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| - I was always intimidated by gyms for being so bleak. I hated the endless rows of treadmills and the confusing variety of machines that all seem to work the same muscle. TYC differs from past experience as its a clean, modern, well equipped gym.
The cost for monthly membership is somewhere between $65-$70 biweekly (based on a 1-year membership). When I registered TYC was having a special and waved the initiation fee, which would have been around $350.
While the monthly membership may seem steep when you consider all you get for free (like parking) its a great deal. I would say the average cost to park per hour at a typical mall in Toronto (like Hazelton Lanes) is around $6. So if you went to the gym 2 hours a session and 3 times a week for a year you'd be paying over $1800 on parking alone.
I frequent the gym during weekday mornings and its never been overly busy. The majority of people are aging Forest Hill type housewives so it's not an intimidating gym. However, I went to the gym once during the weekend and it was a meat market. The gym had a fair bit of stereotypical muscle jocks who spend just as much time working out as they do admiring themselves in the mirror.
I've never used a personal trainer and have yet to try one of the classes (TYC offers more than 65 classes a week including Hatha, Ashtanga, Hot Yoga, Pilates, and Restorative Yoga and Pilates), but the staff are friendly from who I've encountered. Although they do try to pitch (like all gyms), they're never pushy.
If you can get past the membership price tag, TYC is a wonderful gym!
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