Gold’s Gym & Aerobic Center

Whatup! Been a member of Gold’s since March 2012 and have participated in classes and personal training so I know the low-​down!
Staff is friendly, an absolute highlight! The community is good; I never feel uncomfortable working out at Gold’s, and staff will answer my questions if I can find them (more below). There’s another gym that makes fun of this one with their «inclusive culture,» but I swear you don’t get judged here! I’m not gonna say you’ll have best friends but I have made a few and I’m not bothered by anyone.
The size of the gym to its membership has been pretty good, with it getting a bit crowded recently. The middle of the day is the best time to visit Gold’s, and the hours slightly favor the morning crowd, especially on weekends. I’ve never had a problem with the ladies locker room or showers; everything is clean, modern, and well-​lit. There’s a daycare. I don’t have kids, but I do know we don’t play songs with swears on the radio soooo plus?
There’s lots of machines in the cardio area; most elliptical and treadmills have televisions but a few have damaged headphone ports (GET ON THAT GOLD’S). They have stairmasters as well as recumbent and upright bikes. Classes are good! Zumba’s a little crowded but I’ve had no major issues. It might be a bit loud during Claudia’s class, like OSHA violation loud. That’s probably the only thing.
There’s at least one machine for every muscle group; things like quads and delts have a few more due to popularity. There are squat racks and assisted squat racks, as well as a good range of free weights (dumbbells, barbells, kettle-​bells). Leg press, bench press, and cable cross machines are the first to fill up at night.
There’s only 2 detriments I can see to the gym; lack of space and poor visibility of staff. I wish there was more space to use free weights and stretch! There’s a long run for sleds that people hog for things like sit-​ups so when I want to use the sled, one of us gets displaced. There’s very little area to do deadlifts, stretch, etc. in general.
The other bone I have to pick: where is the staff? There is NO ONE on the floor most times, so if people are misusing equipment, dropping heavy weights from large heights, and doing exercises in dangerous ways. There should be SOMEONE to at least help with spots, show new users how to use equipment, etc for even 15 minutes each hour. Just plop them at the desk and have people ask!
Forreal though, great gym, ample parking, you get your money’s worth, sign up if you want and if you don’t that’s probably ok too cause it’ll be less crowded ;-)

So sad, so very sad. After we contacted Golds Gym to talk about the instructor melt down who actually stated that putting the weights away (in a very very crowded room where if you lie on the floor you cant see the instructor with all the stuff in the way…), our memberships expired. What really bothered my husband is that no one from Golds took the time to even contact us or offer that we speak with the instructor.
No we were not expecting an apology but the opportunity to reach a compromise/​figure something out. The class is good, and that is why they pack. I miss some of the instructors and the classes (although with so many newer, cleaner and less broken equipment), many of the instructors and staff are OUTSTANDING and I will follow them to other clubs. So sorry this happened with Golds. Buyers beware, there are a significant number of health clubs in the area, cheaper, newer, cleaner and where you can get the workout you look for and not worry about the instructors being overloaded.
Some of the FANTASTIC new offers in the area: NewLife and Health, Boost, KokoFitness, and yes, Planet Fitness. There is something for everyone, in a competitive market.
Sadly the membership ran out, and we are running away…

I have been going here for several years. Love Body Pump and Step. Sharon V. is amazing, but all of the staff seem great. The only complaint is that the stairmaster machine is either occupied or broken. The gym itself is a little weary, but I can’t get a good bead on the rest of the equipment as I mostly take classes. $ 39/​month seems reasonable enough considering that I use my membership several times per week.

Sadly… Marcelo no longer teaches classes here…
Claudia will be back in the fall to take back Thursday night and Saturday morning Zumba

I’ve been going here for about a month now and I mostly go for the group classes. They have a great selection with some Les Mills (body pump and body combat). The teachers are all pretty great and I feel good after each class. I’ve also taken the spinning classes and those are good too. They have you sign up beforehand but usually I get to the gym just 15 minutes beforehand and sign up with no problem.
Women’s locker rooms are actually pretty decent. They have shower stalls with a changing space sectioned off, lockers, hair dryers and a separate bathroom area. It’s all carpeted and it looks like they actually put some effort into making you feel comfortable changing there.
As for the actual gym part, they have a decent number of cardio machines and they never seem to be crowded. They also have an area with mats, light weights and other equipment if you don’t want to lift with the big boys.
The membership deal I got was $ 40 a month with no commitment which is decent. It includes two free personal training sessions and free tanning. They also have baby sitting services but i don’t know if that’s extra.
The place is not that huge, but they use what they have pretty well.