Lake Region Fitness

Signing up was pretty painless, which is a plus. I got a discounted price, so I was happy to sign up for a full year's membership. Overall, the most noteworthy thing about this place is that it's really small. The space is very limited, so I found that a few machines I'd been used to at different gyms weren't available here. Everything is new, though, and in good condition, and I never had to wait to get on a cardio machine. The layout is kind of unfortunate: the cardio machines are all lined up in front of the windows, affording a lovely view of the trees and waterfall below...but this means that the weight machines are all lined up behind the cardio machines, facing in the same direction, so I felt really self-conscious the whole time I was running or stair-stepping. Whether real or imagined, I hated the idea of people staring at my butt or judging me for running too slowly (or whatever the case may have been). It was pretty uncomfortable. The fitness class schedule looked pretty reasonable for a place of this size and in this location. The only classes I can speak to from personal experience are the yoga classes. I attended with a few different instructors, and I found the staff to be experienced and knowledgeable. I enjoyed going, but I do wish the after-work classes were a little shorter; an hour and a half is a long time when you still need to get home, make dinner, do laundry, have a life, etc. An hour would have been perfect. The one absolutely negative thing I can say about this place is that it has a really sorry excuse for a "locker room." I used it once and then never again. Not only is it small and inadequate, but the way the door opens means that everyone in the fitness area can see right in. To say it was poor planning would be a serious understatement. In the end, I didn't sign up for another year of membership. Instead, I bought a treadmill and some weights, but I do hope to attend yoga classes at the Fitness Center when I can. (They have a pay-as-you-go option, which will probably work better for my purposes.)

I searched high and low for a good gym and I love them. It's very clean, they have lots of classes and they have yoga, which is important to me. Staff is very nice...convenient hours too.