LA Fitness

This gym gets the job done for the price. As others have mentioned, it does have some issues with cleanliness and smell but I’m always able to get a great workout and (usually) can use the equipment I want. They really need to crack down on people who don’t re-​rack the weights and those who just loaf around the gym to socialize/​take up room. Would also be nice if the locker rooms were bigger. I definitely prefer the location at 83^rd Ave and Union Hills, which is where I used to go when I lived nearby.

Since 24 hour was sold and local location closed I finally came to this location. I came in and first not very friendly at all. Second I see no one has a towel I’m talking on machines or cardio. Now maybe I’ve lost it but I didn’t see one person wiping anything down. I was like what is this don’t they require towels. I did notice that some people were asking for towels behind the counter. What’s up with that is that something extra it didn’t make sense. I was like is my towel ok. Am I the weird one for not wanting some ones nasty sweat. And of course you have the typical douche bags in the gym what a treat.

I was a long standing member of 24 Hour Fitness; and happy there too. When LaFitness bought out my gym I was frustrated but I tried to keep an open mind. I desperately wanted it to work out because I have friends and a support network who transfered when 24 Hour Fitness closed.
My first impression was, the staff cared less about making you feel welcome. I had to finally ask where the locker rooms and pool were, I had to ask about how the sign in worked and how to apply the account to my phone. It felt like a real imposition for her to tell me there was an app I could install.
Pushing that aside; I loved the aqua aerobics class. Barbara was amazing. She made it incredibly fun. I got a real workout from it. The group was friendly enough. At this point I could have been happy with LaFitness. The sauna and steam rooms were clean enough.
Going back into the locker rooms and shower area I was appalled by the filth. The floor was disgusting, the showers had black mold, and these tiny grey bugs were in the grout. This was a huge disappointment!
While mentioning this might have resolved the problem there were other issues that made me generally unhappy with the transition to LaFitness.
My husband decided after not attending the gym in several months decided to cancel his membership. He joined 24 Hour Fitness the same time I did. We never signed a contract with LaFitness. He called and told them over the phone he would not be renewing his membership. The person on the phone never mentioned the need to go in to a gym and speak to a manager to cancel. So after a few days he began to receive phone calls EVERY 2 hours every day over the course of 3 weeks. Because, apparently his request to cancel his membership from a gym he didn’t originally sign up with never was processed. His increasing aggravation resulted in my complaint to a manager who could not have been more rude or cared less. I made my complaint about the dirty showers and changing area while he continued to greet incoming members. This only half listening behavior continued while I explained my husband’s frustration. He only waved the charges «incurred «on my husband’s account after I mentioned we never signed contracts with LaFitness. My illusions of the gym caring about customer satisfaction were shattered; my first impression was correct. It was at this point I decided to cut my losses and look for a new gym.

I was hesitant to continue my membership after 24 Hour Fitness was purchased by La Fitness. The kids club is big, beautiful, & clean and they have nice people working there. I am extremely disappointed with the ability (or lack thereof) to watch television while I work out. I know it sounds kind of lazy but that was a big draw about my other gym big screen TVs you could adjust. I have a fm radio that doesn’t come in clearly (thats what they gave me and I have to borrow it each time) I’m struggling to be even be able to listen to a station. Unfortunately none of the TVs are tuned in to the station I usually like to watch discovery ID while I workout, oh well I can’t hear them anyway I hope they change this because they would earn a five star review.

Let’s be honest… Its LA Fitness… I think we all know what we are getting ourselves in to when you decided to join a LARGE gym chain as big as LA fitness. When you sign up, you are signing up for a packed gym (especially around peak hours like 5−7pm.) and you can expect some really ridiculous people around sometimes. BUT for the most part, this gym is kept super clean, the staff is always friendly, they try to keep up on fixing broken down machines, the girls in the day care are great, the protein bar is DELISH, and if you can be there before the crowd, it’s not bad. They have a pretty good selection of equipment. They recently remodeled and you can tell they are trying harder to keep up on everything. I also like that I don’t get hassled by the trainers who work there. They use to kind of stalk you back in the day to get you to try personal training. Not anymore. I also see people coming around and cleaning the machinery pretty often, the locker room is always clean, as well as the sauna, and bathrooms. They even have sanitizer to whip off your machinery if you want to that hang on a few of the walls next to the paper towel dispensers. I have never used the pool, but the water always looks clear and clean. Oh and the classes are pretty good! That’s how I got started working out here. The Body Works Plus Ab’s is the best! They have a class for just about everything. Spin class to yoga. They post the times, and the person who will be teaching the class every week. All in all I like this gym and that’s why I have been going here for 4 years now.

