"0"^^ . "0"^^ . "1"^^ . "4"^^ . . . "I just joined and am very excited!\n\nThe manager was awesome. He answered all of our questions honestly. You could tell he was trying to sell us, but addressed our concerns honestly, weighed them with the benefits, and assured us he would be there to help in any way he could. He also gave us space to talk (I joined with my boyfriend) when the time came. He's a doll. We told him about our really uncomfortable experience with Princeton Club and he told us he hears it a lot. I am not surprised. \n\nOne major concern I had about going to a gym was safety. I have heard horror stories about girls getting harassed. He told me about a story from this gym. One of his trainers was getting hit on by a patron. He wasn't aggressive, but made her feel uncomfortable. She mentioned something and the manager pulled the guy aside. He said he very politely said there had been a concern about his behavior. The guy was rude about it so they cancelled his membership and asked him not to come back. I love it! A zero tolerance policy, is what he communicated to me. This was very important to me. \n\nYou get a free full workout, body analysis, and workout planning session with a personal trainer. The club manager is also there during certain hours to offer advice, instruction, or even just a spot. He said he is happy to give any workout advice he can. He admitted he is not as qualified as the personal trainers for that kind of thing, but his time is free, so whatever. Fine by me! After my free session with the trainer, I will probably buy a few more since I am a novice to the gym world. But for ongoing tips and general fitness coaching, I love that there is someone I can talk to.\n\nThe bathrooms and showers were few but very clean and private. Same with the tanning beds. Big fan of the tanning available and a few tanning lotions sold on sight for a reasonable price.\n\nThere is a ton of equipment. They also have these cool bikes where you can race each other, essentially a human Mario Kart, complete with steering and shifting gears. Love it!\n\nAll of their cardio equipment have built in TVs and preset workouts and their spinning style bike have virtual trainers that instruct you and cheer you on. So cool.\n\nI was disappointed they did not offer fitness classes. However, at their Monona location, which is reasonably close to my house (just a mile farther than this one), they have a virtual class which is cool. You go in this booth and choose a class and there you go. The motivation and variety without the embarrassment of other people? I'll take it.\n\nMinus one star on this club because it is quite tiny. The free weight and stretching areas are small. There are only 2 showers. Just a little extra square footage would have done wonders for the space. I am a little claustrophobic so I would have been happy with a little more open space, or even just high ceilings.\n\nExcited to get started!"^^ . . "2014-04-25T00:00:00"^^ .