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| - Absolutely hated it. Every reason that people dislike large gyms lives right here. I work out 5-6 days a week. Some weeks I am traveling 3 of those days. In all of the time I have put in at various gyms I have never had a worse experience. I'm not sure I will be allowed enough room for the list of complaints I have. To start things off they charge $15 for a day pass. FIFTEEN! Mind you the membership fee is only $10/month. Let me tell you what i got for my $15.
This facility is huge. It has every machine that you could ever dream of. The problem is that there are 3 people for every machine. No one is cleaning machines when they leave them. I didn't see any employees cleaning machines, or the facilities for that matter either. I chose to go to a "Real" gym rather than just using my hotel gym because I needed a bench press for my workout. I spent 10 minutes attempting to stalk out an available bench without any luck, and continued to check back consistently the entire time I was in the gym. Despite my efforts I never got on a bench, or a preacher curl bench, or a cable machine, or any other station that was part of today's workout. At that point I considered changing my workout to Leg day, but I couldn't get on a squat rack either. Deciding that I was going to make the most of the situation I went to the Comparable exercise machines. That wait was not quite as awful, but it still sucked. I found myself rushing to the machines I needed in competition with someone else each time. I eventually just tried the "Women's workout" area. I was finally able to access dumbbells in there, but there was no bench press. What I did find were spills all over the floor that were being ignored, dumbbells, & kettle-bells strewn around the room and never re-racked. Women dodging each-other & trying not to trip over the random weights. This room was even so crowded that women were doing floor exercises in the middle of the cable machine. I was never able to complete my planned workout because I could not access the necessary equipment. Had I known that going in I would have just stayed at the hotel gym.
I LOVE the gym. I LOVE my workouts. I'm not a timid girl who is intimidated by heavy weights, new environments, crowds, or hard workouts. It's a big part of my day that I really look forward to, but today was nothing short of awful. The only positive experience with Fitness Connection was that the kid at the front desk who accepted my $15 payment was a really nice guy. The rest of my experience was very disappointing.
If you're into overcrowded gyms that overcharge you for one day of the most stressful workout environment available this is the place for you. For me, Fitness Connection has solidified my commitment to the neighborhood gym. It's after midnight and I am still mad at myself for not demanding a refund before leaving this place. I even came back to my hotel & suggested that they not recommend this gym to any other guests. I don't understand why anyone would walk through their doors more than once for any reason other than a refund.
No thank you, Fitness Connection.
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