Lake Shore Athletic Club

Non-​attentive staff. Had their sauna thermometer up too high and no one paid attention. No one had come to check on their sauna for the entire day. They heat was set so high that it caused my healthy aunt to pass out. Her body wasn’t found until hours later. They literally slow cooked my aunt to death. That’s right TO DEATH. They killed my aunt, she died in the sauna due to the negligence. Screw these guys.

I recently joined Lake Shore Athletic Club and I like the facility. Before joining we took a tour of the facility. We also checked out other gyms in the area.
LSAC was our favorite. Everyone seemed friendly and the layout of the club is really nice compared to the others we saw. They also have a few additional things in comparison to others: rock climbing wall, outdoor summer pool and tennis courts; as well as the usual stuff: treadmills (in their own room), weights, machines, basketball and racquetball courts, indoor heated pool, sauna and hot tub in each of the dressing rooms.
Overall, I am very pleased with the facility. One odd thing though is that they offer basketballs free, but if you need a racquetball that’ll cost you 50¢. The women’s sauna is small and difficult to get into and sit down, especially if there are a couple of other people already in there.

Great facility and very helpful staff. If anyone seems unfriendly at first it is because they are there on such a regular basis, they are in their routine and in their own little exercising world, but otherwise, everyone is friendly.
…a note about Bob S’s horrible review about subsidizing the «Medicare lives»: I am one of those members (it’s not medicare), although I pay a low monthly fee, each time I go to the club, my medical insurance provider pays the club for my attendance, other members ARE NOT subsidizing my membership. I am now in better shape, lost weight, no longer seeing my physical therapist, and off blood pressure/​high cholesterol meds and seeing doctors MUCH less, so I’m actually cheaper to medically insure now so that makes it a win-​win for everyone paying medical insurance.
They are in the middle of some really nice renovations to the facility. I have been to many clubs in several states and Lake Shore has been one of my favorites for over 10 years.
I agree it’s not a meat market, the facilities are family friendly and there is only some friendly competition on the courts. The equipment is far better than much of what I’ve seen in Portland and Vancouver.

LSAC is dominated in attendance by Medicare lives that pay much less than general public. Staff friendly. Facilities nice with exception of small smelly locker rooms. As a couple who have been member for 31 year’s monthly fee was $ 85. We recently switched to new club at rate $ 37 per month with great facilitates. Parking At LSAC horrible, members park in neighborhood in front of our home.

Old equipment and an unfriendly staff. They are really expensive too. You’d save a lot of money and use new equipment if you went to a different gym.

Some of the rudest staff I have ever encountered at ANY company. As mentioned before, the locker rooms are scuzzy especially the kids ones. The outdoor pool is nice, but the limited hours, rules, and staff make it too unpleasant to enjoy.

LSAC is a great facility to use if you’re NOT looking for a meat market of scantily clad kids trying to remake a scene from Barbarella.
I enjoy the family atmosphere and the low key workout rooms that are typically void of juiced up dudes trying to,“PUMP YOU UP!” The building is well maintained with a friendly staff and offers plenty of programs and classes.
A bit spendier than most corporate fitness clubs. Nice outdoor pool for the summer and a decent sized indoor pool to boot. The locker rooms are somewhat scary and smell like disinfectant and elderly body odors (gross).
I’ve been coming here on and off for the last 25 plus years.