LA Fitness

I am an instructor there. I teach yoga, zumba and aqua fit. Very spacious gym. Has pool and kids swimming lessons offered by third party. Amazing view of the surrounding.

The gym has friendly staff and clean washrooms. There is a lot of good equipment for cardio and weight lifting, and the staff maintain it well. You can find almost anything you want here - even a pool. Most people here are respectful but not a lot of people are in the habit of wiping down machines, so you might want to do that before and after using anything.nnDown sides - there are not nearly enough dumbbells between 15-30lbs - that is the most frequently accessed weight range, so getting the exact weight for your fitness level is next to impossible. And there is a bad habit of people not returning weights to the right spots on the rack - so you have to wander up and down the rack looking for the weight you need. And it’s possible someone took it to some other part of the gym and didn’t return them when done. Every other gym we had memberships at had staff go around throughout the day returning equipment to the right spots, and gently encouraging other people to do so. The fact that the staff doesn’t do that here can make for a frustrating time at the gym. You regularly see people pacing up and down the dumbbell rack looking angry. We routinely add 20min to our time at the gym just hunting down equipment.nnThe pool is great, but it’s terrible to use Friday to Sunday. For some reason on these days people show up at the pool and treat it like a recreational pool, taking up a lane just hanging out in the water, and making it difficult for other people to exercise. Monday - Thursday are your best swimming days.

Be very careful with the trainers here. When signing up I told them I had previous injuries and hadn’t worked out in a long time. I was assured they had a trainer who had experience working with injuries. She ended up being pretty incompetent and pushed me to do extreme exercises that made things worse and resulted in patellafemoral syndrome and a hamstring strain. Been in physio for over a year. It was huge mistake signing up for personal training. On top of that the sessions are extremely overpriced.

I signed up for a three-month membership and clearly stated at the time of sign-up that I would only need it for this period. I was informed that I could cancel anytime with a simple phone call. However, when I tried to cancel recently, I couldn’t reach anyone by phone, and I received an email asking for payment for this month, despite not using the gym at all. When I finally spoke to someone, I was told to cancel through the website, but I was still charged for the current month. Another branch later informed me that cancellations by phone aren’t allowed, and I had no choice but to pay to cancel. I believe this situation could have been handled better, and I suggest improving communication among the staff to avoid similar issues in the future. I also want to mention that, due to this experience, I don’t think I’ll be signing up at this gym again.

Staff are super friendly and helpful & the place is huge. There are a great number of bikes and treadmills, but not enough squat racks and weight machines to accommodate the number of guests that come to the large gym. Went here with my partner and it took too long for the squat racks to clear up. Otherwise, this gym is great as I saw they have a kids zone close to the entrance which makes this place family-friendly, personal trainers, classes, a pool, and a great number of machines always available for cardio.

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