This place is awesome! I have been a member here for 3 years now and couldn't be happier. I used to belong to one of the major chain gyms and it was fine for what I needed but it always felt cold and sterile. At Independence the staff and trainers are also very nice and you always see smiling faces. The people that work out here are also more friendly and focused on their workouts. I hate going to the gym and seeing it full of women dressed up and people having full on conversations on equipment that I am waiting to use. This is not the case at Independence, these people are serious about fitness. The membership fee is very reasonable, the only drawback is that unlike a major chain gym you cannot bounce around to different clubs if you travel a lot which I do not. My only hesitation posting 5 stars is that more people will join and then the gym will be too packed, haha.