Gym users -- what gym do you use?

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  • CountryGrrrrl
    CountryGrrrrl Posts: 77
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    I go to Anytime Fitness, where each gym is independently owned, so it varies. Here are the pros/cons:

    Pro-
    I can literally go any time
    It is always clean and in good repair
    the staff is very friendly
    It is cheap - I pay $50 for unlimited tanning and gym use
    I never get to the gym and have to wait for equipment (granted, I get there by 4pm most days, so I beat the crowd)
    Nautilus machines - easy to use, no free weight mess/confusion for a gym-dummy like me :D

    Cons-
    Not always staffed, so questions/concerns have to wait (not usually a big deal)
    No class offerings - they recently rented a space and are trying to get it started
  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member
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    I just switched gyms...before I had a ghetto lookin' one with used equipment, and it was the size of my living room. But it was close to home and what I thought was a cheap membership price. Since it closed for renovations I switched to the leisure centre in the next town (literally 15 minutes away)...and let me tell you it's fantastic. There are more machines than people, there are enough weights to go around, there's tv's on the elypticall, enough space to do crunches and lunges, staff galore to answer your questions, and it's CHEAP! there's 2 pools, a hot tub, babysitting services, 2 hockey rinks, etc...it's fantastic. I just wish it were closer to home, and that the trainers weren't so expensive.


    LOL
    that sounds very familiar
    we're gonna run into each other one day
    uh oh



    doesn't that creep you out a little? creeps me out lol And we both work out at night lol

    maybe you're talking about the OTHER gym with 2 pools, a hot tub, babysitting services, 2 hockey rinks, etc

    seriously though at $39/month it's the best deal in town by far


    for sure, I was paying $36 at Hardisty, and they didn't even have a first aid person on staff...a lady fell of the treadmill, and the lifeguard had to get everyone out of the pool before he could come assist her...what a joke, so I helped her because I'm certified...and it's actually $19.50 for me, my work pays the other half which is SUPER slick...
  • mislove68
    mislove68 Posts: 240
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    I go to Golds Gym and I love it. Been there for years. they have classes a pool and daycare. Its really really cheap too. I know the one I go to is open until midnight so check there website to see what the hours are in your area.
  • Mrs_TrimWaistFatWallet
    Mrs_TrimWaistFatWallet Posts: 486
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    I have TWO gyms plus an additional pool membership because having one just didn't work for me!

    1. One by my house that I can go easily anytime after work or with my fiance on the weekend. (Burbank Athletic Center)
    2. One right by my work that I can stumble out of work and end up at before I come up with a good excuse NOT to work out. (Meridian's Bodies in Motion)
    2b. I added a membership outdoor pool for $15/mo so I can swim laps as well. (Park La Brea)
  • bmw4deb
    bmw4deb Posts: 1,325 Member
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    I just joined Golds Gym, like it so far they are open 24hrs a day mon-fri
    and 7am to midnight sat -sun
  • damonmath
    damonmath Posts: 359 Member
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    Wow I had no idea there were so many one off gyms... I thought Gold's and 24 Hour Fitness had bought them all up already.

    I am also looking to join a gym... Currently I use the FREE gym at work... Mostly nautilus equipment with some free weight dumbbells. I have pretty much maxed out on all the machines, so it's now time to find a more substantial workout. I once worked for 24 Hour Fitness Corporate as their Senior Web Designer... Not sure how I feel about them today though. lol
  • Seajolly
    Seajolly Posts: 1,435 Member
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    I've belonged to a few gyms over the years...

    - Equinox in NYC - SUPER nice, great selection of equipment, never over-crowded, great classes, but super pricey! I have spotted John Mayer, Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, and Justin Timberlake there so you know, you get what you pay for I guess...

    - Bally's in Baton Rouge, LA - It was OKAY. Plenty of machines and a women's only room, which is kind of nice so you can do weights in private without any intimidating men. Not very many classes though and some machines needed replacing.

    - Crunch in Norwalk, CT - cheap ($10/month), brand new, lots of machines, lots of classes, but can get crowded because it's so cheap! But I really like it. It's the current gym I belong to.
  • demonNIИ
    demonNIИ Posts: 187
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    I go to 24 Hour Fitness - Bethlehem Racquetball Club (sounds swanky, eh?)

    My employer provides memberships for employees, so that's a big win right there. I usually go pretty early in the morning to lift because the lifting portion of the gym (which is pretty big) is a boneyard. Totally empty.

