What gym do you use?
Gaygirl2120
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This is of course only for people who have gym memberships......
What gym do you use?
What are the pros & cons of your gym?
I go to Youfit.
Pros
The price for sure.
They are open 24 hours during the week.
Staff is good.
I've been a member for so long that all the regulars know I am not that friendly chatty gym person & so they all leave me alone lol.
Cons
They don't up until 8am on the weekends so if I have an early work shift I can't make it to the gym.
Equipment breaks & sometimes stays that way for too long.
What gym do you use?
What are the pros & cons of your gym?
I go to Youfit.
Pros
The price for sure.
They are open 24 hours during the week.
Staff is good.
I've been a member for so long that all the regulars know I am not that friendly chatty gym person & so they all leave me alone lol.
Cons
They don't up until 8am on the weekends so if I have an early work shift I can't make it to the gym.
Equipment breaks & sometimes stays that way for too long.
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Retro Fitness.
Pros- I can use it anywhere in the country.
Price point is great
Every location I have been to has been clean and fully stocked.
Cons- No real amenities.
No pool.
No sauna.2 -
The Great Outdoors
Pros
Open 24/7
Great price
Wide variety of locations
Wide variety of activity options
Cons
The climate control is a little questionable sometimes
University Gym
Pros
Open during the week at the hours I want to use it
Decent price for casual drop ins - half price for students
Conveniently located at the university
Spin classes, treadmills, rowing machines
Cons
The weekend classes are only early in the day ... wouldn't mind a late afternoon spin class sometimes
Basement Gym
Pros
Open 24/7
Great price
Conveniently located
Large TV I can turn to whatever show I want
Cons
Limited equipment
Cold
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A local 'chain'.
Pros
It's close to my house
BABYSITTING
Hours are alright (5am/11pm week, 7am/7pm week end)
Family swim times on week ends
Lots of classes
Nice trendy treadmills that have games on them
Lots of machines
Free sessions with trainer every 6 weeks
Free nurse evaluation every 8 weeks
Nice and clean facilities
Cons
Pricey
Not much focus on free weights
The nurse evaluation are a joke and the body fat % numbers they give you are not accurate (there's no way I'm 22% body fat)
Closed on major Holidays (at least in the afternoon)
Music too loud sometimes (been better lately though)
I could go to Planet Fitness... but it's farther, and I really need babysitting during school break. Plus my kids love family swim (when we actually go).2 -
I'm a member of two gym's, one is a commercial gym I've been a member of for years called Total Fitness. It has a pool, hydrotherapy pool, steam rooms, saunas, cafe etc. A hell of a lot of equipment but not all of it is that great. Terrible music, near non existent atmosphere, staff have a fit if you take your top off for posing practice, no one puts weights back. One big bonus is the membership is part of my salary and I've been for years so it just feels like 'home'.
Second gym is tiny, dirty, in a basement, equipment is 40 years old and covered in oil and rust. Theres a chalkboard on the wall with days to comp chalked on it. Musics good and if it isn't I can just put my own on the sound system, I have my own keys and can train whenever I want. You don't get weird looks doing posing practice, everyone knows each other and all have similar goals. It's cold AF tho in winter...oh and there's no toilet either!2 -
Everybody Fitness
Pros:
-$15/month (been part of the chain they bought out in January since 2011)
-1.5 miles from my house
-open 24 hours a day during the week
-lots of amenities
-can visit other locations
-section just for women (the previous chain started as women's only until they bought an abandoned Ballys building)
Cons:
-much of the equipment is left from the Ballys days
-limited weight selection on the women's side (machines, dumbbells up to 50 pounds, one barbell and bench, Smith machine, leg press)
-if you go during a peak time the only cardio available is the recumbent bike3 -
Home gym in my solarium overlooking the pool. Has a treadmill, dumbbells, a Total Gym, some bands, and a punching bag. All I need.
Cons: Hot as hell in the summer. I just pretend it's a hot yoga studio.4 -
University gym
Pros cheap, can go to the one close to work or the one clise to home
Generally open at times that suit
Good selection of cardio machines
Cons no classes2 -
My living room
Pros:
Aside from the initial cost of some equipment (Spent maybe 150 euros total) it's free
I don't have to motivate myself to go out to the gym
I don't have to wait to use anything
I have a smart tv so can pop on any Youtube workout on to do
It has a great view
Cons
It's close to the kitchen
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Remember guys I said for people with gym memberships. Not home gyms.3
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tinkerbellang83 wrote: »
Maybe you start your own thread that doesn't discriminate based on where a gym was born, next thing you know there'll be a wall
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tinkerbellang83 wrote: »
Lol yes it did. Read the OP1 -
LA Fitness
(weight training 3 sessions/week)
Pros:
(1) 1-3 minute drive from work
(2) cheap for me. (boyfriend picked it, and I am on his plan. negotiated them down since I (very clearly) didn't consider their default price worth it. (there are 2 more gyms on that block - and I know what a barbell/plate set and rack cost).
