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LA Fitness operates a nationwide network of full-service fitness clubs. Its facilities provide cardio and strength training equipment, group fitness classes, swimming pools and sports courts. With locations across the country, LA Fitness delivers diverse fitness options and amenities designed to support a wide range of health and exercise goals.
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Reviewed May 11, 2017
A lot of equipment. I have never seen that much. Everything is placed and easy to use. Spend as much as time as I want in there. Indoor pool and basketball court are awesome and are nice additions to this gym. But just to name a few, maybe the second floor to have more stuff besides stairs and treadmills. Also, wish that people would be more considerate of others waiting for a turn to use an equipment piece, and the locker rooms had more privacy and bigger. I dislike the colors too and not a huge fan of all the mirrors. But the gym has met my expectations. If they lowered the memberships down to a reasonable price they would bring more people in. I feel it is above other gyms and if it ever improves it would be guaranteed the best.
Reviewed May 11, 2017
I really like the Membership price. I love that they have different and varieties of packages that you may choose from. It is very affordable and they work with you every time you reapply for membership. Lockers are pretty roomy and cool. They seem to hold up all of my belongings safely. I really love yoga but cannot participate at all the times. I wish they had more classes that I can attend and participate in, maybe at my location specifically. I would also like staff to be more involved in customer needs. Cleanliness on equipment can also be better as well as locker rooms and showers. I believe that I would not go with any other location because it is very convenient and staff is super friendly and usually all equipment is available and up in running.
Reviewed May 11, 2017
LA fitness is a really well known gym. I love all the equipment they have and the attention to the customer is kind and great. Also, the services they provide are on point with great teachers. I personally enjoy going there everyday and love meeting new people too. I actually made this my option because of being more economic than other gyms and location too. They have great economic plans if you don't want to go everyday.
Reviewed May 11, 2017
The variety and scope of gym and exercise facilitating equipment at my gym in my local city and state is top notch and I like the classes that are offered. In my own personal opinion, if I was the owner, I would offer plenty and lots of different various discounts for current members of my gym in my city and state, especially for referrals. But I liked the price and the number of offerings.
Reviewed May 11, 2017
LA fitness is very close to my house and all the places I visit in my neighborhood and pretty much all of my friends and family go to the same gym as me! I really like everything about my gym. What I would say I like the most is the sauna rooms and I like swimming in the indoor pool and working out in the area where there are treadmills. I wish it was a little bit bigger than it already is.
Reviewed May 11, 2017
Convenience location and provides the best results and offers other services that are helpful to stay healthy and gets advice and support regarding the workouts. A gym can offer a wide diversity of activities to improve flexibility, mobility, posture, strength and power as well as relaxation techniques. Gyms can provide an atmosphere conducive to a tough workout. However, the social ambiance of a particular gym is not suited to your personality (some gyms can be very cliquey). The gym is overcrowded at the times you can visit. A stifling environment as opposed to the open air spaces where you run. In some gyms there is a lack of supervision and it is difficult to obtain advice and support.
Reviewed May 10, 2017
Do you like pushy "used car salesmen" staff surrounding you? Paying 2x, 3x, 4x the price of gyms in the same neighborhood? Being surrounded by roided dudes and fake women? If yes, LA Fitness is the place for you. I've frequented many gyms (small and commercial) across the nation and can honestly say that LA Fitness tends to do it wrong every time.
Staff - In several locations, I found the staff very non-professional. The women were snap chatting in the front or flirting with just about anybody that would give them attention. The men are typically pacing back and forth in extra small polo shirts ranting about their qualification and expert level of knowledge from an online certification (you'll find most of them are in fact college drop-outs). The sum up the staff as a whole, think "Jersey Shore" meets "The 3 Stooges".
Price - Sure they offer a wide array of fitness equipment, but you'll find there's always a list of several competitors within a mile or less that offer the same equipment at a fraction of LA's membership cost. Typical Gym Users - Do you ever find yourself getting annoyed with the "done up" chick that keep posting videos and photos on social media after her 7th enhancement surgery? How about the roided-out guy that is most likely managing a GNC store? Well both of these idiots are the norm for an LA Fitness.
Pushy Sales - Even after you sign up, expect an excessive amount of phone calls about personal training - "no bro, I pay you idiots 3x the membership of other gyms... I'm good." Expect another call from the same guy 2 days later. Cancellation - Good luck with that. Even though you can sign up very easily in person, you can't cancel in person. This is in fact a BBB violation... Though most of the associates there are unaware with what "BBB" even means... "look it up on your phone... bro!" Do yourself a favor and research other gyms before signing up for this joke of a company. I do not see LA Fitness lasting long as they cross several legal/ethical lines frequently. Legal counsel, I'm looking at you.
Reviewed May 10, 2017
I love all of the amenities that LA Fitness provides. Things like basketball courts, racket ball areas, a pool, great machines are things look for in a gym. The only things I can think of that I don't necessarily like about LA Fitness are how crammed in you can feel due to the volume of machines, and how busy it gets at peak hours of the day. LA Fitness has met my expectations to their fullest extent. I am able to go at rough hours during the day, usually right around noon during my lunch break, and do nearly any workouts I would like.
Reviewed May 10, 2017
LA Fitness has an extensive floor plan with all the different equipment that you could hope for. Free weights. Treadmills. Ellipticals. A swimming pool. All that and many classes that you can sign up for too. The amenities are top notch too which keep me coming back. Also, it's very convenient and I know 2 or 3 people who belong to the gym as well and can get in a workout with me. I would like it if they would make it a little more exclusive so that there aren't so many people there during what I would consider peak hours of the day. Many of them are using free passes or friend's passes.
Reviewed May 10, 2017
My friends have recommended me this gym and I have heard a lot of good things about this gym, I went inside with a lot of expectations and another reason why I chose this gym is because I have one near where I live. They have a sauna and pool, they are very nice and relaxed. The staff are professional and very friendly towards people, they always have many activities and a wide variety of equipment. However, Sometimes I don't like the atmosphere in this gym, it is usually almost always crowded and the people that use this gym are snobby and often rude at times.
Reviewed May 10, 2017
I'm very picky when it comes to gyms. I've gone and tried numerous gyms, Life Time Fitness is my absolute favorite, but it's unfortunately too expensive. I love that LA fitness has child care, a huge range of equipment, and all the classes you can take. I also like that they have women's workout rooms so that it’s nice if you are uncomfortable working out with others. But I dislike that LA fitness has a cafe with food in the gym. I don't want to work out and then smell and see food. Also, the employees are on their phones a lot instead of working and they are kind of smelly and dirty. I wish they kept up on cleaning a little better.
Reviewed May 10, 2017
LA Fitness has many choices of equipment, variety of machines, flexible open hours and clean equipment maintained in good condition most of the time. It was also less expensive than others and was located at a convenient place. I had friends who joined the same gym. But it is crowded at peak times and staff unavailable for problem resolution. Parking is almost always an issue and each location differs from each other in equipment and cleanliness. It is also hard to use the proper equipment at peak hours.
Reviewed May 9, 2017
LA Fitness is great as it is. If anything does come up, I will be sure to let Steph know if there could be anything done to improve. There's a lot of room, plenty of cardio machines, a basketball gym, a pretty spacious yoga room, great block or rooms with Greek showers, and also the staff is very nice, and the vending machine options are greedy as they are very health geared. LA fitness has been everything I expected and more. When my friends told me about the gym I expected it to be pretty good, but when I got there it was even better than what they described. The people were awesome, and I mean that with the most respect and generosity, they went above and beyond. They did a lot of things that I didn't feel like they had to do and that's just struck my heart a little bit.
Reviewed May 9, 2017
La Fitness was highly recognized by other people to me. It has a lot of mirrors to watch your productivity and plenty of Good staff and really clean with lots of different machines and staff was always nearby to assist in any way that was. Sometimes it is just too crowded and for me it's a little too expensive. But the place was well taken care of all the time and fresh smelling. Also, the location was good until I moved. I was moving out of the immediate area and it was just going to be too far to travel there as much as I wanted to.
Reviewed May 9, 2017
LA Fitness allows members to bring guests with them whenever they visit the gym. This makes it very convenient for me to bring friends to work out with. It also made it so I was able to check out the facility before committing to the monthly fees. This particular gym just opened up recently in my area so all of the facilities are very nice, new and affordable but I wish there was more room for me to lift my weights without being in anyone else's way. Sometimes it can get a bit crowded.
Reviewed May 9, 2017
LA Fitness has a high number of machines which is really good for the busy hours, as the wait times for the standard, run of the MILL machines could get pretty long. This gym is what you would expect for the price. It's busy, but well run with working machinery and obviously well maintained facility. I prefer gyms that aren't so packed. However, peak hours were just way too packed, even though the gym had lots of machines and time limits per use. Best recommendation to avoid this would be to take in less members or expand the size of the gym.
Reviewed May 9, 2017
When Gold's closed they sold their contracts to LA Fitness. Their equipment is kept clean and up to date, friendly staff available for questions and there were many locations in the area. There are many different classes available and other programs to keep you and the entire family occupied. But I would love to see a juice bar. In the weights, there is too much grunting and it made me feel like I was back at Gold's gym having to listen to a bunch of muscle men trying to lift weights.
Reviewed May 9, 2017
I went to LA fitness as a guest. I was invited on a 10-day pass. The facility was clean and the reception was curious. They have a great variety of machines to use to workout on. The atmosphere did not smell like a locker room and has substantial privacy in locker/restroom. I really enjoyed the sauna. On the other hand, I went for the first time and found the jacuzzi was filthy. Yuck! Went back 5 days later, still the same. If it was not functioning properly, there should be a notice to inform clients not to use it... people were in it!!! The staff should be more attentive to equipment failure. If this was my very first time alone at a gym would like an escort to demonstrate the use of equipment. Equipment is not always easy for me to use. Would be nice to have a shorter check on you while going thru this experience for the first time at the facility.
Reviewed May 8, 2017
I didn't like this gym very much. The people there were pretentious and lied about membership prices plus they were super pushy to clients so they can renew their contract. But it’s close to home.
Reviewed May 8, 2017
My friend introduced LA Fitness and I go with her from time to time. I don't really go there as often because it's not convenient as it is too far from me and I can't go there as often before or after work. I wish it had a cheaper membership too. But, I like that it has good equipment. It's clean, it has friendly people working there, people aren't snobs and it has high-tech things. It's a nice place to go to and I don't feel judged there.
Reviewed May 8, 2017
LA Fitness has awesome price, accessible fee and you can find the clubs in a lot of places, cities or states. The clubs are very clean and there are a lot of showers, free soap, etc. I also chose them because they have a Jacuzzi, pool, steamers and new equipment. However, nobody (teachers, employees, personal trainers) helps you if you was doing exercises wrong, for example, you can't find hip-hop classes in all units, etc.
Reviewed May 8, 2017
LA fitness did meet and exceed my expectations. I got everything I really needed and felt it was worth the minimal monthly cost of being a member. I like that it has a pool and access to personal trainers. It was always clean with a friendly and helpful staff. It was well worth the investment. It would be nice if there were more options as far as machines go and a variety of classes. I would also like a nicer locker room with access to a sauna or steam room to unwind after a workout.
Reviewed May 8, 2017
LA Fitness has convenient locations. They're spread evenly across Long Island and it's quite amazing. Whatever town I may be stuck in, there's always an LA Fitness. It's always very clean and I love all the different types of machines and workouts they have to offer. I hope they have cheaper prices but I would go there again definitely.
Reviewed May 7, 2017
I chose LA fitness because it seems upscale and has a good clientele that care about their appearance. I enjoy working out there and this gym has met my expectations but it could lower its price and offer more classes. The premises also are a bit small and cramped. There aren't many locations so it can be difficult sometimes to find one when traveling. But I like LA fitness because it is chic and sophisticated. They have a great pool and clean equipment. Also, the locker room is well appointed and the price is reasonable.
Reviewed May 7, 2017
I chose this gym because it has all the latest gym equipment with all features. There are various classes which are free to attend with membership. They have personalized classes. They have classes early morning and late evening during weekdays so that my work is not impacted. I like step sculpting class. The instructors are very knowledgeable and guide me really well. They cater to my concerns in a very professional way. There is sauna, squash court, swimming. So it has everything from gym to sports and is very close to my home. They have all the latest features and I love it. There is nothing to dislike. It is a perfect gym.
Reviewed May 7, 2017
I initially chose LA fitness for proximity to home and work. They were also running a special through my organization. Location is my number one consideration when choosing a gym. I liked the classes offered, spin and zumba specifically. I liked the cardio machines. They had a good amount as most gyms don't meet demand. I used cardio machines primarily while I was pregnant. I often had to get ready for work after my workout and would've appreciated nicer bathrooms with more counter space, better lighting and updated showers.
Reviewed May 7, 2017
I choose LA Fitness because most locations are very convenient to my workplace and home, and they have so many classes in the morning and evening that works with my schedule, daycare for my kids and good pool, as well as they offer very competitive rate to other nearby gyms. LA Fitness has so many group training classes that well with my schedule as a full time working business woman and a mother. I love coming to their pilates, yoga, barre and zumba class and they have the best instructors for almost every class. The only thing discourage me is just sometimes it is off when I see the level of hygiene is below my standard and I am afraid of sharing equipments with others. But I love the gym and going there really does motivate me to keep a healthy lifestyle other than just exercising at home myself.
Reviewed May 7, 2017
LA fitness has met and exceeded my expectations. I think they are a great gym. I've been a member for a couple years. They have so many options between the different classes and all the machines. You can get the best workout and body and experience at this gym. They could update the machines a little more but all in all it's a great gym to be a part of. Whether you're a beginner or advanced this is a great place to be.
Reviewed May 7, 2017
LA Fitness is close to my house. I have easy access. This gym is great and I am used to it. I have been a member for 2 years. They play music throughout the gym so you don't have to bring an iPod. All the options are open to any gym member. You are more inspired to become fitter than ever. With a gym card you have access to all parts of the gym. You are welcome to run on the treadmills, use the weights and there are also TVs in the rooms for the gym people to enjoy. After your training session you are also welcome to relax in the sauna, which personally is my favorite feature. What I dislike about the gym is that most people are often possessive and I have gotten robbed there before. And you are not allowed food in there but hey it is a gym. Their equipment could use a little replacing. I found some rusty weights yesterday.
