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| - We joined Mountainside Fitness since we moved farther away from the Gold's-turned-EOS we'd been members of for a few years. The cost is a bit more, but the amenities are clearly on a nicer level.
Enrollment was easy and when we both turned down their complimentary personal training session that comes with each membership, we weren't pressured about it. I've never had any issue with any of the cardio machines. (And I see people wipe down their machines all the time--not sure what the review stating differently is about.)
There are a ton of weight machines and free weights. I've never had any problem finding space to do my workouts or find the right weights. Everyone is pretty conscious to re-rack and put their dumbbells in the proper place, which is EONS better than the crowd at Gold's/EOS.
I've taken some Power Yoga classes, and their yoga studio is much nicer than I expected from a non-yoga studio. I don't love that there's a random wall right in the middle of the room, but I guess it doesn't affect the classes. The class itself is awesome for a workout, but there's not much of the hippy-dippy, introspective Namaste vibe that made me fall in love with yoga. Still, if you want to sweat, it's perfect.
The locker rooms look really nice (haven't actually used them yet since we live so close), and the cafe/smoothie area seems well stocked. And there's free coffee in the morning! So, on a scale of my now-defunct Golds/EOS membership and my current membership to the Village Health Clubs and Spas, I'd say Mountainside is a perfect match in-between the two levels.
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