O2 Fitness – Park West

O2 Fitness offers a big variety of classes through out the day and for all fitness levels. The facility is large, 2 fitness rooms for classes a indoor track with cardio equipment all around it and then a large free weights area.
I’ve tried a few of the classes and all the instructors were great. FYI the barre class is a lot harder then I was expecting, it will kick your butt in a good way. Body Flow is a nice combination of yoga and a little strength training. The 9:30 classes are pretty full.
Parking is a bit of an issue and a lot of the pads on the equipment are ripped but other then that no complaints.

Parking is a serious issue. The gym can barely be full but the parking lot is overflowing, it’s a good gym but this makes it hard to go when you get a ticket if you park anywhere else. It’s a real deal breaker.

Love the instructors. However … Parking is Terrible. Equipment for classes are outdated. Need more water fountains of water stations.

At first few glances, I like it.
There really is no sales pitch — it’s a tour around the facility, here’s our best offer, are you interested. Every time I’ve signed up at a gym before it has been really intense and pushy — LA Fitness literally called me 10x a day for months trying to get me to sign up for their personal training package — so I HATE signing up for the gym. It was really easy and fast, which JR C. and I both appreciated.
There are always plenty of machines, I have yet to check out classes but there is always something going on and I can’t wait to try one out.
Two things I don’t love — you have to pay extra for spin classes — $ 15 additional from your regular membership — I find this lame. The other is parking, or lackthereof… I was able to grab a spot yesterday morning around 8:00 a.m., but others were left to park down the street. Capacity seems to be an issue.
Overall, a good find, and I will update if needed.

I can truly say that an ESAC employee — Teri Naykoski is the most helpful person I have found in a long time. I had several questions about a membership and she would always contact me back and follow through with answers. Thanks Teri for a wonderful experience — customer service at most places is a thing of the past — your persistence was refreshing!!!

First I must say that this gym absolutely suits Mount Pleasant. The gym is great for the athletic female/​male that want to further their fitness. It has an ample number of cardio machines and a so so amount of fitness equipment (ie barbells, dumbells, machines). They also offer fresh towels and have a bar where you can get bottled water or protein shakes.
With all of that I have to say that my first encounter had me laughing. First, I noticed the dumbells don’t go over 100lbs and there are a limited amount of benches. Next, if you are a strong guy you’re gonna get gawked at and/​or asked for advice repeatedly. These mtp guys apparently aren’t used to athletes or hard dudes. What topped it off was a guy hanging upside down from a chin up bar. This made me laugh out loud knowing this provided zero physical benefit. After that initial visit in subsequent visits I always make sure to wear my headphones and try to keep to myself.
Lastly, I will say as for gyms I’d rather my wife and daughter go to a place like this as opposed to what I’ve been accustomed to. Here, you won’t find blood on the wall, mirrors cracked or chalk everywhere. Absolutely more aligned with what a family needs.