Reviewed May 6, 2017
We come here because it's convenient and easy to find but the pressure from sales staff to close on deal is annoying. I like the freedom of paying a monthly fee without being tied to the contract for an amount of time. Stop approaching me like car salesman. But it's a good gym. It's nice, open, and It's always clean. We like the babysitting area, and the smoothie shop. Also, I enjoy knowing I have a lot of flexibility when it comes to classes. Having a lot of choices is great. I like LA Fitness' hours, and it's never overly crowded. Their equipment is great, too. There is always a location somewhere and we can work out anywhere we go when we travel.
Reviewed May 6, 2017
LA Fitness offers group fitness classes along with various machines like treadmills, elliptical, rowing as well as free weights and weight machines. They have beautiful and clean single sex showers. Child care is also available. The location that I used was the downtown Silver Spring and it was one of the selling points because it is close to work so I could use it before or after work. The hours are also convenient to my lifestyle. The membership fee, while not the cheapest around, is okay and the facility is aesthetically pleasing. I haven't been to the gym in a while but I would like more personal trainer sessions included in the membership fee. A swimming pool would be a nice addition along with pool exercise classes.
Reviewed May 6, 2017
I enjoy the atmosphere. I like that it is big enough to house the traffic it obtains. The sales person was very helpful in picking my membership. Multiple amenities, easy access, and clean facilities. The staff is interested in helping you after you sign up for the membership. However, it's too busy and there's too much commotion around me while I exercise. But the gym has met my expectations. I have been able to exercise and get into shape. It was easy for me to drive too and if I travel for work, I am able to go into multiple locations.
Reviewed May 6, 2017
I choose LA fitness because I heard great things about them and they offered me a free pass for a couple weeks and I fell in love with the gym after only couple of days and I now am a permanent member and very loyal. I like how it's great operating hour access and that I can always bring a guest along, that they have clean bathrooms and clean showers and that they have a wide variety of workout equipment and more than enough room to move around. They also have competitive prices and great staff members who are always ready to help out and they also have personal trainers.
Reviewed May 6, 2017
Large two floor gym with a lot of variety of machines, both weight and cardio. They have a basketball court, and a few racquetball courts and an exercise studio. The changing rooms and showers are spacious and the pool water is better than at most pools. It's the best. The gym seemed to be very spacious at first and fun to go to. It was nicely maintained. However, ever since they took over Bally, the gym has been over crowded and uncomfortable. It makes it more unpleasant to exercise there because you have to constantly wait. Also, the exercise classes don't have enough variety for everyone, like older people and there is only one room, except for the spin class. The exercise classes are just not geared toward everyone and have terrible music.
Reviewed May 6, 2017
La Fitness is a place where you train, you exercise, where you have to have a lot of perseverance and discipline. Apart from what is good for health you feel in energy, the gym is a good way to be with yourself, a free space where you relax and you are full of energy so you can know how to take your day to. Also, I chose this gym because it is clean and there are good coaches that work with you. However, they can improve on hygiene and attention. How wonderful it is not to leave the gym.
Reviewed May 5, 2017
This gym has met my expectations; although I didn't go in, with high ones to begin with. I'm good as long as it's clean and the people there are respectful. They have various equipment to chose, along with a variety of classes to chose from if I'm bored just walking on the treadmill. I like the pool and sauna also, just overall very accommodating. I do not believe there is really anything to improve. Maybe some vending machines that sold cold beverages. Also, if it was possible for the trainers to be free, that would be wonderful too, but I know people have to work to earn money for a living.
Reviewed May 5, 2017
When I go to the gym my main concern is being able to get a good workout in inside a clean and safe facility. This gym has a great selection of workout equipment. I also like that some of the facilities have pools. I also enjoy the classes, specifically the yoga class as well as the cycling class. It's cool that some facilities have a kids' area for parents who may have to bring their children with them to the gym. Another great feature is the locker room. It is very spacious and I remember seeing a sauna.
Overall it is a good gym and there is not much that I would improve. It may be cool if the gym had an area to purchase refreshments like smoothies, salads, and other healthy food options. Another option would be to extend the weight lifting area, at least at the gym that I go to. It's always crowded, which is not the worse thing. A tennis court would be nice to have. I chose this gym because of the location in proximity to my home. LA fitness is also well known and has a great reputation. The fees were also not bad.
Reviewed May 5, 2017
This gym exceeds expectations. It is always clean, equipment is always available. Has every piece of equipment and lots of volume of peak use equipment and a ton of treadmills! But I wish they had more squat rack options. They do have one and one assisted rack but the weights are not organized like some other gyms I have been at. However it is close enough than another gym we go to. It also feels newer than most others, doesn't have that grimy feeling. Also, they have a store with the ability to make protein shakes. I also love that they have a pool.
Reviewed May 5, 2017
My biggest pet peeve with regard to gyms is the atmosphere. Sometimes, having too much equipment and not enough trainers to balance it out, gyms can be intimidating for first timers. LA fitness is definitely not like that at all, and that makes it an exception to most of the other gyms that I have visited. I really liked the atmosphere of the LA fitness gym. It was not as imposing as most gyms seem, and the people there were very helpful when I would ask questions or needed help. But I did not like the lack of classes and planned events at this particular location. I was looking for a yoga class that met regularly, but the meeting times for the group housed within the gym were sporadic at best. They were very irregular, and the instructor was hypercritical.
Reviewed May 5, 2017
LA FITNESS is a wonderful amazing gym with a ton of energizing people there to keep you upbeat and focused on your goals. The trainers they employ are absolutely awesome and work and encourage you every step of the way! Also, the multiple TVs around the gym are awesome with a different show on every one. However, I would just encourage the clients that come in to work out on machines for longer periods of time to clean their machines very well when they are done. They may also want to hire some people during the busier hours to go around and disinfect the machines better than what the user did. But LA Fitness has definitely met my expectations and beyond! I would most definitely recommend it to anyone.
Reviewed May 4, 2017
I like that the gym was a large size with a lot of machines to use. They also provided all the information needed to use any machine in the gym. Also that the price was right and the hours that they were open. The staff was very friendly and helpful with all questions and showed you anything you needed to know about the machines in the gym. I wish there were more classes to take and also bigger men's room to chance and shower. This would be an excellent idea to improve the gym experience.
Reviewed May 4, 2017
The pool and the equipment is decent. There are plenty of locations to choose from. I dislike the misleading information given by some of the gym salespeople. They should not intentionally mislead customers into thinking the contract can be easily cancelled. But I like the equipment is easy to cycle around and there is a pool to swim in after working out. The universal equipment was large and there was plenty of room to workout. This gym was average overall considering the hard selling the employees engage in.
Reviewed May 4, 2017
Well it had everything I'm looking for in a gym. Plus the offer we got was great also. The trainer was also awesome. He pushed me to workout with my knee that I was scared to use to workout. He encouraged me to work hard to achieve my goals. What I do is work out with the trainer, then I jump in the sauna. They have showers as well as lockers to put up your things. And The staff is friendly and very helpful. They make going to the gym easy and comfortable. I love that the gym has the pool but I do not like that it is not monitored. I see people hop in the pool dirty. I mean you are supposed to wash off before. I hate that no one follows the rules. Not everyone wipes down the equipment, too. So I find myself doing it before and after a workout. These are the only things that I dislike. I've been in other gyms and this makes me feel comfortable. I want to do everything that'll help me stay fit. I want to tone, I have a machine that works great for me there.
Reviewed May 4, 2017
I loved the pool and hot tub at LA fitness. I like cost, the staff friendliness and ease of working in on sets. There was plenty of cardio and free weights, as well as weight machines. Other patrons were happy to share space, friendly and relaxed as well as willing to help or offer advice. The kid care was good and you can pay a bit more to bring a friend as much as you want. Even though the pool area was great it wasn't always functioning. The hot tub is a great feature but 60 percent of the time, it was closed for maintenance. They can have maintenance scheduled during hours they are not open. There were also "pool hogs" that would stay in a lane for hours, and the staff didn't seem to monitor it.
The personal training lead was a bit sloppy. The trainers (especially the head of the department) seemed less than professional. His knowledge was dated and he showed up for our session with a greasy bag of Burger King. The racquetball courts were always full and the people in the rooms were not playing racquetball, but instead were stretching or doing yoga or working abs. The classes were quite good but got very full, a second studio for the popular classes would have been wonderful. If they had some type of fitness challenge would have been great as a way of encouragement. The experience was much more comfortable than any I had at other franchises, where the employees didn't seem to care whether you had a good experience or not.
Reviewed May 4, 2017
LA fitness has the newest and most modern machines. Everything is always clean and well maintained. Their installations are convenient as well. LA fitness met my expectations because you get what you pay for. It is very affordable. They have nice pool and bathrooms/changing rooms. The majority of the staff is very nice, especially the kids club people. However, their sales agents are kind of aggressive. They try to sell you extra stuff. It’s either getting a personal coach that is usually very expensive or buy items from their store like shakes or powders.
Reviewed May 4, 2017
LA Fitness was the closest to my home, so I checked it out and received a very good discount or promotion at the time. Nice, clean environment, great equipment, and friendly staff that made me feel comfortable to work out there and willing to help show me the ropes. Because of my weight I was uncomfortable in front of some of the other people there working out, but the staff didn't make me feel that way! All in all it was a nice place to go for my workout.
Reviewed May 3, 2017
I like the amenities, the locations, the prices. The women, and there are good looking men too for you gals out there. The machines are four star, never dirty. All in all what’s not to like about this place? Although they need more than one communal shower. It’s fine at 5 in the morning but in the afternoon it’s jammed pack and the shower is packed too. The girls and I go in the afternoon so I can’t shower there. Not a big deal but it’s always wondered me. But this gym has charisma over other gyms. No themes, no gimmicks, no hidden fees. Just makes you feel welcome. It’s got heart, spunk, soul. It’s just a great gym. What more can I say?
Reviewed May 3, 2017
I chose LA fitness because I heard many great things about it online and it was a well taken care of place. Everything was very clean and in good shape. It has a very good place for your kids too if you have any while you work out. And the gym is very enormous and awesome and there are many people working there so there is a lot of supervision for the kids. However, there are always a lot of kids there and it gets very crowded and very noisy in that room and they can be heard from the gym rooms and the gym rooms get very crowded too.
Reviewed May 3, 2017
My friend and I had always wanted to try out going to a gym instead of working out at home. We tried LA Fitness and loved it. I enjoyed them and it was my favorite gym for a long time. We got a good price and they were not as expensive as we thought they would be. They always had clean towels and water. I loved their equipment as well and the gym is very well maintained. The employees were very friendly and cared and spoke to you in a professional manner. But they would get a lot more business if they were open twenty-four hours a day. That way more people can enjoy their gym no matter what their schedules look like. It opens the opportunity for a lot more business and also satisfied customers. This is the only reason I left this gym. I worked odd hours and I am a student. Being busy you can’t go to a gym at normal hours or at the same time every day. Other than the business hours I have no complaints on LA Fitness.
Reviewed May 3, 2017
My expectations have been met for this gym. I was looking for a state of the art gym like we had in college and LA fitness is comparable to some extent. It's close by, multiple locations, ability to go to any location without a fee, ability to bring guests. The pool, sauna, group fitness classes, trainers, reliable and amount of workout equipment are all great parts of the gym. There are a lot of machines to choose from. Cleanliness can be better and an upgrade to the bathrooms are needed. I've been to multiple locations where rust and mold were present. I rarely see employees cleaning equipment.
Reviewed May 3, 2017
I like LA Fitness and choose this gym over others because the machines are always up to date and top notch, always work as they should work, are innovative, fun to use, always give a great workout. The place is clean, and fun and has a nice assortment of clientele. LA Fitness is very good as is, however there are a few small things they could improve upon including larger and more storage areas for your gear and personal belongings, and maybe add some more bathrooms, or bathroom space. But overall great gym to work out in. They have great customer service and it's a pleasure to belong to this gym.
Reviewed May 2, 2017
I loved how big the group classroom is. There is plenty of room to participate in the class and move around without bumping into each other. I also love that they have pools and nice locker rooms there. However, the membership staff are very pushy. They also rush you through the tour of the gym. We almost felt obligated and pressured into the membership. I wish there was a separate weight area for women. The majority of the free weight section was crowded with men and made it difficult to get in and do lower weights at higher reps. I'd also offer more classes at off times for those of us who work in healthcare. Early morning and late night classes would be ideal. In hindsight, we chose this gym because of the proximity to our home, hours of operation, and variety of classes.
Reviewed May 2, 2017
I went to LA Fitness because it was where my boyfriend went. We liked that there was a sauna and there was a location close to our jobs, close to our house and off a main road and we could go to either one. I liked that there was a pool and that group exercises classes were offered. I liked that there were different types of equipment too. The pool was also large. I did not like the floor plan because it was too open and that was intimidating. I was on display for the whole gym. I also wish they had a smoothie cafe and or a snack bar.
Reviewed May 2, 2017
I like many features about LA Fitness and it has completely met my expectations. They offer a wide variety of equipment and the facility is always clean. The gym is always judgment-free and there is a spacious locker room, and friendly staff too. I have gotten a great workout experience. But sometimes it is hard to get the machine I desire or the gym is too crowded. The gym can also be too cold at times which I do not enjoy. I also wish there was a sauna and a better membership program for students.
Reviewed May 2, 2017
All of the other gyms in my area were locally owned and few of them were doing well enough to have what I needed. I'd love to support local businesses, but I can't compromise my workout for it. LA fitness is very clean. I don't have to worry when I sit at a machine if anything gross could be on it. Everything is also well maintained and I've never seen any equipment out of service. It's really pricey just to look nice. Feature wise it's nothing special but they sure charge you for it. The price also seems to attract the most careless kind of people, I often feel the other patrons might hurt themselves trying to use the equipment.
Reviewed May 2, 2017
LA fitness is always clean. The employees are nice, friendly & always greet you with a smile & are very helpful. If you are having any problems with any piece of equipment they will come over as quickly as possible to help you out so you can finish up. Best customer service by far. The equipment is up to date & not broken or not working. But I dislike guys that like to hang around just to watch the women work out. It's really creepy & happens all the time by the gym near my house. Some of other women can be catty sometimes about their stuff. Like they will cause a fuss just to get some attention.
Reviewed May 1, 2017
Avoid this gym at all costs. They pressure you into signing a 12 month contract for personal trainer services which sounds good until you realize that you can rarely get a personal trainer at the time you want unless you want to book several months in advance or at 6am or 9pm. The gyms themselves are dirty and crowded and it's virtually impossible to get on some of the equipment. When you try to cancel your membership they make as difficult as they possibly can and continue to take money from your account even if you cancel your payments.
