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| - I was very reluctant to try this GoodLife location as I heard it was always busy and people were very pretentious because of the Liberty Village clientele and staff service was non-existent, but I was happy I gave it a try.
The only reason why I tried this location, I owe to a bodypump instructor from the Richmond/John location who indicated after one class that he taught spinning at this location on Saturday morning, plus at that time I was pretty frustrated with the Union location, so gave his spinning class a try.
To my surprise and delight, this location has an amazing spinning studio with many bikes. Plus the studio was clean and spacious with natural lighting from the large windows and overlooked the train tracks with views of the condo/townhouses skylines - definitely not the windowless walls like some GoodLife locations.
I used to do the body pump class after spinning on Saturday mornings, but had to give that up after a couple of months since I found it too stressful and sometimes frustrating with rushing from one class to the next and having to line up, then fight for a spot to set up equipment was sometimes an ordeal. The Group Fitness room although quite spacious compared to other locations, was just simply overfilled with people.
Truth was I forgot my training shoes one morning, so decided to do a double spinning class. The 9:30am instructor, Kara, was quite the amazing and energetic instructor. Therefore, for almost the past year, I have been doing double Saturday morning spinning classes and absolutely love it.
The staff at this location are not very friendly at all, perhaps since I usually come on Saturday mornings before 8:30am, they're still half asleep and only on very rare occasion depending on who's working I would be greeted with a good morning. I definitely do not get a goodbye or have a nice day when I leave, ever. The staff are usually busy talking among themselves when I leave and would just have a quick glance over because I'm smiling, but they sometimes do not return the smile and simply return to their conversation. At times, I have counted 5 staff members at reception.
I've only came here once during the weekday, so cannot comment on how the staff are at other times, but for the most part on Saturday mornings I definitely feel they have unhappy staff working at this location. Even their personal trainers have attitudes of unfriendliness as I never get a smile from them like other locations and I always thought smiles were contagious.
The changing room is a decent size that is kept rather clean, but I gather most people live in the area, so they don't use the shower facilities. Therefore, I never have to wait to use the showers. The towels at this location are always plush and decent size which is definitely a plus. Perhaps other locations should follow suit and spend more money on decent towels or replenish them more frequently.
The walk to and from the changing room from the entrance/exit and towards the spinning studio and Group Fitness room feels a bit like a maze as you walk by equipment and machines with staring eyes. Yes, at times I felt like I was walking the catwalk with everyone watching me - perhaps it's just the way the machines and equipment are set-up all facing the walkway/catwalk. Therefore, if you're looking for some eye-candy or like to be watched, then this location is for you. Definitely lots of good looking and fit people at this location.
Nevertheless, I only come here on Saturday mornings for double spinning classes as that's as much of this location I can handle. The spinning instructors (John and Kara) are amazing, so if you haven't tried their 8:30am and 9:30am classes respectively, please give it a try and you won't be disappointed.
Overall, this location is great for the Liberty Village convenience and has many classes to fit various schedules. Plus they're open 24 hours!
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