Memorial Regional Hospital Fitness & Rehablttn Ctr

After a little more than half way through my rehab workouts, meaning 20 workout sessions out of 36, I need to finally write this review about a place that has helped me get my physical workouts back on track after having major heart surgery in November. I can’t write enough about this place but will try to do the best I can, being that it has been an important part of my recovery and strength in my confidence of an active, physical life I have always been used to.
Memorial Regional Fitness and Rebab Center is owned by Memorial Regional Hospital, but is a regular Fitness Center separate from the Hospital off Johnson Street. It is behind the Target Store off Hollywood Blvd. It’s is a large facility with more cardio equipment than most of the gyms or fitness centers I have belonged to. There are a large number of treadmills, elliptical equipment (all with your own separate TV’s) you can watch and listen to with headphones with an easy separate keypad to adjust the stations and the volume. There are several recumbent bikes, separate free weight area, palates studio, Cyber machines and several special types of equipment that allow you to use your own body weight to build your upper body and core muscles. This facility is literally everything you need to get a top notch workout. Facing the cardio workout area, there are TV’s above in front of all the machines you can watch as well.
Being a patient at Memorial Regional Hospital, I was given the opportunity to do my rehab in this facility which also has an area with specialists for any rehab program needed: cardio, orthopedic, as well as training for special fitness goals and for specific sports. There is a nurse, Susan, in this area who is really the most helpful, nicest person to have around in case you have any questions. She continually checks on how you are feeling if you are in rehab and is there if you need her. Many of the rehab trainers there are students that are doing their internships there, and are VERY knowledgeable and know how to monitor and help you get back on your feet. They specialize on the physiological part of cardio and weight training and know what exercises you SHOULD NOT do, which most of us think help us, but in the long run hurt us. They explain why they do different types of exercises and what muscles are effected and get you started to get you on your own again. If you are in cardio rehab, they constantly monitor your blood pressure and your heart rate during different phases of your cardio training. They are very professional and are truly there to help you. Most insurance companies will cover these rehab sessions for a specific number of visits until you are on your own.
Before I started going here I knew it was an actual regular fitness center and since I have been there during my rehab, I figured out that there is a big advantage to joining this facility and work with the same people you started with to achieve any goals you need to achieve. The one trainer I work with told me he would get me ready for skiing next year since I had to skip my annual trip this year. He knows the muscle groups that need to be trained in the gym and how to do it. Many NFL players use this facility from time to time in the off season for the same reasons, to get specific workouts for their personal goals. I look forward to going here 3 days a week and never enjoyed working out in a gym/​fitness center as much as this one.
If you have children, they have a nursery to take care of your kids while you are working out. The locker rooms and bathrooms are clean and spacious, which also have TV’s in them to watch while getting dressed (or undressed).
I have gone from light cardio to full cardio workouts in 6 weeks and after 10 weeks, started incorporating weights for lower body and core and after 12 weeks, upper body. It has been a tremendous experience for me and look forward to progressing back to full and longer weight training at this facility without interruption.
Again, this is a regular gym that anyone can join. They have very professional trainers that know what they are doing and will track your progress of all your workouts. I have not actually gotten the pricing yet on the membership exactly but is comparable to LA Fitness. I do know the trainers are a lot less expensive than most gyms, but again I do not have the exact figures. If you live anywhere near Hollywood Blvd. or in the area, I highly recommend looking into making this facility part of your regular daily routine.

Hands down my favorite gym in Hollywood. Why? It is clean, ALWAYS empty, and it is cheap. I am a full time student and I pay $ 29 per month. When I came to sign up the new member fee was waived, can you believe that? I haven’t tried their fitness classes yet since I recently just joined, but from what I hear they are great.
I still can’t believe how empty it always is. In my opinion, nothing better than an empty gym!

The best gym in Hollywood hands down. It’s clean, has a lot of great classes, new equipment, and great staff. Everyone is very helpful and it is a nice family environment. The membership is reasonably priced but you get so much. I definitely recommend!

This is the best gym in Hollywood, period.
The location is key, the staff is wonderful and friendly, the machines are quality, and the people that go there aren’t snobby or ghetto (see 24 Hour, LA Fitness). The demographics tend to lean towards a family-​oriented environment, with the majority being elders in need of rehabilitation, mom’s and dad’s, and a few college students here and there (that would be me).
No matter what hour of the day, the gym never gets busy. I come bright and early, during the hours of 5am-​9am, and I always have a treadmill to burn off an excess of 1,000 calories (yup, I go hardcore on that thing).
If you want a clean and family-​friendly gym, this is the place to be. If you want to stare at some 20-​somethings booty, then nah, this ain’t the place.
5-​stars!

I had to switch gyms because it was too far from my office, but I miss this gym. There was a real commitment to keeping everything clean and maintained. Very little problem getting a machine, if I had one complaint it was the hours at the end of the week (Thursday til 9, Friday to 8).