Tom Stam
July 12, 2018 13:29
Even though the Glenview/Northbrook location is closer to home for me, I would often go here. Both facilities are very similar. The other location does look a little cleaner and more inviting, possibly owing to the other being a newer location (by at least one year) than this one, partly owing to the demographics. [Mount Prospect is lower-middle class, Glenview is upper-middle class, Northbrook is more bourgie. Having lived in both Mount Prospect and Northbrook at different times, I can make those calls.] While this facility does not have as many cardiovascular machines (they do not have "crazy stairs" for one), they do have a much, much larger weight room, with, by my estimate, probably 1.5X as many weights. Unlike the Glenview/Northbrook location, I am usually able to find a place in the weight room with the weights I may be looking for. For that reason, I prefer to drive the extra distance and go here for extended weight-lifting sessions. Also, though I have not tried the juice bar at either location, this one appears to be operated by the mighty-fine Korean bubble tea chain Liquid Fusion, so points in favor? Though I am sure the juice bar is nowhere near the level of their freestanding stores...