Reviewed May 1, 2017
I signed up my husband, daughter and myself. I added my youngest daughter to my VIP list so she could try it out before I got her a membership. She finally decided to come with us about four days into our membership. We went to the front desk. The lady at the front took her full name and also had me sign a waiver. She advised me that we would receive an email with her official pass. We went in to enjoy our day. Today we went in to work out again. Taylor was at the front desk I told her that I still didn't get an email for my daughter. She said I needed to speak to one of the guys. Unfortunately they were all busy so we proceeded to use the gym facilities.
After getting on the treadmill in the ladies section. Taylor came in to harass me and my family. She said none of us were able to use the gym facilities without me signing the waiver. At that point I explained to her again that I already signed a waiver for my daughter and gave her details but I didn't get the email for her pass. She took my email and said she would take care of it and there was no need for me to worry. I told her if there was an issue to come back to see me. Instead of her coming back she had Korosh call me on my cell phone to harass me some more.
Korosh was rude, disrespectful and unprofessional. Shouting at me on the phone stating I needed to come down right now to see him cause I didn't have a membership for my daughter. He went on to tell me he needed my daughter's driver's license. I explained to him my daughter was only 14 and didn't have a driver's licenses. I told him the waiver was already signed and I gave all her details. He was rude and told me if I don't have a driver's licenses he would need her health card. I didn't bring my purse to the gym so I explained I didn't have a health card either. At this point I felt very uncomfortable and disrespected to say the least. So I went downstairs to speak to the guy.
Korosh was with a client and I told him "I'm here. You felt the need to interrupt me while I was working out cause it was urgent. Let's speak right now" cause this entire experience occurred due to their lack of professionalism and substandard efficiency. He was even more rude and said I needed to stand at the side to speak to him after he was harassing me. After speaking to the girl at the front I found out... The first person I spoke to didn't input my daughter into the system. They also have no way to confirm if a waiver is in the system. I also found out that some of them do not understand their own internal systems and procedures. We spoke to one of the staff that advised us he could activate my daughter's guest pass as of today. Such a insult after embarrassing me and my family in front of everyone in the ladies section.
I closed my account the exact same day. My daughters were very disappointed cause the facilities were perfect for our needs and convenient for our schedule. However, the lack of adequate professionalism and basic respect is something I demand in all interactions. To boot I requested to be booked on the general manager Garry schedules to discuss the matter in more details only to find out he only works from 10-2pm every day. He also has no email address available to forward any complains. I am unsure how anyone can get any issue rectified with hours like that, especially training your young staff. Now I have to wait 2 whole weeks for my full refund. I hope it actually comes. Based on my experience I doubt it!! DO NOT GO TO LA FITNESS!! Looks good from the outside but they will have you feeling like crap.
Reviewed May 1, 2017
When I was a member of LA Fitness eight years ago, the location was convenient as it was right next to my office and it was always open. I enjoyed the cleanliness of the locker rooms. Plus, the showers and gym area was wonderful. However, the layout of some of the machines was awkward.
Reviewed May 1, 2017
LA fitness has a phenomenal personal training program. I was unsure at first after LA fitness bought the local gym that I had been exercising at for a few years but they bring a level of professionalism that a small chain can't compare! This gym was a surprise. I wasn't expecting the quality. When they purchased the local gym they remodeled and filled it with brand new equipment! It's fantastic but costly. Nevertheless, I love the state of the art equipment and supplements available.
Reviewed May 1, 2017
LA Fitness has incredible class room and had a wonderful selection of classes at all times of the day. Many levels of yoga, belly dancing, cardio, cross fit and more. They also had a pool, a hot tub, sauna and various courts. It was always clean, had a great atmosphere and in a good location. Also, the price was good, got a good deal. But, their freelance personal trainers cycled through faster than a drunk lawyer drinking margaritas at happy hour. Every single time you came in there were new trainers and they would always solicit you while you were trying to work out. But overall, liked it very much.
Reviewed May 1, 2017
My mom and sister were both LA Fitness members. And when I was staying with my mom for a few months, I still want it to work out so I chose this gym. It definitely met my expectations and I was able to enjoy the free weights and especially the pool. It's a large gym with a huge variety of machines to use. There’s also different people who come to the gym so if you are not in the best shape you don't feel like an outsider. Being a large gym also have its disadvantages. While the workers are friendly and you have a lot of space it is hard to connect to others. It would be nice to have more social engagements where other people who work out at the gym were able to get together. There aren't many LA Fitness locations which is another downside because it would be nice to be able to work out when I'm in other places away from my home gym.
Reviewed May 1, 2017
However, the gym was busy at certain times of the day but that's something that can't be helped. The smell of the pool was also extremely strong. Sometimes other gym goers didn't clean off the equipment but that also can't really be helped. But LA Fitness mostly met my expectations.
Reviewed April 30, 2017
When I first joined the gym, they were quick to take my almost $3000 for the membership. When I joined I informed them about my back issues. They were like, "No problem. We will help you." Of course that's just to get people to sign up. I haven't been to the gym in a couple months and when I can I asked if someone could show me how to use the machines that won't injure my back well they were not helpful to say the least.
Their attitude was like "If we show you how to use the machine and you injure yourself". "Well isn't the point of you assisting me with the machine is so that I use it properly and nor cause injury to myself." They outright refused to assist me. I felt pressured get a personal trainer which is what they were pushing for. I shouldn't have to Pay an extra thousand dollars for a personal trainer just to show me how to use the machines. I think it's poor customer service and poor management. I came here super excite to get healthy and get help. Not so.
Reviewed April 30, 2017
Good equipment. The equipment here is very up to date and clean. They are very good at quickly fixing broken machines. The decor of the gym is also very cute and well thought out. I guess to some that would not matter, but it keeps you distracted from the calories you are currently burning. But there was not always a very big variety when it comes to cardio machines. I like lifting weights, but I prefer to do more cardio targeted exercising. The gym is very close to where I currently reside. Overall it is a great gym. The convenience it provides before going to work is my primary reason for choosing this particular gym.
Reviewed April 30, 2017
I am satisfied with this gym for the low cost. I get basic membership for a very low cost of 25 dollars a month because this gym chain is partnered with my health insurance. There is a good variety of equipment and classes. The LA fitness location I joined also has a nice large pool. There is a good aqua aerobics teacher that teaches a class on Friday mornings. However, I would prefer a smaller gym that is more personal. There could also be more showers for the size of the gym. There are many members and frequently there is a line to use the shower.
Reviewed April 30, 2017
LA Fitness has better workout gear and equipment in comparison to other gyms. Their monthly fee is more affordable given all the club and swimming features. I can have my own personal trainer and I can play sports as an alternative. However, I would improve the spacing of the place and their regular membership access to some of the features and not just include special features to VIP guests.
Reviewed April 30, 2017
LA fitness definitely met my expectations. Variety of locations across the US and you can use any of them. The price was good when you signed up for a year at a time. It's a good looking gym. The equipment is easy to use and it was a big gym with a variety of equipment. I felt comfortable there. I liked the feeling and it felt good. A few things could be improved. It DID seem a little outdated as far as the design is concerned. Still okay though and nothing too crazy. But that's not too big of a deal.
Reviewed April 30, 2017
First of all the location of this gym is very convenient for me because after doing an hour or so on the gym the last thing I want to do is to have a long drive when my body is already drain for doing exercises. Plus I always wanted a place that serves more than a gym but can also inspire you to be the best you can. They have a lot of equipment that I can use for exercising plus it's a great place. The people there are very friendly and accommodating to the customers' needs so you won't feel like being an outcast. But I hope they could get more new equipment because as years goes by new exercise equipment will be made which will help you what you want to achieve.
Reviewed April 23, 2017
I called to cancel. They told me I have to do it in person. I did not have time to come in that month and forgot about it. I got charged again. I called again to cancel and told them I don't have time to drive in just to cancel, so please cancel me. They refused to cancel me. They offered to send an email with the cancellation form. I said, "Ok."
They did not send a cancellation form. They sent me a link to sign up for the online account so I could print my cancellation form. I signed up. Then I was locked out because recently my credit card was lost/stolen. And because they were not able to charge that card, I got a $10 fee added to my charges (even though, if someone would listen to me, I no longer want to continue to go to the gym)!
I needed to update my billing info so they could charge me again before I could cancel. Nope. Not gonna happen. LA Fitness will not get any of my credit card or banking info ever again. I received numerous phone calls from California the very next day. I called them back and explained my situation. They gave me an email to use to cancel. I wrote an email asking to cancel. They replied with "To protect the privacy of our customers..." that I must cancel online or in person at the gym. Well, well, well, didn't I just get sent around the world and back to arrive back at where I was originally. Nice work LA Fitness.
It's a shame that businesses like LA Fitness have to resort to taking advantage of their consumers instead of just running an honest business. Why do they use this process for cancellations? In hopes that you forget and get charged again. Or in hopes that you don't send the form in time and you get charged again. It's amazing. I never thought a gym would try to hold me hostage financially. But that's exactly what they do.
Truth is, all they have to do to cancel is press a button. But they refuse to even if you ask them to do so several times. I look forward to the 3 phone calls a day now from a company who sells a product that I no longer use, will never use again, a company who I pleaded with several times to just please cancel my membership. I will also look forward to LA Fitness tagging on the next charge plus a late charge next month because I heard from other people that that's what they'll do. My buddy asked to cancel over the phone months ago and they actually did it for him over the phone. But me? I guess I wasn't lucky like him, and now I'm in a huge battle with a gym over this cancellation.
One more funny comment. They used the phrase "to protect the privacy of its members..."??? Thanks LA Fitness for protecting my privacy, because Lord knows I wouldn't want anyone to know I'm canceling a gym membership (sarcasm). Your cancellation policies are just a scam to squeeze more money out of people, honest good people I might add.
Reviewed April 20, 2017
I signed up for membership during winter time 2016. The shower was ice cold, they don't have hot water and also it is very dirty. I don't think they clean it at all.. The lockers are rested inside and not clean at all...
Reviewed April 17, 2017
I have to say as a member which started in LA fitness was a gym I liked about the courts, the pool, the sauna and much more. However, the pool is not heated most of the time, The sauna is always closed. The basketball court the hoops have no nets. I was kinda shocked when I saw all of this. The gym overall is like Planet fitness without the pool and without the court. The fees is outright ridiculous. I find that they charge way overpriced. I've canceled because I felt it waste and not worth the money. I don't mind paying but for the money I rather go back to Planet fitness which I was much happier there than LA fitness. Their staff pressures you. They over charge you and mislead you and then the gym is really not worth the money. Plus planet fitness staff they're nicer people and they want to help and work with you. LA fitness all they want is your money. They really don't want to help you plus their trainers are all nasty as well.
Reviewed April 13, 2017
LA Fitness is the WORST. I un-recommend this gym to anyone reading this. I'm paying for an all-access membership, which I was told from the outset gets me access into any location in the country. Went on vacation and they are charging me $5 for every out-of-state visit. NICKEL AND DIMING. I wasn't even informed about the charges - discovered them online. Customer service sucks. Manager Erica ** was unhelpful, unfriendly and unsympathetic. Their best solution is to "upgrade." Hell no, they'll be lucky if I even keep my membership after this. Not to mention there was no hot water in the women's shower for MONTHS at my home location in freezing mid-winter... And a missing hair dryer around the same time period that did not get replaced for days.
Reviewed April 7, 2017
I cancelled my membership with this company and after cancelling they still charged me. When I called to speak with customer service they said that I did not cancel the membership online and I could not do it over the phone. They referred me to the adhesion contract and said that according to the contract I could not get my money back because after 3 months of being charged and not cancelling made me unable to refuse the charges. I could not get my money back and I was charged 2 extra months.
Reviewed April 7, 2017
Stay away! LA Fitness is a scam! They took payment for a full one-year membership, announced that they were closing the gym and then refused to refund the remainder of my membership because there is another gym 2 miles away! Sharp and dishonest business tactics!
Reviewed April 6, 2017
Barcode #s ** and ** have been members for a little over a year and a half, and been personally trained, quite well I might add, by Brian at the Hospitality Lane San Bernardino LA Fitness facility. We have always felt welcome and well cared for there and enjoyed both the original facility as well as the exemplary new facility. For that, we thank you most sincerely. Brian is an outstanding trainer that has given us so much knowledge and encouragement as well as improved our overall well-being. Someone we will not soon forget. Someone who we consider a friend. The staff was equally friendly and uplifting with their attitude as well. We will also miss them.
Unfortunately, in November we moved some 60+ miles away. Within the first week we were seeking a local gym that we could continue going to. That was all derailed in mid December, the evening of the 14th to be precise, when I was struck by a motorist performing an illegal lane change while I was on my way to work in the ER where I am a nurse. I made it to work alright, but as a patient. A broken hand that was ran over during the accident and a separated and broken collar bone, all on the right side (dominant side) has kept me out of work as well as the gym since.
Soon thereafter, amongst the chaos our lives had been thrust into, we contacted the gym to put everything on hold as ** is now in the position where she must work 7 days a week to help recover the loss of my income. I, quite understandably, have limited mobility and capabilities and most assuredly, cannot drive. I was told by the individual at the Hospitality Lane gym that it was taken care of. Alas, the approximately $280 was taken from the account which led us to overdraft fees. I received a call stating there was a problem with the payment from a gym in Round Rock Texas. Mind you, we live in Los Angeles, and the individual eventually advised I call my home gym. Both of us, bewildered, went about our prescribed tasks. Me calling the home gym and he scratching his head wondering why I was returning a call made from his gym in Texas. The same thing happened today but from Florida.
I'm admittedly, perplexed, but no matter, onward we go. After talking to the gym, we were told it was taken care of again. Can you guess what happened this month? The $280 was again drafted from our account with another message saying that there was a problem with the payment. That is the most accurate and true statement I have heard yet. "There was a problem with the payment on your account." On that I am in total agreement, the draft and subsequent overdraft fees should have never have happened. Again. I am finally, after speaking with Florida? (returned call), San Bernardino, and then the 949-255-7200, I am told that now I need a written note from my doctor saying I am excused from gym time, much akin to an elementary school child. (Even as distraught as I am over this, humor can be found in almost anything, thusly helping us remain civil.)
Now, my one year contract had expired and with no big ado it became a month to month agreement. Being unable to travel and ** working 7 days a week to try to make ends meet, I was told all was well only to find out today that I needed to provide 30 days written notice and a note from my doctor now. Had this been said earlier, well, a lot could have been avoided. I understand that for an employee, with the common knowledge amongst the ranks, that you sometimes assume that the customer knows these things as well. I do not believe I was intentionally not given this information. And then in later conversations, it was probably assumed that I already had this information also. It happens, I get it. However, I then proceeded with my processes of trying to put back together the other pieces of life (and broken body parts) under the false impression that it was taken care of.
