So I just tried a CrossFit Gym for the first time last night. I watched the class before me and was like oh hell, what have I gotten myself into. When I had my class (doing the same thing) I finished the workout and was exhausted, but it was FANTASTIC. My boyfriend and I are trying them for a month from a Living Social deal. I'm sure he'll continue after the month is over, but I probably won't (other goals to fulfill).

I am seriously not a fan of 24hr fitness, I used to go to the one on Westheimer @ Dairy Ashford. Before it moved I went to go have my "into personal training" and the trainer pretty much just put me down and ridiculed me because I had some weight to lose and overall made me feel like whatever I was doing was wrong and unless I paid him a lot of money I was never going to reach my goal. That put a bad taste in my mouth and then just other random made me swear off 24hr fitness.

Luckily the hospital I work at just built a free state of the art gym in the hospital (it's NICE) so I typically go to that to get in a strength training class. But since I'm training for a sprint tri I go to Bally's to use their pool. Bally's is decent, it's one of the newer clubs and is well maintained, but again all I use it for is the pool so I can't really say much about the actual gym. I like the pool!

I honestly recommend the YMCA on San Felipe and Agusta. They have Les Mill classes and if you look in to Les mill they train and specialize in everything that works in fat loss and training muscles in one group of workouts to get things in. At this location they have tons of classes and the staff is wonderful. Instructors are great an the answer any ?'s you have. They continously go to train to keep teaching. I enjoy and have seen results here. 24 hour has les mill but not as much and I never seen them change things up like this place. Now membership is more than 24 hour it is 60.00 for single person and 73.00 for family but so worth it trust me. You get your moneys worth.

I love Fitness Connection in Missouri City. The location is huge, the classes are awesome and they had a women’s only area to do treadmills, bikes and elliptical while watching a movie.

I don't have a gym membership now because my apartments' have a gym and yoga studio that is super nice and we also have one for county employees where I work. One summer when I was home from law school I went to Lifetime Fitness on. W. Lake Houston and it was awesome. Everything you could want and more. I went to one in Chicago one time and it was almost exactly the same except the pool area was much smaller. I could spend 6 hours in the gym when I went there swimming, working out, laying out, and eating lunch. I'd go back there if it wasn't expensive.

Snapfitness is my gym of choice. It's inexpensive ($35 a month for single $45 for couple) actually 24 hours and very close to me in Meyerland. It's on Chimney Rock just North of Braeswood.

It's very small but it has tons of machines and free weights. There are no showers and the changing room is tiny. Sinc eit is so close to my house none of that matters to me.

They do have tv's and lots and lots of variety of cardio & weight machines and a sizable free weight area.

I woudldn't join if you need to shower before you walk out the door but a towel on the seat and a short five minute car trip is fine with me.

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