Addison Park District Club Fitness

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I am a resident of Addison and was looking for a respectable facility that was not over run by teenagers. Club Fitness is quite big and stocked with everything one looks for in a gym. They offer a variety of classes at different times and personal trainer sessions. They also have an indoor lap pool, sauna, steam room, whirlpool and indoor walk/​run track. The staff is friendly and attentive to your needs. I would recommend Club Fitness to my friends and family.

I have been taking my daughter to dance classes over there for 3 years now. Sadly I have to say that this year is the last year. My daughter is so bored at classes. There is lots of standing around and waiting. It does not really grab her attention. Not even once thus season did she come out from the class and said it was awesome. We will look for a different place for her.
As far as the Fitness Center goes, it is ok. I have never gone there to exercise, but I see lots if different age people going there. There us a pretty nice swimming pool. The front desk ladies are very pleasant.

Great staff, attractive young ladies at front desk are very intelligent and professional. Very clean facilities and offers mostly everything from steam, sauna, huge pool hot tub and jogging track. Many nice people and newest wide assortment of equipment. I would highly recommend.

Gorgeous facility. Clean, new building. This is actually connected to other community services (parks and recreation, etc)

Cleaniest gym I have ever been too, but then again that’s probably why their rates are so high compared to planet fitness. Not to many gym choices in Addison, but this is a family gym or older individual. Not too many meatheads in here, but the gym itself it very cramped and always feel claustrophobic. Also they pool often times is being taken up by swimming class or private lessons. Jacuzzi and sauna are a big plus though. Glad their treadmills have TV’s. They also have few unique pieces of equipment like the jacob’s ladder. The track around the gym is also quite nice. Wish basketball courts came part of the gym membership. They offer daycare, but it’s not free and it’s limited hours. Also this gym is not ²⁴⁄₇ like xsport. Though they got some nice classes offered like cycling and nice studio room with video options, but again some classes are not free. Hopefully they add some extra equipment pieces and expand in the future.

Club Fitness is one of those hidden gems you don’t really expect to find. Poised on the edge of Addison, unless you know you’re going there, you may not see it. Owned and operated by the Addison Park District, this club is a must-​join for all Addison residents.
The pool area and hot tub are very clean and sparkly. The water is a bit chilly, but the 5-​foot depth is nice. Upstairs the track is new-​looking and covers the entire perimeter of the building. I dig the weight equipment. There’s a lot of Hammer Strength stuff which really saves time when you don’t have all day for your workout. And I like how you can focus in on one side of the body. Plus, some places weight machines just don’t go up heavy enough for strong guys, so this is ideal for those of us who like to challenge ourselves.
The classes are fun and challenging, but I don’t know how I feel about the fact that you have to pay extra as a member to participate. That’s kind of a bummer. But considering the low cost of membership, and the great deals they offer (seriously, buy a year get a year at one point?! how do they afford to stay in business?) I guess it all evens out.
The teenagers they have working the desk are a little bit clueless and could use a bit more educating on the goings-​on of the club. They had no idea what to do when I came to try a free class offering the other night and basically just waved me into the building. I know for a fact that waivers are usually required for things like that, but none were required during my visit.
The other not-​quite-​great feature of the club is the locker rooms. Locks are not provided, and I didn’t realize this. But there are also a lot of very dated-​looking lockers, some broken, and the sizes are kind of weird. I could barely fit my shoes in. The locker rooms are also not the cleanest, with standing water from the pool and showers kind of everywhere, it’s kind of musty and mildewy. I feel like a nice sanitation is in order.
But overall, it’s a very nice club and if I lived in Addison I wouldn’t hesitate to join.

I can’t really say anything bad about this place. Not being one who has been to a lot of gyms, I don’t have much to compare it to.
My wife and I went there about two weeks ago when they were of offering a free week for Addison residents. If it’s for free, it’s for me.
The place is clean and the staff is friendly. They have the usual gym equipment, a pool, and a steam room.
They don’t seem to be too crowded when I get there. But I work God awful, insane hours which gets me home while everyone else is finishing lunch.
I signed up for a year and got a free month. Hopefully I can keep up my pace of three times a week.