As a digression, the numbers from our membership have been substituted for our names to emphasize just how much we have been made to feel like a number in this process and not as actual humans with lives and feelings and problems and triumphs that we go through. In my last phone conversation I truly felt as if I were Sisyphus with his eternal plight rolling the boulder uphill only to watch it roll back to the bottom signifying the beginning of his toils again, having any precept of progress obliterated. I further realize that customer service reached a whimpering end when trampled to death by the Dollar Sign, Automation and a general disdain for human interaction. To that end, I realized that there was no need to continue any further and to then arm myself with the greatest weapon I have ever had in my armory, my voice. Perhaps someone of import will hear and prevent this from happening in the future to someone else.
All I ever wanted was to not be charged for a service we were unable to partake of, at least until we were at a point in life where we could again. I looked forward to the day where I returned to the gym and began the arduous task of restoring my body back to its pre-accident status and then keep working on my personal fitness goals. Even now, all I ask is for the right thing to be done. I don't want reimbursed for overdraft fees to time lost or mental anguish, free or discounted gym time or any other such nonsense, just what should have been done 2 months ago. Not to have the moneys drafted from our account so we can pay our bills as we need to until this ordeal has run its course and we can get back to some semblance of normalcy. An error was made, it was compounded, we are paying the price, dearly. It may not seem like much to you, but it makes a world of difference in our lives.
To put a person to these numbers: ** = Susan, Mother of 6 wonderful and brilliant children, Registered Nurse who works in the ER as a trauma nurse and pediatric emergency nurse, preceptor and teacher to new nurses, holder of a Nursing Degree and Business degree, loves to surprise bake for coworkers, travel with her children and experience all life has to offer and seek out the beauty in life's little things. ** = Joel, Former Paramedic, Fire Fighter and US Army First Sergeant Nurse, Medic and Engineer, Civilian ER Nurse, Vocal Actor, loves enjoying nature with Susan and her children, woodworking and riding his motorcycle with Susan who has taught him how to first love himself, then love others and life to the fullest. With this I close and shall withhold my reviews from social media until a response is heard.
Reviewed March 22, 2017
While I was working out a the Richfield, MN location Monday, March 20, an employee identifying himself as a VP told me to leave an area newly restricted for trainers and their clients. I refused, telling him I was promised from day one that I would have access to this area to do stability exercises, the only reason I joined the gym. I'm 66 and have poor balance, so I need this area to workout in, as it is out of the traffic flow and has the necessary equipment. He got up in my face and told me to get out.
When I still refused, he grabbed me. I shouted loudly for him to get his hand off me, to make sure others saw what he was doing. He did release me, but then began placing his body within inches of mine to restrict my movements, making me even more unsteady. When was done, and went to the treadmill, the police showed up. It seems he told them I was not a member and was trespassing. Later that evening, I saw that he had indeed canceled my membership, but several hours after the encounter with the police.
Reviewed March 18, 2017
I called to get a refund cause I cancelled my membership in January. They didn't attempt to take money for February, no. In March they nailed for 40 dollar. When I am attempted to get a refund they call the cops.
Reviewed March 16, 2017
Workers are not informed of anything that's going on in the location. If you have or ask a question they will tell you: "I don't know!" They need better training in customer service and class instructors either are late or don't show up. Communication is not something that's important to them. Very dissatisfied!!!
Reviewed March 15, 2017
I should've first read the horrible online reviews, I know. Cancellation was ridiculous -- they make it very hard, intentionally. Autopay on credit card goes on and on. Your first month was prepaid, which you'll probably also forget. Essentially, you have a two month delay at the end, at best. Call corporate if you have problems. Don't them blow you off. We moved to a town with no clubs within an hour away and were able to finally get the deposit and recent charge returned. They called it a "two month refund," but it's not -- it's your own money you get back that you paid upon signing.
Anyway, hate their ripoff customer business practices. I went for yoga mostly, and treadmill. Yoga class was LOUD -- near bike class and basketball. Just a bad experience start to finish. Avoid if you have another choice, or READ YOUR CONTRACT, keeping it when you want out. Their verbal promises are totally meaningless. Read the written contract, follow it, go to classes if you like, but don't think for a moment you'll be treated fairly.
Reviewed March 9, 2017
In 2012, I visited and toured a gym in New Brighton, MN and was not sure if I wanted to sign up after the tour. The salesperson called me for weeks and I gave in, all he needed was my CC# since I had left me details. A contract was filled in and signed (faked and used my initials), an email address I have never seen (saw the contract for the first time 3/2017). I was a member for 4 yrs till I lost my job. On 3/9/2017 I visited the location in West St Paul, MN intending to resume membership, I was told I owe $98. I last visited the gym in 4/2016 when I stopped paying. I notified the billing dept when they called.
The Ops Manager at the Inver Grove location (Mr **) was rude to me. I told him I never signed a contract, he produced the contract with my initials doctored and fake email address. I told him I had never seen this, nor had anyone explained the need to have written cancellation until today (3/2017). This enabled them to continue billing 3 more months after I had told the billing department on the phone that I had no income and could no longer afford the gym. When I called corporate I was told that they "continued my membership for 3 more months waiting for updated billing information". How is that possible that they would want to bill me for May/June and July 2016 after I had told them in April of 2016 that I would not be able to afford the membership and stopped using the facilities.
Apparently, they were more optimistic about my future financially than I was. Mr ** at the West St Paul location has no business representing a company in that manner, he was rude and hostile hoping to escalate our discussion, I remained calm and polite. I explained to him that I was holding LA Fitness to the same ethical standard I have of not using the facilities when I could not afford them and was unable to pay, likewise they need to reverse the 3 months of billing.
Reviewed March 9, 2017
Several days ago the manager at the DADE COUNTY SOUTH LA FITNESS branch I attend switched three of the TV channels so they would always play Fox News. Several of us were very upset by this due to racist, hate speech made and/or tolerated by certain Fox News contributors. One lady asked the manager to change the station and he refused. She told us that she also wrote to corporate headquarters about it and they didn't ever bother to reply. Everyone is entitled to their own political opinions but a gym should be a neutral place. That is not the case at LA Fitness. I am canceling my membership.
Reviewed March 8, 2017
I recently joined LA Fitness last November, when speaking to a consultant I let them know that I was a full-time student looking for the cheapest option of payment. They charged me $200 in initiation fees and let me know that I was paying $39.99 because I joined along a friend. I later found out that I was paying $70 a month. This is ridiculous! They didn't let me know till after I called to complain and paid the first 2 months.
I've been trying to contact a consultant since January because a relative had just joined LA and was paying 25.99 a month for only one location which is exactly what I was doing but was paying too much more. I've been trying to contact someone at the Aurora LA Fitness for 1 months and they always say that no consultants are available and that they will call me back but NOBODY EVER DID. THIS IS HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TOTAL DISRESPECT!!! When going to the gym and speaking to a lady about this issue she said that the promotion was over and that she couldn't do anything about it even though I've been calling for a long time and had proof with a picture that I saw the promotion.
Tonight I just got off the phone with an employee from the Aurora LA Fitness and he said I had to cancel my membership and charge me once again for the initiation fee to get the $25.99 a month. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW SOMEONE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OTHERS. We are the ones keeping them in business and they treat their customers like this. I do not recommend this gym unless you wanna get taking advantage of.
Reviewed March 3, 2017
I recently moved from Michigan to California and joined LA Fitness as an additional member on my daughter's account in Fountain Valley. She had $2000 worth of personal training that was not being used and the personal training manager graciously allowed me utilize some of her remaining sessions. The new LA Fitness was being constructed and the manager of the personal trainers was very involved with the interest of my training and encouraged me to transfer to the new Huntington Beach location and continue to train. The Huntington Beach location opened and the sessions were coming to an end. I purchased an additional $3000 in personal training. After a couple of months I was not getting the results I was I asking for. I had conversations with my personal trainer with regards to this and nothing came about a change in regime.
I did not plan to cancelled my membership, but have not been to LA Fitness since Nov. of 2016. I also have not scheduled a personal training session since Aug/Sept of 2016. I was not getting what I needed from the personal training. I was asking for a refund of my personal training sessions and nothing more. Having worked within the fitness industry and customer service for several years I did not I was asking for the impossible. I do feel that Clay, the district Vice President could have done more considering the amount of money my daughter and I have invested in his company.
LA Fitness has done a disservice to me and my daughter. My daughter and I are service members working with the Coast Guard sector. We have been faithful LA Fitness members and had recently moved to California excited to meet new people who enjoyed the healthy lifestyle here in Orange County. I have now been removed from my daughter's account and cancelled my LA Fitness membership. I am very disappointed with the LA Fitness Corporation and they the way they handle customer support.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2017
I have moved to another state and there are no LA Fitness in 50 miles radius (thank god!!!) Even based on their shady contract they must cancel the service. First of all during numerous calls, they never told me that I need to provide proof of relocation, until claim department of my bank got someone from LAF on the phone then they told me what and where I should send the documents. Even After they received the documents, still they are charging me on monthly basis. Location in Pittsburgh, PA. Worst experience ever!!

Reviewed Feb. 18, 2017
My 1st visit to LA Fitness, Main St. Bridgeport CT today w/ a friend. I notice the girl at front desk was chatting on cell phone for about 5 minutes before coming to help. She was unfriendly, no personality. Finally had to sit down to fill out a questionnaire -- no problem. I gave age, name, but the question of my marital status I thought was irrelevant & had nothing to do with me working out. The rep said I had to answer that or be charged $15.00. That is ridiculous!!! I refused and left. I would never join or use for free LA Fitness because of the unfriendliness of front desk personnel & the unnecessary personal questions.
Reviewed Feb. 17, 2017
I will highly recommend for you not to go here. If you deal with Cyrus or Scott they will be very nice to your face until you sign the dotted line. It is the worst gym by far, it's very corporate, equipment sucks. This gym was taking money out of my account for 11 months without me knowing. When I confronted them about it they said they can't help me. When I called head office they said they'll only give me 3 months out of the 11 months owing. How is that right. Then the manager Scott said he would give me my 8 months plus 3 for reimbursement, I agreed to this. After 3 months they said I had to leave because my membership was up. They lie to your face. I could not believe it. It was very disappointing.
Reviewed Feb. 15, 2017
When I first went to this gym in Long Beach, I thought the facility looked nice, had a variety of equipment, and some friendly staff. My friend had also recommend this particular gym to me based on her initial experience with the staff. I was hesitant to join since I had heard from others that gym's had poor customer service, outdated/poorly maintained equipment, poor sanity conditions, along with other issues. I was also warned that the sales reps are pushy and misleading as to the services offered & contract conditions. The employees/trainers are aloof and treat you indifferently with scripted responses to every problem. I came to find out that all of those things were true.
When I went to join, the sales rep pushed for me to sign up for a trainer for a whole year. I told him my goals and how I would be able to afford only the 6 month two times a week. He kept pushing for me to sign up for the full year and I kept repeating why I could not afford it and I was not that interested in a trainer. He then offered me 12 additional "classes" as part of a Business promotion, and I agreed to the 6 month trainers contract with the idea that I had a few more sessions to add to the ones I purchased. What he failed to mention was that I would be signed up for only two days a week with the trainer and these additional classes would have to be squeezed in at the discretion of the trainer and would expire if not used before the end of 6 month contract.
I found this out after my first trainer. He was actually a nice guy and for the first month I was ok with my purchase. He helped to show me some of the basics of the equipment and good routines. The third month went by and he kept introducing me to different routines and machines and I was starting to wonder why we were not keeping to a regular routine until I asked him and he said that he wanted me to have a feel for all the types of equipment and exercises that could be done at that gym. I was also beginning to become frustrated with my trainer by this time. He began to arrive late to my 30 minute session and on multiple occasions he would leave me to finish the routine 5-10 minutes early to "prepare" for the next client.
At this point I was ticked off and asked to use my additional classes. The trainer was not able to make room in his schedule and offered to have another trainer meet with me on a different day so I could use the additional sessions. This next trainer was far more blunt and less accommodating with my schedule and was hard to reach because he would not respond to text or phone calls and I would have to call the gym to reach him. This went on for a short while and at the end of it all I had not reached my goal and all of my "free" Sessions were not used and even two of my normal session were never used because of scheduling conflicts with the trainer and other clients. I asked to use the session, but it was at this time that the rep told me that I had to have used them while I was still under trainers contract.
I voiced how upset I was by this and got a scripted response from the rep about how this was laid out in the contract and that if I wanted to I could sign up for another 6 months and he would honor the original deal. I told him I would not be using this service again and could not afford to pay another 6 months. He then says that if I sign up for one month of lessons I could keep the sessions. I said no thanks and got up and left.
Looking back I wish I had closed my account then and there. I noticed that the sales rep & trainers didn't greet me as they had when I was paying for the training sessions, I immediately thought. I continued to use this gym with a bit of a sour taste in my mouth, but my friends continued to train with me & this facility was close to my house. My friend who had recommended this gym was offered a job in Sacramento and wanted to keep her membership and the trainer program. She was told she would not be able to use her session up north so she used them up before she left.
At this point me and a friend kept going to the gym, but we began to noticed that some of the popular cardio equipment with monitors did not work consistently and would regularly be under maintenance. When some of the big equipment broke down it would take almost a month before it was repaired. We also noticed how the locker rooms weren't always cleaned regularly. Over two days I saw the same shower cap and band-aid in a shower stall.
When I finally chose to leave this gym I called in to cancel my membership a few days before they charged me for the next month. They told me that the only way I could close my account was to meet with a rep. When I asked to speak to the rep and if there was any way to close my account. I was brushed off and told I just need to come in and meet with them and they worked from 9-6 Monday through Friday. I told them I was not able to meet during those hours as they are when I work and if I could leave them a message. They repeated their scripted response and I realized I was getting nowhere with this person.
The next day I got off early. I went in to speak with the rep. I asked to close my account and explained how I had tried to do this earlier in the month. The rep said that they would close the account but I would still be charged for the month since they had not received a cancellation form in the mail or email. Apparently I could have mailed or emailed them a form to cancel the account but their staff couldn't or wouldn't let me know this over the phone and when I asked her about it she simply asked me who told me that and left it at that.
