Analyst, Fitness Member Experience
******************* / ****************
Customer Answer
Date: 02/05/2025
Better Business Bureau:
I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution is the best they can offer. They do not explain the various types of Active and Fit accounts to users very well and also did not initially explain the reinbursement tasks required. Not happy but the issue is closed.

Regards,
**** ******
Initial Complaint
Date:01/30/2025
Type:Product Issues
Status:
AnsweredMore info
Complaint statuses
Resolved:
The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
Unresolved:
The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
Answered:
The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
Unanswered:
The business failed to respond to the dispute.
Unpursuable:
BBB is unable to locate the business.
In August 2024, I registered for an Active & Fit account. I have emails confirming I created an account and confirmed my email. At that time, I did not enroll in the program. I attempted to log in again in October 2024 and registered an account again with the same email address. I also confirmed my email, and enrolled in their gym program. After enrolling, I could not confirm the benefits I signed up for. I assumed, since my account did not reflect that I had an active membership, I was not being charged for a membership. However, after recently reviewing my bank account, I see I was charged each month $29.65 from October 9, 2024 through January 2025. I attempted to log into my account and could not log in again. On January 14, 2025, I tried using their chat feature on the website however I was unable to contact a person. So, I called their customer service and was able to cancel my membership. I received a confirmation email. I also requested a refund and was told I would get a response within 3-5 business day. It has been two weeks with no response. At this time, I am requesting a refund. I have not been able to access or confirm I had a legitimate gym membership with this program. I could not log in. I received no emails confirming my membership or instructions on utilizing the benefit. I have actually only received promotional emails from Active & Fit since I registered.
Business Response
Date: 02/05/2025
February 5, 2025
Customer: ***** *****
RE: ********************** Complaint: 22880284

Dear Resolutions Specialist,

American Specialty Health ************. (ASH Fitness) received a concern from the Better Business Bureau (BBB). ***** *****, an Active&Fit Direct member has concerns regarding the program billing.

Upon receipt of the complaint, we contacted ******** on 02/04/2025 and 02/05/2025 to address her concerns and their resolution. Unfortunately,our attempts to contact *** ***** were unsuccessful. I followed up with an email on 02/05/2025 asking her to contact me at her earliest convenience to discuss her concerns.

ASH Fitness considers this matter resolved.
Please feel free to contact me at the number below if there are any further questions or concerns.

Best Regards,
******** *****
Snr Solutions Analyst, Fitness Member Experience
******************* / ****************

Customer Answer
Date: 02/06/2025
Better Business Bureau:

I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and have determined the response would not resolve my complaint. For your reference, details of the offer I reviewed appear below.

I called the business back on 2/5/2025 at 1:28 central time and left a voicemail with ********. I have not heard back, but I did send an email on 2/6/2025.

Regards,

***** *****
Business Response
Date: 02/13/2025
February 13, 2025

Customer: ***** *****

RE: ********************** Complaint: ********

Dear Resolutions Specialist,
American Specialty Health ************* (ASH Fitness) received the resolution rejection from ***** *****, an Active&Fit Direct member.
Ms. ***** continues to express dissatisfaction regarding her concerns. After receiving her email on 02/06/2025, we reached out to her on 02/07/2025 to address her concerns. Unfortunately, she was not satisfied with the resolution offered and Ms. ***** asked for further review. The review has been completed and we have made several attempts to reach Ms. ***** through both phone and email, however, we have not received a response.
ASH Fitness considers this matter resolved.

Please feel free to contact me at the number and below if there are any further questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

******** *****
Snr Solutions Analyst, Fitness Member Experience
*********************
Monday Friday, 9:00am 5:00pm Eastern Standard Time

Customer Answer
Date: 02/18/2025
Better Business Bureau:

I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and have determined the response would not resolve my complaint. For your reference, details of the offer I reviewed appear below.