This place is Awesome, I was in-​town for one night only it ended up I needed some time to kill from 6 — 9 and I was also in desperate need of a shower, this is just what the doctor ordered. The other gym in town wanted $ 20.00 for a day pass Club Fitness only wanted $ 10.00 and they had a swimming pool and hot tub! Whats more is that every level and amenity is handicap assessable, they even have a lift to lower someone into the pool.
The staff was young and friendly and told about everything they had to offer, they passed me some courtesy towels (awesome) and I went up stairs the lines of cardio equipment where impressive and they even had a track that ran around the upstairs, If you a newbie here be careful with the weights I noticed I had to have them set quite low from what I normally do.
After a sweaty work out I changed rinsed off and went to the pool they have it striped out for laps and they have a slow medium and fast lane the other lanes are open swim. I opted for the slow lane as the open swim area was taken up by seniors doing water aerobics.
Following a good swimming work out I relaxed in the hot tub for 15 minutes, and I can honestly say it was the hottest hot tub I have ever been in so be careful, in fact when I went to leave I nearly passed out so I sat on the brim of the tub and left my legs in for a few minutes before I total exited.
Now for the Locker rooms this rooms are huge they contain a machine that will spin dry your swim suit in 5 seconds, blow dryers nice full length lockers showers with curtains. the walk ways are tile so watch your step if your barefoot.
The only thing I found it lacking was the sale of supplements you find at other gyms so if you are looking for a protein shake bring your own. When ever I am in the area and the need arises I will be sure to come back here it would be silly to look else where.

When with this club because of proximity and for reasonable membership fee. It was $ 808 for a year for 2 people (I think it was on special), that may seem steep but considering they have a pool and hot tub, I felt it was a pretty good deal.
The lifeguards are watching the pool at random times, so I wouldn’t really leave a kid without supervision. Sometimes I can see them clearly not paying attention, pretty unprofessional, but they are high-​school kids so not a big surprise.
The workout area is upstairs, and pretty standard. Weights, cardio, track, exercise classroom. You have your usual mix of women way underdressed for working out, yet wearing 3 pounds of make-​up, and at least several meat-​heads talking WAY to loud. That is not unique to this place however, but still can be irritating.
They recently replaced almost all of their cardio equipment with new touch screen models, so nothing is too «outdated». Not that there was anything wrong with the previous equipment but I guess the consensus is that a visually stimulating screen is needed in order to workout, and it has to be a touchscreen because apparently buttons aren’t good enough anymore.
So most of this review just became a rant about the general state of health clubs in this day and age. To add one specific complaint, and this may sound nit-​pickey, but there is only one drinking fountain in the ENTIRE 2^nd floor. That means that the track, exercise class-​room, physical therapy section, cardio, and weight area is serviced by one drinking fountain. I find this to be a major annoyance, others may disagree. And there isn’t even enough water pressure to run the two «water spouts» at the same time!
This place does have the essentials of any good health club, but just a couple of small things keep me from giving this place five stars.

Nice place to work out, they have a full range of cardio and weight equipment including free weights. They do have a 45 minute time limit on the cardio equipment, but it’s not regularly enforced. Perhaps if they have people waiting for them, but that doesn’t seem to be the case often.

I enjoy working out here for the most part. On the first floor they have a large pool, a sauna, and a whirlpool. Upstairs they have the weight room, exercise machines, and a track. All the machines are up-​to-​date with touch screen features and television monitors on each one so you can watch what you want instead of being forced to watch the Bachelorette. They always seem to have enough machines for everyone, unlike other places I’ve been where there’s a time limit per machine and you have to write your name on the list just to work out. They have plenty of weight machines as well and a whole line of free weights and benches. Weights range from 2 lbs to I-​would-​never-​lift-​that. My only complaint is all the d-​bags that come here. You’re big, muscular, probably on some kind of steroids, you love protein shakes and only talk about working out. Oh and the chicks, man. Chicks. Dude. We get it. Now shut the hell up. Don’t be deterred though. A lot of regular people come here. The d-​bags are only lifting weights and showing off. I, however, have no problem lifting weights next to them. Yeah I’m lifting 15 lbs. Wanna fight about it?
The gym also offers TONS of classes throughout the day and week and have a list of when those classes are. You can do everything from the hip and cool Zumba to water aerobics. Some special classes come with a fee but most are free with membership. Oh and if you’re interested, Athletico, the physical therapy place, is located in the gym on the second floor so you’ll see a lot of people there getting therapy.
Membership is around $ 32/​month for non-​residents, and a little less if you are a resident. A pretty good deal, if you consider how much places like LA Fitness, X-​Sport, and Lifetime charge in relation to the services offered. APD really did a good job with this workout facility. I know of other park districts that don’t have nearly anything close to this. This is a regular gym and a great one at that.