(3) nice locker room & no kids (unlike the YMCA, where they ran around like animals getting puddle of pool water everywhere). (though honestly, I don't really care that much - I'm used to changing at my car after running/hiking/cycling anyway, but changing in A/C in the summer and heat in the winter those 3 days is nice).
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(4) If you enjoy hampster wheels, they have like a ton of those. Personally, I'd rather run around the building a bunch of times to warm up before stretching and lifting than one of those things. blech.
(5) If you enjoy classes, they also have like a bunch of those. (which can mean having to tiptoe into the class room if prime hours in order to grab a mat for abs during rests or a step for box jumps).
Cons:
(1) Have to wait for equipment (squat rack & bench press at the least) if I go after work. I typically take a late lunch break at 2 or 3 pm twice a week or go at 9pm after dancing now (mostly empty with no wait at these times).
(2) Generally pricy. I would not have been willing to pay their default price.
-Personally, I'm considering setting up a gym at the office to take care of Con #1.1 -
Planet Fitness, price great hours are amazing, lots of equipment not much open space for doing yoga or calisthenics.1
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The Great Outdoors
Pros
Open 24/7
Great price
Wide variety of locations
Wide variety of activity options
Cons
The climate control is a little questionable sometimes
bwahaha. Love this.
For me, I would, unfortunately, have to add the commute time to the Cons list for my favoured activities and locations. (35 minutes minimum each way to any of the orienteering parks and the good cycling hills). So weekday cardio for me is usually running the city pavement.2 -
1) Crossfit Box, three to four days a week {Anyone interested in chatting about how they like crossfit?}
2) Orangetheory, once to twice a week
3) Traditional gym with classes, pool, weights and aerobic equipment; sporadically during the warmer months1 -
I go to Orange Theory a few times a week and belong to the YMCA. I also buy passes to CycleBar and another gym in my area with a great spin studio.1
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Holly City Family Center
Pros: close to home, student pricing, tanning (although I haven't tried it yet lol), decent amount of classes, child watch program, pool, friendly staff (for the most part), cardio room is separate from the weights room, hardly ever "busy"
Cons: not very flexible with hours, limited staff, no trainers or people to show you how to use the equipment (new gym member so I was hoping for some help on how to use certain machiens), separate weight room so I can't see how other people use the equipment (too intimidated to step foot in the room with the weights because idk what I would be doing and I don't want to stand there like a weirdo watching random people)0 -
I miss the YMCA! I liked having my choice of where to go. I liked the family atmosphere. I liked the fact that when you pay for a gym membership at a large chain, the gym tends to hold up its end of the bargain with a sufficient amount of working equipment. It's just the military gym for me nowadays though. Don't get me wrong. I appreciate the free-ness of the thing, but I don't appreciate the very limited amount of equipment that breaks regularly and that doesn't even work properly when it's not what they consider broken. Or the lack of ventilation. Man, it gets hot in there.1
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Planet Fitness
Pros:
-inexpensive ($10 or $20/month)
-mine is newly built, so clean and shiny, everything in good working order
-tons of cardio equipment--I've never not been able to get right on even during peak hours
-attracts older/overweight people so not intimidating
-free trainer who I have used a lot
-open 24/7
-I use their hydro massage beds and red light booths (has been amazing for reducing some significant scarring I've had for years)
Cons:
-I have to wait for a weight bench during peak hours
-I hate their pizza/bagel gimmick once a month
-no classes or pool
Serious lifters seem to really hate the place but for my use it has been wonderful.1 -
reichardtjessica wrote: »Holly City Family Center
Cons: not very flexible with hours, limited staff, no trainers or people to show you how to use the equipment (new gym member so I was hoping for some help on how to use certain machiens), separate weight room so I can't see how other people use the equipment (too intimidated to step foot in the room with the weights because idk what I would be doing and I don't want to stand there like a weirdo watching random people)
There are some good books out there on lifting programs if you are interested in learning.. Starting Strength, Stronglifts,...0 -
I go to a recreation center run by the city after trying two other gyms including a YMCA.
Pros:
Not too expensive (~$30/mo for both my SO and I).
Nearby home/work.
Has an indoor running track of decent distance per lap (~0.2 mile).
Rather large and open weight lifting area with lots of machines and free weights.
Open, matted area with wall mirror for yoga, etc.
Classes included with membership.
Usually not busy.
Cons:
Congested parking lot (sometimes).
Loud (sometimes).
Only one squat rack.
No pool, sauna, etc.0 -
East Coast Fitness:
Pro's - Only $10 a month for use of all equipment and classes, no contract, good hours.
Cons - Old school barbell gym... not pretty, dirty and smelly but great for heavy lifting!