I have not had a chance to call the business back as I work during the day. My office has been busy the past few weeks, so I have not had much down time during the company's availability.

Regards,

***** *****
Initial Complaint
Date:01/22/2025
Type:Service or Repair Issues
Status:
AnsweredMore info
Complaint statuses
Resolved:
The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
Unresolved:
The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
Answered:
The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
Unanswered:
The business failed to respond to the dispute.
Unpursuable:
BBB is unable to locate the business.
Active and Fit fraudulently advertises gym membership, stating sign up for a gym discount. Its no discount, I got suckered into paying for standard/ basic gym membership through this company when the monthly price for membership at the gym is cheaper. Active and Fit is taking advantage of consumers and falsely communicating the way they do business. This is a big fat scam! The program is not regulated and needs to be eliminated. They are making money off of people claiming you get a significant gym discount. They over charge, you get roped into paying 2 months ahead and the thing is a s**** I have been cheated of $7 more each month, contacted the company to explain how I identified issue. The employees at active fit lack competence, are disgustingly rude and no one follows through: I was told today I was getting refund to make things right, resolution. However **** the supervisor failed to tell me she was ending gym access this month of January instead of what it was before the call today being set to expire in February. I already paid for February, so by stopping my membership now in January thats no refund Active and Fit has set up a way do they dont lose money now Im being cheated an entire month of gym membership I already paid for. This company is a disgusting scammer. **** R, supervisor wasted 36 minutes of my time being a barrier so I could not teach and speak to a manager above him per my request. He needs to be fired.
Business Response
Date: 01/24/2025
January 24, 2025
Customer: **** ***********
RE: ********************** Complaint: 22845722

Dear Resolutions Specialist,
American Specialty Health ************* (ASH Fitness) received a concern from the Better Business Bureau (BBB). **** ***********, an Active&Fit Direct member has concerns regarding her billing.

Upon receipt of the complaint, I conducted a comprehensive review of Ms. ************ account activities and on 01/24/2025, I reached out to her via email to address her concerns.

ASH Fitness considers this matter resolved.
Please feel free to contact me at the number below if there are any further questions or concerns.

Best Regards,
******** *****
Snr Solutions Analyst, Fitness Member Experience
******************* /****************

Customer Answer
Date: 01/24/2025
Better Business Bureau:

I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and have determined the response would not resolve my complaint. For your reference, details of the offer I reviewed appear below.

No one from ASH or Active & Fit has emailed me to offer resolution.

Regards,

**** ***********
Business Response
Date: 01/29/2025
January 29, 2025
Customer: **** ***********
RE: ********************** Complaint: 22845722

Dear Resolutions Specialist,
American Specialty Health ************. (ASH Fitness) received the resolution rejection from **** ***********, an Active&Fit Direct member.

Ms. *********** continues to express dissatisfaction regarding her refund request. I outreached Ms. *********** on 01/24/2025 via email and she followed up with an immediate call to my extension. Ms. *********** acknowledged receipt of the email informing me that she would not be reading it as it does not address the resolution she was looking for. Ms. *********** ultimately ended the call, despite my attempts to address her concerns. The members resolution was addressed in the email she received from *********** on 01/24/2025.

ASH Fitness considers this matter resolved.
Please feel free to contact me at the number below if there are any further questions or concerns.

Best Regards,
******** *****
Snr Solutions Analyst, Fitness Member Experience
******************* /****************
Customer Answer
Date: 02/01/2025
Better Business Bureau:

I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and have determined the response would not resolve my complaint. For your reference, details of the offer I reviewed appear below.

