Who would have thunk it? I really miss Results the Gym! During my last fews months in DC, I was frequenting the one on the Hillmore often (it was close to the office and, because it was dead, you could get a good workout in during 'primetime').
Both locations have this big open warehouse-y quality - large windows, hign ceilings and big yellow pillars abound. The Dupont location is predominantly gay (no matter what anyone tells you) and the 'boyz' throw a tad too much attitude, chit chatting about the place as if they haven't seen each other in weeks. During primetime it's nigh on impossible to do cardio if you're not signed up by 5:00pm, and a thorough workout can take a couple of hours waiting for weights and machines. That said... there's a fantastic energy to the place, you know all the faces (if not the names) and they have compete towel service!
Now, the two LA gyms I've got free passes to this week, and while neither provide towels, both are cheaper than back east...
Gym 1: Is slightly more expensive; takes 9 minutes to get there BY CAR (but has free parking); is packed even at 11:30am; is full of Hollywood wannabes and HUGE muscle boys (making the Results boyz look like pipsqueaks); and features a spinning class by Adam from The Amazing Race 6 (he's no longer with Rebecca - SURPRISE!) .
Gym 2: Is the cheaper of the two; is only 5 minutes away by foot; looks like a tired 80's office suite; is full of old trolls hanging out in the saunas and hot tubs; has rubber weights and a very confusing layout.
So, folks in Blog land... which one do I pick?
4 comments:
Go with #2. It's closer and you won't feel the need to "hang out" in the locker room like you did at Results so you'll get more of a work out in.
#1 -- do you really want to be a member at a gym where there are old trolls and no towel service. That's a recipe for disaster.
#2 or find an option #3 - one the things I HATE about LA is that you have to drive everywhere... the fact you can walk there quickly outweighs the trolls (if you live 5 mins away you aren't gonna shower there anyhow) and will eliminate the excuse of not feeling like dealing with the traffic (personally I've managed to use any excuse to not go to resluts - I can walk and I NEED to get in gear and get over there!)
If you do need to drive you might as well find a place with towel service. You might try:
http://www.24hourfitness.com/db/club_detail.generate_club?p_clb_num=00184 - don't know how far it is from you or if they have towel service but the hours are good ;-)
I can relate totally - when we moved to SFO, the hardest thing was figuring out a new gym to join...Results was so easy, clean and relatively friendly - a lot like DC, actually. I joined a Gold's which is more Eagle than gym, but you get in the swing of things pretty quickly...That being said, join gym #1!
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