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Sales People

SmashedLife — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:04:19 +0000

The sales people at LA Fitness are pretty pushy on trying to get you to join the club. I must of been asked to sign up right then 6-7 times during my three day guest pass. While I get that they want to make a sale, there is such a thing as too much pressure.

At Hawthorn Farms, it was very relaxed environment and the sales person asked for my permission to contact me after I went through my guest pass. There was no pressure to get the sign up right then. They wanted me to try the club first and then make a decision.

Sadly, when I visited Bally’s Total Fitness, they did not have any sales people while I was there. It was the middle of the day so I wonder where they were.

Quest for a new gym – Part II

SmashedLife — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:12:14 +0000

As I have been gym shopping, I have realized that if I am not happy at the gym, I most likely will not go there. This has been the case with my current membership at 24 hour fitness. The closest one is about 20 years old and it is starting to show. They only have weights and cardio machines which makes the gym very limited. While on the other hand, gyms like LA Fitness and Hawthorn Farms Athletic Club are more like all around sport centers where someone can shoot hoops, swim, workout, etc. This gives the person options and really, everyone likes to have options. Here is a comparison of LA Fitness and Hawthorn Farms.

LA Fitness	Hawthorn Farms Athletic Club
Racquetball Basketball Indoor pool Hot tub Sauna Classes Lots of equipment Very Busy Good hours $44.99 monthly with no startup fee	Racquetball Basketball Classes Rock wall Food Bistro Indoor and outdoor pool Physical therapy pool Hot tub Sauna Steam room Free towel service Free lockers Spa Lots of variation of equipment Busy but very large so plenty of equipment Two hours of free personal training $100 gift certificate to spa $77.99 monthly with $99 startup fee

After looking at this table, it seems like Hawthorn Farms is the better deal. What do you think?

The Quest to Find a New Gym

SmashedLife — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:22:41 +0000

A few weeks ago, I decided that I really needed to find a new gym. My current gym at my condo was just not cutting it plus I swear it is like a sauna in there when there is more then two people working out. It is a 10 by 15 feet room with an all in one weight machine, two treadmills, two cross trainers and a seated bike. Not so shabby if you just want to do cardio. So I have been trying out as many guest passes to the local gyms around here which has also caused my cellphone to ring off the hook with sales people.

The first gym I tried, I will never go to again. Well I take that back, I am sure there are nicer ones out there but the Bally Total Fitness on Cornell is a dump. They have an confusing layout plus many of the machines I wanted to use were out of order. Unfortunately this is the closest gym to my house.

The second gym, LA Fitness is a very nice gym. It was extremely clean and the people there were friendly. I did feel that the sales person was friendly but pushing a sale right then and didn’t want to let it go without one. I have worked out there twice now and it definitely is on the radar.

The third gym I am now trying is Hawthorn Farm Athletic Club. It is the nicest of the bunch with the most amenities but also the most expensive. It is the only gym that I can just jump onto the max but the hours are the most limited there.

Which gym do I chose? I know already it will not be Ballys. It is a close race between Hawthorn Farm Athletic Club and LA Fitness. Decisions, decisions.