I really recommend the gym if you want to invest in the atmosphere, your surroundings. I have been going to commercial gyms (LVAC/24hr) and its come to the point where I am restricted to what times I can go because its a jungle ! Always so packed. Adding, I personally have the struggle that I like to go to do what gyms are for: working out. At commercials, I get so many people that are occupying space, they just go chill at the machine I need to be using. I end up internally pissed & it kills my pump. Lol. -- Reasons I love Lifetime is none of that over here + the amenities, I can shower over here & stuff. At lvac , oh god no. Only down to Lifetime is how many kids there is. Drives me loca. Also, its very upsetting to know they dont have enough free weights nor machines like LVAC. Thats the one thing that is making me doubt Lifetime.