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| - I've been a member here for 2 years now. I have to say I'm pretty stuck on the place, I even quit & re-joined.
I have pretty simply gym needs. All I want is a good elliptical and some weights. and I don't want to have to wait, at all. I always go towards the end of peak times (6-7pm) and I have never had to wait for an elliptical, ever. They keep them well maintained, too. They have so many weights that even if someone is on the weight machine I need, I just use another till they're off of it, and I never feel like I'm right on top of my neighbor there either - usually I have my pick of the machines.
It is very annoying when their pushy sales people or vendor partners try to talk to you at the door. I've gotten to the point where I just pretend I'm talking on my cell phone as I walk by if I see them. They want the names and numbers of your friends... no thanks, dude, they wouldn't be my friends long if I gave 'em out to you, now would they?
The parties they throw are also annoying. A DJ? Balloons? It's a gym... not a party.
The personal trainers are OK, I fell for their little deal when I first started. They do an OK job training you, I just resented the high-pressure sales tactics in retrospect. A tip if you join - if you want to avoid the personal trainer sell, just don't make an appointment for your free "personal trainer consultation". Or if they make you do it, call & cancel and keep putting it off. That's the sales pitch. It's NOT really a personal training session, that's B.S.
But the place is always clean, staff is always helpful and smiling (if they aren't selling you something) and machines are kept in great condition and available. The only way I could see this getting better is if someone else could do the workout for me :)
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