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| - The monthly membership is only $8 (plus $88 membership fee)! A steal! The gym equipment on the first floor looks fine... There is cardio equipment (in limited amounts) on the second floor.
BUT---I couldn't get over the warmer temperature of the gym and the sweaty, stinky feet, dirty laundry/body odor that hit me when I walked in the door and around the gym.
It seems to me that Fitness 1 is being overly careful with the air conditioning --as in not running it generously. When I walked upstairs, I was hit by even warmer air and humidity. It was oppressive and gross.
When I said something to a worker there about the above, he told me people liked it warmer. Not me. I think he probably had become nose-blind to the odor.
After looking at this gym, I went and checked out Mountainside Fitness, and on entering, noticed no foul odor, just nice cool air.
When I was new to Surprise many years ago, I was a member of Fitness 1 at the 303 and Greenway and paid $15/month. The current price of $8 is very user-friendly. --I don't think it would hurt their member numbers to up the price a little and run the AC more and ventilate the place better....maybe wipe down the equipment well, too. --I do remember the warm temperatures at that Fitness 1 from years ago. Didn't like them then, and just can't bring myself to deal with it again.
I am a member of LifeTime Fitness (cool, clean, huge, multiple pools, and open 24 hours) in Goodyear, and just don't like the ~15-min. drive. I will choose between them and Mountainside. I had been thinking I might join this gym in addition to Lifetime for a close location when I don't feel like driving, but I just can't do it per the things I cited above. Too bad.
I should say that I appreciated that the folks at this location promptly answered the phone and answered my questions about pricing. They didn't play games with me, and that was much appreciated. --I will consider this gym in the future, but not now.
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