While the rep was courteous, she kept repeating that she could not reimburse me for the month and when I pressed her to look at my account more closely kept moving from computer to computer saying that she could not bring up my account since their computers were freezing, all the while they are scanning members key cards as if there is no problem. I don't plan to go back to that gym and hope others don't fall prey to this company.
Reviewed Feb. 8, 2017
I have been charge for an account should be canceled few month ago and they said is my fault because I didn't fill up a paper that they never tell me I have to. So I don't have any solution except to pay for something I didn't use it? Beside customer service on the phone and the manager of Somerdale location in NJ have been so rude!!! Worst experience ever!!
Reviewed Jan. 24, 2017
I had the WORST EXPERIENCE EVER. PERSONNEL DOES NOT CARE ABOUT CUSTOMER SERVICE AND CLIENT SATISFACTION. I joined LA Fitness as a new years resolution on Sunday, January 1st. On the 2nd (considered this year as a federal holiday) I engaged in the personal trainer program. As part of the agreement, the person that assisted me said that I was paying for 2 to 3 sessions a week and also that as a courtesy the first session washing to be longer in order for me to meet the personal trainer and get used to the routine. I was also told that the sessions where going to last from 35 to 40 min. I went the first day, and everything was fine. The session lasted 50 min so I did have enough time to exercise. What I wasn't told was that they were going to use two of my sessions for the first day, neither I was told that I was paying for 25 mins session.
They scheduled my second class for Wednesday, I told them that I needed to be called to be reminded of the sessions since I wasn't used to the routine; they called right after the schedule session was over and added the session as worked and discounted it from the sessions left. Nonetheless, I schedule for Thursday and the personal trainer couldn't go. First he told me because he had to left his girlfriend at work he was going to go 30 min late and even though I agreed he never showed up and said his car was broken... Really?! We reschedule for next day Friday, and he didn't show up, he said that he forgot to put the alarm clock on time... What type of UNPROFESSIONALISM is this. I certainly got mad and asked for my contract which they barely make you look at and they don't give you a copy once you signed and they said that I had to come back from 9am to 5pm, it was unbelievable.
I did went back to look for my contract very UPSET to one close to where I work, and asked for help to get me out of this contract since this wasn't I agreed to pay for, and instead of helping they were acting like piranhas talking bad about the LA Fitness where I signed and getting all the credits, how could an ethical business possibly do that?! WORST SERVICE EVER...!!! I wanted to get out of the contract badly and by the time they finally realized it, the person said "I'm sorry. Yesterday was the last day you had to claim a full refund. Now you have to pay besides that a 50% of your plan non-used." I did got pretty UPSET due to his LACK OF DESIRE TO HELP and got even MADDER when I asked for a corporate number. They gave me the first number they came out with that didn't even work.
When I read the contract it said if I wanted to ask for the full refund I needed to claim the funds within 3 days after the contract being set up clearly stating excluding weekends and holidays, so basically I thought it was my lucky day, since I got into the contract on a Sunday, which they don't count as a work day. Monday was classified as a Federal Holiday this year leaving Tuesday as the first day of my contract and three days after would have been Friday which it was the day I asked for the cancellation. I felt on my rights to asked for the refund so I called the headquarter at a phone number I found in Google, since apparently no one that works for LA Fitness knows the phone number, DISAPPOINTING, and when I explained them the situation they said that Thursday was the last day and that they couldn't make an exception "keeping in mind that I WAS CANCELLING IT DUE TO THE HORRIBLE SERVICE I EXPERIENCED''.
They said that in order to do so I had to contact the person that subscribed me that they were going to place me in a brief hold... BRIEF HOLD THAT LASTED 3 HOURS AND ENDED BECAUSE I HUNG UP THE PHONE...!!! I called the person I was supposed to talk to and he picked up the phone within 5 mins which make me believe that all the time they just wanted to have me on hold to get me tired of waiting... WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE EVER...!!! When I talked to the person I was supposed to in order to help me claiming my funds instead he was offering me other personal trainers and insinuated that if the problem was that I couldn't afford the payments... ARE THESE PEOPLE SERIOUS?!?! It made me think if I speak well English and Spanish, for an instance I THOUGHT I WAS TALKING MANDARIN.
I sent an email to the director of that one with my cancellation form that I found online, because NO ONE HELPS YOU OR GUIDES YOU TO GET OUT. I sent him my complaint and the full picture and he replied that he was going to give me a call on Monday, January 9th, 2017 and as of today Monday 23rd still haven't received his call. DISAPPOINTING...!!! I did send my cancellation also to the address listed on the contract with my complaint on that Saturday and they replied back that my cancellation was process that still they were going to charge me for the rest of the contract. That I didn't provide specific supporting and verifiable documents and that was cancelled voluntarily therefore they were going to charge me 50% of the current remaining balance owed... ARE THEY INSANE?!
Im not cancelling it because I can't afford it, or because I quit going to the gym the first week, I cancelled it because of a breach of contract, since I didn't receive the first week what I was told I was going to receive which they were my 2 to 3 sessions, because of the lie that each session was supposed to last 40 min and in fact it was only 25 min, because of the lack of respect the personnel have for clients and the lack of professionalism... I cancelled it because I feel offended with the way they treated me and they still do. It's unforgivable what happened and the way they are still handling it...!!! WORST GYM EVER. DO NOT EVER EVER ENGAGE IN ANY CONTRACT WITH LA FITNESS, AVOID A HEADACHE AND ABUSE!!!
Reviewed Jan. 23, 2017
This place is disgusting. The locker room has more sand and dirt on the floor than the beach. There are dust balls everywhere. The garbage is always overflowing and the walls in the shower are growing mold. Some agency should do something about this. Each time a member complains they state the manager is not in but they will let he or she know. Terrible disease ridden place.
Reviewed Jan. 20, 2017
My story - I am from Long Island N.Y. and they did not properly close an account I signed for and every time I thought it was closed, they said it would be taken care of but failed to give me a receipt. 13 months later I'm trying to get my money returned. They insult me by saying why didn't I get a receipt. That's my fault. Since I didn't get one that I'm the stupid one. Without piece of paper no proof. They tell me I have no case against them again I am the Stupid one, I've been putting up with them for these months trying to get reimbursement for 13 months of auto billing. I was not aware I was being billed because I thought they closed the account 13 months earlier. And I am the stupid one.
They got paid almost 600 dollars for services not rendered and for account I thought I closed 2 minutes after It was opened. And because I didn't get receipt I am the stupid one. Not to mention being told by four account specialist they would forward my complaint to VP. I was told they would get back to me. Never did. And finally today told me I was told I'm getting nothing back because I signed their contract and it was my responsibility to ensure a copy of cancelation be obtained from them. Just sharing my pain.
Reviewed Jan. 18, 2017
So I bought the guest privileges for an extra 20$ every month. With the guest privileges, I can bring in any 2 people I want to work out with me. I usually arrive first to workout and my 2 friends will come after me and I'll just have to check them in. But recently they changed their rule and said that I have to COME IN with my friends in order to get them in. I told them, if they're just gonna have us do that, I'll come out of the gym to get my friends and come back in. Then they told me that I won't be allowed to come back in if I do that and also they told me that I can't workout 3 times a day. (I would probably never go to the gym 3 times a day, but I like to have my options! lol) I was confuse and angry. I mean I bought the guest privileges, shouldn't I have the right to bring any 2 guest I want as long as I'm in the gym?
They also told me that I'm not allowed to train with other people in the gym and that if I want to have a trainer I need to sign and pay for a personal trainer at LA Fitness. That's bull! LA Fitness is just being selfish. The only reason why I joined LA fitness was because all my friends were in there and now I can't train/workout with them? The first day that I joined LA Fitness, they tried to convince me to sign up for their personal fitness program. I still remember the personal trainer saying to me with an attitude, "You'll never reach your goal if I'm not training you." To me, I felt like that was very unprofessional and I took it offensively. He also told me that we can't be seen training with a friend. I made a strong eye contact with him and told him, "You think I can't do it by myself? Well watch me. I don't need your help. I'm not signing up for this." I was pissed off. But I shook it off, whatever, I'm just here to work out. Urgh, should have never signed up for LA Fitness.
Reviewed Jan. 17, 2017
When I joined the gym I had a goal for myself. I even signed up for training and I told them only for 6 months. I will add if I feel I want more training. Well I was still getting charged for training and it should have been done November. Well it was kind of funny how my 6 months ended up being 12. Now I will have to pay half of the remaining months left.
I knew I shouldn't have joined this gym, but I was talked into joining this one. Training started out good, but pretty soon it's like "We'll you need to take this pill, drink this drink" and my calorie count kept changing. Pretty soon my body was all messed up and I was busting my butt at the gym, but nothing was happening. I had no more weightloss, I was working out with the trainer 3 days a week for an hour and taking a class.. Also I went to the gym to get into shape, lose weight and get healthy. Not be stared at by people cause I am overweight and talked about. That went on all the time at this gym, it's like a meat market.
Reviewed Jan. 13, 2017
The Greece club is by far the worst club I have ever been in. Dirty towels on the floor, hair in the lockers and just dirty. But yet you come in and 2 or 3 employees just hanging out at the front desk talking and having a good old time. Not to mention that 4 machines are broke and no plan to fix until March. Pathetic management other clubs are not like Greece. I know 10 people who have or are canceling their memberships.
Reviewed Jan. 12, 2017
The monthly membership doesn't appear to be a problem but they will coerce you into signing up for a personal trainer. And with all contracts, watch out for the fine print. You ARE NOT allowed to cancel at any time so when you get sucked up in the $200 monthly fee in addition to your $29.95 monthly fee, know that you will be paying for no less than 12 months before you can cancel.
Reviewed Jan. 5, 2017
For more than a month it seems I'm being called by other LA Fitness locations to renew. Every time I've asked them to remove me from the call list. Isn't this kind of practice illegal esp on my cell #?
Reviewed Jan. 5, 2017
They apparently don't process cancellations, and then blame the consumers for it. My wife canceled her membership at a branch. They deactivated her account, and immediately started spamming her email with offers to return. But they never stopped charging her credit card. Three extra months they charged, at $66 a month. I had to file a dispute with my bank. Then I canceled my account at a branch location. The person said it was done, and I had no more payments. But I called the next month, and what do you know... they never canceled my membership. The manager at the branch even said there was no way to refund my money because he said that I "didn't cancel properly." ME! I DIDN'T CANCEL PROPERLY! What the actual **?! I had to put a good on my credit card. Apparently this scam is part of their business model. We need a class action against LA Fitness and they need to go out of business. ** scumbags. They make me sick.
Reviewed Jan. 4, 2017
Where to begin. It all started when I wanted to go gym out and work my physique back to my former glory days. All in the pretty mild days of October and November when the incident took place. I signed up blindly to a membership and PT contract. This is where the nightmare begins. I figured out that I did not need all these added fees on my membership nor my Personal Training due to my circumstances and proceeded to come in 3 days AFTER I signed those contracts. It is IN THEIR POLICY to allow you a full refund for everything if you come in to cancel within those 3 days and submit the paperwork. I came in with my family members to discuss this and thought I cancelled both membership and Personal Training while getting a cheaper membership deal (without those ridiculous fees that I won't be utilizing their benefits).
Then a month happened. It is now November. I was expecting a refund for the mistaken charges against my bank account but I was charged additionally another $195 and $43 for contracts I had CANCELLED ALREADY. It hit me and my family really hard that it occurred to us that they did NOT submit the paperwork and allowed it so that we do not get a full refund on the contracts I cancelled for in the first place. I had charges mounting up to $700+ within the first TWO MONTHS. Being a broke college student, this did NOT make my day.
I had to come in AGAIN in November and boy, the PTD (Personal Training Director) was absolutely RUDE and DISRESPECTFUL towards my older siblings who are well off with their family and kids. They were APPALLED by the behavior that this guy demonstrated towards us. Not to mention the guy handling my membership? He was never there since that time I wanted to straighten out my contract for membership. Can you believe it? These two are in cohorts to make off with your money. And I imagine reading the other reviews on this site, they are all true and happening in all parts of our beloved America. Employees like that should be burned to the stake. But anyways... Back to Reality.
We called corporate later that November night to find out that the PTD LIED to corporate about wanting to cancel my Personal Training contract and the same *probably* happened with my membership too, but I was more focused on the Personal Training at the time. The person at corporate told us to dispute all the charges made against me with my bank - and I did so promptly after we hung up with corporate.
Corporate called back to follow up with the complaint I had the night before - and guess who was on the phone... the PTD... it was a conversation call made to my cell phone... (ugh I hate this) the PTD named Frank - he was absolutely rude like I said earlier - making gestures like "Let me speak to X privately" and a lot of other bullcrap like "I believe how old is X again?" --- I say that gives you no right to allow me to have someone speak on my behalf if I do not know what is going on and should be standard practice when discussing things like this anyways. I confirmed I wanted to cancel completely a full refund on this (at least I was guaranteed this) and I saw receipt emails. This is probably what I should have gotten when I wanted to cancel back in October. My fault but at least I managed to sneak it in the system that I wanted to cancel back then.
From what entailed onwards, I patiently waited into December while hearing the various reports from my brother and sister in law that the PTD was really avoiding them and giving them the "look" he gave me back then. The membership person who I signed up with (and want to punch in the face -- strangely looks like my old calc teacher in High School) "left" the gym. I started to work out exclusively at home. I made a promise that if I had to pay off anything else from LA Fitness I will never return to any gym for another contract until X months passed (as if I was still continuing at the gym).
December - I received confirmed about 2 of the 4 charges made against my account. They agreed to refund EVERYTHING on Personal Training. The bank is still working on membership dues charges made against me (although I am starting to doubt whether these other 2 charges will be credited back to my account). I barely used the gym since then, even in those 2 months I had a membership with them then, I did not feel comfortable knowing my contracts were on the line (after reading various reviews like yours on this site and others).
Present day - I have a part time job now (only working as needed by my supervisor) so I guess it's fine now. I really want my other 2 charges credited back to me and I would be so happy if it happened. I just graduated from college not too recently and I have to work towards paying off my student loans. But the clincher is that I have barely any money to go off since this incident. It's driving a huge hole in my bank account along with other necessary purchases like food, clothing, cleaning supplies, helping out family, etc. Even if I have to end up paying the remainder of $291.16, it would leave me nothing as I have to pay off my class (I took a job training class in order to get where I am now), loans, and other things. I soon have to take another prep class so I can try to get into grad school so my money is at an all time low. Still debating the 2 charges - hoping it goes well and my bank can take back the charges against my credit card.
