LA Fitness

Basically DO NOT use the kids club if you go here. Chrystal puts on a good front when you first meet her and she is supposed to be the GM and in charge of Kids Club, but she has no tact or level of professionalism. She WILL lie to deter you from doing anything that she doesn’t want to allow you to do. She has no problem telling you that your child is one child of how ever many is in there at the time and will minimize any situation regarding your dissatisfaction with disregard to simple rules being followed by the childcare staff or your child not being properly cared for. A lot of it has to do with the fact that she does not have a child or any solid experience in a licensed child care facility. Also, they have been experiencing a lot of issues as of late in regards to the police being called to the club in recent months and weeks, so I am sure she’s is trying to cover a lot of things up. She clearly cares about nothing else but herself and her employment.
The other manager will try to do his best to make sure you are satisfied with your service and experience and that you have what you need. Make sure that your belongings are secured at all times as a lot of people have complained of major theft issues as well.
As a former employee and member of 24 hour Fitness I can truly say that they are awarded with top customer service awards for a reason. They actually care about their members, their families, they actually have a PROPER chain of command in place to address any and all issues that can’t be resolved by the front desk/​membership staff and an actual corporate number to speak to someone who will actually pay attention to you and thoroughly investigate all issues. I’m literally only a member until I move back to the West Coast in a few months. As soon as I do, I will be cancelling my membership AND changing my bank information so as not to be charged fraudulently.

This is just a precautionary review to all those going to LA Fitness for a «complimentary» personal training session. My 20 year old daughter went for her training session and was then given papers to sign which she thought was for her membership. Unfortunately, unbeknownst to her, what she had been enticed and naïve enough to sign was a year long contract for a personal trainer for which her/​my credit card is being charged $ 160 a month. My daughter never used any of the sessions so was obviously not aware that she had purchased them, however LA Fitness does not care. We tried to break the contract but Crystal, their employee, informed us that we could only do so if we bought out 50% of the balance of the remaining contract. When I ask her to fax me a copy of the contract I was informed that they do not have a fax machine (perhaps they should use some of the unclaimed training sessions of my daughters and use the money to buy one), PLEASE BE FOREWARNED of this money making scheme and do NOT sign anything at LA Fitness until you either take it home and take time to read it or have your attorney review it. Also make sure you have a copy as they will not be able to fax you one. We are now out of $ 160 a month for a year and my daughter has since gone down the road to work out at Planet Fitness which is a no sales pressure environment. Anyone reading this review should certainly do the same.

I want to say I am a gym rat this is the cleanest gym I have been Will the manager Dan and the staff is well liked and the bathroom is clean I enjoy coming to this gym I drive 45 out of my way just to come here I pass by other lafitness keep the good work up
Thanks will &staff

I’ve been to many gyms and this LA Fitness location is one of the cleanest locations I’ve seen. The locker rooms, cardio are and weights area are kept clean.
The equipment is fairly new and it’s all working. There are many new treadmills, bikes and stair steppers. The weights are usually in order and look legit.
If you sign up for a longer term, it’s the best way to get a good deal. Less than $ 30/​month is a good deal of you are not getting personal training.

The gym is a nice gym. The majority of the staff is very pleasant.
When we signed up for personal training we were lied to. We signed up for personal and the person said we could cancel if a legitimate reason came up. After this happened the company stonewalled me and told me that I should pay 900 to cancel my contract.

Whatever you do DO NOT get sucked into personal training. It’s a total joke and they go through trainers like daily underwear. They will say anything to sell you on it. And it may sound like a good idea when they say they’ll give you a bunch of free sessions but at the end you will pay about 2 grand! I wish I could stand outside the gym with a sign that says do not get personal training. Plus the people who work here all they care about is getting your money!
On a GOOD note… Chanel and Leigh have the best spin classes… if it wasn’t for their spin classes I wouldn’t go to this gym

out of all the LA that I have been to this gym is clean the cleaning crew is always on top of there game the staff is always helpful with a smile the manager of the gym cares about the member and that’s a big hit you should take the person that clean thus to other gyms and show them how to keep a clean gym other gyms are nasty and disgusted.

I’ve been a member of LA Fitness for about 5 years. I’m a lifelong resident of Andorra and find the Gym very convienent and well-​maintained. It has a good selection of machines, always clean, and reasonable rates. Honestly, it’s so close to home that I won’t even consider another gym. I’ve never taken a class, but they’re always crowded and seem popular.
I do have some issues with staff and their presentation of the facility.
The main item that bothers me is the fact that the two Managers stand outside, in an alley, smoking. I find it disgraceful; it’s why I think so little of the staff. It’s a joke how they push personal training and then 20 minutes later they’re out having a smoke.
Another item that bothers me is their lack of attention to detail. I noticed a water fountain was broken at the end of November. It’s one of the water fountains right by the cardio section, highly used. They had a «service needed» sign on it for about a week, then took the sign off. Now, it’s just a defunct water fountain. It’s pathetic how they can’t get it repaired. I know from work experience it’s an easy fix.
Overall, I’d recommend joining. I’d strongly suggest steering away from any interaction with the staff. They’re a complete joke and pushy on personal training. Once the managers stop representing fitness with cigarettes, I’ll consider looking into a class and personal training.

