Totally "corporate" gym. Classes, steam room/sauna (separate for men and women), dumbbells…read more(hidden in a corner, sort of), machines
I'll start with the cons:
- Dumbbells only go up to 30kgs
- They have heavier barbells, but they are locked in a room and you have to pay a "personal trainer" to access them
- The dumbbells are kept in a very small area (with mirrors on the wall that you might bump with the weights) so if more than 2 people want to use these weights it's crowded
- They play THE SAME SONGS OVER AND OVER AGAIN over the speakers. You will hear THE SAME SONGS every time you are there, no matter what time you go. I suspect the company has cut a deal with a music business to play the same songs ("pay for play") continuously. I cant' handle it for an hour, I don't know how the guys that work their deal with it
- Instead of motivating videos on the televisions.. you'll see advertisements... CMG has sold that space to advertisers... (so why not the music space, too?). You'll see the same ads over and over again, every time you go to the gym
- They allow iPhones to be used. For some this is a plus. For me it ain't.
Pro:
- It's clean
- Doesn't totally suck
- If all you want is a stair machine, treadmill or light weight machine, you'll be happy
edit: I've joined "Health City" on blvd s. germain. Costs a little less, equipped more to my liking, and more people that are actually there to work out hard. No ads on TVs, ok music (sometimes none, which is fine). Better energy. Much happier there.