I ended up at the most ghetto gym ever!!! It was tres tiny and the equipment appeared to be hand me downs circa 1982. You know how Vegas has the graveyard for the old lights....I think that this particular gym was the graveyard for old work out equipment. The treadmills......oh the treadmills......
1st of all they were these oddly shaped devices that had absolutely no front to them; basically a bar at belly button level holding the control panel, no front at all ( I felt like I was running on a cliff), no cup holders, the face of the controls completely scratched, not sturdy at all.....worst machines ever.
There were homemade signs everywhere: "DO NOT LEAN ON THE MIRROR," "DO NOT PUT ANYTHING ON THIS SHELF IE WATER BOTTLES, JACKETS" I'm thinking, where the fuck am I supposed to put my water bottle when there are no holders and this shelf is conveniently behind my treadmill sans cup holder?
The bikes were dreadful as well.....only two options: Fat Burn or Cardio, there were no levels to choose from or a manual option only Fat Burn or Cardio that's it!
My favorite, the enormous TV's placed above the cardio equipment ( IE at any moment one could come crashing down on your head). Take note, these were placed above and not in front of the equipment as is most practical for everyone to view. Every TV was muted with closed caption typing away.......none of the machines had the TV link device to plug your headphones into.....you had to actually read the captioning if you wanted to know what was going on as there was no way to hear the audio.
Dreadful just dreadful!! I feel sorry for the people who actually have to attend this location on a regular basis. I don't understand how one could feel motivated in such a place. Clearly I've been spoiled with my usual location as it is a palace in comparison.
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Clearly you've never worked out in a boxing gym.
Wow...that sucks! I was thinking about posting about my lame trainer I just hired who has the personality of a shoe. lol
What gym was it? That Treadmill sounds super sketchy. My gym isn't super glamorous, but...oh who am I kidding, I can't remember what my gym even looks like anymore.
Wiwille, no I have not though they do not looks super nice on TV shows lol
JLee, Oh nooooo people in that type of job need outgoing, fun, motivating personalities. That sucks, can you switch?
Rawbean, Ha! I go to Goodlife and the one I normally go to is great, this one...not so much.
Times have changed. You are now a gym snob.
Once you get used to the cushy gym, the other just don't measure up. Ha.
The most problematic thing you described was the TV as there's no way I would exercise under that thing. When all else fails, just run on the treadmill or jump rope and use dumbbells for everything. Then, get the hell out of there.
Lemme guess, the GoodLife at Hillcrest Mall. In the basement, after you walk down those rickity stairs to what used to be an old movie theatre and a Biway. Remember those. That place is pretty is skeevy.
Yrautca, I totally am aren't I....yay!!
2DP, those tvs were not the nice flatscreen type either, they were the big ass old school ones....can you imagine that dropping on your head?
WIGSF, it wasn't that one but that sounds equally as awful. I do remember Biway and Bargain Harolds Ha!
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