Phoenix Fitness and Performance - MMA School:
Pro's - Everything about it is amazing. Strong caring community of members. Excellent programs - Kickboxing, Krav Maga, Muay Thai, Kids Krav, Bootcamps, Fitness Challenges. Beautiful space, great equipment and trainers.
Cons - A little expensive, but worth every penny!
Fit Factory:
Pro's - Brand new facility, huge clean industrial space, great equipment and services (shower/steam/sauna/tanning/towels/trainers). Inexpensive and an excellent variety of classes.
Con's - Gets super crowded at times!
I also have a fitness center at my work but it's not open to the public 0 -
The gym (UK chain)
Pros:
Open 24/7 which is good I tend to go at 10pm-1am most days
Plenty of machines
Different areas
Weight machines in a 'neutral' zone so you don't feel too intimidated.
Cons:
If you do want to go during 7-9 and 5-9 it's usually really busy
The personal trainers there are really creepy0 -
I have three gym memberships...
Anytime Fitness Pros:
Closest to son's boxing gym, so I can go during his practices
Multiple locations
Fairly cheap
Open 24/7
Anytime Fitness Cons:
Pretty busy
Only one squat rack at the one I mainly use
Mecca Pros:
My trainer is here
Multiple squat rack and benches
Specialized equipment
Fairly cheap
Open 24/7
Some massive lifters
Mecca Cons:
Bit of a commute
Some massive lifters
Local Rec Center Pros:
Pool/Rock climbing/running track/etc
Fairly cheap
Rec Center Cons:
Limited hours
Weight room is busy
People in the weight room have less gym etiquette
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YCMA
Pros:
-There's 13 locations within 8 miles of where I live. There's one near my work and another near home
-Community feel
-They just renovated the one closest to me so it's all nice and clean like the one near work
-I have found some great instructors I like
-Lots of classes
-Well priced
-Nice locker rooms
Cons:
-I gotta take the bus to get to the one near me (30 min ride more or less from home)
-Wish the one near work had more classes during peak hours to choose from
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I have a local, small gym I joined, which I have loved.
Pros:
-Great price
-Less than 5 minutes from my house
-Good class schedule and mix of classes
-Fun and motivating instructors
-Good community
Cons:
-Limited equipment
-Space can be cramped (but they are expanding, so I don't expect this will be a problem long term)
I used to belong to Planet Fitness for a while but negative experience made me cancel my membership.
Pros:
- Cheap and no-contract membership option
- Easy to get to from home
- Relatively new, so everything was shiny and not gross
- Lots of amenities
Cons:
-Free trainer I received was a sexist *kitten* that told me women don't "stick" to working out or lifting weights (complaint lodged with management- no response unfortunately, so I ended my membership)
-Hate the monthly food thing
I also belonged to a YMCA through a work discount (I moved unfortunately)- loved the gym options and trainers, hated that so many of the class times did not fit with my workday.0 -
We currently belong to 2
YouFit
Pros:
* Price
* Almost always open, great since I work out later in the evening
* Clean...they are always cleaning
* Brand new machines and high-quality equipment. It's only been open for a year or two, though.
* Tons of machines and equipment and never crowded
Cons:
* Have to upgrade your membership to take their classes. However, for that it's only $20/month which is a steal
* I have a 12 year old daughter who likes to go to the gym, but at YouFit I think you have to be 18
Our local YMCA branch
Pros:
* They have a pool, which is nice if I wanted to swim laps (which I would like to someday)
* Classes are included in membership
* Childcare for my 8 year old if I want to workout on a weekend morning when my husband not home
* My 12 year old can do limited machines and equipment there, which she loves
Cons:
*Biggest by far for me are the hours. They close at 9 which doesn't work for me
*The cardio area and machines can get really crowded at peak hours0 -
Before I had to move into a crappy ancient school for an office, I used to go to our police/fireman gym at lunch, and then to my regular gym at night. Now I am too far for the work gym, and just use my regular gym.
One Life ( a local chain that bought out the local Golds franchises)
Pros:
Multiple locations near me, are all included.
Membership includes the IHRSA Passport Program for when I am out of town.
LOTS of cardio equipment, always new stuff every year.
Plenty of weights and machines.
Most locations are large and well-designed.
Child care available at all locations (I don't need anymore, but I used to take my son when he was little.)
Trainers available (I don't use them but many people love that service).
Large clean locker rooms and showers/dressing areas.
Saunas. Swimming pools at few locations (though I have never used them - no time!)
TONS of classes, no extra cost. I have only done a few but they are excellent.
Open until 11pm.
Affordable.
Cons:
The one nearest me that I use the most, is the smallest, with no area to expand. It is extremely crowded after work, so much that I don't even bother going on Mondays now as it is the worst night. Parking is awful as it is in a crowded strip mall area.
Closes at 8pm on the weekends.
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Private yoga studio:
pros:
well trained teachers
variety of classes
cons:
cost
University gym:
pros:
free
great classes
cons:
it's dirty
hours for faculty/open gym suck0
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