I have been going here for several years and really liked the location and the fact that they had lots of equipment to keep the pace moving. A lot has changed in the last year or two.
They just went through a recent renovation, while the facility looks nice it has cut back on functionality. They also chose to do this renovation in December and January, DUMB move, it derailed a lot of fitness goals. THANKS.
It seems that membership has grown significantly and instead of adding more equipment to help keep the crowds moving they consistently remove key items that everyone uses.
The had three cable equipment stations, we now have one and there are always people fighting to get on it. There were three awesome little units for stretching low back, arms and legs there is now one. Went from two each abdominal and low back machines to one each, again people are always fighting to use these. They have a room that is used primarily used for stretching and some cardio machines that is half empty, this room should be stocked full of equipment. There are rarely people stretching in this vast amount of space.
They bought a huge new "rig" that barely anyone uses and is in a room all by itself, sell it and buy some more cable machines, benches and abdominal machines.
They seem to be catering to the elderly, which is fine, but there has to be a balance between the elderly, who use the gym as social spot to sit on machines talking & texting and those of us who have precious little time to work out and who rely on this spot to stay fit. Unfortunately, there are few options in Matthews to work out and it's getting progressively more difficult to work out at Siskey.
Please look at some of the functional issues and don't worry about the cosmetics, many of us would rather less new carpet and paint and more equipment.