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Who Rates Best (& Worst) in the San Francisco Bay Area? Now You'll Know.
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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.
From Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine
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Number of ratings |
Whether or not club received a checkmark for quality ( ) |
What percent of customers rated club "superior" on our survey for "overall value for your money" |
Sample cost profiles |
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24 Hour Fitness
2126 Hilltop Mall Rd Richmond, CA
510-758-2224
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24 ratings |
How does "24 Hour Fitness" rate compared to other health clubs in Richmond , CA?
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YMCA
4300 Lakeside Dr Richmond, CA
510-222-9622
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49 ratings |
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24 Hour Fitness
2072 Addison St Berkeley, CA
510-548-4653
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20 ratings |
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24 Hour Fitness
359 Sun Valley Mall Rd Concord, CA
925-674-8412
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47 ratings |
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24 Hour Fitness
373 Gellert Blvd Daly City, CA
650-756-3303
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24 ratings |
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24 Hour Fitness
3839 E Castro Valley Blvd Castro Valley, CA
510-733-6448
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34 ratings |
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24 Hour Fitness
2632 Somersville Rd Antioch, CA
925-753-1553
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13 ratings |
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24 Hour Fitness
40910 Fremont Blvd Fremont, CA
510-226-6900
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28 ratings |
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24 Hour Fitness
21271 Stevens Creek Blvd Cupertino, CA
408-777-2908
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30 ratings |
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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).
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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.
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Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote
Another Club: I love this club........
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Subscriber from SAN CARLOS, CA wrote
Another Club: Wonderfully run facilities with courteous staff, fantastic (well-kept) equipment and lots of great classes........
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Subscriber from RICHMOND, CA wrote
Another Club: They just remodeled and are better than ever!.......
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Subscriber from WALNUT CREEK, CA wrote
Another Club: Everyone is very friendly here, no pretensions. They have a complete set of weight and..........
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Subscriber from MENLO PARK, CA wrote
Another Club: First-rate health club devoted to one-on-one personal training.......
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Subscriber from WALNUT CREEK, CA wrote
Another Club: I have belonged to this club for three years. I am completely satisfied with it...........
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Subscriber from PLEASANTON, CA wrote
Another Club: Many classes and training are at an additional high cost. Confusing as to what is..........
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Subscriber from BRENTWOOD, CA wrote
Another Club: Terrific place. We use mostly the organized group classes, and there is a good variety,..........
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Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote
Another Club: This is really just a tennis club with a workout area seemingly added as an..........
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Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote
Another Club: The cleaning is deteriorating severely. The staff is too pre-occupied talking to each instead of..........
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Subscriber from SUNNYVALE, CA wrote
Another Club: Good value for the money ($99/year), but bathrooms and locker room could have better cleaning...........
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Subscriber from PETALUMA, CA wrote
Another Club: I have belonged to other fitness centers before, and Aim Fitness is the best. The..........
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Subscriber from PINOLE, CA wrote
Another Club: If you're skinny and sexy they're very friendly and love to help. If not, forget..........
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Subscriber from SUNNYVALE, CA wrote
Another Club: The hot tub and pool are too frightening to use. Compare the pool to Milpitas..........
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Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote
Another Club: Excellent individual instruction, although pricey........
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Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote
Another Club: I've been going here for 4 years--great staff!!.......
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Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote
Another Club: Ok for the price. Convenient location. Not usually crowded........
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Subscriber from SAN RAFAEL, CA wrote
Another Club: This club is now owned by Meridian Sports Club. Music is too loud, weights are..........
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Subscriber from SAN RAFAEL, CA wrote
Another Club: Equipment is not maintained Facility is not kept clean.......
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Subscriber from FREMONT, CA wrote
Another Club: They really should change their janitorial service and get cleaned better. They are also missing..........
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Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote
Another Club: This place is overcrowded. The courses tend toward militaristic training almost exclusively, and the music..........
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Subscriber from CUPERTINO, CA wrote
Another Club: "The Y" is a friendly, reasonably-priced fitness facility. I use the weight room and pool...........
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Subscriber from DALY CITY, CA wrote
Another Club: great place.......
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Subscriber from PLEASANTON, CA wrote
Another Club: About on par with 24-hour fitness. We got the better pricing because we were among..........
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Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote
Another Club: Good equipment, clean facilities, and friendly staff. Definitely worth the extra cost over 24 Hour..........
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Subscriber from CUPERTINO, CA wrote
Another Club: Doesn't have variety of equipment of other places. Spa usually works. Doesn't have pool........
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Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote
Another Club: Excellent place to go for exercise and meet nice women. In my experience I have..........
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Subscriber from PIEDMONT, CA wrote
Another Club: Beautiful facility==well kept.......
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Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote
Another Club: Now ageing equipment, smells are showing up...prices have been lowered from some years ago. They..........
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Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote
Another Club: I love this place. Fees also very low -- so it's a great value. Super..........
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Subscriber from SUISUN CITY, CA wrote
Another Club: A new facility, but lacks some equipment, and can be very crowded........
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Subscriber from EL CERRITO, CA wrote
Another Club: My only real concern is the incidence of theft from lockers. It happened to me..........
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Subscriber from LOS GATOS, CA wrote
Another Club: Indoor climbing gym.......
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Subscriber from SUNNYVALE, CA wrote
Another Club: For families with kids only. Not enough equipment for achieving elite fitness. Pool inadequate for..........
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Subscriber from ALAMO, CA wrote
Another Club: I went for a free 6 week membership which included a personal trainer, who did..........
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Subscriber from WALNUT CREEK, CA wrote
Another Club: Bally closed Walnut Creek facility, so I was forced to Pleasant Hill. Not my kind..........
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Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote
Another Club: Good value for the money for basic workouts, but there are no fancy features or..........
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Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote
Another Club: I have been at this Bally's for over a year and the selection of staff..........
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Subscriber from EMERALD HILLS, CA wrote
Another Club: I really like going there. Everyone's friendly and helpful, and the locker rooms ,bathrooms, workout..........
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Subscriber from MENLO PARK, CA wrote
Another Club: I go there less often; no pool for my wife. They are in cramped quarters........
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Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote
Another Club: This is a 24 Hour Fitness Center that has circuit training only. It is great..........
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Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote
Another Club: Dressing room too small and aquatic aerobic classes too crowded........
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Subscriber from CORTE MADERA, CA wrote
Another Club: Really like having access to a basketball court. Makes Bay Club unique in our area...........
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Subscriber from SARATOGA, CA wrote
Another Club: This club offers an excellent selection through their Group Exercise; their staff and instructors are..........
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Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote
Another Club: A great neighborhood gym, not fancy but they know their stuff........
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Subscriber from MARTINEZ, CA wrote
Another Club: Parking is grossly inadequate........
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Subscriber from FOSTER CITY, CA wrote
Another Club: Excellent fitness classes and massage therapists........
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Subscriber from CUPERTINO, CA wrote
Another Club: DACA is a swimming school. They wrongly charged our credit card multiple times despite repeated..........
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Subscriber from REDWOOD CITY, CA wrote
Another Club: I was disappointed by the quality of the personal trainer I used, the unavailability of..........
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Subscriber from DALY CITY, CA wrote
Another Club: THEY HAVE A VARIETY OF CLASSES TO CHOOSE FROM.......
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