Since joining 24 hour fitness I have enjoyed an inexpensive membership, excellent yoga and fitness classes and lots of great machines.
What I have not liked is the overcrowding, the condition of the locker rooms and the lack of cleanliness and sanitation in the gym. For all the hundreds of people who are working out there are very few disinfectant stations and quite often the stations are out of disinfectant and paper towels. The women's locker room is downright gross with big puddles of water on the floor and very dirty bathrooms. The showers look like they are rarely cleaned and always have huge clumps of hair on the floors. The steam room and hot tub area seems to be equally unsanitary. I would suggest not using the locker room and just showering at home.If you are going to shower definitely wear shower sandals or you may contract a fungus or skin disease or swine flu.For all the huge numbers of members that they have you would certainly think that they could afford to have full-time janitors or locker room attendants.
I would be much happier with my membership at 24 Hour Fitness if the gym was cleaned more regularly.
Pros: Great classes, lots of machines, inexpensive membership
Cons: Very dirty and unsanitary locker rooms and bathrooms
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