Anytime Fitness

cant get any one to call me back to even join

If I can give no star it would be no star for this gym, my complaint about this place mostly bout their day time front line blond girl with the glasses. She is not only being rude, she is trying not to get any business for anytime. I was trying to be a member there, she was not really care about a customer satisfaction. She was being mean. she doesn’t have a knowledge about this place to how to represent. She comes with her personal problems to the business. She was on the phone all the time hopefully her personal calls. I m not the only one have complaint about her. couple other members friends had problems with this person. I will keep posting my complaint, until she will learn how to treat customers right and change her attitude

We picked this gym for location. It’s also convenient to have entry access any time of the day. The membership cost is fair and the contracts start at six months.
It’s a small facility, which works for someone who doesn’t really know his/​her way around gym equipment (like myself). Unfortunately during the peak time after the work day, most of the equipment is full and the only room available for doing floor routine work outs is booked for aerobics classes.
The equipment is old and frequently out of order or malfunctioning.
The gym has a locker room for women complete with a few showers. For those who are interested, there are also two available tanning beds (for an additional fee).
Parking is limited. However, it is on the streetcar line.
It’s got it’s pros and cons, but convenience and fairly inexpensive membership fees win out.

Way too expensive. There are two gyms within walking distance of this one. There is no reason to pay $ 50+ a month. Ridiculous. They also never have affordable specials or honor any type of coupon promotions. Id love to sign up because its convenient but I don’t want my wallet raped AND have a contract to boot.

Great location. Nice view, but way too small. Smallest gym ever. If you get hot easily, you’re on your own. You’ll have to bring your own fan.

If you’re looking for no-​excuse convenience, Anytime Fitness might be your best bet when it comes to a gym. It doesn’t close and you can go to ANY of them. That being said, I was signed up for 4 months before I got my booty over to this one.
The monthly isn’t super cheap. I know there are cheaper places, BUT again remember hours and multiple locations. You can make the membership to your benefit if you ACTUALLY use it. Hello, me.
So I finally got over to the one on Canal Street. I went around 4pm and had to park across the street but again, going to work out, so a little walk across the street is no prob. I’d suggest going earlier because I think kiddies were being dropped off for dance next door.
I’m a one machine gal, and that’s the treadmill. I think they had about 4 or 5 of them, and then they had a good handful of ellipticals too. Their treadmill was really nice with USB and iPod hookups galore and you can somehow channel your Nike+ stuff through it but I’m pretty traditional and strapped my iPod to my arm with the Nike+ connected to the iPod.
I wish there was more TVs, but the window view wasn’t too shabby. My iPod Nike+ and the treadmill didn’t match up distance-​wise but I’m sure that’s the iPod.
There are classes, so I need to check those out as well, and will give an update. The workers were very nice and helpful. One heads-​up, don’t hold the door! Everyone needs to buzz in. Almost made that mistake, THE VERY FIRST TIME! Argh.
Stay tuned for more fitness!

I’m at that point in life where I need to exercise or I get fat. You know, that post-​30 point that everyone warns you about. I think we need a factor to multiply this by for New Orleans because it’s even worse.
The hubs and I just moved to Mid-​City and needed to join a gym. This one’s close to the house (within biking distance), came recommended by a friend, and isn’t too expensive. It’s also cool that it doesn’t close at 5 or 6 pm on Sundays like other gyms do, since, again, after 30 your hangovers can take until that time to go away.
They have the basic machines and free weights that appear to be new and modern. They have 4 treadmills. The treadmills and ellipticals look out to Canal St. and you can see the streetcar pass by and wish you were on it instead of on a treadmill. There’s also a bar across the street that you can stare at and if you listen closely you can hear it taunting you to come over.
The first time I went I forgot my headphones and there were two people singing along loudly while wearing their headphones. I wanted to tell them that we couldn’t actually hear what they were listening to because they were wearing headphones, but I refrained.
There are a couple of tanning rooms and men’s and women’s locker rooms and showers. There is a room for classes (Brazilian Aerobics (?) and Yoga); I think they offer 1 a day in the afternoons.
I wish the gym had more «restack your weights» signs because the really strong men who load up the machines think they might break a muscle if they unload them. So you have wimpy girls like me going after them and that’s practically my entire workout right there.
There’s lots of parking — you can park all up and down the side street next to the gym or on Canal in front. There are bike racks, too. There are water fountains and a Desani machine with water for sale. They do not have towels so bring your own. There are TV’s all around the gym and you can change the channel with the remote that they keep at the desk. They claim they have wifi but the router is upstairs so the signal doesn’t always make its way down. I walked around the whole gym with my iphone and ipad mini and their wifi never popped up.

