LA Fitness - A Warning.

Advantages: Erm, still thinking...
Disadvantages: Too many to list!

...I needed to join a gym - things were wobbling that shouldn't be so I had a scout around my local work area and thought LA Fitness was suitable as it was a few minutes walk from my office and of decent size plus it wasn't full of muscle-bound, sweaty grunting weightlifters (OK if you go for that kind of thing I suppose!). You have two payment options per month - these vary from gym - but I paid an extra £5 a month for a free towel as it frees up gym bag space. There are lots of those join now and get blah blah type promos going on all the time so no doubt if you were to join, you'd be offered something totally different. Anyway, I was shown around and liked the look of the place (clean changing area, enough machines for my use and a small free weights section) so I joined in August 2004 on a six month contract. When I filled out...

Amazingwoo 09.03.2005 · Read review
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Review of LA Fitness, Aldgate, London

LA - Leave Alone - Fitness - Newbury

Advantages: Location
Disadvantages: Customer service, facilities, hygiene, indifferent staff

...LA Fitness is located in the centre of the small town of Newbury in what used to be the cinema and competes with at least 3 other gyms in the area. IF YOU ONLY READ ONE PART OF THIS REVIEW, PLEASE MAKE SURE IT IS THE CUSTOMER SERVICE BIT AT THE END - thanks. COSTS My wife and I joined LA in January 2004 as they had an introductory monthly rate of just £18 and, importantly, no inflated "joining" fee which we saw as a bonus. Compared to other gyms this was really good value and we accepted that we would probably be compromising some of the facilities to get such a low price but were desperate to lose the "Christmas fat" that we had piled on. We also bought a padlock for the lockers at £5 each which didn't seem too expensive, and an introductory pack for £15 which included a water bottle (£1), a towel (£2.50), headphones (£3...

nigeofnewbury 29.03.2005 · Read review
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Review of LA Fitness, Newbury

LA Fitness- Northolt

Advantages: nice friendly atmosphere
Disadvantages: dirty showers, bad customer service

...Ive been going La Fitness Northolt since march, got a good membership offer although there was some details the rep did not tell me e.g. i can get a discount because im a student, or the fact that i couldnt cancel my memebrship unless i went bankrupt. customer service is very poor at this branch especially on the phone, otherwise pretty helpfull. ive always had a problem with the music never being loud enough while working out, ive never had an oppurtunity to complain about that e.g. comment/ suggestion cards; this shows that they lack good customer service skills. equiptment nice and up to date yet there never seems to be enough cross-trainers, there is always one of service. ussually overcrowded after 6pm. pool too shallow to enjoy but nice, steam room and sauna nice and updated. easy to settle into a gym like this, very friendly...

zaza123456789 11.10.2008 · Read review
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Review of LA Fitness- Northolt (Dragons)

LA Fitness - Northfield/Longbridge

Advantages: plenty of equipment, swimming pool, car parking
Disadvantages: I'm just too lazy

...There are two LA Fitness gyms in Birmingham - the one in the City Centre which has been written about so far, and the Longbridge branch from which I have recently cancelled my membership. To be honest the cancellation of membership was mainly an effort to save some money rather than due to any problems with the gym. My partner and I joined on a buy one get one reduced price deal which worked out at around £45 a month. As the main account holder my membership was "Wide" - this meant that I could use any LA Fitness gym in the country. As there are no branches in Wales when I spend a lot of my spare time I never actually used this. My partners membership was more basic just allowing her to go to our home gym. As you enter the gym you have a reception desk which sells a limited number of warm drinks and snacks. For access to...

madmissp 20.01.2005 · Read review
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Review of LA Fitness, Birmingham

Better that Wii Fit but ........

Advantages: A great improvement on Wii Fit
Disadvantages: You need to be self motivated to stick with it

...I bought Wii Fit last year and have now used it for over 400 hours so I guess you could say I have had my money's worth out of it. I do like it but it has its shortcomings not least of which is the fact that it takes a long time to work through a routine so I was pleased when I heard that Nintendo were bringing out a new versions and I wanted to see what that offered. Wii Fit Plus is intended to overcome some of the shortcomings and to allow you to plan a whole routine rather than do it piecemeal and have to wait between exercises. I preordered mine via Amazon where you buy Wii Fit Plus for just £17.99 if you already have the Wii Balance Board or £79.99 with the Balance Board. As this is a full product review I will outline everything that it does which does include everything on the original Wii Fit so if you already have Wii...

