Equinox

I love my gym. It has all the classes to work yourself into a hot bod. I have to go at least 5 times a week. It’s a great getaway from busy schedules and work. I wish they had more options for stretch therapy classes, I know it sounds easy but it’s a great supplement to all the other classes. Love it!!!

When I first moved to Dallas, I joined this club because my partner was a member. He took me to my first yoga class, and Nicole Payseur happened to be teaching. I’ve been addicted to yoga ever since, and in the intervening months (just 4, to be exact) Nicole (both in class and in a 1:1 setting) has taken me from a complete newbie to recording my head stands to refine them and working on my form in my bird of paradise. I look forward to her class every week!

Best gym in Dallas, always clean, great staff the expense is worth it. It help to inspire you to workout harder and better.

I’ve never been one for expensive gyms, but this is worth it. One of kind equipment to help reconstruct your problem areas.
Locker rooms are immaculate with great product at your disposal. Multiple stations With clean towels, bags for dirty clothes at the ready.
Gym area has access to Wifi, many TVs to plug into. There is a friendly staff member always walking around to help and provide towels when you need it. Two different areas for excercise, traditional circuit work then the free weights and cage area.
Clientele is focused on fitness not socializing which I prefer.
I’ve attended several classes which are free and found them best in class. Get to them early as they fill up quickly.
From 6−730am is a very busy time so be prepared to be flexible.
There is a Southpaws café, incredible spicy tuna salad is the go to

The architecture and interiors make this a space that I actually WANT to be in. Everything is well considered and beautiful.

I was a little skeptical about paying so much for a gym membership but I have to say that I am trilled with coming here and I think it is 160% worth the money,
To start off with I HIGHLY recommend working with Hensley for your membership. She is truly one of the nicest, most real, down to earth, non-​pushy sales persons I have ever had the pleasure to work with. I took a couple of months to make a decision (also did not want to join initially because it was a heavy travel time for me) and she checked in with me a couple of times but it never felt pushy. She has also been amazing with other people I have referred and always remembers my partner and I when we come into the club.
I also highly recommend taking any classes taught by Bob, he is really motivating but not too pushy. He keeps you on your toes but knows when to back off!
I was also so pleased that I sent David the GM an email thanking him for all their hard work and recognizing Hensley. He was very kind and send me a quick response thanking me for reaching out. Truly a class act all around!

If you check out their website or somehow get on their email list you will see that they run promotions from time to time, «mystery offers» because they tell you no specifics. Unfortunately the only way to find out what the special offer is is to fill in your contact info. DO NOT DO IT! The offer is usually not much of anything and it only gets you salesmen calling you to come in for a visit. Today I called back and nicely told them I had already said, «No» to their tour of the gym and membership and asked to be removed from their calling list.
The complete and total jerk on the phone didn’t ask my name and say something like, «We’d be happy to take care of that for you». Oh, no. He’s starts with an angry, «I don’t even know who you are». Wow. If you are into verbal abuse by all means join. If you want to be treated with respect go elsewhere.

I am a multi year member at this Equinox and have enjoyed my experience up until recently. The majority of the members attend for the classes (which are tremendous) and have historically benefitted from and picked Equinox because you do not have sign up for classes in advance (booking a bike being the understandable exception)… HOWEVER a recent change in policy requires that you register via the app to ensure a spot in the class. There are associated penalties if you are a no show etc.
This policy modification creates zero differentiation for Equinox and any other decent gym or boutique fitness studio. Since I am now required to book in advance regardless of arrival time to ensure a spot, I am dropping Equinox to join Class Pass. It is significantly cheaper and offers many studio options. Disappointing to leave but cannot rectify staying!

