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| - Well, I guess it's about time I review this place.
When I wanted a gym membership after moving back to AZ I knew I was either gonna pick here or LA Fitness because I wanted the flexibility to use multiple locations. 24 Hour Fitness was offering a better deal at the time so I chose it, and this location is closest to my house (and it's really not THAT close), so this is where you'll usually find me 3-4 mornings per week.
From a pure gym perspective I like it. It's spacious, clean, lots of equipment & the staff is friendly, but not pushy (I've been to gyms where the personal trainers wander around on their down time trying to get patrons to sign up for training sessions, but I've never had that happen here).
The locker rooms are nice, clean, and big & I like that this gym has a pool, jacuzzi, sauna & steam room. Honestly, I know these sorts of things are pretty standard at the large chain gyms in the Phoenix area, but I used to belong to Crunch in San Francisco for 4 years (which I LOVED), where these amenities just didn't exist there.
I usually come early mornings to workout, and although it's not too crowded, there's more people working out than you'd expect. I'm used to any gym I've had a membership at in the past being pretty dead before 8 o'clock but there's a pretty steady stream of people here. You don't have to wait for treadmills, but you might have to adjust your workout around the availability of other machines.
The one complaint I have about this 24 Hour Fitness (and honestly, this is a complaint about ALL 24 Hour's in the Phoenix area) is the class schedule. IMO their isn't enough offered early mornings during the week. There's spin & that's it (and even then there's only one class offered ridiculously early). Also, I think it's kind of ridiculous that 24 Hour charges for "towel service," but at the end of the day you might be better off bringing your own linens anyway...
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