Amanda Halford
October 23, 2017 08:04
24 hour access, clean and consistently well-maintained equipment, reasonable rates, and very friendly staff. I think it's a testament to both the staff and the integrity of the members using the equipment to not abuse the machines, and take prompt care in fixing them.
I love that there's 24 hour access as sometimes the best end to a stressful shift is an hour and a half at the gym to decompress. Part of what I love about the gym is that it feels kind of tucked away/hidden, and you don't feel like you're on parade to be judged by the passerby walking by like other Seattle gyms. It's almost like a reward for being a local Fremont-ian. There are two smaller activity rooms where they have classes (though due to my schedule I haven't been able to attend any yet). Bathrooms are out in the hall, and the changing rooms are inside the gym, but are pretty small, though I've been fortunate to have maybe only had 6-9 people total in the gym when I've gone, and I always come already dressed down, so I've never found that to be a real issue for me, but I suppose it could be for some. I also can't remember if there was a shower in the changing room, but I don't believe there is one. Nevertheless, I live so close that I haven't been too upset about this particular amenity. In the gym, there's your standard weight and resistance machines, barbells, stability balls, medicine balls, hula hoops, step boxes, a punching bag/speed bag areas, dead-lift station, bench press, and a ton of free weights. There's multiple stair-climbers, stationary bikes, including 2 bikes with virtual reality screens; same goes for the ellipticals - many of which are iPod capable. There are 5 or 6 treadmills, and several TVs by the treadmills and free weights - all with accessible remotes for members to change the channels. You've also got two main areas where you can do floor mat exercises. If I had to come up with any major downside, it'd be that the Wifi isn't great. Even being password protected, and with hardly any members in the gym, I think I spent more time trying to buffer a song to load on Spotify than the length of the actual song. But to be fair, even the signs with the Wifi passwords admit that they're looking to improve it, so we'll see. So I've given up on the Wifi thing for now, and try to come more prepared with set playlists already downloaded on my phone, or begrudgingly use my 4G data.