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The Battle between Two Gyms Who Wins
Being an advocate of good health and promoting healthy lifestyle not only because its my job to get my clients the best life insurance rates on the planet. I thought that my community would appreciate a good comparison of both big fitness center’s in my area, mainly because i have a membership at each. I am sure that many young families and parents are trying to figure which fitness establishment makes more sense for their family and their pocketbook so I will give you an unbiased view with both the negative and positives of each.
LA Fitness
From a Price Point LA Fitness blows JCC Lebovic Campus out of the water, however there is a big difference in value that you get with the two places. LA Fitness is not really meant for family or community center needs although they have a babysitting service, of which I can’t really comment on because I never used it, but I here the hours are great. The gym hours are decent enough on the weekdays and it opens at 5 am which works well for early risers like myself. The gym has an unusual habit of being cleaned in the morning time between 7-11 am. I find this to be completely awkward and unaccommodating, especially when I have to lift my feet when doing a bench press so that the guy can vacuum underneath, the whole time being distracted well handling heavy weights and the vacuum’s loud buzzing noise. It only makes sense for them to clean the gym at night. My only logic is that its cheaper to clean at those particular times but it really is ridiculous. My rating on cleanliness when I arrive is a 7 out of 10, mainly because it has not been cleaned yet, and because there is never any soap in the dispensers. My biggest critique would be the Jersey Shore Night Club Scene that appears at 5 pm onwards. I went once at that time and never went back. The grunting and tossing of weights was a little too much bravado for me to handle. Being a guy who has lived in gyms his whole life i felt it got out of control and was taken to a complete new level of testosterone. When I saw a guy who changed his tank tops in between a 15 minute stretch of sets three times, a comedy act in itself, not to mention when I saw a guy actually spit on the carpet after a set. But I love LA Fitness in the morning time, the regulars are pretty cool, a lot of camaraderie, people hanging out after a workout having a coffee or a chat, so the scene is great. Tried a class and I was not the biggest fan. If you hate waiting for equipment, in the morning time I have never had to wait for any machine. The gym’s weekend hours suck, I like to get to the gym super early and they open up at 8 am which is really frustrating. For the price this gym is great, parking is never really a factor when I go. But I would never hit the gym after 5 pm.
JCC Lebovic Campus
JCC is super expensive, but you could eat off the floors, the place is spotless, has saltwater indoor and outdoor pools. Big huge gymnasiums, free wifi throughout, state of the art machines, babysitting service at various times, still needs some work organizing all day babysitting services. A great cafeteria for working and eating. There underground parking is fantastic and never busy. And their outdoor pool makes you feel like your at an all inclusive 5 star resort, this is why I joined and I love it, I was their every day last summer, hence my dark complexion. From a community or family pointy of view, if you use the facilities it’s well worth the price tag. My daughter and I swim twice a week, we use the gym for free play which includes jumping castles always a big hit with kids. You will see a lot of families in the cafeteria and you can tell its growing amongst the community. The hours are fantastic during the weekdays, and not too bad on the weekends opening up at 7am. My wife tells me the classes are amazing and she does a lot of them and swears by them. The workout machines are cutting edge and really futuristic, but they are missing some key machines and I don’t understand why, nevertheless I could work out with bands and still make it a good workout so no complaints but it does lack some vital equipment pieces. Again the gym is spotless and never busy which is actually a bit of its downfall, its so dead that sometimes you feel like your in an episode of Seinfeld’s Bizarro World. Anyway I am a bit of a workout hermit so it does not bother me, but sometimes you want to workout out with fellow noise makers. One thing I love is using the treadmill and being able to surf on my iPad, watch a video, it does help pass the time.
In short for family JCC The Schwartz Reisman Centre is amazing for family needs and for overall use. But for the price LA Fitness takes the prize. I could not decide between the two so I have both memberships. What can I say some guys like the fancy cars and watches I like the convenience of the two gyms. Hope you found the review helpful and being a high risk life insurance expert I feel that getting in shape and staying in shape play a vital role in your overall health. If you liked the article send me some love.
By the way on a quick note and in addition to the above article, after I submitted this article. I am proud to say that the JCC Head Office contacted me right a way in an effort to better there community center, by asking how to improve some of the critiques I made. That is pretty impressive and I am amazed by the customer service and the seriousness that they attribute to the facility.
