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| - I have been a member of either Gold's or World gym since I was 18 (you know... I could own a decent home gym now if I hadn't spent all that money on membership fees!, but I digress...).
I've been to other gyms (LA Fitness, 24 Hour Fitness, etc.), and Gold's is one of the few gyms that's really for people who want to go to the gym to workout. LA Fitness and 24 Hour fitness seem to be places where you go to meet people who appear to workout.
The nice thing about going where people are serious is that more often then not, weights are re-racked, and machines are in good working order because the members take better care of it (partly because they care about it, and partly because they understand how to use it) and because the gym pays better attention to its equipment.
Matt P. talked about being told one thing when signing up, and then another when trying to cancel a membership. I have been in the same position as Matt before, and I'll admit that even Gold's (not this particular location, but the chain in general) has tried to pull such stuff on me. I learned my lesson long ago, and I don't believe a word the sales people say when I walk into a gym. I read the contract, and if they say something I don't see in the contract, I make them add it and get a manager to sign off.
I've done this before to great success: I was a member at Gold's Gym Scottsdale, but was traveling and needed a membership in Northern CA for a few months. The sales gal told me that the gym would wave the initiation fee since I was already a member, and that I could go month-to-month. We put that in the contract. 9 months later when, as scheduled, I went in to cancel my membership, I got the runaround about how the gym doesn't do month to month and I must have had a 1 year contract (even though they couldn't produce the original contract). So, I came in with my contract, showed it to them, and they backed down.
It's just something that I've come to expect of sales people at any gym - not exclusive to Gold's. I've had similar problems at other gyms.
I'm not trying to discredit Matt P., just saying that we can all learn from his tragic story (which I know happens), and take steps to protect ourselves upfront.
That said, if you intend to be a member for awhile, you really don't have to worry about sales and cancellations. I've been very happy with Gold's Scottsdale. I love the 24 hour availability. I love the equipment. I love that it's rarely packed to the gills.
All in all, it's a great gym, and it's cleaner and in better repair than many gyms I've been a member of over the years.
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