LA Fitness

You really need to watch out for these tricksters. They will take your money to let you join. But if you try to quit they will tell you you can only do it from 9 to 4 or you can mail in a request to have your membership canceled. So while they will be happy to take your money at 9 PM as long as you’re joining they will hold you hostage so you cannot quit. Besides that the gym is filthy. The bathrooms are really filthy. They do not clean the men’s room and they do not replace the soap.

Not a huge fan of the management at this gym but I love my trainer! I have mentioned on more than one occasion about a machine being down or making shrieking noises & the management never does anything about it! They also don’t seem very professional. My trainer is awesome though & if it weren’t for her I’d definitely find another gym! I think the up keep overall of the gym could be better but if you have an un-​attentive management there’s no surprise things fall through the cracks! Also not a fan of Nrgize café in the place. I know it’s not affiliated but they should regulate it some right?! They hire young staff that are pretty unattentive & rude most of the time. I’ve also not received the proper smoothie on more then one occasion & half the time they don’t know how to operate the pre-​paid account I signed up for. I don’t bother to say anything because there’s never really a manager around & like I said they can be rude so I brush it off. Stopped getting smoothies though because they are as pricey as a coffee & not worth it when not made properly!

I like the machines n free weights but again la fitness all of them just want to much fees n to much monthly when u can sign up to planet fitness wow or retro nysc for 9.99 to 19.99 n most with nothing down

I am writing a review solely based on the treadmills here. I’ve been to many LA Fitness locations, and most if not all of them have Life Fitness treadmills, which are top of the line machines, and even Retro Fitness and Work Out World, gyms that charge $ 20/​month have them. The East Brunswick LA Fitness, however, has cheap and crappy Star Trac treadmills, that shake violently when you are running on them, I’m talking 8 – 9 minute mile pace, and I do not weigh more than 120lbs. Even though the EB facility is the more convenient location for me, I would go out of my way to work out at the North Brunswick or South Plainfield locations, that are much bigger than the East Brunswick location and actually have treadmills that do not shake violently.

This is the new LA fitness location. BIG upgrade from the old place they were using since the early 90’s. Don’t get me wrong, this a great and beautiful facility… However I’m not pleased about certain things. For one, there is no indoor track so you are stuck running on the DREADFUL treadmill… To me that’s sinful because what’s a classy/​upgraded gym with out an indoor track… Even the old place had one. Second, there is one floor with a ton of stuff going on… so it’s definitely chaotic (the old gym had 2 floors which was lovely because you didn’t feel like you were on top of everyone). There are people everywhere so be prepared to wait for machines. Third, the pool is ridiculously small. So if you’re a swimmer like myself looking to get in a solid workout you’re at the wrong place — 2 lane pool with people using it for everything other than its purpose.
On the bright side, most of the equipment is new so many cardio machines have TV’s which makes the horrible treadmill run slightly better. The locker room is nice. spacious and clean… I have never had any issues of it being dirty. There is also a juice bar that is reasonably priced and offers a variety of healthy snacks. The class schedule is pretty awesome too — a lot of different classes offered at different times… however there is only one room so it will definitely be cramped during the popular classes.
The staff seems alright… Had one encounter with a trainer and they were pretty pushy about me signing up my friends.
I would take a tour and definitely try it out before signing up.