I’ve always had a great experience at LA fitness. This location recently updated their equipment as well as their overall building. Someone is constantly cleaning and maintaining their machines as well. The bathrooms are sometimes in need of some care but it isn’t enough to bother me. There are also a lot of great classes offered. Parking is never and issue and everyone is friendly. What more could you ask for?!

I’ve been a member at LA Fitness ever since I broke up with Cynthia, my ex-​wife of 14 years. I realized that much of our marital problems came because I worked too hard as an actuary, focusing on risk modelling methods for parking garage companies. I love my job, don’t get me wrong, but I threw myself into it too much.
HR at my work has a «help line» that you can call ²⁴⁄₇ (except on Holidays) to discuss any personal issues. I told the help line what I had been going through and they suggested to me that I develop better skills in order to have a positive work/​life balance. One of their suggestions was to start a regular exercise routine.
LA Fitness has a generous discount if you also have your wife join with you. I approached this with Cynthia when we were still negotiating our very amicable terms. And she agreed, as she had wanted to start taking spin classes for some time.
She lives in Glenside with our twin sons Bradley and Bryan (B’n’B) while I live in Manayunk. Thankfully, LA Fitness allows you to workout at any gym (as well as Bally’s, also in the corporate umbrella), so she has been going to the one in Glenside. We still get along very well. But we both agreed that running into each other at the gym might be a little awkward, to say the least! (But that could be a great TV sitcom plot!)
Cynthia (and B’n’B) both informed me that she had started to date Doug, who was one of the trainers at the Glenside facility. I am fine with this, as I had started to date Tonya, who belongs to Row Zone on Main Street and does not have a LA Fitness membership. (I joke that she wouldn’t be accepted because of her prior conviction for voter fraud.)
I enjoy the LA Fitness pool quite a bit — I’m a big fan of doing laps. I was going into the pool when I saw they were wrapping up a Water Pilates class… and the trainer was Doug!
I waited until afterwards and asked if he was a trainer at the Glenside facility. He was. I then awkwardly asked if he knew Cynthia. He did. And I revealed to him who I was.
It was really awkward. But then he laughed and said that he was really hoping he wouldn’t run into me there, but he got called in because the Andorra Water Pilates teacher was on a grand jury. He then told me that Cynthia told him that she thought I was a good guy and that Bradley and Bryan were both excellent kids (they are). And he told me that no matter what happened in their nascent relationship, he would make sure that I treated Cynthia and the boys well.
I thanked him for that. And we shook hands. He’s a part of B’n’B’s lives, which makes him part of mine, too. He seems like a very good guy and I can tell that he’s an incredible Water Pilates instructor.
I would recommend LA Fitness to anyone in the Manayunk/​Roxborough area looking for a good, well-​rounded workout in order to better balance his priorities. And I would also recommend LA Fitness to anyone interested in taking water fitness classes from someone who, I hope, becomes a positive influence on my son’s lives.

This la fitness is marginally better than the bala cynwyd because it isn’t as crowded ALL THE TIME. And has a few more dumbbells too. Less group classes though. It looks recently renovated and clean. It’s on the small side but has a basketball court and a pool. Hard to get to off a main road.

I have a love-​hate relationship with LA fitness.
They get three stars instead of two just because of their monthly membership fee. Outside of that, they have few redeeming qualities.
Today, among their many debacles, there were no lights on in the entire Bala Cynwyd location. This was because the person who opened didn’t know how to get the lights on. Thankfully, you could go swimming as there were some overhead lights left on. You couldn’t do anything in the ladies locker room because it was pitch black.
Frequently, pools are being worked on or gyms are being remodeled; it is a frustrating experience to have a membership with LA fitness.

I’ve been going here for 3 years. I think it is a good club. I go 2 – 3 times per week. I usually go early in the morning on weekdays and on weekends. The equipment is in pretty good shape. I like that there are lots of aerobic machines. There are at least 10 elliptical, 10 stair climbers, and two real stair climbers (stairs that move down as you walk up on them), at least 10 bikes (half sitting up and half recline type), two rowing machines and lots of treadmills.
The equipment isn’t the latest, but is recent enough and seem to be pretty well maintained, a few machines may squeak now and then, but any that are broken are quickly repaired. The spinning classes are popular. The staff are friendly enough for me though I could see why some people comment that they don’t smile much at you when coming in the door. It’s a pretty busy place so I don’t expect personal attention. I’ve never used the gym, the basketball courts, sauna or the pool.
The locker rooms seem fine to me, I don’t get the comments about them being dirty. However, I only walk through them to use the bathroom and don’t actually use the locker room. I’ve never used the showers there.
The free weight area is large, never feel closed in there and there are lots of weight machines too.

Pool is all I use; its frequently out of order. I DO get a kick out of these young people whining about the parking; aren’t you leaving your homes to WORK OUT?

