A Google User
August 4, 2018 10:58
I was suuuuper disappointed. All-in-all, a TERRIBLE experience.
For a "non-judgemental gym" I felt utterly judged from the moment I stepped in. I came for a free trial with my friend. Before we could even try out the gym, they shuffled me over to a membership advisor. The advisor immediately barraged me with a bunch of pointed questions about where I live, where I work, what I do, how much I worked out, how interested I was in joining. Obviously gauging whether or not he could make a sale. After he was satisfied, he said something like, "I don't think you're that interested. Trials are for people who are interested in joining." I felt really judged, like my current amount of exercise or the potential for dollar signs was too low to be considered worthy of a trial. I told him, I might be interested, I'd just like to try. They said they had a free trial, so I should be able to get one. He rulctantly agreed, but tried to get me caught up on some technical issues, like needing an ID (which I didn't plan on bringing my wallet & extra stuff to the gym, so I offered to run back to work to get it). Then he said that I would need to prove that I lived nearby. I don't, but I work nearby, so then he needed me to prove that. I offered to run back to get some mail from my desk at work, but at this point, all of my excitement about trying out this gym with my friend was long gone, and we didn't have time to do our workout anyway, so I just gave up and we went around the corner to Ghirardelli to get an ice cream instead.
My half hour inside was fairly miserable. Plan on justifying your existence to someone for about 20-30 minutes befure you can try out the gym and be sure to bring your passport & proof of residence (within some unknown distance fo the gym - whatever they feel like at the time).
Also, the gym was completely packed, was warm, smelled musty & gross, and the whole front section was a bunch of sales-people's desks - just unpleasant & unwelcoming to be in. Maybe that's your jam, but my advice - steer clear of this gym. Many of my friends have been pretty happy with the 24 just across Market.