Promises not kept. I signed up for the gym on June 2014 @ the former site off Edgeboro Road. The manager met with myself and my boyfriend and explained that the gym we were signing up for would be closing (as a brand new gym would be opening down the road.) I had informed the manager that I was disabled and needed to know if the gym would be safe for me to navigate (as I ambulate with a walker) The manager assured me that I would be safe. Knowing that I felt confident enough to sign on the dotted line. I only visited the initial site a few times and can honestly say it was accessible and well maintained. (something I can’t say about the new site) No sooner did the initial site close down the new one opened. My first time at the new site was very disappointing. There was limited handicapped parking and there was a busy road between the parking lot and the gym which caused me some anxiety as I had to wait for traffic before I could cross the street. I would arrive at the front door (walker and all) and attempt to motion the staff at the front desk to assist me with opening the door. Unfortunately no one would come to the door. Now I can see this happening had there been a large crowd at the front desk but in each case there were a few staff members either speaking amongst themselves or utilizing their cell phones. There was one instance where two staff members were actually looking at members pictures and making comments. Totally unprofessional to say the least. I had navigated to the locker room and once again was quite disappointed. The locker room floor was wet and posed a definite hazard for not only myself but for any member sans mobility issues. When I had notified staff about my findings they had told me to find the «cleaning lady» Where in my member contract is that my responsibility? I found the lockers to be filthy and unkempt. There was toilet tissue and other garbage left inside them. This was the condition of the handicapped lockers (so I am unable to attest to the condition of the non-​handicapped ones) I had brought that to the staffs attention and it was apparent that nothing was addressed as the next time I went to the gym the same situation existed with the same lockers.(as they were never cleaned) There is only one handicapped shower and the only one I could safely utilize (as the other showers had a lip which I couldn’t climb over.) The bench in the handicapped shower isn’t safely affixed to the wall which once again poses a safety issue (i.e. a fall leading to potential injury) I brought this to the attention of the staff some time back and to date the bench remains unfixed. I also found non-​disabled members utilizing the handicapped shower sometimes 2 — 3 members would come out together. Once again I notified the staff and they informed me there was nothing they could do as the shower was available to all members not just handicapped ones. Not sure why there is a handicapped icon in the shower if that is the case. The locker room floor (in addition to being wet all the time) is always filthy with trash thrown all over the floor. (i.e. paper towels, tampon applicators, hair and soiled toilet tissue) The toilets are rarely flushed and the trash in most of the receptacles is always overflowing. The tile around the pool is
slippery and the external showers always have bugs crawling up the walls and flying about. The pool water is always cold and the water isn’t clear (as you can barely see the bottom of the floor) The one time I was able to see the floor of the pool I found a used bloody Band-​Aid. I notified staff immediately and it took 20 minutes for staff to come back to the pool area and retrieve it. The hot tub is always crowded. No one pays heed to the time limit posted and staff is never around to impose it. Members often utilize both the hot tub and external shower for personal bathing having noted a few members pulling their swim trunks down to cleanse themselves. The lifts for the disabled at both the pool and hot tub are rusted/​corroded and give the impression that they lack stability. Once again a hazard to some one disabled. There are many gyms in the area and I could have signed up with anyone of them. Unfortunately I was sold a bill of goods when I signed on the dotted line with LA Fitness. I have taken this up with corporate after the site manager and staff failed to address these issues. Sadly corporate offered no assistance (even though I stated that the environment was unsafe and filthy.)I figured I would save someone from signing on the dotted line and having to go through what I went through. I wouldn’t recommend anyone disabled or able bodied to join this club.

Dumbbells that only go up to 100 is a deal breaker. Also, you can’t move any of the benches wtf is that?

Brand new club! Basically a great place to work out.
It has everything from weights to cardio to classes to a pool/​jacuzzi! LA Fitness has everything you are looking for. The machines have TVs and they have a huge free weight area where I hang out.
I love the sauna and the pool. I have bad knees so I use them. Its better than any other club I’ve been too plus no maintenance fees annually or commitments.

Clean, recently opened gym with an extensive range of equipment that has all the amenities typical of an LA Fitness gym – easily accessible, convenient location, long hours, group classes, a pool, sauna, and a smoothie bar with a nice seating area. This location has one of the nicest spin class setups I’ve ever encountered!
The locker room was clean despite the New Year’s resolution crowds. I liked that they had tile floors throughout the locker room instead of the carpet typically found in many gyms.

I’m a member and I normally use the North Brunswick location. Then I heard they were bringing one to East Brunswick. They had one open near edge borough road until construction was done. That place was horrible. I continued to wait for the new one. Finally it opened and I was so disappointed when I walked in. I didn’t even get a chance to work out on the new equipment. Within 5 mile radius you have so many other choices for gyms. The front desk treated me like they had enough members and wasn’t really interested in signing up a new member for a referral. I’m in the process of signing up for NYC Sports Club. $ 19.99 month, no contract. It’s not worth it anymore.