What’s up peasants! I just dropped off my masaratti at the valet and am having an organic vegan juice before I meet up with my personal trainer who’s better than yours! If you haven’t figured it out by now, I’m working out at Equinox, the most expensive (non-​crossfit) gym out there.
Layout/​Facilities
The gym is beautiful. A lot of thought went into the architecture and it shows. You don’t feel like you’re walking into a gym, but a high-​end hotel or spa. They have a group class that is in the middle of the main space but because of the frosting in the glass you don’t feel like you’re in a fishbowl. They have a very nice, but small, saltwater pool that I was told is very popular with the triathletes. They also have a very zen yoga studio with soft natural lighting, very peaceful. This is separate from the Pilates room where the reformers are set up full time.
I typically use bumper plates when I can, and one time I looked around for the 45 plates and realized they have only two plates, and a trainer was using it with a client. Thankfully I had a work around, but it was surprising that they only have one set of bumper plates for each amount of weight. E.g. only two 45# plates, two 35# plates, and so on. although they have three squat racks, you could still end up waiting on other people for a long, long time if you’re planning on deadlifting and want to use bumpers.
Group Classes
A nice thing is that with membership ALL the classes are free. You don’t have to pay an extra $ 5 for a week of Pilates with the reformer. So if you go to classes all the time this gym MIGHT actually be a good value.
I tried a yoga class, and was surrounded by women who, judging by their crows pose and standing splits, probably do this all the time. I personally wasn’t intimidated but I’m rarely intimidated by any setting. The instructor was very nice, friendly, and knowledgable. I think because the majority of the class was so advanced she gave very minimal instruction. For example she would simply say «Warrior two to Moon’s pose without much description of what the pose actually is. I checked and this class is for all levels so again I think if I wasn’t the only yoga noob she would’ve explained more.
Also, the mats are cleaned after each use, but not by you. After class you just put them in the used mat pile and let some one else deal with it. Living the life.
I also got to try their RX series class. I do a lot of mobility work on my own, and this class works on the parasympathetic system, so I was curious to experience mobility work in a class setting. It was only 30 minutes long, but the instructor was an anatomy geek like me (her eyes lit up when I mentioned «infraspinatus»).
Showers
When I was given the tour and we arrived at the locker room, the guy pointed out the khiel products and said, «the goal is so that you don’t have to bring any of that stuff to the gym». I decided to take him at his word and see what happened. Some things worked well, others… did not.
The shower itself was pretty good. Slotted teak (?) wood floors gives you a spa/​beach feel. However, more than once I stepped on a sharp screw head sticking out and that did not tickle. The tiling was excellent and the shower head was top notch; everything was very clean. I had to wait a while for hot water to show up, which was surprising. Once the water got hot, however, it got really hot.
The khiels products were, as expected, excellent. I left the stall smelling slightly of grapefruit and feeling clean. However, when it came to shaving and styling my hair I was disappointed. The razors provided were fine, but the shaving cream was not khiels, it was old-​school barbasol foam. I’m not a foam man myself but I gave it a try and I definitely cut myself a couple of times. Perhaps it was the bic razor, I don’t know. After shaving, I then realized there was no aftershave provided. This was a little alarming as I could feel my skin dry and tighten up. I decided to use some of the free khiels body lotion provided, but it wasn’t the same as real aftershave.
I then tried the non-​khiels hair gel that is provided. I found it… lacking. It didn’t provide any real hold and smelled/​felt like rubbing alcohol, which is a filler for lesser quality gels. So all in all if you plan to shower here bring your shaving equipment and hair supplies. «All khiels products» just means lotion, soap, shampoo, and conditioner.
Normally I don’t care about this kind of thing, but if a part of your marketing scheme is what’s inside the shampoo bottles then you better damn well back it up. For the money that they charge here, I would expect a better experience. I mean come on, provide at least some kind of aftershave to go with the cheap razor and shaving crème.

This review is written by a visitor, not a regular member of this club. I am a member of Lifetime Fitness so I’ll use that as a basis for comparison.
Equinox has an intimidating reputation and due to the location being far from me, is not a club that I am currently considering. I had the opportunity to attend a yoga class here so I got a chance to check it out and see what all the fuss is about. It is also notoriously expensive for a fitness facility.
The facility is trying very, very hard to be an upscale boutique-​y gym. The ambiance in the place is quite nice and the layout is unusual yet they seem to make good use of the space. Everything in the gym was quite clean and well maintained. Machines and workout areas appeared to be nice, well maintained, and generally as you’d expect, nothing too out of the ordinary.
The people at the gym are pretty much perfect. Out of the ~150+ customers I saw, maybe 2 were out of shape. All of the men I know love this gym because of all the hot girls that workout here… and I definitely saw what they mean. There are pretty ladies and beautiful men working out all over the place. The employees also represented this aspect of the club pretty well.
The locker rooms had some pros and cons. The locker area was particularly unimpressive. The lockers were on the small side and there was very little room to sit and change. Lifetime has them beat in this area since they’ve got so much more space, nice marble benches to sit on and plenty of room to get changed. These rooms were very cramped. They did have more small amenities to offer and some elements were very nice, but I think I’d rather have more room to change than access to mouthwash and cotton balls.
The yoga facility was pretty standard. Clean, large, and the stock all the accessories you need, including mats, blocks belts, and aromatherapy chilled towels for the end of class. It was hot in there, despite the class not being a hot yoga class. I guess that’s pretty typical for a yoga studio. The class I attended at 6:30 had about 8 students so there was plenty of room.
Parking was a nightmare at 6:30. The entire lot was full and the aisles are extremely narrow as people fought like vultures for the spots that would open up. By 8, there were plenty of spaces. It was free and there may have been more parking available somewhere else, but I did not have time to look as I was there for a class. The lot was filled with nice cars, which is expected given the location.
There was some sort of event going on when I was there and they were offering free food. I don’t know how typical that is.
Pool facilities were nice, but not as extensive as other gyms in the area.
Ambiance: ⁵⁄₅
Price: ¹⁄₅ (As I understand it, it’s between $ 125 and $ 150 per month… over 50% more than Lifetime which is significantly larger)
Service: ⁵⁄₅
Parking: ²⁄₅
If you’ve got the money and want to be surrounded by beautiful people, then by all means… go for it. I feel the price point is a bit high for what they’re offering compared to other facilities, but they are catering to a specific audience. I didn’t see a single child in the gym, which is nice for the child-​free audience. They are nicer than Lifetime in several aspects, but not enough to warrant an extra $ 50/​month IMO.