    Hi... I just joined there maybe 3 months ago!!! LOVE it here!! wish all 3 locations had pools though. ^.^
  • Lyadeia
    Lyadeia Posts: 4,603 Member
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    I am a member of Gold's Gym. I don't really have any complaints about it. The one that I am a member of is NOT open 24 hours a day, but I work third shift and I get off work right when they open. So it's all good, lol. Most people aren't there at the butt crack of dawn like me.
  • schroje83
    schroje83 Posts: 17 Member
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    I go to a CrossFit Affiliate. It's pricey, but the best workout I've ever done.
  • agthorn
    agthorn Posts: 1,844 Member
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    I go to Fitness First - plenty of cardio and weight equipment and good classes (love the Body Combat cardio kickboxing!) Although the times of the classes could be better...they have tons of stuff geared to the soccer mom crowd (i.e between 9 and 4 on weekdays, but nothing on Saturday or Sunday after 12:30). I do wish it had a pool. I can't complain too much though, because my work pays for it. I also have an unlimited membership to a local yoga studio.
  • babygurl48
    babygurl48 Posts: 1,236 Member
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    I go to Goodlife Gym and I love it there!
  • dad106
    dad106 Posts: 4,868 Member
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    I go to X-Sport Fitness and I love it because it's a one stop shop. I can workout, tan and get a massage all under one roof. They have a salt water pool, plus a hot tub.. I've never been to a class but they seem to have a lot of options. Personal training is quite expensive, but i love my trainer and wouldn't trade him for anything so to me it's worth it.
  • liftingbro
    liftingbro Posts: 2,029 Member
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    I go to Snap Fitness. I travel a lot for work and they have a ton of locations in most states. They are open 24hrs and most of gyms have very new , quality equipment.

    My home gym is Uptown, Minneapolis. It's small but has everything I need, a smith machine, squat/bench rack, enough weight, dumbbells...ect. All great equipment too and close to work.

    Used to have a membership to Anytime and it was good but the equipment and facilities were not as nice and location not as good for me in most cases.

    I get a deal through work so that I only pay about $10 per month.
  • shannon877
    shannon877 Posts: 55 Member
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    CrossFit. There's no other option for me, now that I have seen the light!
  • ambermichon
    ambermichon Posts: 404 Member
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    I started at Planet Fitness but once I got much more accustomed to working out and lifting I joined a more expensive gym that offers classes (spinning, body pump, muscle confusion, boot camp etc). Also the gym is larger and there are many more weight machines and free weights. They also offer towel service and have a really nice ladies room for showering and changing. I figure since I am there every day I would spend more...and its helped. I have lost more weight being a member of this gym I really enjoy being at.
  • MarieNevada
    MarieNevada Posts: 395 Member
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    I guess I go to a ghetto gym. lol it's a block from my house, so i know i will always go, even when it's 40 below. open 5 am to 11 pm. it's a serious weight lifting gym, the men definitely outnumber the women. not a ton of cardio machines but enough and they're never all occupied. lots of machines and a ton of free weights. incredible staff, not many classes but the ones i take are serious kick *kitten* circuit classes. they do have a dedicated yoga room if i ever want to try yoga. several tanning beds if i ever lose my mind and decide to get a tan lol. massages and strangely enough, a skincare specialist who does things like dermabrasion. kinda weird but i expect she just rents space. no track, no pool. but there's a pool with a fitness centre less than ten minutes from my house so if i absolutely have to have a track i can go there.

    There's also a good life fitness pretty close to my house but that involves driving. what i love about my gym is that even if i get up too late in the morning i can still go work out because it only takes me two minutes to get there. so it's okay if i drag my *kitten* and dont get there till 6 am. i can still get home and get to work on time. i leave for work at 7 am. also, and no offense, but there arent a lot of gym barbies there. last time i tried a gym there were a lot of them and they annoyed me. it's like by their lacksadaisical slacker approach to working out they were insulting my attempts to work out hard. i know that makes no sense at all but there it is. in this gym, it's mostly just body builders. it's a nice view from the treadmill. lol
  • Packerfan23
    Packerfan23 Posts: 225 Member
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    I belong to the YMCA...I like it because there is a wide variety of classes and they offer later classes in the evening for us working folks that don't get home until 5:30 or 6 pm, there is a pool, hot tub, a wide variety of machines (both strength training and cardio) and most of the cardio machines have TV's on them, and there is a wide variety of people that go there so I am not self conscious.

    You can go to other local YMCA's and they have an Away program and most other Y's around the country don't charge you or they charge a nominal fee to use the facilities. They are not open all night, but that is not really overly important to me.

    I am working on setting up a small home gym in my basement for those times that I can't get to the Y due to other obligations so that I can work out anytime that I want. Mainly I will probably use my Wii and set up a bike trainer. If I can save the money up, I would love to get an Ellipical and treadmill for at home too. That is a ways down the road though!
  • MarieNevada
    MarieNevada Posts: 395 Member
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    everyone talking abuot not being selfconscious just made me realize that i'm the fattest person at my gym. lmao i didnt even notice that and i'm the queen of selfconsciousness. oh well. the people that i've talked to have all said how wonderful they think i'm doing etc (dropped 53 lbs so far) i guess it wasn't important to me. that's hilarious.
  • mursey
    mursey Posts: 191 Member
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    I have a membership to 24Hour that I never use because I love a gym near me so much better. This part won't help- it's part of a local university where I can buy passes. . but I was just thinking today that the gyms I love the most are the ones that are the emptiest when I want to go, and have the best weight training equipment.

    Being open 24hours is awesome, I used to love that. There is one gym I can go to here that is open 24 hours, but in San Francisco you would not believe how many ****ty gyms I have tried that are just pathetic for people who want to weight train. It's like everyone in SF is a hippie that only believes in yoga or swimming and jogging. So annoying. I could tear most of the gyms I've been to a new @sshole, really.

    Hope you find one you like! :)

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