Worst Anytime Fitness gym I’ve been to in the greater NOLA area. They are way behind the times, no tv on machines, no working wifi, no wet wipes to clean machines, rude staff, could care less about customers. I guess I’ll have to got to a farther location even though I live in this neighborhood.

This gym is perfect for what I need. Small and just enough. I’m not a huge gym snob so if you’re looking for something fancy, my review is not the one you’re going to want to go by. I like the fact that I can use this one by my house but also having the option of using the one by my work for the same monthly price. I wish they had maybe one more stationary bike, but for the price and size I can’t complain. Always clean, maintained by friendly staff, and the clientele seems to be pretty low key which I enjoy.

Just an update… wrote the owner telling him about my issue. Never even got a response! What a joke!

My husband and I have been members of this gym for about a year and a half now, and we love it. We initially signed up because it is just a few blocks from our house and I prefer to walk to the gym. (There’s no way I would use my gym membership regularly if I had to drive across town to do it.)
The staff is friendly, the gym itself is always very clean and the equipment is generally well-​maintained. At $ 80 a month for a couple, the price is right, especially when you use the membership as much as we have lately.
It’s not huge (four treadmills, four ellipticals, two stair machines, two bikes), but I rarely have a problem getting the machine that I want. I work nights and my husband works from home, so it’s very easy for us to avoid peak hours. (I usually go at 2 or 3 p.m.) It can get crowded around lunchtime and in the early evenings, but it’s been my experience that it clears out pretty quickly because most people only stick around to do their 30 minutes of cardio. I can see how this gym might be a bit too small for those who can only visit during the most crowded times, but for us it works just fine.
I’ve belonged to fancier gyms, but this Anytime Fitness location definitely meets our needs in terms of proximity to our house and available equipment. I think it’s definitely the best option in Mid-​City.

First time I’ve gotten back to the gym in about two months, so maybe I’m just cranky…
I got to Anytime Fitness at about 6:45am. There wasn’t too many people, about four if you include the personal trainer that was assisting someone.
I grab a remote, hop on the elliptical, and turn up the volume on Sportscenter. Then the personal trainer comes over with his OWN remote, turns down the volume on the tv I was watching, and says, «I’m training someone and this is very distracting!» Then he just walks away! Not, «Hey, this is distracting my client, do you mind if I turn this down?» I couldn’t believe the lack of manners from frickin’ this guy!
After my quick cardio, I went over to the female personal trainer and asked her if they owned or offered personal training at the Anytime Fitness off of Robert E. Lee… here’s the kicker… she replies, «No, I’m sorry. We only run our personal training from here. We don’t actually own this location.»
WHAT?! So her insanely rude counter part and her don’t even own the facility, just interferes with Anytime Fitness’ paying customers workouts!
«Great,» I told her, «because your partner over there was extremely rude and I’m definitely going to be going to the other locations from now on.»
Even though this gym is highly convenient for me (blocks from my house), I’d rather get in my car and drive to another Anytime Fitness to not have to deal with Mr. Holier Than Thou’s attitude…

While the gym is on the smaller side, it has everything I need, and the people are friendly. I also love the free classes in the evenings. The ab class and boot camp definitely whip me into shape. I also like the fact that you have to be 18 to join here.

Let me preface this by saying I and not a gym person. I’ve never belonged to a gym before. I have been accustomed to running, biking or strength training at home a few days a week to maintain myself and still enjoy all the bad (but oh so good) food that New Orleans has to offer. My girl, however, has struggled lately to maintain a consistent workout schedule, since she hates running outside and has trouble with weights at home. She suggested that we join a gym together to help us both stay motivated. I was doing just fine on my own for free, but if this finally gets her to exercise consistently, then so be it. Anyway, it was $ 80 month for both of us for a 6 month contract. Snap fitness in Lakeview was a little cheaper, but we live 4 blocks from the Canal St. location and being able to walk there makes it much more likely to go to it. Also, your membership is good for the other locations of Anytime (one of which is on Robert E. Lee in Lakeview) which is definitely a plus.
As other reviewers have pointed out, the gym is small. There are 4 treadmills, 3 ellipticals, 2 stair climbers and 2 stationary bikes along with all the standard weight machines and rack of dumbbells. There’s also a separate room where they have group classes. Given the small size, it does get crowded, especially on Monday after work when everyone is trying to atone for their weekend sins. We like to go later in the evening, so we really haven’t had any issues.
This isn’t the place to be seen. This isn’t the place to show off your «guns». This is the place to pop your Ipod in, get your workout done and move on to more important things. Overall it’s a nice little place and a great option if you’re in the neighborhood. Now, if I had to drive 3 miles to get here, it might be a different story, but if you live in the Mid-​City area, don’t write this location off. It might work for you.