laramax 01.11.2009 · Read review
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LA fitness Birmingham

Advantages: Cheaper than others.
Disadvantages: 2 floors below ground, poor condition and cleanliness

...I have been going to the gym for the past 4 years and have try different gym around birmingham. LA fitness Birmingham is the worst gym I have even been. The outside of the gym give you an impression that it is very very small. However, the gym is actually 2 floors below ground and has a nice reception area. I have transferred my gym member from Milton keynes to Birmingham due to work. Having just transferred on a Friday, the gym was closed for 3 days the following week due to flooding. I used the gym on the friday and find myself very disappointed with the condition and cleanliness of the gym. The changing room was very small with little bench space for 3 people to change at the same time. The whole changing room had a strong smell of urine drifting from the toilet area and there were litter all over the floor. Considering...

vinvinli 19.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of LA Fitness, Birmingham

LA Fitness - Northfield

Advantages: Great classes and plenty of equipment
Disadvantages: Swimming pool is a bit small

...I have been a member at this gym for nearly 2 years and I would have to say that the worst thing about it is motivating yourself to get there! Personally, I prefer participating in classes rather than using the gym equipment, although I do take advantage of both. There are a wide range of classes on offer both during the day and in the evening. They include plenty of the popular classes such as Body Pump and Body Combat (which if you've never tried I would definately recommend as a great way to keep fit! - Body Pump is working with weights to structured tracks in time with music and Body Combat is Kick boxing/Martial arts style moves to music - both are great fun!). The classes all take place in the Studio which is spacious enough for a good workout with mirrors in front and to the side so that you can check your technique...

n_walker 30.05.2005 · Read review
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Review of LA Fitness, Birmingham

La Fitness in Sutton Coldfield - Don't Bother!

Advantages: Location, low price, although quality reflects this
Disadvantages: Poor state of repair, over crowded, bad service, poor value for money.

...I joined La Fitness - Sutton Coldfield just under a year ago and I am counting the days until it ends. I thought this gym would be a good choice as it was close to the train station where I get off and would encourage me to go more frequently. There is a Bannatyne at New Oscott but I couldn't face the traffic on the Chester Road. I secured a corporate deal by introducing our company to LA Fitness. As I forgot my card on the day I actually went to sign up, I missed the deal to upgrade so that I would be able to use any gym for the same price. This would've helped me as I could've used the branch in town as I work nearby. When I joined I noticed that there was often equipment that wasn't working and was left for a fairly long time before it was fixed. The air conditioning is only on now and then and the swimming pool's heating...

Nuttinikki 21.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of LA Fitness Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham

LA Fitness gave us more stress ...

Advantages: More Stress
Disadvantages: Careless, not available managers, No hot water, dirty ...

...We came to LA Fitness to get out of our stressful life but almost every time that we used the gym there was enough problems in this gym to give us stress so why bother to come to LA Fitness after this contract finishes? Here is a letter I have sent to LA Fitness complain email address below(member.relations@lafitness.co.uk) and will let you know the result: Date: 07 February 2008 ED13154 Dear Sir / Madam I have joined the Edgware brunch from April 2007 with my brother, we both only could come to the club 3 times a week from 7:30pm to 9:30pm, since then I had lots of bad experience with this club: 1- At the times mentioned above that we used the gym almost every week either sauna or steam room was not working and once a month they both were out of order. 2- Swimming pool was dirty almost every time we used it and now...

Parkook 07.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of LA Fitness, Aldgate, London

Wii Fit

Advantages: Easy way to keep fit.
Disadvantages: Can't think of any.

...Last Christmas, my mum (a.k.a. "Santa") got the family a Wii Fit - hinting at my sister and I that we need to keep fit. I'm going to admit, I'm a bit fat. Now, I'm not one of those people you see in documentaries who can't get out of bed because they're huge but I could stand to lose a stone or two. I used to go to the gym twice a week but I found it too difficult and it was straining keeping up with my trainer, and I felt embarassed whenever I told him I couldn't do something. I did lose about half a stone though so I was happy about that. When I started using the Wii fit I was a bit anxious about trying it out because it had been a while since I'd been to the gym and I wasn't too keen to let my family see how unfit I was! However, I've been using it on-and-off since Christmas and it's great! It's been about a month since I last used it...

tb240904 02.10.2009 · Read review
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