Definitely my favorite LA fitness set up in the valley. Easy to get around and the staff is knowledgable and respectful. I had an injury and they gave me some great recovery exercises. Also love the cycling classes! Wednesday night at 5:30 is my favorite! The instructor is intense and plays awesome music. Never too crowded and no one curls in the squat rack ;)

I’m a new member and usually workout at the Moon Valley location. Today I went to this Bell location. After my workout, I wanted to shower and continue my day. I was highly disgusted at the MILDEW ON THE
SHOWER CURTAINS!!! This is absolutely ridiculous. Not to mention the showers were I just filthy overall.
I’m grateful the rest of the gym was relatively clean. However, it’s very disappointing that I
can’t shower after I workout because of the filth.

My suspicions were right, they are out to steal your money. The free personal training session left me with no knowledge of the machines or a plan for the future. They had me doing squats with weights when I have a herniated disc and have been extremely sedentary. I felt so bad about myself and was guilted into signing up for personal training. I called as soon as I got home and told him I felt pressured and wanted to cancel. He told me I have ten days and said I should at least go to the next session in that time. Instead, I came in and canceled and he did not mention that I was being charged for it regardless and I should go. He let me walk out of that gym and flush $ 50 down the drain.
Misleading and not good business. I’m now canceling my general membership. I will not give these scum bags another dime.

Tried to get a guest pass with my family to try out the gym. I understand that I am from out of state however the salesmen tried to pressured me into paying a 15 dollar payment on a membership without me trying out the facility. Isn’t this a nationwide brand? I came in with my father saying that I was a guest. I guess he didn’t hear me or I didn’t communicate clearly. I left the facility frustrated with the experience because i couldn’t work out without paying this fee. Please make your employees more aware when guests are with their members. I was in the market for the new club however this experience was not ideal. Don’t talk to Wolf nor Steve. They are terrible at being ambassadors to LA Fitness.

ABSOLUTELY INAPPROPRIATE! I setup an appointment with Stanley, who claimed to be the gym general manager, and asked to take a tour of the gym and receive some information. Stanley appeared to be under the influence of substances, as he was fixated with his cell phone, stuttering, and could not keep on one topic for more than a minute. Stan started by asking me my nationality… I responded, and he then felt compelled to show a half naked picture of his «girlfriend» who is of the same racial descent, and proceeded to scroll through multiple pictures of her modeling (was this why I came here?). He started our conversation off with his girlfriend, «the supermodel» (nothing to do with the gym membership).
Stan then asked me about my Gucci handbag, and claims his aunt in Detroit is a fashion designer, and he gets free Gucci merchandise due to her high status in the industry… AGAIN, nothing to do with my sole focus of the meeting.
After a brief tour of the facilities, Stan brought me back to his cube and proceeded to continue to be fixated by his phone, showing my pictures of instagram pictures of half naked women in thongs. One of his examples, he claimed to train, as she appeared to be a competition body builder. He said, and I quote, «We banged it out in my garage for 3 months straight… well, not BANG it out… haha you know what I mean.»
I had only been at the gym for 15 minutes, and the sexual innuendos did not stop there. Stan then went on to reminisce about himself (because, you know, this meeting was all about him) and opened his photo album on his phone, once again, to show me his body during his «football days». NOTHING was accomplished during my «meeting» but a slideshow of naked women, and attempting to speak business with a man who can’t hold a sentence.
As the «meeting» adjourned, I told Stan I appreciated the tour (the meeting, not so much), and will be touching base with him after more research. Stan made ZERO eye contact, and continued to scroll through his phone. When I got up to say goodbye, he did not shake my hand, did not stand up, and again NO EYE CONTACT, and said «later» as he scrolled through his phone of naked women, and his football selfies from 1984. I called Stan 2 days later, asking why another LA Fitness was offering a better deal, and if he can match their price since this location was closer to my home. He said they were different entities, and I thanked him for his time and he said «Yup» and hung up the phone.
If Stanley is the gym general manager, LA Fitness should seriously consider drug screenings and hiring proper, professionals to represent their company. I will NEVER become a member of this gym, and will never refer.

