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| - I was a member at Bally's for four years. It's actually quite big, with an area for treadmills/ellipticals/bikes (this is where the TVs are), an area for all of the weight machines, a back room for free weights, and a huge aerobics room. It's kept fairly clean, and there's a seldom a wait for machines. Things get fixed fairly quickly. What's great about this gym is that it's definitely not a "see and be seen" gym. Nope--you can go in with an old t-shirt and no makeup and not feel bad about it at all. Plenty of parking at the strip mall (safe, even for early mornings).
Bally's had some financial trouble, so they've relaxed their membership requirements a lot. The reason I left was three fold:
1. An apathetic staff--I think just two people knew my name. They turned over staff quite a bit, but it also seemed like no one really cared.
2. They kept cutting hours. It used to be open something like 5am to midnight. They just kept slicing hours off both end until, when I left, Saturday hours were just 8am to 6pm. Seriously? On a Saturday? But I get to pay the same, of course.
3. I like taking classes, but they didn't offer many, and again, there was a lot of no-shows and turnover on instructors.
So if you like doing your own thing, you'll definitely find the "stuff" there to get a great workout. It really is big. They have a childcare area and a huge locker room (with showers!).
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