This gym is only a few months old yet has all the issues of an old run-​down one. The locker rooms, shower area and toilets are disgusting. It looks like the floors have never been mopped and there are hairballs, dried on dirt, lint, wadded up paper towels, etc. everywhere. The showers are so gross (clumps of hair, dirty tile, stained curtains, watered down soap) you actually feel less clean after you take a shower. There are not enough hooks (each shower stall shares one with the shower next to it) so people «reserve» showers by leaving their towels on hooks or have to share a single hook with some stranger or leave their clothes on the floor. The wastebaskets are overflowing and the toilets are often not flushed.
The pool is the worst. The tile is slippery and the pool showers are full of dead bugs. The water itself is often freezing cold and murky — you can see specks of debris throughout, as well as used Band-​Aids, hair pins, tissues, etc. Once I saw part of a tampon applicator. Also, there are no rules so when more than 6 people are in the pool together, it can get chaotic (I’ve seen fights break out) as some people believe they get their own lane while other believe you should share. The front desk people are useless in providing any guidelines (they say there aren’t any and never visit the pool area to check on everything). So basically bullies get their own way.
The worst part of all this is the indifference of the management (for example, when told about the dirty lockers, the front desk attendant told me I could go ask the cleaning lady to clean them. WTF — is that really the customer’s responsibility??). The classes and machines are decent for now, but I expect eventual further deterioration in those areas as well if the locker room and pool are anything to go by.

I’ve been a member of LA Fitness for about one month and really like it (not sure why the rating is so low!) I’ve been to pretty much every other gym in the area (Retro, WOW) and think this is the best one for the price.
The gym is new, clean and has good classes and all of the equipment that I need. I go during mid-​mornings, so it’s never too crowded besides some retirees and I always get on the machines that I need. The case may be different for the peak hours. I tried a couple of the classes and although I was skeptical because the crowd was older, the classes (Kickboxing and Bodyworks) really kicked my butt.
I’m taking off a star because I don’t think the staff is especially friendly or helpful. When I had my complimentary personal training session, the trainer had a bad attitude when I declined signing up. My mother did sign up for training, and her trainer was a no-​show and didn’t properly explain the payment terms of training. Also, I wasn’t sure where a certain machine was and I asked the woman at the front desk and rather than walk me over to the machine, she pointed across the entire gym to the general area, which wasn’t much help and sent the message that she couldn’t be bothered (there was someone else at the desk too).
However, for the gym selection in the area, I think this is the best choice. It looks like they are in the process of adding a smoothie bar which I can’t wait to try!

It is now Open. Replaces the one on Edgeboro Road.
They don’t have lighter free weights available for women like me who use them. I have to finish my workout at home when I go there. I was disappointed because everything is new & they didn’t improve this from the old club.
Light weights are in the class room & can only be used for classes.
Heavier weights are available for men at all times, outside the class room.
They also skipped the walking/​running track that was available on Edgeboro Road. That was nice to be able to use, instead of machines.
It is clean & new. Locker rooms are nice. They don’t show you around — you have to find everything yourself or keep asking at the front desk.

Before we go any further, DONT JOIN THIS GYM. Me my brother and best friend all joined this LA Fitness during the pre sale while it was still under construction, planning on leaving our current smaller gym where we’ve been for over 4 years. We were told that the dumb bells would exceed 130lbs, there would be available space set aside to dead lift and the gym would be suited for people who want to lift weights. When the gym opened and we went in for our first workout, we discovered our nightmare of a gym. EVERYTHING, (literally EVERYTHING), is bolted to the floor, the pool is very small, the front desk employees are rude and uninterested, the trainers are over the top pushy. The gym is built for cardio equipment, the machines are so complicated or inadequate that it discourages you from using them. The free weight section is a complete disaster. We were lucky, we were able to call corporate and received all of our money back. IF YOURE THINKING OF JOINING THIS JOKE OF A GYM, DONT!