Decided to get in shape? You have many options, one of which is to join a health and fitness club. We'll help you weigh the options and costs...and give you ratings of local fitness clubs.

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Sample Subscriber Comments/Reviews About Health Clubs

CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).

As You Can See Below, Some Health Clubs Get High Praise from Their Customers. Some Others Don't. So Choose Carefully.
Here Are a Few Samples of the Thousands of Comments CHECKBOOK Has Collected on Hundreds of Different Health Clubs.

• Subscriber from PHILADELPHIA, PA wrote Another Club: This is one of the cleanest and most comprehensive fitness clubs that I have been..........
• Subscriber from SKIPPACK, PA wrote Another Club: As a member of LA Fitness I can choose to go to any of the..........
• Subscriber from FORT WASHINGTON, PA wrote Another Club: little attention paid to equipment. No monitoring of time people spend on equipment. Decent spot..........
• Subscriber from COLLINGSWOOD, NJ wrote Another Club: I keep coming back. Took off a couple of years and I keep coming back...........
• Subscriber from MAPLE SHADE, NJ wrote Another Club: Equipment needs to be better maintained/repaired. New replacement equipment would be welcomed!.......
• Subscriber from AMBLER, PA wrote Another Club: This gym is dirty. They refinished the aerobics floor last year and it is too..........
• Subscriber from CHERRY HILL, NJ wrote Another Club: Great. Down to earth staff. Very knowledgable........
• Subscriber from WILMINGTON, DE wrote Another Club: OUTSTANDING!.......
• Subscriber from YARDLEY, PA wrote Another Club: A little pricey but they have a good variety of classes and quality instructors. They..........
• Subscriber from VOORHEES, NJ wrote Another Club: Read the fine print very carefully when you sign their contract. My MAC card number..........
• Subscriber from LANSDALE, PA wrote Another Club: A good percentage of this facilities equipment are in disrepair. Many times I have used..........
• Subscriber from DOYLESTOWN, PA wrote Another Club: Now known as The Lab, this fitness center provides an alternative, with swimming pool, to..........
• Subscriber from PHILADELPHIA, PA wrote Another Club: I go alone and exercise on my own. I do not use personal trainers. I..........
• Subscriber from HUNTINGDON VALLEY, PA wrote Another Club: in the process of a makeover.......
• Subscriber from BLACKWOOD, NJ wrote Another Club: Good for what I need. I go in, work my routine and leave. Equipment in..........
• Subscriber from SWARTHMORE, PA wrote Another Club: No contract! Best value out there. More equipment and facility options than you will probably..........
• Subscriber from SWARTHMORE, PA wrote Another Club: Have been a member since facility opened 11 years ago; can't recommend it too highly........
• Subscriber from WOODBURY, NJ wrote Another Club: This is the best helath club i have ever used. Everything is excellent........
• Subscriber from NORRISTOWN, PA wrote Another Club: Overall they are pretty good except, they do not enforce the 20 minute rule on..........
• Subscriber from UPPER DARBY, PA wrote Another Club: Shortage of elliptical machines, it seems like one or more is always broken........
• Subscriber from NEWTOWN SQ, PA wrote Another Club: Pricey, but they have absolutely everything!.......
• Subscriber from PAOLI, PA wrote Another Club: It's better than nothing, but it's not great........
• Subscriber from WARMINSTER, PA wrote Another Club: I've been a member of this gym for eight years and the owners, Jim and..........
• Subscriber from MEDIA, PA wrote Another Club: this is a basic, no-frills gym--it has a variety of classes, including aqua, some childcare..........
• Subscriber from NEWARK, DE wrote Another Club: Friendly staff and good value for money - various money-saving membership options........
• Subscriber from GLENSIDE, PA wrote Another Club: This is a very nice facilty, but: 1. The bathrooms are filthy 2. The staff..........
• Subscriber from FURLONG, PA wrote Another Club: Excellent facility. Steam room needs attention. Great value and tons of classes........
• Subscriber from COATESVILLE, PA wrote Another Club: Was a member for 20+ years but failed to adapt and left for Planet Fitness........
• Subscriber from BRIDGEPORT, PA wrote Another Club: I received the membership as a gift, so I really can't complain. There are times..........
• Subscriber from WOODLYN, PA wrote Another Club: Great facility with so many options for your workout. Plus a nice restaurant for after..........
• Subscriber from PHILADELPHIA, PA wrote Another Club: Low attitudem high quality place with a few interesting quirks.......
• Subscriber from DOYLESTOWN, PA wrote Another Club: It's a great gym!! Lots of equipment, never have to wait. Staff is helpful........
• Subscriber from HOCKESSIN, DE wrote Another Club: New facility. Over sold the offering to the number of members they signed up. All..........
• Subscriber from CHADDS FORD, PA wrote Another Club: The locker room is poorly maintained and the schedule for lap swimming is often limited..........
• Subscriber from PHILADELPHIA, PA wrote Another Club: I paid $1000 for personal training for a specific trainer. They let me purchase that..........