We signed up for this Anytime Fitness because it was within walking distance to us, so we figured it would do. Wrong! This gym is super small, people stare at you through the huge window, and the setup isn’t great because of how small it is. It just seems really crowded to me. Also, 2 people that work there seem extra full of themselves, and it made me uncomfortable working out there at times (no beef with them, it’s just how they are). We switched to the one in the Lakeview area, and we are extremely pleased by that one. The short drive there is absolutely worth it. They are much bigger, they have way more equipment (with tvs at each one!), and everyone there is friendly and helpful. I’ve never felt awkward or uncomfortable there like I do at the Canal St location.

Don’t be fooled by the outside, this gym is SMALL. And being one of the only gyms in the area, it gets crowded.
Times that Anytime Fitness is uncomfortably crowded:
* 5 – 6 AM: People trying to beat the morning rush
* 6 – 8 AM: Morning rush
* 8−10AM: People hoping the morning rush is over
*10 — 11 AM: People trying to beat the lunch rush
* 11 — 1 PM: Lunch rush
* 1 – 2 PM: People hoping the lunch rush is over
* 2 – 4 PM: People trying to beat the after-​work rush
* 4 – 6 PM: After work rush
* 6−8PM: People hoping everyone else is eating dinner
* 8−10PM: After dinner rush
* 10-​midnight: People assuming nobody else works out late
I’ve visited this location during almost all of these times and it is always busy. There is usually cardio equipment available, but the freeweights and cable machines are overcrowded.

Absolutely the worst run business I have ever dealt with. They have a separate billing company (ABC Financial) to handle their billing — when I called them back in October 2010 to cancel my automatic payment AND MY MEMBERSHIP, they said it would be taken care of. (I had signed up for a 6 month contract and had paid my monthly fee for full six months). Now I get an email stating my account is severely past due (never received any correspondence before this) and will be sent to collections.
When I called the billing company, they said I needed to talk to a «manager» at Anytime Fitness, but would not give me a name. I’m still dealing with trying to cancel a membership that I thought was already canceled and NOT have them send my account to collections. I doesn’t seem that anyone is taking responsibility for customer service and ownership of the customer, and its horrible. Meantime, my credit could be affected (or I’ll have to pay for service that I didn’t use) to resolve the issue. It’s ridiculous and a joke.
If you’re looking for a friendly, helpful company to do business with, this is certainly NOT the one. I know AnyTime Fitness is a franchise, but I wouldn’t use any of them b/​c of the hoops you have to go thru to cancel your membership or resolve any billing issues.

As one of my other friends says about this place: it’s just enough.
I signed up due to how close it is to my house and I knew I would be much more inclined to go on the weekends and during random moments when I needed to burn off some energy if I could just walk there. Also, that I have access ²⁴⁄₇ with my key fob and don’t have to rush over to meet someone else’s schedule is great. Plus you know… the whole being able to use any other of the franchise i’d like too if I’m out of town or can’t leave work for a long while but need to burn off some computer induced angst is good.
The staff is pretty nice anc courteous but not all up in your business all the time. The equipment is clean and in great working order. And whiel it doesn’t have a ton of cardio machines I like that it’s a smaller place without a whole lot of people staring at each other trying to pick someone up (I’m here to sweat and work out people, not oggle you or pander to you). The bathrooms are pretty nice and newly renovated and the bins for your stuff don’t have locks, but why would you be taking stuff like that in anyway? Or not trusting peeps. They have secutiry cameras up all over the place so if something were to get jacked in the public area they’d see it.
That said there’s a ton of beefcake wandering around in that place and grunting and dropping weights… and in loafers… loafers… seriously? But what gym doesn’t have that? At least these ones seem polite and will rack their weights (I think the sign reading «rack your weights it’s part of your workout» really got to them.
I haven’t tried any of the classes. Most of them are at times when I can’t make it or are something I’m not that interested in. But the room is open the rest of the time for anyone to creat their own workout from jump rope to stretching, to what have you, it’s a nice additional space. I do wish they would do some yoga classes or pilates… but I’m not sure the beefcake could stretch that much.
The trainers seem nice even though I’ve never worked with them. I’ll admit it, trainers freak me out. But both the man and the woman look kind and understanding.
And the one thing I was certain might turn me off, those giant windows facing canal, I find to be an endless source of amusement when needing some people watching time or to pretend I’m outside while still being able to watch my form and make sure I’m not running like a 3 legged rabbit on the elliptical.

It’s nice and easy to work out here, clean equipment and no bother with being part of a «scene», would be nice if there was a sauna but at the price you get what you get

This Anytime Fitness is a joke. Unfortunately or luckily, they are franchised and not all operate like the one on Canal St.
They require that you mail or drop off a cancellation letter to end your contract when the contract is over already. Ridiculous!