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| - The Talisman Centre really is a great gym and has everything a regular gym-goer will need, along with designated weight rooms/equipment for athletes/athletic teams.
Pros:
-The variety of machines. There is a machine here for everyone and the customer service staff is helpful in helping you figure out how to use them if you need it. This includes both cardio and weight machines.
-Good hours. For those who want to work out at 5 AM before work, this gym is perfect. It's open untill 11 durng the week which is nice too. It's also open 364 days a year.
-The variety of classes. The fitness classes and the teachers are great. Really upbeat, good workouts, and a lot of fun. A very nice group atmosphere for those who feel the gym is a bit isolating/big.
-Quality of the swimming pools. They have a two 50 m pools (which can be converted in 25 m) and really are just very nice, big, open pools.
-Location. Centrally located and near the downtown core, it provides easy access for businesspeople.
Cons:
-Can be very busy. The peak on their website are pretty accurate. I've found it's busiest between about 10-1130 and between 5-630. If you go before 9 or after 7, you probably won't run into any problems.
-Only have two AMT machines. While this is a fairly unpopular cardio machine, the people who use are typically very dedicated to it and if you get those people coming in at the same time, you can wait over an hour to use it. As well, a few times one of the machines has been broken, which only left one. When you pay your fees, you expect to be able to use the equipment you want.
-The timing of the classes. While most are well spaced-out and I understand they can't accommodate everyone, it's frustrating when you want to do two classes and one starts at 9 and the other at 9:30. It'd be better in my opinion if they all started on the hour, which would give people the option to do workouts back to back.
-I haven't done a ton of searching, but I do think it's more expensive than other gyms. I have a student membership which is only about $50/month and for that's reasonable as I use the gym at least 5x a week. But if you're only going in 2x or so, you'd probably be better off finding a cheaper gym or investing in home equipment.
I've been going to this gym for the past five years and I always return even though there are gyms closer to my place. The main reason I keep going back is because they're the only gym I know of that has the AMT machine which I love (I told you, the people are dedicated!), good hours, and good variety of machines/classes. The only really annoying con for me is the busy peak hours, but that may be to be expected at any gym.
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