I only opted to utilize Active and Fit because it was offered as a wellness incentive with my medical health insurance plan through *****. After months of being taken advantage of by this scam subscription through third party American Specialty Health that has ties with ***** I have identified the fraud. I dont accept this response. Yes on 1/24/2024 seconds after my response to the BBB Ms. ******** ***** finally sends the personal email message to me that she claimed to have sent in her previous response to BBB, must have been delayed. I called Ms. ***** on 1/24/2025 as the matter was not resolved. Ms. ***** was rude, defensive, adamant and non compromising. She told me off then said waiting for you to disconnect Ms. ************ I shared my thoughts, and yes when I felt I had enough of the abuse I disconnected from the call. I expect my health information to remain confidential as sharing would be a ***** violation. I have severe health conditions currently and prior to the call with Ms. ***** I had completed day 3 of a 6 hour infusion of drugs that leave me bedridden and ill. I had a severe migraine and these phone calls with Active and Fit all go in circles, there is no closure or customer support. These company is taking advantage of vulnerable populations of people. This entire experience with Active and Fit has been stressful, more expensive, and most certainly not a discount or incentive to health and wellness.

Regards,

**** ***********

Business Response
Date: 02/05/2025
February 5, 2025
Customer: **** ***********
RE: ********************** Complaint: 22845722

Dear Resolutions Specialist,
American Specialty Health ************* (ASH Fitness) received the resolution rejection from **** ***********, an Active&Fit Direct member.

Active&Fit Direct (***) senior leadership reviewed all customer service interactions with Ms. *********** and our findings do not support her allegations;at all times she was treated with dignity and respect.
*** ensures prospective members are provided with all necessary information to confirm the program meets their needs. Per the program Terms & Conditions, after the 2-month introductory period, members can cancel their membership with 30-days' notice,as there are no long-term contracts. During enrollment, Ms. *********** agreed to a pre-paid $28 monthly membership fee, granting her access to a large network of participating gym locations and other digital program features as long as her membership remained active.

Ms. *********** states that after enrollment she found a retail membership plan at the same gym she selected within our program, at a lower monthly fee. Despite having the ability to cancel her membership, she continued using the gym facilities under the *** program for several months. On 1/22/25 she contacted us requesting a refund for the difference between the program fee and the retail fee for the term of her *** membership. The refund was denied causing Ms. *********** to cancel her *** membership, which ended her *** enrollment on her paid-through date of 1/31/25. Ms.*********** continues to request a refund for the difference between the *** program fee and the reduced gym retail rate she indicated. Additionally, she has requested that her program cancellation date be changed to 2/28/25. *** is unable to support either request.

ASH Fitness considers this matter resolved.
Please feel free to contact me at the number below if there are any further questions or concerns.
Regards,
***** Horrocks
Associate Director, Fitness Member Experience
American Specialty Health *************
*********************
Monday Friday,9:00am 6:00pm, Central Time

Customer Answer
Date: 02/10/2025
Better Business Bureau:

I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and have determined the response would not resolve my complaint. For your reference, details of the offer I reviewed appear below.

Ms. ***** needs to review the phone calls. Her staff member with Active and Fit told me verbally over the phone on 1/16/2025 the gym had enrolled me under the wrong gym benefit, that for $28 I should be able to use the upgraded section of the gym along with the rest of the gym. The employee inaccurately quoted that information. Nobody reviewed terms and conditions when I enrolled. Yes I cancelled the gym membership subscription with Active and Fit independently on 1/11/2025 when I discovered I was being scammed. When I enrolled in Active and Fit from the advertisement on Cigna health site and corresponding work emails and Active and Fit site I assumed I was receiving a discount on the membership of the gym cost to visit the gym. The advertisement is misleading and fraudulent and scamming, it entices people to sign up thinking you will save money, hence the word discount. Its not a discount its a scam. Active and Fit never said you might want to all of these gyms were are connected with and compare the cost of what the gym charges to our crappy subscription fee. Active and Fit continues to look out for their own interests, defend their incompetent employees and scam people with insurance that they are connected with via third party interests with being a part of American Specialty Health(ASH) these people responding to BBB have made no effort to attempt resolution. Formal complaints will be filed to *** and Cigna Health.

Regards,

**** ***********

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