San Diego Workout

my girlfriend recently tried to cancel her membership due to losing her job. i told her id go talk to them to cancel the membership When i got to the location they had told me that even though the account was curren there was a balance that was due if i was going to cancel. I could not pay the balance so i was told i was going to incur monthly charges and late fees. and htere was nothing i could do until it was paid. Now its been about 4 months and the charges are upwards of $ 300.
I was wondering if anyone has information to help me get out of my contract.
These people are crooks and i wish i was there to read the contract before she signed.
heres a link for anyone trying to get out of a membership or needing legal advise

Read your contract carefully!
About a year and ½ ago I signed up for a 1 year membership. I wanted to pay cash to just get the year pre-​paid. The manager wanted a debit card to secure the membership. When the year run out, they started charging me for the monthly fee’s even though I was told that I had a 1 year membership only. In the very fine print of the contract they made sure a monthly membership is added to the contract.
The manager knew exactly what he was doing by getting my card number, he knew full well that I only wanted a 1 year membership and NOTHING else! I told him very clearly that I didnt want a contract, just one single year without commitment, he knew full well that he was setting me up…
Not to mention that at the time the gym was total wreck with mismatched weights most of the machines were damaged or inoperable, and it was totally filthy inside.
I would not recommend this GYM (if you can call it that) AND THEIR POLICIES to anyone, beware if you do, prepare for unfair charges…
Also be sure to read the fine print… charges here, charges there, for this, for that, what a SCAM!

The previous three reviewers are 110% CORRECT!!! I, Too, am a victim of these shady a-​holes money stealing… My story is way too long to share with you all, however I will say that I am on the verge of taking these a-​holes to small claims court because what they do is WRONG!!!

Dave Garfinkle/​San Diego Workout/​Del Mar Workout are all scheisters. They don’t pay their bills and avoid all contact.
What losers.

THIS GUY IS A CROOK.
I also had my membership transferred from Rhino. I cancelled my membership in person and I was STILL charged TWO MONTHS of fees. DAVID IS A LIAR. I had to call my bank to put a stop payment on any future debits. I never even worked out once in the gym and he refused to refund any part of my money. STAY AWAY FROM THIS GYM!!!

I agree with the below. Dave Garfinkle does his best to ignore phone calls and requests to cancel memberships, squezzing money out of people. When I needed to cancel my membership, I went in person to drop off my form and they still lost it, and charged me an additional month. Now they have aquired members from Rhino Boxing, which I had a membership, and again I have requested cancellation and they can’t give me a date of which it will be effective. Strange I’m getting the same response again! Beware, don’t join this club. Advice, send your cancellation notice by certified return receipt mail.

WORKOUT-​as much of your money as possible-​4LIFE!
SHADY, SHADY, SHADY!!!
$ 150 in fees for three months that I didn’t even know I signed up for! I don’t know who actually reads the fine print at a gym, but this place is great at setting you up for doing exactly what I did. Oh ya… when they charged me after my initial contract was up, my bank had to make several phone calls to figure out who it actually was billing my acount.
I used to wonder, how does this place stay open with no attendence? It’s probably because everyone whose signed up thinks their contract is over!
I was willing to pay him all the money within reason for a simple misunderstanding and I understand contractual agreements but David Garfinkle did everything he could to squeeze as much money out of my pocket as possible. Then laughed.
Don’t go and if you do read the fine print and say hi to dave for me… He likes to rip off teachers…

I like this place because it was never crowded when I went in the evenings. It’s hard enough to drag my ass to the gym, then if I have to struggle to find a parking spot, and wait in line for machines, I’ll most likely scrap the whole workout. They have all the machines, a room full of free weights, a cardio room where CNN was always on, even raquetball and a pool (which I never used). My favorite way to end a workout was in the big gym, shooting baskets all by myself.
Sign up when they have a membership special, and it’s cheaper than the big chain gyms. No crowds, plenty of equipment, the locker room was always in decent shape, and the staff were no more disinterested than anywhere else. Unless you really need an onsite smoothie bar and designer workout wear shop, this place is great.