Workout Anytime

What a disappointment. If you can avoid this gym please do. Equipment is dated and dirty. There is not anywhere to stretch before or after running. The machines are too close together.

This facility gives Workout Anytime a bad reputation. Just stay home it’s not worth the trip. I started going to the Cascade facility.

This gym reminds me of the one is my apartment just a little step up.
It is very small, staff is okay,
The treadmills always go in and out. They need to upgrade some of their equipment.

This gym is no better than your free gym at apartment complexes. They offer few free weights. Most weight training devices are machines. Which is funny, because free weights should’ve been cheaper than machines. Also, since the place is cramped, you will be waiting a lot to use the machines during peak times.
They also have a ton of stair masters, treadmills, and so on. This is a small and cramped gym. Everything looks run down and ghetto.
They also have an aggressive personal trainer who charges $ 100+/month to train you. I think this is where they get their money from.
I have a slight beef with the trainer. I went in for a free session, and he tired me out by doing a bunch of chest exercises. Then he told me my technique was crap (which it was so I wasn’t offended) and tried to show me how weak I was by asking me to push on him. Well, my muscles were already tired from all those exercise to give him a good push. So I couldn’t push him over.
Then he tried to push me, and he couldn’t push me either. So I guess his awesome technique didn’t work on my tired, skinny, old, me. My point is that his demo was stacked against me. So that demo was just pointless. Anyway, back to the review.
The best part about this gym? It’s only $ 15/​month. It’s also open ²⁴⁄₇. That’s about it. The location was nice too, for me.
Canceling didn’t seem like a hassle to me. When I went in to cancel, I was ready for a battle. But he just gave me a card with a number to call. You call them number and they ask you to give them a written letter (email or registered snail mail) to cancel. You do have to go through a lot of steps, but they don’t try to stop you from canceling. You just have to follow their procedure. So to me, it was easy to cancel.
If you’re frugal and want a place to workout with machines or run on the treadmill, this is the place for you.

My husband and I were part of a gym which ended up closing their closest location to us. So, we Googled comparable gyms in our area and found Workout Anytime. After a few drive by’s, we went in on an early Saturday afternoon, and were greeted by the General Manager, Jimmy — who seems to be a nice enough guy. We went in knowing we needed access to a gym after a 6-​month hiatus, so we joined on the spot.
Here are my initial thoughts after 2 weeks of going in:
PROS:
— $ 15/​month is a steal
— ²⁴⁄₇ access
— Equipment maintenance and variety is OK
— Located on a side road off of Cobb Pkwy — not high traffic (at least when we’ve been there)
— We go in late in the evenings (anywhere between 9PM-​1AM). There’s never more than 10 people.
— Locker rooms and showers available.
— Tanning services available.
— Everyone seems to mind their business and focus on their workout.
CONS:
— Payment for us wasn’t offered month-​to-​month. Not to say they don’t have a monthly plan; maybe they do? We paid in full for the year upfront. Though, it is refreshing to know that our gym costs are covered for the year. We were assured that if we need to cancel before hand, we’re able to do so anytime.
— Ellipticals and Stair Climbers are pretty beat to hell.
— Still having problems with our access cards.
— **GYM IS QUITE SMALL AND CRAMPED. Barely any room for mat/​ball work (yoga, pilates)**.
— There’s usually a bucket of wipes to wipe down machines, however last night there was only a bottle of Windex with no paper towels.
I’ve been a part of 3 gyms before Workout Anytime. One of which was Lifetime Fitness. This is by far the most affordable. Sure, less amenities, and it’s small, but it has all of the basic essentials of a gym, which is all my husband and I are looking for.