The gym is fine. Annoyed that there is no longer a bathing suit spinning machine nor a morning bootcamp class but other than that, its a good gym.
BEST part of the gym is MISS KIM in the KIDS CLUB. She is the best kids club worker ever and i have been through 10 – 15 over the years at this and other la fitness clubs. She never turns on the tv. She does arts and crafts. She knows everyones name. She encouarges kids to play together and handles misbehavior effectively and appropriately. We love miss kim!!!

My experience with LA Fitness Andorra so far is that it’s a standard chain gym. Compared to some other LA Fitness locations in the area, Andorra has older equipment (for example, the treadmills do not have the individual TVs, and some of the treadmills are worn out). However, they do update some equipment, such as the recently replaced bench press bars.
The gym is crowded during the peak hours after the work day, but I generally don’t have trouble outside of those hours.
The pool tends to be crowded in the evening. When there is not a fitness class in the pool, there can sometimes be 2 swimmers in each lane, so you might have to wait if you’re planning to swim in the late afternoon /​early evening.
Unfortunately Andorra does not have racquetball courts, even though you might see pictures on the wall or TV screens showing racquetball. But if you like racquetball, be sure to request access to other locations, such as Grant Ave, which has courts.
As far as signing up … it’s a typical gym sales pitch. You should be able to avoid paying the one-​time fee, and be sure to specifically request the details you want (such as access to any LA Fitness, access to racquetball court reservations).

This gym is fine for a chain gym. You can talk them into an ok price and it’s only really crowded during peak hours. There is parking available behind the gym that almost nobody uses, so don’t believe the folks whining about the parking situation.
What sets it apart for me is the way that the staff is hands off with the people using the free weights. I’ve never seen them ask someone to be quiet or stop dropping weights and they’re fine with members using chalk. They let the people police themselves and in the time I’ve been there everyone’s been respectful enough of each other. They’ve got 2 squat racks that almost nobody squats in and a rickety power cage that will also do in a pinch. If you just want a cheap place to lift and be left alone I recommend this gym.

I REALLY like LA Fitness in general. I really love the diversity in the classes they have available and I especially really love that they have a wide variety of equipment for me to use for my crusade of fitness! I enjoy using the facility and I find it clean and easy to navigate.
There are a few things that bother me.
When I go to the Mt. Laurel or the Cherry Hill facilities in NJ (I work near there) there is always someone there to show me how to use something or to point me in the right direction without trying to be sold on something. I find that I have a harder time at this facility trying to find someone to show me the ropes of a particular machine and when I do find someone they try to sell me on personal training or what-​have-​you. Just no.
Also, while the classes offered are really fun I have gotten more then a few instructors that were… well…not. I kind of feel that they should be motivators and passionate about what they are doing so that I get super pumped while I am getting my cardio fix on! I do have to say though that Zumba on Tuesday and Thursday nights is amazing. I am pumped, I am moving, and I feel good about myself even when I am flopping and flailing around helplessly uncoordinated. I wish all instructors could have that amount of love and passion for what they do!
I love the sauna, I enjoy the pool, and I like the convenience of the location of this facility to my home and to everything else around it.

I’ve been a member of this gym since signing up right after the new year. Some good things to say, some bad.
I can walk here from my apartment, so no need for me to waste gas and drive to a gym just to work out. 1 point for LA.
When I signed up, I did my fitness assessment and got my measurements taken, but I already knew where I stood as far as how strong I was, and wasn’t really given any guidance past that. Minus 1 point for LA.
I also signed up for personal training. I THOUGHT I had only signed up for 4 sessions, and it would be done at the beginning of February. I didn’t realize for a month or so that what I had really signed up for was 4 sessions a month, for a year. Minus another point for LA.
I LOVE love love the Zumba classes that are here. Maria and Tracey do an awesome job of teaching, and when Ivy comes to sub for Maria on Friday mornings, is a GREAT class. Keeps me walking out of there sweaty every single time. 1 point for LA.
So, in the end, I guess you end up breaking out even if you belong here. Some good, some bad.

I jokingly tell my friends that this L.A. Fitness is where fitness goes to die. I kid… partially.
Maybe I had set my expectations too high. I had signed up at an L.A. Fitness in Texas that was brand new. It was big, fancy, spotless, and had enough equipment to withstand the usual after-​work rush. So naturally I was disappointed in this location after moving to Philadelphia. The membership fees are decent and it’s only a minute drive from my apartment, so I kept going.
If you go after work or during any normally busy time, you can expect to drive down a few rows in the parking lot before finally finding a place. I don’t really blame L.A. Fitness for this, but it can be aggravating after a 9 – 5 work day and the subsequent commute home. The inside looks ok at first and the equipment is relatively new (compared to the location in East Norriton). I first started going in early February which was probably too soon after the New Years resolution madness had begun and there was almost always a line for the cardio machines. They have a 20 minute limit when there’s a line and it’s strictly enforced. However, the New Years crowd has since died down and I never have trouble getting a machine anymore.
My biggest issue is the bathroom. If the smell doesn’t immediately signal a problem, then you’ll get the picture once you enter a stall. Without getting too graphic, I will just say that I would never flush the toilet with my hand. There’s water everywhere and even though it could easily be pool water, there’s no way to tell and that doesn’t sit well with me.