LA fitness

‘What can I do to get you to sign up today?’ Was the question after a 5 minute browse around the gym. Perhaps find me a time machine, send me back 5 minuets and find someone who wants to wine and dine their potential gym member and not just a quickie behind the weights machine.
The 3 day trial I signed up to online was surely so I could get a feel for the gym, possibly take a few classes and to see if La fitness was the right fit for me… Well apparently not. As soon as the tour de force was over the iPad was out and it was time to talk money. £10 to sign up if I did it immediately but if I waited 24hours it would be £90… So what happened to the trial? Is it just a way to lure people in and hope that your Del Boy style wheeler dealer marketing machine will do the business?!? Well no… Not this time. Perhaps some people do go from gym to gym, trial to trial. But not me. Unfortunately even the convenience of living a stones throw away could convince me that this business was worth investing my time, sweat and money into. I did let my speedy tour guide know that I will continue looking at other options in the area which then she decided to speak poorly of. Very disappointing.
I can only assume there are employees at LA Fitness that do a good job as they do have members… Oh well!

Good improvement since last review! The pool area has been refurbished!
Last review: This place is falling apart. I take my kids here for swimming lessons and the pool area has really degraded in the last two years. They are in the process of refurbishing some areas. Hopefully the pool is next on their list!

Two visits at this club and to be honest, I don’t really want to go back. While this chain usually has a good reputation, I was quite surprised by what I saw. Membership is around 80 quid per month which sounds great because they have a swimming pool.
So was I was not able to see the pool as it was being fixed this week. What I have seen is the reception area, the changing rooms, the cardio rooms and the machines. I will write a few lines about each.
The reception area is on the first floor and one is not really sure where to go exactly. After seeing the building itself, I have to say, it looks like a scampy old building and not very nice. Once passed reception, you pass an area with some tables — not too sure though what they are for. So far, I have only seen employees sitting there on their break.
The changing rooms are quite nice though I have not yet figured out why some are reserved and others are not. They are quite nice but make sure you have the right padlock with you. But you need one of the large ones. Otherwise you need to buy one from them!
The cardio and machines rooms are nice. Seperated into three rooms, they allow enough space for all to use — except at peak times. Bikes, cross-​trainers, running machines etc. all there. Just make sure you bring a towel. Lots of people don’t. Rather nasty when people (esp. some men) are sweating heavily! They do provide sanitary towels but hardly anyone uses them.
Another downside is that there are only 8 mats for stretching etc. — a few more would certainly do. The machines are nice, but for most you cannot change the back or sitting height unfortanutely. Also, there is only one machine of each. This means some waiting time ussually.
Overall, the gym has potential. I would advise the management to ask members to use a towel at all times underneath themselves. Also, there should be at least one member of staff around the training area at all times for help and advice. Otherwise, members must go all the way back up acoss the floor to get to reception to ask.
Right now, this club can only get 2 stars because too many things are going wrong or are in urgent need of improvement!