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| - Fitness Factory is a small neighborhood gym on South Highland. There is no pool, no basketball courts, no squash trainers, no smoothie bar, etc. It is the best priced option in the area, as well. If you want to pay $50/mo to say you have a sauna in the locker room, you'll be happy to know that Urban Active has opened their doors right down the road, and that the parking is plentiful.
What Fitness Factory does have is a good exercise environment: 3 rooms - one mostly machines, a rock wall, cardio; one free weight room, two power racks, a few benches, more cardio, and a small third room with floor mats, medicine balls, punching bags, etc and no equipment littering the floor.
The decor of the place is funky, light-up neon squiggles on the wall, abstract art mixed with pictures of bodybuilders, a few random retro ads featuring a famed lifter of yesteryear(Thanks, Cybex! - Arnie)
I will be the first to admit that yes, this place is crammed, however it is not to the point that you can't maneuver, nor to the point that you can't do whatever exercise you want to do safely. The staff is friendly, the owner signed me up and he was very nice, and I have seen people working with the personal trainers, and they all seem friendly as well.
The gym is clean. People follow the signs to put away their free weights, there are spray bottles everywhere, and I have yet to so much as smell a foul odor, which is impressive. Again, this isn't a multi-million dollar LA Fitness - It's a gym, and it's not going to be pristine.
My only complaint about the place is that the hours are bad unless you buy the 24 hour access pass, which is $35/year(They give you a small RFID dongle which will open the side door, and the locker room respective of your sex - so ladies you can feel safe in your locker rooms at night). This is great, however they close off the free-weight room after hours, and while I can understand it from a safety standpoint, I'm not big on machines so it throws a wrench into my workout if I'm ever late to the party.
So far I haven't been in during peak hours, but around noon I often find I get a whole room to myself, I think the most people I've ever seen in there was 10, and I have yet to have to share any equipment.
Again, if you're looking for a cheap neighborhood gym that you can go to, do your workout, and come home - this is the place to join. If you want a smoothie bar, head on a little further down Penn.
Also, there is a sign currently offering a free Yoga class through June 2011, so it seems like they are trying to compete with the gyms offering classes/services to their members
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