Equinox made me do it.
Equinox made me do it.
I think I’ve been brainwashed into believing this place made me do everything, which is accurate since it’s the best gym I’ve ever been to.
Everything here is absolutely top notch, which it better be considering the monthly dues.
But let’s be real, Equinox literally takes away every excuse I have to be weak and lazy. Here are conversations I had with Equinox since I’ve joined:
«I don’t want to go to work stinky.» — We have beautiful showers with Kiehl’s products and enough towels to supply a small country.
«I don’t know how to workout.» — we have like 20 trainers and enough classes to teach you to bench press your vehicle in a month.
«I want healthy food after my workout.» — we have a fully organic café.
«I hate parking.» –bro…we have two garages.
«I don’t know if you open early enough.» –LOL we open at five, but your lazy ass is not going to get up that early.
Is it expensive? Yeah, it really is. However, diabetes is expensive too and doesn’t hand you a eucalyptus towel.
Equinox made me do it.
Equinox made me do it.

Love this gym! Thanks to my great massage therapist Paulo, I felt so relaxed and ready to enjoy the weekend. He really knows his stuff! Not only did he give me one of the best deep-​tissue massages, but he gave me a couple of helpful tips to keep me feeling loose. I’m looking forward to my next massage. When I tell my coworkers that I’m going to the gym, should I feel bad if it’s just to get a relaxing massage?
Today, my coworker asked if the gym I was going to had yoga because I looked super relaxed. I just gave her a smile that suggested maybe it did, but deep down I knew the truth.

Good customer service with the AGM Frank. He was able to provide a very cusotmer friendly solution for me

I’m from NYC took MetCon with Christina, she was energetic and bubbly the whole while kicking my butt! Very motivating and upbeat. The class was crowded like another reviewer said, but guess what??? Good classes are highly sought after! Get there early slacker!!!

Everyone in Equinox looks really clean and successful like animals with shiny pelts.
Pros: Great use of space, contemporary design, the class I went to had decent music.
Cons: Horrible parking (apparently there’s free valet, but there’s no sign telling you that).
Rude staff.
Packed classes. Actually, «packed» doesn’t even come close to describing the crowd of people in that room. The only space I could get was in this tiny sort of alcove, and I had to watch the instructor in the mirror because I couldn’t see him from where I stood. Kind of a drag, but do-​able. Now get this – there were two people who had to squeeze in behind the wall where they kept equipment. Forget seeing the instructor, they couldn’t even see the mirror and had to watch me watching the mirror to know what was going on.
The class was fine and all, but really?
I’m going to check out the YMCA downtown.

Great gym! Great location !!! Super cool! My favorite gym to go when I’m traveling

My favorite gym ever… more expensive than the average?
YES, but for me it pays… friendly staff, no lines for using equipment, a bunch of free classes.
I can stay there for HOURS.

I have worked out here for 4 years and have had phenomenal experiences the entire time. I happen to train with the BEST trainer in Dallas; Tyler Dickey. He is a the secret to my fitness success and I am grateful to be one of his clients.
The gym itself is so clean, the classes are plentiful and the staff — everyone from front desk to spa to maintenance to other trainers — is top notch.
If you have an inkling to join this gym, do it. It is worth every penny!

This gym is off. the. chain. I love it so much. Here’s why:
Pros:
1. Amazing class schedule– there is always a class going on
2. Pool– classy vibes in the pool room and it’s super clean
3. Great staff
4. Tons of machines
5. Boxing room? I’m super intimidated but one day, I will go box with the best of them
6. Giant cycling studio
7. TV’s for DAYS
8. Salad/​smoothie bar in the gym
9. Most luxurious locker room ever. I only shower at the gym now because the rain shower head and Kiehl’s products are to die for.
10. EUCALYPTUS STEAM ROOM that rivals any spa I’ve ever been to
11. Secure locker area
12. I feel happy here. My «Happy Place» used to be a bar. Now it’s a gym. That’s pretty epic.
Cons:
It’s pricey blah blah blah, but it is worth it if you make the most of your membership! I’m a teacher and make it work on my solo salary.
Best. Gym. Ever.

I’ve been a member here for about three years now. When I first joined, I started doing the group classes, which are challenging, never boring, and a great workout. I then started to have knee issues (I’ve actually always had them but they returned), so started going to their yoga classes… and was HOOKED. The Equinox yoga instructors are true yogis, not aerobics instructors who decided to become certified to supplement their income. In the beginning, you’ll learn a lot about the physical practice of yoga. With time, you’ll start to absorb the mental and spiritual benefits of yoga. It’s changed my life.
It’s also worth noting that, in all my years of belonging to one gym or another, this is the first time I’ve felt brave enough to shower at the gym. The facilities are clean and pretty. And they even provide bath amenities such as Kiehl’s hair products and body wash, as well as miscellaneous items like mouthwash, Kiehl’s body lotion, towels, deodorant, razors, cotton balls, etc.
Because my workouts are limited mostly to yoga, I can’t really speak for other parts of the gym. But if you’re looking for a nice, clean gym, great group classes, and/​or great yoga, Equinox is the place to be. Shoot, yoga’s expensive as it is, why not get all the perks of a full gym while you’re at it?