Rate your gym, what you don't like about your gym?

SportyChick07
SportyChick07 Posts: 675 Member
edited January 16 in Chit-Chat
The staff is not friendly at all. The gym I go to close at 9, I wish it was a 24 hr gym. (6)

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  • Nicolee_2014
    Nicolee_2014 Posts: 1,572 Member
    I don't go to the gym any more BUT I had thought about re-joining - the thing I don't like is the equipment isn't fancy & new, it is rather small so it's always packed. The 24 hour gyms around here are brand new & great looking but they don't have a creche :grumble:
  • hofosho1020
    hofosho1020 Posts: 179
    I go to Anytime, so it's always open, which I love. I really like the lady that is there during the day, and her son...my trainer. I like that they are OCD about being clean there, and that it's not usually crowded. I DON'T like that there is only one power cage, so i might have to wait to do my squats, etc....if it's busy in that corner.
  • Elby0030
    Elby0030 Posts: 32
    My gym sells bottled cold water, but don't have a chilled water dispenser. If you don't bring your own cold water (not always possible) you have to buy theirs or fill your bottle from the bathroom sink.
  • hofosho1020
    hofosho1020 Posts: 179
    Oh, that too. No kid's room.
  • missmegan831
    missmegan831 Posts: 824 Member
    Some would probably see this is a good thing... my gym is always EMPTY.. like you could hear a pin drop and when I do go I feel like I'm on display for the old man behind the desk..
  • postrockandcats
    postrockandcats Posts: 1,145 Member
    I love Anytime Fitness! I just wish they had more than one shower! :)
  • kelcro40
    kelcro40 Posts: 115 Member
    Thankfully I won't need to use the two showers. They are dirty! Looks like they haven't been cleaned in months. Gross! Everything else seems to be clean. Anytime Fitness.
  • KaleidoscopeEyes1056
    KaleidoscopeEyes1056 Posts: 2,996 Member
    I go to the gym at my university. I mostly love it, but I think they could take out a couple of stair machines or bikes and put in more squat racks! There are three, and two of them are usually being occupied by some people doing some circuit stuff, so you never know when they're free. Just 2-3 more squat racks would be awesome, and a few more Roman chairs, although I'm not sure if the Roman chair is really standard gym equipment. The only other gym I went to was one where I was supposed to get a 30-day free trial and I met with a personal trainer who said my goal weight was "still fat" and I should strive to be a size 2-3 (I guess he thought anything above a 2-3 was fat? I told him I wanted to be a 6-8) and he chewed tobacco while talking to me. Way to sell the membership... not.
  • emtjmac
    emtjmac Posts: 1,320 Member
    If anyone else is showering, the hot water dies. Also, the water pressure changes slightly when someone flushes the toilets which isn't so bad but it kind of makes me feel like I'm being flushed on.
  • emtjmac
    emtjmac Posts: 1,320 Member
    Also, there is a small tribe of meathead juicers who congregate around the squat racks so that they can pretend they're working out. The Alpha male amongst them works there so complaining would be pointless.
  • KaleidoscopeEyes1056
    KaleidoscopeEyes1056 Posts: 2,996 Member
    Also, there is a small tribe of meathead juicers who congregate around the squat racks so that they can pretend they're working out. The Alpha male amongst them works there so complaining would be pointless.

    I would still b!tch to somebody, but I complain about a lot of things at my gym (i.e. people not wiping down machines when they finish) so maybe I just complain too much
  • tachyon_master
    tachyon_master Posts: 226 Member
    As I work at a university, I go to the university gym. I think the thing that frustrates me most is the number of people who simply seem to use it as a social networking session and sit on the equipment without using it. Seriously people, there's a uni pub and multiple cafe's 2 minutes walk away if you want to catch up with your friends and have a chat.

    Also, the creepy old men who decide they want to chat to me when I'm in the middle of running on the treadmill. I have my earphones on when I'm doing cardio. I've had one guy come up beside the treadmill, and try to pull the earphone out of my ear because he wanted to chat while he worked out. Dude...Seriously? No. Firstly, that's actually dangerous to do something like that when someone's running. Secondly, I had headphones on - meaning I'm not interested in conversation. Thirdly, you are a creepy, creepy old man who needs to stop blatantly hitting on all the females in the gym.

    They're my only real complaints. The staff are fantastic and really highly trained and educated in sports/fitness/nutrition (unsurprisingly since it's a university gym). There's a good range of equipment. The opening hours are good for me as a staff member. And it's not overpriced.
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