END OF OBJECTIVE REVIEW. Rant time. These ** employees, Frank and James can get some karma handed to their ** for trying to deceive a honest customer like me. If James (the membership handler at that time) gets his share of the money from me - which I highly doubt is much, can be lost in some accident (blown in the wind, dropped wallet, etc). If he gets a lion share of the money, then ** him. I want to see him lose it on something he'll regret on. Frank, I have his information card when he was "nice" to me, but I looked him up and he was using probably a FAKE phone number.
None of these LA Fitness Employees who are THIS competent to even work at gyms should go reflect on themselves before karma hits them for a turn for the worse. LA Fitness is where the Devil and his disciples work their black magic on unsuspecting fellows like us. And to the founder of LA Fitness, I hope your rich lifestyle is worth the thousands of people's money you robbed forcibly by telling your employees to be the duplicitous ** they are reputed to be. You can go die in a hole. Do me a favor LA Fitness. Give me back my money you robbed me or face some damaging consequences for the rest of your pathetic existence your gym runs. I will continue to submit these types of reviews on other sites/social media so try me.
Reviewed Jan. 4, 2017
I joined the gym in October 2016 & used the gym for the 4:30 body works class only. In December the 4:30 class was permanently eliminated and I was unable to get my membership join fee back. I advised Lauren (a membership management personnel) I was willing to get a prorated amount back but was denied from management. BEWARE before joining that this happened to me. I am now out my initial money.
Reviewed Jan. 4, 2017
I don't know where to start. The gym went from a 10 when it was opened to a zero. I would say about 30% of the Cardio machines are broken all the time, and the rest have zero maintenance and falling apart if not a out of order sign on it. Water from ceiling leaks a few places, the rugs are all stained with sweat, the crowd has turned to very loud, yelling stuff out as they do the free weights. The locker room should be shut down until cleaned up or replaced. Section one of the showers out of 4 showers, one works, and works horrible. It should be condemned!!!
If the board of health ever seen this place, I guess they not doing their job. Usually no cold water, all the showers have mold on them, broken tiles, dripping water, hair in the drains, band aids, clothing, paper towels on floor, no shower heads, the sauna is dirty and the wood is broken, locker room is falling apart, front door always has a broken sign on it for months and months. That's just for starters. A friend told me they were going to remodel 6 months ago, still nothing...
Reviewed Jan. 3, 2017
I wanted to sign up my son for 5 days beyond the visiting period he gets from my signing him on my guest list when I first joined. First, we were given a price of $75 for him and his wife for 2 weeks. But we were told that it could be less in a few days (after the New Year). Indeed, it was more for him alone in a few days. And they try to sell you a trainer right off, as well. I'll join another gym next year.
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2016
This is my experience with LA Fitness on Personal training program. PLEASE DON'T SIGN ANY CONTRACT WITH LA FITNESS. I went to LA Fitness center and gone through the gym premises. Front desk person was suggesting different program. It was fascinating, because I have set the goal to work on my fitness. In the end, he was giving me idea and about personal training and benefit. I don't remember if he mentioned about 12 months contract and breaking conditions. You will think about LA brand name. So In your back of mind you will never think, what is going to come as personal training, when you start this training program.
I have started this program and initial session was good with trainer. After few session you will come know, training is not helping or getting any benefits. At this time I don't know about contract and breaking conditions. Finally I have decided to cancel this program and continue with gym. It's really costly more and am not getting that much benefits. I went to center and discussion this with front desk person. Initial he told me wait. I have waited there for 1 hr and after that he come and discussion. He was saying he can't do anything. I need to call their corporate office.
Next day I have call to their corporate office. The lady pick the phone. I have explained her my problem and wanted to cancel my personal training program. She suggested following things me: I need to change trainer, check with different center, I need to pay 50% of remaining period. I don't understand. Why do I need to change center? Because I have sign the contract so. Anyway, I thought let's give another changes. I ask her, "can you suggest me good trainer so that I will get good training and change my mind." She told me, will arrange my next session. I have waited for 5 days and no one call me. I was disappointed with things. Finally I have decided to cancel and pay my breakage amount and get out from here. After 5 day I have called them to cancel my personal training program. I told them, why I am cancelling this and not happy with program and management. I will go online and give my true feedback.
There are ok this negative feedback. He told me I can write my experience. I don't understand about LA brand name and there are list bother about image. Person from corporate office told me, he was sorry about this things happened to me and he will talk to center and try to improve the program. But he is not ready to way-off my contract. If some problem with them, then also client to pay. This is very bad management. I don't understand about LA management. The only way to cancel this contract is showing medically unfit certificate. I/we don't want to do this. Right? PLEASE DON'T SIGN ANY CONTRACT WITH LA FITNESS. If you really are interest, please try for one month. I am 100% sure you will not extended after that.
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2016
LA Fitness has the classic case of big box gym customer service being a bunch of **. I've been a member since 2013, but they are suddenly closing the two gyms near me (for no stated reason). I have 2 months left on a training package that they insist I use or buy back; they will not cancel or refund anything. In addition, the attitude of their employees in person and on the phone is incredibly rude. Corporate customer service refuses to let me speak to anyone in a higher position and lied and said that they can't refund my package for "legal reasons." I will be out of this gym as soon as humanly possible and will never return.
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2016
Even if you get it in print a price and special offer it will change or be revoked in nearly every instance. If you choose a certain club that club will not be included. If you want courts that is extra. If you want more than one club it is extra. If you want anything it is going to be extra. The gym is great. I love it but dealing with corporate stuff is a living hell. May take weeks if not months. All the while you are paying top dollar and lose first and last payments plus money down.
Reviewed Dec. 15, 2016
I didn't think anything like this could happen in the United States. I trusted that honesty would be enforced with employees & management, but it turns out even corporate makes excuses for the dishonesty at every level. Sick to my stomach that this company exists, especially the more I read reports of people being taken advantage of when they are sick or undergoing some other hardship. Don't sign up with them, not even just a basic gym membership. You think it won't happen to you, but they find a way to take advantage of everyone. This is NOT your normal company where a corporate complaint means something. Your experience means nothing to them... because they get paid regardless.:)
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2016
I tried to cancel my personal training before. I got a text from a representative at the gym telling me he "doesn't know what my issues are". I don't feel it's fair to charge people $600 a month for 6 hours of work. I'm stupid for signing this, but when you have people staring at you... on top of that they lie to you... They told me they would give me 2 months free sessions... which I didn't get. The manager told me 2 free sessions with him... which I didn't get. He said he would help me with a meal plan... which he didn't do. Now I'm stuck with a trainer who goes to the bathroom doing our sessions and doesn't write everything in my training book. Not even 6 hours since sessions are 25 minutes. I feel so disrespected. I work very hard at my job and I do a good job... and I just feel this is not giving me as much as I give. I am downright insulted by this company. $35/month for gym is fair... but their personal training is not worth it. I am now trying to cancel again.
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2016
LA Fitness is quick to enroll you and extremely difficult to get out of the contract. They keep charging you and pretend that you never been asking for a cancellation, keep bouncing you from one person to another and hide behind working schedule of one person or another. The gym itself is sub par, presenting filthy stinky facilities and chlorine-filled pools. Pretty depressing. No idea how they stay in business.
Reviewed Dec. 6, 2016
I opened family membership for me and my son with 200 down and 49 per mo in August 2016. My son used 4 times as 3 weeks later he got a job in Clanton Al and moved. I called up and told Manager to cancel his membership as there were no clubs in his area. She said I had to come down but I told her just had hip operation and offered to send her verification. She said I had to come in and I hung up. I have never been inside until today, 4 months later as my hip is healed. Brian the Manager confirmed they continued to take my son's membership fees out of my account for the last 90 days. I offered to just credit to my account and he refused. Called Corporate and they said they could only credit 1 month. What a joke. I said "now cancel my membership as well."
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2016
An evil corporation designed on the sole purpose of not servicing any of its customers and leading them through an endless loop of lies and deception just to take your money. Once you are a member they will never let you go. It is really ridiculous that it is almost impossible to cancel your subscription because they won't allow it by phone. They won't allow it in person. It takes ages for them to process mail applications to cancel and they keep delaying and charging month by month. Just completely ridiculous. I told my bank to stop processing any payments and that was the only way I was able to stop my membership. They charge random fees every now and then for no reason whatsoever. The staff has no idea of what’s going on and can charge you additional fees if they feel like it.
It took them 4 months to fix the showers that were out of service and they did a half ** job leaving the showers even more disgusting than before. Absolutely rude and obnoxious staff that think they are right and you're stupid. The equipment is extremely old and outdated with many of them always out of service never to be fixed. Hours of operation are stupidly short and the fees are stupid high. The pools are always dirty and FULL of chlorine. Last time I checked it is supposed to be a water pool not CHLORINE pool. The worst corporation I've ever dealt with.
Reviewed Nov. 12, 2016
I supposedly signed on as a month to month customer with no contract. I tried to cancel my membership. There were two options, complete a form or go into a branch. Firstly there was no form online so I go into a branch. Well they only do that Monday through Friday YET they do new memberships on the weekend. After getting the runaround multiple times I cancel my payments. Then the harassment began... 20 calls daily, including Saturday and Sundays. No way to cancel and constant harassing calls. The place on Route 3 in Clifton is filthy and has a high level of thefts. STAY AWAY!!! New York Sports Club is way classier proving that you get what you pay for.
Reviewed Nov. 7, 2016
I contacted my local location in October to cancel my membership only to discover in November that was not done. I was charged for an additional month that I did not want nor did I ask for. I called the location to resolve the situation, they would not help. I then called their corporate department to review the situation and they would not help either. They would not provide a refund, even if they made the error, customer service was very poor.
Reviewed Nov. 5, 2016
On July 23rd 2016, I Sat down with Jonathan assistant manager ID # ** at LA Fitness in Port St Lucie West Florida to talk about personal training. I told him I could only work in the mornings as I am a full time employee and full time student. I usually go to the gym at 5 am but have never seen any personal trainers working with anyone that is why I ask him three different times if he was sure that I could get the training in the mornings. He assured me that he was the one who would be working with me and we proceeded to do the contract. The first workout we had together he was late and he never showed up again. I went to the gym the Saturday after and he told me that he got promoted to another gym and his manager has my information and would call me to assign me to another trainer but that never happen.
I called LA Fitness on numerous occasions to find out about the training and each time spoke to a different manager who gave me fake names and each time I was told nothing was noted on my account and they would note the account. One manager said his name was Mike **, another said his name was Chris **. I got a call from someone name Ray no last name about two weeks after who said they have resolved my problem and he has a trainer available so I should be at the gym Wednesday morning. I showed up and no trainer showed up. I called repeatedly to ask them to cancel the contract until another time since they cannot accommodate my schedule but they wouldn't and continued to charge my credit card. I called Capital One to block my credit card and I was told that it is better to change the card.
I changed my credit card and Capital One gave them access to the new card. I got sick after that and was in the hospital when I got a call from LA Fitness that they need my payment, I told them I was in the hospital. I was told to send them a note from the doctor and they would cancel my account. My husband took the note to them the next day and they took the doctor's note but did not cancel the contract. I have had surgery since then and cannot work out but still the contract has not been canceled. I don't know what else to do.
Reviewed Nov. 2, 2016
Three clubs LOCATED in Phoenix AZ WILL not let me, all access club member entrance to my club instead requiring a new LA Fitness membership based on the fact I am from California. Regardless that I have my membership pdf document in tow and guest access absolutely not because unless I sign up I must be a Phoenix AZ resident to get even a guest pass however online there is a guest pass for five days free every six months that include a friend but the confirmation letter states it's, "for you only" and three times at one club I got so mad I called the desk clerk and two snotty girls ** and was chased out while they said they were calling police. I was offered a made up package by Breon - TWO weeks for 75 dollars each - which went down to 30 dollars each for me and mom which mom angrily declined and no, there was no free guest pass.
At another club I was told by two employee/managers I had to sign up with LA Fitness and was ineligible for the conversion scan code because I missed the deadline. A customer I run into told me. His friends from California were also arm twisted to sign up for LA Fitness and were pissed but cough up the money. According to the article AZ Central presented online according to officials all 24 hour Fitness members with all club access are to enjoy 41 clubs in the valley. My contract says I have 450 clubs and I have always accessed these clubs and if you are not a resident of Phoenix they WILL not give you a guest pass as I have been reminded at the Camelback LA Fitness unless I take out a membership because I am from out of town and because I PURCHASED my membership in California I am denied AZ access as told to me by desk clerks and phone conversations with customer service. Fraud...State Attorney General.
Reviewed Nov. 1, 2016
I signed up for a personal training contract for a year fully knowing that if I wanted to cancel early I would have to pay half of the remaining contract amount. I got lucky and ended up with an awesome trainer so I decided to increase my session by two a month. Now she has so many clients that in order to get a time that works in my schedule I have be on the computer at midnight on the day those session become available. I am not asking for just one time slot. However, if I do not sign up for a session immediately the only ones available are at 8:00pm at night which does not work very well when I get up at 5am for work. I have reached out to see if I can reduce those two session since I can never get them scheduled and received a phone from the manager but he is never there when I visit the gym. Hoping that they will work with me to resolve the issue but I doubt it. I already have over 10 unused sessions with more accumulating each month.
Reviewed Oct. 25, 2016
Sent numerous cancellation forms, called and spoke to 3 different managers, spoke to headquarters and still nothing resolved. Well I guess the biggest plus is they finally had a competent GM at this location to finally cancel our memberships. My husband is a 100% disabled vet and we could no longer come to the gym as his condition was worsening and we notified them of this on numerous occasions. He just recently underwent 2 spinal surgeries due to injuries sustained in Iraq and Afghanistan. And has been unemployed and bed ridden. We surely could not afford to continue to pay for a membership we could not use anyway.
We pleaded with them to please properly cancel the membership and they kept claiming that's what was done. We would get calls from employs trying to update billing info even though our bank never changed and we would tell them to have their GM CALL US THAT WE HAD ALREADY CANCELLED THE MEMBERSHIP MONTHS AGO! But little did we know they kept writing reports saying we would tell them we're not updating and that we want to cancel! Not true at all we said the same thing every time that we already cancelled on many occasions and to let us speak to the GM and they would say they're busy and say they'd have them call us back.
Finally the billings stopped and we assumed naturally that they finally got our multiple letters, our phone calls, something. So to our surprise we wake up to 200+ dollars taken from our account from LA fitness. So you can imagine how upset we are, especially with how full our plate already is! Now they are telling me they refuse to refund my husbands money and that we will just have to deal with the outcome. LA Fitness robbed a 100% disabled vet, right after 2 spinal surgeries and during unemployment at his lowest point. As if suffering from traumatic brain injury and severe PTSD, as well as multiple other issues wasn't enough, lets add to it by stealing from someone who has nothing!!!
