09/08/09

No sweating allowed!

by The LP

Seriously?!?!?!?!?!?!!!! There is actually a sign up now that says "You must stay towel dry on the machines... do not let your sweat drip onto and into the machine" Then it goes on to some stupid explanation of how it's bad for the machines and hard to maintain them when people are dripping sweat all over the place.

How the **** am I supposed to not sweat on a step mill? I train for hiking on that and am sweating after 10 minutes. What? Am I supposed to turn off my sweat glands temporarily or something?

How about this? Take the $150 I wasted on my joining fee and hire someone to clean the equipment once in a while. That's a novel idea.

I can't get over this. It's a gym... people sweat!!

This place is way to uppity for me, I'm out.

• Pros: big, view
• Cons: service, price, extra fees

04/01/09

Excellent Facility - great staff, easy-going

by jooz

My wife works out at Sound Mind & Body Gym here in Fremont and loves it, I checked it out the other day and was impressed by the location (right on the water in Fremont), the friendly staff, and the free weights. I've never taken a class here, but the wife thinks the trainers do a great job with any skill level. Thinking about ditching Anytime Fitness close by to come work out here - better atmosphere.

• Pros: Friendly, Fast
• Cons: Not a "social" gym

03/01/09

Zero Stars

by lesdeuxgamins

I got to the point where I would ignore the fact that the people who work there were super rude and snooty and the owner is a complete miserable hag. I joined this gym about a year ago because they had a steam room. The steam room was the deciding factor. Less than a week after I joined, the steam room broke down and was never fixed. They told me that they would be starting a big renovation soon so I should just be patient. So during the summer while I was waiting for the new and improved steam room, the membership coordinator and one of the personal trainers would bother me nonstop while I was at the gym and one of them got my phone number from the database and started to call me and text me incessantly to the point of stalking. When the renovations were finally finished, there was no new steam room, just a new sauna and I really don't like saunas. So I joined for the steam room and I only got to use it twice last April. A waste of a lot of money and an invasion of my confidential personal information.

• Pros: Great view
• Cons: rude people, too expensive, no steam room