So how did I get to try this gym out?
There was a great groupon deal, my two girlfriends also wanted to try out a bootcamp, all the reviews were praising the gym as something out of this world amazing!
The three of us bought the groupon for an unlimited month.
Impressions:
1. The website of this gym is so sketchy and outdated... it hurts your eyes to look at it. But it's ok, nevermind we signed up anyway.
2. The gym itself is really really not what I expect a professional gym to look like: worn out equipment, equipment all over the place, (badly)hand written signs all over the place (e.g. "station#1: burpies and lunges" etc) - how hard is it to print and laminate signs just to make it look neat?
3. The instructors don't project an image of professionalism/confidence either. I attended multiple classes on different days and only ever encountered two instructors (one of them being the owner). What strikes me is that most of the time most of the class didn't know if they are doing things right and we were only given feedback on our performance if we asked (in comparison to GoodLife where the instructors correct anything you do wrong so that you don't injure yourself). My friends and I also did a mini test and did everything wrong on purpose to see if the instructor corrects us... she never did, because she didn't even really look at the students...
What shocked me is that their "regular" membership price is something around $300 a month as was presented to me when I went to discuss my overall fitness level. (my groupon was $35 and from what I understand all the ladies (btw almost no guys there) signed up on groupon or other deals). For this premium price you are definitely better off signing up to GoodLife or if you want to go premium then to Equinox Gym.
The only couple of things I liked are:
1. You get automatically signed up for regular email updates with fitness meal plan and recipes.
2. The fitness assessment I almost liked it if the instructor actually seemed to care about what he was telling me.
Well, I'm glad I only paid $35 for the program, but can't believe there are so many 5 star comments for this gym....