This place is a joke and now I have to find someone to look after my husband while I hand deliver VA DISABILITY FORMS AND A doctors note stating he cant work out! Hes not even allowed to put on his own sock you **! I cannot get over how sneaky and terrible this company is!!! I will make sure I let the world know what scam artist they are at LA FITNESS!!!
Reviewed Oct. 23, 2016
My wife has been an athlete all her life, and has been going to our Pompano Beach LA Fitness several times a week since it opened this past New Year's. Both of us purchased 2 year memberships at that time. When we purchased the memberships we were told that it was easy to suspend your membership at any time if we knew we were not going to be able to use it for an extended period due to health issues or even business travel.
In August my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer and will be unable to use fitness equipment for 6-8 weeks per the instructions of her surgeon. So, we asked both our local representative and a corporate rep that her membership be suspended, but were shocked when we were told that there would be a $35 fee to suspend the membership. Since $35 is roughly what 6 weeks of membership is worth, it would turn out that there would be no benefit to suspending the membership. So, in sum, she will be losing 6 weeks of paid membership because of breast cancer.
For a business that sells itself as promoting health, it is bitterly ironic that they are unwilling to support the breast cancer recovery of an existing, dedicated client. If they hadn't already pushed all the mom and pop gyms out of business, we'd be taking our business elsewhere. I guess this is the price we all pay for allowing monolithic, faceless, singularly profit-driven businesses like LA Fitness to verge on monopoly. They can even pump us for money when were literally lying down and unable to fight back.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2016
In August, I canceled my LA Fitness membership according to LA Fitness' policy. I printed the required document with the included barcode, and I mailed it via certified mail to ensure delivery. On August 22, I received an email confirmation from LA Fitness that my cancellation request had been confirmed. The email stated that my final billing date was July 28. Regardless, LA Fitness continued to bill me 34.99 per month on July 29.
Moreover, in trying to resolve this issue, I went over my records and realized they had been double charging me for months. 29.99 and 34.99 each month since February. I contacted them, and I was told it was a membership for someone I do not know. Clearly these charges are fraudulent. I have contacted LA Fitness numerous times for a resolution, but they keep playing phone tag with me and nothing has been done to solve the problem. I want a refund of 34.99 for the continued unauthorized billing of my account, and I want a refund of 29.99 for 9 months for the fraudulent charges on my account. 304.90 total.
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2016
I have been going to LA Fitness Smithtown for 2 years now. More than half of the times the hot tub is either being drained for cleaning, closed for repairs or only partially working. I have talked to the "manager" and he assures me it does not happen that often. I have not kept a log, but I do know that for it to not be available more than half of the times is excessive. Also, when it is open, it is not all that clean.
Reviewed Oct. 17, 2016
I swim at LA fitness in Greensburg PA. My triathlon team trains there 3Xweek. I was swimming 2 weeks ago and my skin start burning while in the pool. I swam for 30 minutes not knowing why I felt bad. I found out they closed the pool right after I got out due to massive amounts of chlorine in the water. My skin was irritated all day, my lips swelled and my black and pink swim suit is now white and gray. I did call customer service and explained what happened. They said they would call me that day. That was 2 weeks ago and I haven't heard a word from them. The women at the front desk have been rude when I swim now and ask if the chemicals are balanced because I don't want any more skin irritation. Any help?
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2016
They have a very sneaky way to charge from the customer after the customer have cancelled the membership. When you sign up for the membership you can do it from the gym but if you cancel it we can't do it from the guy. We have to send a printed cancellation form to California. I submitted my cancellation form on April but still was charged $42 'til October. When you call them they have the worst customer service. The people are rude, when you ask for the manager they say that they are the manager. Worst worst worst experience.
Reviewed Oct. 11, 2016
Customer service does not respond to e-mail. I was wondering why? Spent time to find their phone number. It is 949-255-7200. Talked to one of their managers named Kevin. Now I understand why they do not respond to e-mails. Because they do not care. Kevin was my worst ever experience talking to. Will cancel mine and all my friends membership with LA Fitness.
Reviewed Oct. 6, 2016
Horrible company. One star is too many. This company will do everything it can to steal your money. Once you've noticed they're stealing it and you try to contact them, you'll find that their telephone customer service is the rudest, least caring, absolute worst you'll ever encounter. I am currently pursuing a class action lawsuit, please feel free to join.
Reviewed Oct. 4, 2016
This location only has one trainer that works mornings. When I signed up I said I wanted Tuesday morning at 10:00 am and was told no problem. The trainer changed his schedule a few months later leaving very few morning appointments and none on Tuesday. He put those appointments back but now either doesn't show or shows up late. Training to cancel contract now and getting a lot of pushback from the company.
Reviewed Oct. 3, 2016
When I become a member they never said I had to pay extra 15 dollars a month if I wanted day care service. For weeks I have taken my daughter 2 or 3 times a week to wait in their child center for an hour until day when the manager on duty prompted me to pay 5 dollars today for the service of an hour or 15 per month. When I was telling her that I wasn't aware of those extra charges, that I thought it was included she insisted that I had to pay or leave. I gave her a 5 20 dollars bill and she went to her purse yes her personal purse but she had no change so she never offered to pay with a card or anything. She wanted me out of there asking me to wait aside while she was checking in other customers so they won't have to wait but it was ok for me to get her awful service.
Needless to say I asked the number to call corporate and that was even worst since the person I spoke named Kim or Micky or god knows refused to give me her last name. She covered the manager saying how nice of her go to her purse for change since they don't keep change in their store, and telling me with 0 empathy there was nothing she could do to help in the end offering me to go back and go get my 11 years old who was waiting in the car to have her in the day care for today but next time I would have to pay.
My daughter refused to go back in so she waited for me in the car for the 40 minutes of class or less since I spent all this time on the phone. Anyway in the middle of the class they sent a guy to tell me several customers were complaining of my 11 years old waiting in the car and That I had to leave. I asked my daughter. Nobody ever spoke to her. She was just reading her book, had no clue. Basically they wanted me out of the gym and they got it! Looking forward to find me another place. :)
Reviewed Oct. 3, 2016
Signed up with a friend and when I had to move and couldn't continue with the training membership head trainer promised that if my friend signed up for a separate membership he would assure I had to pay no buyout and didn't even check further into my moving address. Just had my friend pay for new membership; then later said he couldn't fulfill his promise to me. When I complained he said it was too bad, that his word meant nothing and that I shouldn't of thought about it better myself, was loud in front of people on the front of the gym, and said that I could call corporate and they would not do much either.
I called corporate and they only offered to cancel my friend's new membership and even though their employees deceived us, was rude and unprofessional there was nothing they could do. I paid over $1k for the buyout and had the worst experience during my trainings and after I discussed cancellation. This company Does Not care about their customers whatsoever. Employees can do whatever they need to sell. They can treat you like crap after and nothing is done cause they got your money under contract.
Reviewed Sept. 21, 2016
Do not take PERSONAL TRAINING at LA FITNESS, it SUCKS... save your money. Also the mobile app lets you cancel sessions 12 hours in advance and the contract says 24 hours. I canceled a session from my mobile app and the trainer still charged me for it - FIX YOUR ** APP and stop charging people for their money. Is it really that tough for you guys to hire a decent programmer for your IT department?
Reviewed Sept. 20, 2016
On August 1, I went into LA fitness in Warwick RI interested in hiring a personal trainer. I told the sales person that I was very concerned about finances. The young girl's name was Jesslyn. I believe she was a new hire, because she pulled her sales manager in to assist her. Chris ** began giving me this huge sales pitch and went on the computer locating great deals. I repeatedly told him that I was very concerned about finances and what I could swing financially. I stated "what can you do for me?" I asked repeatedly about the cancellation and was told that I can cancel at any time, preferably 10 days prior to the monthly draft being taken out. He gave me a quote of $200 a month, which was good for 1 year and could be canceled it anytime, so he claimed. I figured I could swing that for a few months.
I asked if I could take home the contract and look it over. I was told no that it was not a contract, but rather an agreement and once again I could cancel at any time. I was told that the deal only good until the end of the month in order to lock me into that price. I stated clearly that I wanted a female trainer and was verbally guaranteed the SAME female trainer. I stated I wanted a female trainer, because I wanted the opportunity to build a relationship with a trainer who knew my goals, needs and desires personally.
Once again I was verbally guaranteed the same female personal trainer. I was asked to sign on an electronic pin pad to seal the supposed agreement. Again I stated is this a binding contract or agreement. I was told that it was an agreement and that I could cancel at any time. I was also asked to initial what was explained to me as minuscule stipulations in the agreement, and was assured that I could have the same female trainer and there would be no penalties. In good faith I signed.
Needless to say within the 1st 3 weeks, I went through 3 different female personal trainers. Disgusted and pissed off, I went into the LA Fitness to discuss my dissatisfaction with the GM John **. I explained to John my dissatisfaction. That this is horrible for 200 bucks a month, not the quality I was guaranteed. John stated "I understand it is like paying a CAR PAYMENT!!" His exact words. That I can have you work with so and so. I flat out refused and stated that I wanted it canceled. John informed me that I needed to speak with Alan ** the head of the PT Department. Sensing I was going to get the run around I went home and did some extensive research (which I should have done prior to even joining LA FITNESS). What I discovered was horrendous business practices and individuals who had the same nightmares and complaints as I am experiencing now.
The following day I went into LA Fitness with my husband and spoke to Alan ** personally. Knowing the nightmare that others have experienced with this company, and what we may be up against, my husband and I explained to Alan that we currently are faced with financial hardship (which we are recent cutbacks at work environment to avoid layoffs) and cannot afford the $200 a month. "What can be done for us? What can you do to help us out?" Alan ** then stated, "Don't sweat it or lose sleep over it. You need to call Corporate Office personally and send out a certified letter explaining financial situation." As a consumer the mere fact that I have got to jump through hoops to cancel at my dissatisfaction is completely LUDICROUS. Alan ** then stated that once he receives a call from the Corporate Office following the reception of my certified letter and a request he put in for cancelation of my training he would ok it.
Well it has been a back and forth tirade with this company. I received a call from a Diane ** from Corporate. She claims that in order for me to cancel the "CONTRACT" which was explained to me as an agreement when I signed up, that I would need to come up with the remaining 50% as a buyout. THIS was NEVER EXPLAINED to me when I signed the agreement or contract. Whatever the hell it may be. When I explained to her what Alan stated to me regarding canceling the contract she asked. "Who?" At the time I did not have Alan's last name.
On the website he is listed as Alan **. I explained this to her and she then responded that this was never told to her. It has been an absolute nightmare. I am literally losing sleep over this situation. Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES would I RECOMMEND this company to anyone. The CUSTOMER SERVICE is DEPLORABLE. Their practices need to be stopped in order to protect the consumer.
Reviewed Sept. 20, 2016
I have tried to cancel my membership over and over again for over 4months after speaking to numerous reps, faxes, mailed cancelation requests, NOTHING!!! I finally have had to cancel my bank account to stop the payments. In the meantime they have taken over 5 payments of $75.00 each over a period of 5 months. Still never heard back from them. "DO NOT JOIN" unless you know it will be a lifetime commitment or are willing to pay eternally.
Reviewed Sept. 18, 2016
Men's changing room smelled and was dirty (hand towels on the ground); happened on multiple occasions. Asked for the manager on duty (Sat night) no manager on duty; was told that they do not have anyone to clean the men's room and wait for after the place closes to clean. If you enjoy a clean club; I wouldn't join.
Reviewed Sept. 15, 2016
I have asked multiple times to cancel my two month contractual window for the $25 guest fee and am always told that ONLY the managers can help me. The managers are unavailable and very rude when they are available and refuse to help me. Today in the Levittown, NY club, they refused to remove the charge saying that the computer was frozen and that corporate was unavailable to help me or call me and that it was my problem to remove the charge. When I stated my legal rights as a consumer, she still would not help me.
When I left the LA Fitness Club, a large built man from the club followed me to my car and threatened me to roll down my window. I refused and he said he was going to "take care of me," and he took down my license plate number. I filed a complaint with the police and am getting a lawyer. Consumers should not have to feel threatened because they make a decision to modify an agreement that they have a right to modify. Their behavior has been downright illegal.
Reviewed Sept. 13, 2016
Worst cancellation experience I've ever had. I try canceling my membership a couple times. First time I walked in and they said they couldn't cancel it because the manager wasn't there. I called in the following day and they said the manager was there but he would not be able to cancel over the phone that I had to walk in. I was at work so during my lunch break I drove there and spoke to the staff that I had talk to over the phone and she said I was good to go that my membership had been cancelled that all they needed me was to walk in and that I was going to see another charge on my account but that it was going to be refunded. I received no email or receipt and surely a month after another charge. I gave them another call and they said I needed to come in and speak to the manager because they had no records of me canceling.
I walked in and I received the same story and that the best thing he could do was cancel it at the moment and refund me the one month I had been charged a couple days before. I was so angry I told them just to cancel it, that I didn’t need a refund out of courtesy. Why is it that I signed up online and I can't cancel online or over the phone and when I tried to do it in person I didn't get a good experience out of it. There is no contract so it shouldn't be hard to cancel online or over the phone. The managers are usually there Monday-Friday 9 am-5 pm which is the time most people are at work. I will never again be a member of LA Fitness until they fix this issue and they stop screwing people over. We leave in the internet era and it's unbelievable that to cancel they give you the runaround. Hopefully we as a group could make a difference and drive this company to fix this issues.
Reviewed Sept. 7, 2016
Horrible, disgusting company as a whole, from a man named Stacy to his "boss" Brian, all the way to multiple corporate representatives. Bait and switch, good cop bad cop, the whole nine yards. Don't waste your money supporting such a horribly run establishment which clearly has no business ethics knowledge whatsoever and even less integrity and character to back it up. Disgusting uncleaned locker rooms, spots that haven't been cleaned for weeks. Don't walk in there without sandals if you don't want an infection!
Reviewed Sept. 7, 2016
Quote you a low price then charge you more and I have been trying to cancel for 4 months now. And they keep charging my card. Only the gym manager can help with that except he is never there. Oh they say he works 9 to 5 Mon, Thu, Fri, when everyone else is at work, but take time from your job and go by "he just stepped out", "he is sick today". Write the corporate office they tell you the same ** story. When I threatened to take it to social media he laughed and said "I guess you should have looked there before you signed up". Now that I have I can see all the horrible reviews for this exact problem. Let's get an attorney and file a class action suit. STAY AWAY. THE ONLY THING THEY MAKE FIT IS YOUR MONEY IN THEIR WALLET!!!
