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| - I've been a member at the Village for over a year. I have a 24 Hour membership which I use when I travel to CA or NV, but I go to the Village Camelback or Gainey when I work out in Phoenix. I have the multi-club membership which is beneficial as I live near Camelback Village but work between Gainey and DC Ranch.
The good thing about the Village Gainey is that weight room is never busy when I go and I don't think I have ever waited on a machine or seat or weight. Membership is pretty steep which keeps the rif raf out. At Gainey, I feel like working out in my own personal gym. Most of the members here use the basketball court, go to the plethora of classes, or the do cardio. On a Saturday morning, there are usually 2-3 people in the weight room. I will say, now that it is fall, the gym does seem to get a bit more busy with the snowbirds and school in session.
I usually do weights, but I did a yoga class and I realize I have no flexibility. the class was fun and I enjoyed it despite my lack of yoga prowess. Gainey offers many classes (yoga, conditioning, spin, pilates, kinesis etc.) and the instructors are real good from what my fiancee says (she's a member as well).
The negative thing is that, compared to 24 Hour or LA Fitness, Gainey doesn't have the equipment to compete. They don't have hammer strength equipment or have the volume of weight machines as 24 Hour or LA Fitness do. As far as free weights, Gainey is just fine for me though.
Gainey is more of a country club disguised as a gym. It's a place where I see a lot of people meet their friends or network. I have met some cool people here. They have a happy hour every Thursday for members, which is nice.
The spa is real good. I've had a couple massages, which were phenomenal and blow Massage Envy away.
I like how they provide towels, razors, shampoo, gel, etc. The bathrooms are nice (but I should say, DC Ranch has the best bathrooms/locker rooms).
The clientele is: 1.) corporate/white collar; 2.) divorced moms with mucho plastic surgery looking for their next date; 3.) ASU co-ed w/ membership paid by mom or dad; 4.) Families - as they have a resourceful day care. 5.) Divorced/Single older guys. If you're non-white, you'll stick out like sore thumb.
The price is three digits a month, which keeps membership relatively low.
If they had more weight machines, I'd give it 5 stars.
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