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<title>Not a gym!!  Pretense for their charitable</title>
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<description>After 19 years, I left.  The mgmt changed 10 years ago and it&#x27;s a ruin.  I&#x27;m an aerobics fanatic and there are almost no classes now, the teachers are unqualified, the subs are worse. No hotline, no reliable schedule.  They hire anyone willing to accept the below-market abysmally low fee the Y pays them!  No manager supervises if the instructors perform to standard, or show up on time &#x96; if at all!  Plus, the A/C is NEVER on, so be prepared for over 100 degrees in the &#x22;aerobics&#x22; room.  (In quotes because there is virtually no aerobics in the so-called &#x22;aerobics&#x22; room.)

Every week, there are big signs posted advertising (yet again) positions open!  From membership director to counter clerks (we see new faces every month -- what does that tell you?)  And weekly, members receive a &#x22;shakedown&#x22; brochure hitting the member up for donations to their latest charitable campaign.  One senses that one is paying an obscenely overpriced membership fee simply to be a mark on their database.

Join Golds on Figueroa.  I did.  A serious gym, 5-star instructors, free parking, friendly staff, friendly members, half the price of the Y, no negativity, no donation shakedowns

Pros
 + Nice views from their many windows

Cons
 - NOT a gym -- a charitable foundation that uses &#x22;members&#x22; for their &#x22;shakedown database.&#x22;</description>
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<title>Bad policy</title>
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<description>I called to put my account on &#x27;suspension&#x27; due a terrible accident I have been in and won&#x27;t be able to go to the gym for a couple of months. I was told they will still charge me $10 a month to hold my account. For what? As a member for two years I would think that is service they would offer to members to accommidate life circumstances beyond my control. What happened to customer service??</description>
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<title>Convenient Location, but unhelpful employees</title>
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<description>I joined the YMCA because it was across the street from my work in Downtown.  The fitness room is pretty big.  Not cheap at $58 per month plus $150 initiation fee.  I agree with the other reviewer and say that the employees at the Y really don&#x27;t care too much about the members.  

Also, be careful.  I hear there are people stealing things in the locker room.  I heard that a  someone clipped off a member&#x27;s lock with a lock clipper!  Not good.  I&#x27;m probably going to quit and join another gym soon.

Pros
 + Location, Big Facility

Cons
 - Unhelpful Staff and Security Issues</description>
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<title>Not much fitness here</title>
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<description>We joined this club for about 2 weeks are were very dissatisfied. The employees are always understaffed so we were always waiting to get some attention or check-in. The club felt like a nice community, but it didn&#x27;t seem like anyone knew about fitness - nutrition, stretching, supplements or posture. Even their computerized workout system was not built for tracking, but to earn T-shirts. Come here to exercise on your own but don&#x27;t expect educated guidance.

Cons
 - , Lack of facilities, Unorganized staff</description>
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