Reviewed Sept. 6, 2016
After joining LA Fitness, I purchased 3 ONE TIME ONLY training sessions with a personal trainer. I had to fight off harassments from multiple employees trying to convince me to sign up for a year's worth of them. Finally, one employee helped me and told me I could sign up for more when I had the money. For months now I have been under financial stress and have had to borrow a lot of money to make rent and utilities.
I recently switched to a international bank with online banking so I could keep track of my money better and discovered that I've been charged $135 a month since February for PT sessions I didn't sign up for or use. The company, who had my signature from my membership agreement form either photocopied it, forged it, or tricked me into signing something hidden that I never read, because they have my signature on the forms for the PT sessions and won't refund my $1,080 or stop the withdrawals until the end of the year cycle. I am hundreds of dollars in debt and face untold hardships.
Reviewed Sept. 6, 2016
May 26, 2016 between 3-4 pm I went to Broadview, IL LA fitness and asked to cancel my membership. Lady on the front desk was very friendly, she told me that she could do it for me and she said that she cancelled my membership by that time. So I still had month June deposit and I use it couple times until of June 21. In the end of August I checked my online account and I found that LA FITNESS been charging me for three months after I cancelled my membership, so called Broadview, IL LA FITNESS and I was told that my membership account still active..... SO, LA fitness people made me foolish. If anybody want to cancel membership do not trust LA fitness verbally cancellation coz your membership account will be active like mine and another thing you have to cancel your credit card. Thanks for reading.
Reviewed Sept. 3, 2016
There's an expression "the definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results." Well, I tried LA Fitness in 2012 for two months, "learned my lesson," and quit. Tried LA Fitness again in 2013 for two months, "learned my lesson," and quit again. Tried LA Fitness again in 2016, "learned my lesson," and quit again. And by "learned my lesson," I mean I am apparently insane. By good cop bad cop, I mean this: the LA Fitness sales guy on the phone gives you one sweet deal. You arrive to fulfill said deal only to learn the bad cop has arrived to invalidate the never existing deal so he upsell you. Then you walk out in frustration while they sip their energy drink.
Reviewed Aug. 30, 2016
I called in to cancel my membership, after I was billed for $29.00 without warning as they automatically drafted it out of my PayPal account without my permission. It happened before where I was billed for $29.00 and billed 2 weeks later for an additional $29.00. After the last auto pay was done, I called in to cancel my services but they do not allow cancellations online or through the phone so I had to physically stamp and mail in a form (even though you can get the form through the cancellation option online which isn't actually a cancellation option but you have to print it out and mail it in physically).
So I did mail it in and received a cancellation e-mail. However, I was billed again another $29.99 as they attempted to withdraw from my debit card on file. I called in to ask why was I still being billed when I already cancelled - they said because I still need to be billed for the month of August. I stated that I already paid for the first and last month's billing and why do I still have gym privileges till October. The manager I spoke to said my last month falls on Sept, so my gym usage doesn't cancel until October. I got upset because I said "That doesn't make sense. Why couldn't you apply the last month to be the August that I cancelled?" He said it doesn't go by usage and wouldn't refund me the $29.99 even though I haven't been using the services and have been billed every month since then.
I'm very disappointing in the greediness of their business. As an U.S. Army veteran I moved to the VA Gym which was more convenient for me. Their customer service was awful and they will still continue to bill me for the $29.99 which is more important to them than the hundreds of dollars I already paid. I have received my second harassing e-mail for $29.99 payment and would receive phone calls prior to cancellation for payment.
Reviewed Aug. 28, 2016
CHARGED ME 99 INITIAL FEE AND 70 MONTHLY FEE which should be 35 a month. Pushed me to get their personal trainer, using pushy words and judging on my appearance, made me feel very uncomfortable. I am currently working on cancelling the membership, or make the worst choice: cancel my linked credit card in case they still charge from it. ** LA fitness, they care nothing about the health but the money in your pocket.
Reviewed Aug. 27, 2016
New LA fitness opened in my neighborhood in Chandler (Arizona vs Ocotillo zipcode 85249). I did stopped by one time (around May 2016) to ask for price and took a look around the gym. They have indoor pool that I have interest in but didn't sign up because I had bad experience with them before regarding cancel membership. LA fitness model of business is sale!!! I felt pressure of sale by the way they make sure you sign up the same day. I walked out to think about it. I came back yesterday 08/26/2016 and wanted to use a guest pass to make sure I like the gym and give the LA fitness another chance to have me as member for a long long time but the Asian young man at first gave me the guest pass (he is still pressure me about sign up) and then 1/2 hour later approach me and then said "The pass is invalid because you have been here before and asked about membership."
He implied that I lied about never been here before and either sign up or pay $15 to use the gym. I said I did stopped by to ask but never use the guest pass and would like to try out the gym. He said: "It doesn't matter. You said you never been here before but you did." He is so rude as a young man with starter job like him. As customer service salesman I don't think he will get any further in life. I am a pharmacist manager in retail pharmacy that dealing with lots of customers and has been working with a lot of young people and I always encourage my staff be kind and helpful in order to grow personally and the business grow will follow with your kind wisdom. LA fitness will lose me forever. I will never set my foot in their gym. LA fitness need to look around their competitors. They should walk in Life Time Fitness or Tumbleweed Recreational Center to see how Nice and Kind customer service at those place.
Reviewed Aug. 27, 2016
I started at LA fitness with Regular multi-state access membership $200 initiation, $24.99 first month and $24.99 last month (pro-rated). But I had to move to Tampa, FL for onsite job for 5 months. There was only signature club where I live. I called corporate office and they upgrade me to signature and increased my monthly payments to $44.99 from $24.99. They charged me $67 out of which $44.99 is this month and $20 is last month (pro-rated) since I only paid $24.99 as last month (pro-rated).
I moved back to my town and I called to put me into the regular fitness club where they used charge me $24.99, also requested for $20 refund as my last month (pro-rated) would come down to $24.99. They say that's not possible. When they are able to charge me extra $20 when I'm upgrading, why it isn't possible for them to refund $20 if I'm downgrading? This company would collapse very soon. I see no one is satisfied. They don't have long-term customers. Everyone is dissatisfied. PLEASE DON'T JOIN AND DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY. If you are committed, you can get in shape and stay fit going to other fitness clubs at the same time save lot of money.
Reviewed Aug. 25, 2016
Charged me more months after I canceled. Biggest rip-off ever. Cancelled 3 times. Couldn't get it in writing. It's been 3 months. Cannot get them to stop. Called corporate. When I asked for manager they hung up. Don't use these people. You will be sorry. Worst employees and worst company!
Reviewed Aug. 23, 2016
Very difficult to cancel and not helpful customer service. They are aware that you will never come back so they try to squeezed as much as they can in membership billing fees from you. Good luck to anyone that uses auto billing with this company.
Reviewed Aug. 23, 2016
I worked as a Personal Training Counselor at an Illinois location for less than a week (the reason as to why is coming). I took this position because I am interested in fitness and with a degree in Kinesiology, a gym would be a perfect fit. I get to talk to people about fitness and health all day and with some individuals I get to talk to about training and see if they're interested in purchasing a package to help them.
I am an honest person, and if I don't think training is the right fit for you, or I think your money could be spent in a more beneficial way, I am going to come out and say it. Also, just because you don't buy training, doesn't mean I'm not going to still help, I can still talk to you about fitness and explain what you could do to help you more or maybe help debunk a myth or two at the very least. I am NOT a pressure sales person, working out should be fun and not forced, it should be knowledgeable and rewarding, not to mention honest... this place is the complete opposite!
Let me start by saying this, they will screw you out of money any way they can, especially with lying to you! Their fitness assessment is scripted, not sure if this is every location but it was with mine. They will change it up slightly with every person to make it sound personal and tailored to each person... It's not at all tailored. Now not only is it scripted, it's mostly lies. I'm not kidding, I was shocked at how much of it was crap. Coming from a 4 year degree in Kinesiology and being certified in training twice, it was difficult to lie about something I spent a long time studying about. They make it sound like you HAVE to train with them in order to gain benefits, they make it sound like you NEED them. Not EVERY single person needs training, not ALL individuals benefit from it.
Apart from the lying at the beginning of the assessment, now comes the workout, which isn't a huge problem but their philosophy is basically beat up the potential client for 20 minutes so they think holy crap I'm going to be hurting after 30 minutes if this is how I feel after 20. One thing about fitness is that not every client needs to be beat up, some like that difficult workout, but some clients have injuries or other medical problems that need to be accounted for. I have background in this area so I can do anything from beating the hell out of someone to rehabilitating an injury or altering workouts for other health complications and not caring if the client even breaks a sweat. Personal Training Counselor's are not required to have ANY fitness background, all they need to know is how to beat someone up.
Lastly about the fitness assessment, they will try their hardest to talk you into signing up, including throwing in free training, dropping the price, everything they possibly can. Don't sign up, go to a different gym where they don't pressure you. They don't care about health, all they want is your money. Your knowledge isn't what get's you to rise up in the business, it's strictly how much money you can make them... literally.
Now, let's go back to the top where I mentioned how I worked there for less than a week and my reason would come. My reason was stated above. It took me less than a week to figure all this out. One day was basically training (I didn't pay attention to what I was memorizing at first). The company is so screwed up and twisted, structure is a mess, no one works together. Fitness assessments are lies and scripted. Security isn't even accounted for, aka there is no form of any security at all. The whole company is based on how much money can we make, not who can we help and how can we change lives for the better.
Reviewed Aug. 23, 2016
Tried to cancel our membership 3 months ago. They told In order for them to cancel our membership I should go to the gym and cancel which is what I did. I thought they won't gonna charge my card since then, pissed me off they keep charging my card without me knowing and they telling me I didn't cancel the membership. L.A. FITNESS Only wants your money seriously and add to that, their gym is so filthy.
Reviewed Aug. 19, 2016
If corporations run contest on who is the worst, LA Fitness will definitely win the first place. They are the worst. They have no mercy. They rip people off.
Reviewed Aug. 19, 2016
The personal training manager at the Flagler location in Miami was extremely rude to me when I came in to discuss hiring a personal trainer. She acted if she was not interested in selling me personal training hours at first and then when I told her I was a doctor her eyes lit up and she was then very interested once she knew she could make a good commission from me. She then began to make me offers for more training hours than I was asking for and saying that she could get me discounts that I verified were not available. I do not recommend visiting this location and I will be filing a complaint with the personal training manager's boss.
Reviewed Aug. 19, 2016
So after the complimentary personal training, I decided to sign it up to try it for a month. However, the sale representative never ever told or mentioned the term "year" or "twelve months" in the whole conversation. Also, he kept mentioning that I would be able to cancel the contract whenever I wanted it. Therefore, I fell for the trap, and signed the "1 YEAR" contract without noticing it. What's even shameful was that he never showed me the actual contract which he should've turned the PC screen, and showed it to his customers, so there's no way to get reminded in the entire signing process.
After all those exhausted training and signing process, I went back and opened my email. I found that it was actually a 1 YEAR CONTRACT. I went back to gym on the next day in the morning, and after talking to the employees at front desk, one of the helpful front desk lady decided to cancel the contract for me. However, one of the sales representative found out, and tried to "delay" the process by saying he would handle it. He took me to the side and asked me to wait the sales representative that "helped" me sign the contract.
After the long 40 minutes wait, the guy finally showed up and kept asking me why I wanted to cancel the contract. He kept using some words like achievement, goals to persuade me to keep the damn 1 year contract. Nonetheless, I was too sick of this and wanted it to just cancel the contract. The guy eventually said "even after 30 days, you can cancel the 1 year contract by changing the billing information, and put something like a prepaid debit card on it. That way LA Fitness would not be able to charge me because there would be no money in that card." It is hard to believe this is coming from a sales representative.
At the end, I told him I really just wanted to cancel the contract, and he gave me one of the most ridiculous excuses. He said, "I could not cancel the contract. Only the manager could cancel it, and he won't be here this week, so you can come back on Monday." This excuse would be great if this contract was signed a month ago because there are only 30 days to cancel a 2500 dollars worth contract. However, the contract was just signed yesterday, so there was literally no reason that he could not cancel it. Anyway, I wasted 2 hours waiting and talking with this guy, so I decided to go home first.
On the next day in the morning, I just went back to that helpful front desk lady, and she literally only spent like 5 minutes to cancel it for me. Avoid free complimentary personal training session that they give you when you become a member. If you are going to cancel the contract, try avoiding all the sales representative including the guy who was doing the signing process for you because most likely he would give you excuses and won't cancel it for you. If you want to cancel the contract, try asking the front desk employees who are using computers to assist you, not the guy who is scanning the bar code.
Reviewed Aug. 19, 2016
It was the worst experience I ever had!!! I let my son at their kids club while and he was injured twice. He fell on the wet floor and after that he fell from a tree from their playing area. He wasn't able to walk for 2 days and when they announced me the lady who was babysitting was smiling at me. I was pissed and I called to cancel my membership and I asked for my initiation fees back and of course I asked to be reimbursed for the month that I already paid.
First the manager agreed over the phone but when I went there they denied telling me that they will try (not for sure) to reimburse me. I was frustrated because of their attitude and they filed an injury report without my knowledge. When I asked to see the report they refused of course. It was my fault because I shouldn't leave my son in their hands. They have uncertified personal. They don't care about their customers at all. I know it's all about money but if you wanna make business you need to respect your customers. For your kid’s safety, stay away and pay as much as it needs for their safety. I am happy my son is better now and I am thinking it could be worst.
Reviewed Aug. 18, 2016
When I signed up I was informed that "VIP Guest" members can be added by me at anytime for a 6-day trial membership. The requirement was simply first name, last name and phone number. I explained to the associate that I did not want sales staff calling any guests I referred and was assured that phone numbers were ONLY used for verification purposes.
I signed a guest up several weeks ago online and she has been receiving multiple sales calls every day since then. She has asked them to stop calling and they won't. I emailed a complaint last week and received the following response: "This is not the experience we want anyone to have. I have passed this information to the Membership Director for the Irvine- Crossroads location for his immediate attention." I have never received a phone call but my friend continues to get sales calls.
LA Fitness Company Information
- Company Name:
- LA Fitness
- Website:
- www.lafitness.com