As far as LA Fitness clubs go, this one is my favorite. It has a nice basketball court that always seems to have at least a few guys in it to play pickup game, as well as a well-​maintained pool and locker room, and a good sized free weight room that is separated by large glass windows from the rest of the club. I like the layout with the treadmills and bikes on the second level, and with the free weight room being separated. The employees are always friendly and I have never had any trouble with this LA Fitness
This LA Fitness does have your normal, unavoidable large club problems such as the 5pm-​7pm rush, waiting for machines, occasional broken machines and sometimes a large group of teens that take up equipment for long amounts of time while talking and laughing. However, overall, I enjoy this club and it is my personal favorite among the LA Fitness clubs and large gyms overall (Golds, 24 Hour, etc).

I know all LA fitness is our kind of like the same set up but I didn’t like this LA fitness compared all the other ones. I would have to rink at this location as a below average drinking. The set up inside at this LA fitness is like a huge warehouse. You don’t have the right environmental feeling that you’re in a gym. All the equipment inside that LA fitness is actually old and ghetto and needs to be replaced. It smells really bad inside their Sonos and in their locker room. I don’t recommend that you go to this one but I would recommend that you go to one on 83^rd. I highly recommend that you make that switch due to the equipment there in the cleanest that they have. I hope this review helps you guys into making wise choices hope you enjoy your workouts. Please follow or add me for friends

The location is perfect for me and the gym is a fair size — never too crowded like the one in South Scottsdale I used to go to. The staff is pretty friendly but LA Fitness is a chain and will probably never give you that local feel. They definitely need to clean equipment more often and I also suggest they upgrade their elipticals!

I read previous reviews, and I don’t know how many bad reviews the managers should get in order to maintain this gym in decent manner. My God, the weight room is foul !!! I am paying the money for membership and don’t even use half of the amenities cause they are gross. Please, la fitness administration, do something about it, fix the problem so more people can join not leave the club !

La fitness has the advantage of many locations, so convenience is a plus. Beyond that, it is difficult to find good things about this place. It’s dirty and the free weight area smells of serious body odor.
I attempted to get my free evaluation with a trainer. I was told to warm up on a treadmill and someone would be right with my. No one showed. I have seen trainers work with clients and they only use machines. There’s no skill in that. One day I asked a trainer to help me find a hook for the cable station, he told me he didn’t work there, laughed and walked away. Later, I saw him behind the front desk.
You’d be hard pressed to find a safe challenging group fitness class. Jo, a favorite instructor, has good choreography, but likes people to run around and high five each other or dosido as part of choreography. I’m not a germaphobe, but why would I was to touch with other sweaty women. The tues 7 pm instructor hasn’t changed her choreography since I joined in May. The wednesday 545 step instructor might secretly be working for an orthopedic surgeon as her moves are a knee surgery waiting to happen.
Overall, this place saddens me. I’ve been in the health and fitness field for some time. If I didn’t travel frequently and need the convenience of the numerous national locations, this would be the last place I’d join.
Step it up, la fitness!!!

Can’t stand this place. The workout area smells terrible. I was told that my gym bag is too large and I am not allowed to bring it with me when I workout. My gym bag has equipment contained in it (belt, knee sleeves, lifting shoes, etc) and is always kept out of the way of others. At the same time, people are allowed huge racquetball bags lined up outside the racquetball courts. There are also weights left on the bar or not put away and I routinely find dumbbells where they don’t belong and someone could easily trip over.

1 star friendly staff
1 star free parking
1 star offers group classes
The instructors for group classes are average. Zumba, spin, step.
Music is old not current. Livin up tbe class with current music.

It stinks. Most things are dirty. A lot of things are broken… The monthly fee is expensive, the hours are limited… I have absolutely nothing good to say about this gym. I’m canceling my membership as soon as I can get my husband to go there and cancel it.

I use to be a member for years, though canceled my membership about 2 years ago. About a month ago I went in to get a new membership using my employers discount. The man that I was working with was difficult. He wanted to charge me more then what was discounted through my work. I even had the print out from work that I was to have brought in to prove I would get a membership at that rate. I was so frustrated. The man picked up on my frustration and started to down talk me saying I didn’t print the right print out. I ended up walking out when he was talking because at that point he wouldn’t shut up and listen. When I was about to the door he started making fun of the situation with the guy sitting next to him.
Never again will I be a member. I now go to 24 hr fitness on 43^rd ave and bell.

Decent gym. Not the greatest and newest equipment but a good choice of machines. Only major complaints are: 1) always warm inside. 2) sometimes has a bad smell inside. 3) un-​motivating radio station. 06÷01÷12 review. Staff is much better these days! Thanks!
TURN DOWN THE AC — at least ~70*c would be Nice…