LA Fitness

I go to LA Fitness 3 – 4 times a week. Unlike others in this area, all the machines work, all the TVs on the treadmills work, there is an indoor pool and hot tub, it is clean and finally, all the staff are pleasant and courteous.

I’ve been going here for a little over a year– before that I used the 1^st and limberlost location for about two years.
I’m mostly a free weight guy so I can’t remark much on the pools and such, but I’m pretty happy with my experience here. I never really have trouble accessing the equipment and all of the miscellaneous things I need (water, sanitizer and paper towels) are never empty.
The free weights only go up to 100lbs, whereas the free weights at the Limberlost location go up to 130lbs. The area with calisthenic/​circuit type stuff (rowing machine, ropes, etc) is roped off and crammed into this little area with a sign that says it is for personal trainer sessions, which is really odd and not ideal.
A major drawback is that it is part of the LA fitness company in general. Charging extra to use the racquetball courts is pretty ridiculous, as well as the fact that the fees are completely arbitrary. I currently pay $ 30 monthly under no contract (after the initial fee). If the terms were different I would leave without a second thought. A lot of people seem to rate this gym very low because they agreed to pay way more than the value of a membership, which is unfortunate for everyone.

Love the layout of the equipment and the amazingly helpful staff. Huge pool, indoor basketball, racquetball courts, and lots of great things to enjoy.

Today I had a free session with Tyler and he was great! He didn’t push me to buy sessions and he wasn’t obnoxious at all! I have been a member of the gym for a couple of weeks and so far all the staff are pleasant and courteous.

Here is why I will not renew my membership this month. Because this place is OVERPRICED and FILTHY. Let me give some history of myself. I had a heart attack in Nov 2013. One of my coronary arteries over blocked by 90% and this led to my cardiac episode. The physicians informed me that if I didn’t make a lifestyle change, I would soon have another heart attack. I enrolled in cardiac rehab in Dec 2013 to improve my health and lifestyle. I learned a lot about nutrition, exercise, my heart, and myself while at cardiac rehab. I left cardiac rehab in Feb 2014 after losing 20 lbs and was determined to stay fit and healthy. I went to LA Fitness on Wilmot because of the convenient location. I informed the salesman (these are the vultures waiting to swoop down and grab your money) I would pay for a yearly membership up front in cash (avoids contracts and tapping into my bank account). Price was $ 300 PLUS $ 99 Initiation Fee (cost $ 33.25 per month same as if I signed a contract and deducted from my bank account) to use ONLY that facility (it costs extra to use the other facilities in Tucson). I told the salesman that paying that amount of cash upfront for one year membership was unacceptable to me. The best rate he could give me was $ 300 plus $ 25 Initiation fee (cost $ 27 per month) which I could live with. After a few weeks there I enquired about personal training. Imagine my surprise to learn to meet one hour per week for 6 months of advise would cost me $ 2500. I guess for some people spending that amount of money is OK. Not for me. After a few months, I began to notice that the men’s locker room wasn’t cleaned on the weekends or that some of the clients didn’t wipe the equipment after use. These are the same clients who expect their Mom to clean up after them. Also I noticed the young ladies who checked memberships were perpetually glued to the chairs and did not leave those chairs under any circumstances. Earlier this month, Feb 2015, I enquired about renewing my membership for another year again paying up front in cash. Imagine my surprise when I was told $ 355 per year ($ 30 per month same as if I paid by month allowing them access to my bank account). The saleswoman informed I would not have to even pay the Initiation fee. I told the saleswoman I paid $ 325 last year and their place is a joke. So you choose where to do your business. But if you get MRSA from this place, don’t say you were not warned.

I like this place for the indoor swimming pool! I hate to admit it but I get extra joy when I don’t have to share a lane with anyone — all in all everyone is nice to share if the lanes are full. I’m working on my crawl stroke — I wish they offered swimming personal trainers! (They currently don’t) — the locker room is decent and its a good gym for the price ($ 29.99 mo is my price)

Went in just to check out rates, was introduced to Ruben. I brought my girlfriend with me (who had no interest in a gym membership) just because we had some spare time together. He kept pushing a couples package which was much more than I wanted, then made me feel bad for not wanting to pay over $ 50 per month for us. (He made me feel like I was a tightwad or like I was poor.) Because of his rudeness that night, I chose a different gym. I still get calls periodically from LA fitness. I’ll never step foot inside of another LA fitness again.

Location is a plus. No steam room is a minus. And why hasn’t LA Fitness upgraded their water fountains to the new gym friendly format vs the ones from my 4^th grade school???

The place is really up to date. Kept clean. I used to come to this location back in 2011. I wanted to get back in to personal training again before I get pregnant. I used to see a personal trainer named Brian. He is awesome and amazing. I only went back to train with Brian and with Brian only. I went in yesterday in person to sign up for personal sessions. The personal training manager Tyler kept hustling me to signing up for more sessions and pay upfront. The grand total of personal training would add up to $ 2400. He kept trying to have me sign up for it and pay up front all together. Who pays that kind of money up front for personal training? When I finally said no, his whole demeanor changed to being short and cold with his responses.

Actually, the gym is decent. I have used the aerobic machines, the pool, and the weight machines and it’s about mid-​range.
BUT the locker room floor is filthy. I think it’s the skeeviest floor of any gym I’ve belonged to. I have been going to this gym for over six months, I’ve come early in the morning and late at night, and not once have I seen the floor cleaned. I recognize stains from months ago.
I never had a plantar’s wart on my foot until using this gym. It’s a bit hard to not have your feet touch the floor at all (a game of hot lava, anyone?) and I ordinarily have flip flops to get around, but really, they need to implement a cleaning schedule. And at this point, they really need an industrial strength scrubber to get out the years of accumulated filth.
I beg the management: if you read this, clean the floors. I’ll gladly change my rating.
I’ll try to attach a picture of tile that’s supposed to be white.

