Cardinal Fitness

This is a great gym for several reasons.
1) $ 10/​mo for an individual membership with a one-​time $ 49 enrollment fee and $ 39 annual fee.
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$ 19.95/mo for an individual membership with a one-​time $ 1 enrollment fee and $ 39 annual fee. You can also bring a guest for free every time you work out.
2) Lots of parking
3) It never gets too crowded
4) Clean and well organized
5) Normal and real people work out here. No roid heads or women dressed in Juicy fits and MAC cosmetics to work out in.
6) Nice employees, thus far

Update: Cardinal has expanded their hours, now open 5am-​11pm on weekdays and 7am-​7pm on weekends. Definitely a help.

I like how I’m reviewing a gym while I lie lazily on my comfy leather couch in an old t-​shirt and shorts with my laptop warming my nether regions.
Maybe it’s because I can’t find the ambition to actually peel myself off the couch to go to this gym. It’s not that bad. It’s okay really.
The price is sweet. We pay $ 31.95 a month as a couple and can cancel anytime. Which is probably why we rarely go.
I’ve found the equipment to always be available, fairly clean, and the musics pretty low and not too annoying. It’s an unpretentious place. It’s the type of place you go to merely work out, and not try to impress others. Which is the way I like it.
There’s not really any crazily tanned steroid bound muscle heads bouncing around, which makes it the ideal place for me.

Clean, friendly, no loud dance mix, few grunters, and low prices.
I say it is not good for kids, because all gyms are dangerous for small children.

All in all I am a big fan of Cardinal Fitness. They do away with the huge annual contracts and give you what you need — a nice and easy place to work out.
This cardinal (Westmont) has a lot of what we expected from a Cardinal Fitness. As a member I could use the gym no problem. They had treadmills, elliptical, televisions, and plenty of weights. Yet the equipment here is a little dated, not the newest Precors, no StairMaster branded equipment, and Tube televisions.
All in all — this is the closest cardinal to my new Apartment in Downers Grove and I’m not sure I will keep my membership for it. A little dated, and I can’t live without the stairmasters. For Sunday Morning the place was VERY busy, makes me a tad bit afraid for Monday evenings.