I’ve belonged to over a dozen different gyms in different cities over the past 30 years. This LA Fitness is middle of the road. I use the free weight area, which is spacious and fairly well equipped, although they definitely need to add more accessories and attachments. ala Gold’s. The great thing is that between 7:00 AM and 8:00 AM this place is really dead. There is NEVER a wait for a bench or machine. In fact, there’s usually only about 7 or 8 people in the entire 5000 sq ft free weight area, which I’ve never seen in the usually busy morning hours, and I have never worked out in a gym this quiet.
As far as locker room cleanliness, I’d say it’s good, but I shower at home so I don’t really use it much except to throw my bag in a locker. I also do my cardio at home, but they seem to have a decent variety and number of cardio machines split between the upper and lower levels. I never use the pool either, so I can’t comment on that scene.
I read about their hard sell tactics when you join at the gym, so I just bypassed all that and joined online. When you do that, you just go in and tell them you joined online and they give you a pass card and that’s that. But I did receive a couple calls from their truly annoying customer service personnel trying to get me to do the «free» training assessment or session or whatever they call it. I declined and quickly hung up and they haven’t tried since, or at least I don’t think they have since I blocked their number. Anyway, it’s an ok gym, and at $ 30 per month 3x the price of Gold’s, but unfortunately Tucson no longer has Gold’s or even Bally’s.

I paid 3 years in advance for the membership fees. it has been 1 yr and half now and I am working full time and about to become full time student as well. I asked the LA Fitness for refund and cancellation of membership because I wont be able to make it to the gym anymore, they refused. This is frustrating, looks like LA Fitness only cares about $ than customers.
I strongly recommend other gyms like Chuze for better pricing and workout exp. The lack of consistent hot water is also a problem during the winter time.

If I could give 0 star, I would do that. Give 1 star is too much for this place. My child was injured and hospitalized earlier this month so I didn’t go to LA Fitness for quite some time. When I went there today, I found no hair dryer after I took a shower. I asked the manager and got an answer that all members need to bring their own hair dryer. This is such a big gym, and you are telling me that you cannot even afford a $ 10 or $ 20 hair dryer? Maybe next time they will ask members to bring their own weights and fitness balls.

In 2011 I used this gym several times and again a short time ago using the 3-​day guest pass. It is one of the older LA Fitness’s in town. It is a big gym but the equipment is out-​dated. Because of the size you are unlikely to have to wait long (if any) for a machine. The locker rooms were nice but unlike a lot of jobs they don’t offer towels. I’m used to a gym that is more ‘community’ oriented and I know I won’t get that going to an LA Fitness. This particular location is okay but aside from a few employees (one of the assistant GM’s was incredibly nice), I get bad vibes from some of the other staffers, particularly the front welcome desk.

The trainer Jason is a huge asshole and wouldn’t let me use a 7 day pass. This gym is horrible and I wouldn’t recommend it to my worst enemy. The management doesn’t care and advised I ‘go to a different gym’. Worst experience ever.

A few months ago I probably would have given this gym a 3 or a 4. Not because it is super amazing, but because for the cheap price it was functional and they had a few good teachers in the group classes. As long as you were smart enough to avoid the personal trainers, it was more than worth the money. It’s crowded with a limited free weight section, but again it’s cheap so that is to be expected.
Then I attempted to quit the gym. I thought I quit online and even remember having to click the standard «are you sure you want to quit/​sorry to see you go» type buttons. Apparently that was just for the online account associated with my membership. Fine, my fault for not reading the fine print, they got me for a few months. When I got a new debit card, I got a message from LA Fitness saying my payment didn’t go through and realized I had not actually canceled my membership. At this point I was more upset with myself for not checking my statements more carefully and noticing that they were still charging me. So I called to cancel… the billing department was unable to cancel my account. They said I had to go to a gym. I went to the gym, and they said I couldn’t cancel because the right kind of manager wasn’t there. I threw a minor mostly polite fit and insisted that there had to be a way to quit. The woman gave me a form that I had to mail in. My account is not canceled, but they still claim I owe them money.
Oddly enough right after this experience I got a class action lawsuit notice for the previous owner of my house citing similar billing/​cancellation problems. Maybe I’ll call for info.

I’ve belonged to this gym for 3 years and I am only still there because of the group fitness classes. Other than the group fitness classes and instructors, everything else sucks. It’s run-​down as compared to the other locations, it’s full of meat-​head weight lifters, and the staff is unfriendly. If they update this location like the other ones, I would rate it 3 stars instead of two.
For the amount they charge per month, I expect much more.

Sometimes I wonder what it would like to be a fish, and the construct of this particular LA Fitness lends itself to all the spectacle and showmanship of a fish tank, except I am a beta fish and am surrounded by sharks. All the equipment is newish and well maintained, the gym is clean, and it’s alright on a Sunday morning when all the lady body builders come out to do their damn thing. But Lord have mercy to any halfway pretty girl on a weeknight when over inflated frosty tips chunky monkeys strut their stuff, and check you out from sweaty ponytail to fancy running shoe and everything in between. Girls with fresh makeup and doused in Bath and Body juice, whilst I poor nerdy try to get my sweat on unnoticed, dismissing suggestive glances from testosterony Tonys, no thank you.

Never. Never fucking again. I will NEVER set foot inside here again and will encourage my friends and family to do the same.

I come to this gym here and there, I usually go to the one on 1^st and Wetmore. This gym is alright. The staff here are friendly and equipments are decent. It feels a little crowded compared to the other location and sometimes the rug on the floor at the weights area are sticking up. However, like most gyms just get in, do your work out and get out!