Gyms to consider if you live in or are visiting ---

[Captain Ahab]

My wife and I are heading out in a Motorhome in late September and are going to Boise Idaho, Las Vegas Nevada, Phoenix Arizona, Yuma Arizona, San Diego California, Venice Beach California, San Francisco California, Portland Oregon and Seattle Washington before heading back home.
Do you folks have good recommendations for gyms in any of these cities?

[mudbloodpothead]

Anyone know of any gyms in Reading, England?

[MiamiSpartan]

Very surprised that the new Liberty of the Seas from Royal Caribbean had a great gym on board! Dozens of cardio, so no lines...Hammer Strength and Lifefitness machines in addition to a decent free weight area...
All of their larger ships have good workout areas unlike most of the older ships..

[ctgblue]

UPDATE on this from post # 60

THE GYM
17610 Midway Road ?? Suite 128
Dallas, TX 75287
(214) 242-7570

Small and quite warm, but packed with most of the hardcore equipment you could ask for
Cybex, Forza, freemotion, serious benches, rubber bumper plates, elevated racks
I'd like to see the AC up a little more, but got some serious hard workouts in there (they told me AC is now fixed)
Definitely what you want if 24hr fitness is not your cup of socializing tea

And I gotta tell you, their damn Gym bars and cookies are awesome. Now the bar is PERFECT, but the proto cookies are king of like cake consistency, really low sugar, but excellent profile, their sport cookie is kind of dry, but it is perfect for diabetics who need a tasty snack
http://www.protocookie.com/
I am trying to help them get picked up by bb.com now.


Update, they are now available on bb.com
http://bodybuilding.com/store/proto/proto.htm
the granola choc chip bar is awesome

[mirandabb1983]

nice very helpful i travel a lot thx.

[checat]

He's apparently still doing personal training, not just running things.

1066 Center Pointe Rd, NE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402-3821
(319)721-4922

Also gives great common sense advice on fitness/supplements... doesn't try to market/sell a bunch of b.s. to line his pockets! Highly ethical!!

Go here. To see pics of gym, click on CONTACT. Read this guy's profile (*view his credentials)!
*Click on the COMPANY link at the top of the main page.

Here's his website:
www.goldentrainer.com

[micdaddy]

Just visted Nashville and went to the Gold's Gym there. Loved it. One of the best gyms I've ever been to. All the good Hammer equipment. Good stuff.

[Channel1]

Active Fitness
1315 Lincoln Blvd., Suite 140
Santa Monica, CA 90401
www.active-fitness.com

Nice & clean & everyone is helpful. Certified instructors there to answer all questions.

Thumbs up.

[NashvilleBound]

Originally Posted by micdaddy

Just visted Nashville and went to the Gold's Gym there. Loved it. One of the best gyms I've ever been to. All the good Hammer equipment. Good stuff.

Should visit NAC, Nashville Athletic Club....you would be AMAZED!!!! they have 4 facilites here in Middle TN and nothing compares. Its really close to the airport......

[NashvilleBound]

Originally Posted by MiamiSpartan

Very surprised that the new Liberty of the Seas from Royal Caribbean had a great gym on board! Dozens of cardio, so no lines...Hammer Strength and Lifefitness machines in addition to a decent free weight area...
All of their larger ships have good workout areas unlike most of the older ships..

LOL...we were on the Liberty three months ago and I tried joggin on the treadmill.... uh, that would be a no. At least while out at sea..... I gave up after 5 minutes. Great accomodations tho. Those cruise ships have come along way. We had an owners suite and the bathroom is bigger than mine at home

[MiamiSpartan]

Funny story: I'm on the Westerdam as we speak, and with Tropical Storm Noel in the general area, this has been one of the roughest trips we've taken....Even the stationary bike has been challanging...
So two mornings ago, I'm walking behind the treadmill just in time to catch a young woman who had lost her balance with the rough seas, and went shooting off the back of the tread!
It was a pretty funny picture, but if I hadn't been there at that exact time, she could have seriously hurt herself...

[tolewfo]

LAS VEGAS ATHLETIC CLUB.... I have been a member for a little over a year but I have only been going since February.

Great Staff, trainers walk around and help with anything you need... Clean Locker Rooms, nice size pools, free classes and open 24 hours a day. Extremely big. A couple of the gyms have an inside track which is nice when I do my HIIT. No complaints at all...

www.lvac.com

[iron66]

Optimum Gym. Hardcore!! Bismark N. Dakota

[iron66]

Golds In Boise Idaho a definate go!!

[iron66]

Prarie fitness in Lincoln NB good one

[tomdana]

I have a business trip later this month to Schaumburg and the hotel that I am staying at does not even look like it has a small mirrorred room with a treadmill and bike and 5 lb dumbells as is std on most of my business trips. The hotel is the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Conv Center. Any ideas. I will likely be on foot. Thanks for any help. Take care.

[diabeticfan]

Hi everyone!

I'm new to this site, and it's forums, but not new to the battle of staying fit.

My recommendation for a great place to workout is Jakked Hardcore Gym in Montgomery, IL. It's in between Aurora, and Oswego on River Road. Exact directions can be found on their website.

http://www.jakkedhardcore.com/

It's a place where mostly hardcore bodybuilders or strongmen workout. People are serious, and yet friendly too. Asking for a spot is not a problem here. It's run by Byron and Tami Hicks, 2 of the greatest people.

They started having Strongman competitions over the summer, and they've become pretty popular. Check out the site! Walk in and say hello! Tell 'em Rich sent you.

[MiamiSpartan]

Originally Posted by diabeticfan

Hi everyone!

I'm new to this site, and it's forums, but not new to the battle of staying fit.

My recommendation for a great place to workout is Jakked Hardcore Gym in Montgomery, IL. It's in between Aurora, and Oswego on River Road. Exact directions can be found on their website.

http://www.jakkedhardcore.com/

It's a place where mostly hardcore bodybuilders or strongmen workout. People are serious, and yet friendly too. Asking for a spot is not a problem here. It's run by Byron and Tami Hicks, 2 of the greatest people.

They started having Strongman competitions over the summer, and they've become pretty popular. Check out the site! Walk in and say hello! Tell 'em Rich sent you.

Sounds good...my folks live out near West Aurora HS, so I might be able to get over there the next time I'm up visiting....grew up in Wheaton...

[labradarep]

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Effectus Gym
25 Scurfield Blvd
Wpg, MB

Privately owned (7500 sq feet, Great equipment!)

[muladesigns]

24 Hr fitness in Waikiki Hawaii. Its a basic no frills gym but it is on the main stip and is across the street from the beach, you could do cardio for hours and have plenty of scenery
its $10 a day but its worth it.

[Webzter]

New Image Gym in Sleaford. Great gym if your looking for a mans gym. http://www.newimagegym.co.uk/

[wide lats]

Originally Posted by Webzter

New Image Gym in Sleaford. Great gym if your looking for a mans gym. http://www.newimagegym.co.uk/

Shame its only direct debit on the payments for memberships, he should be doing some unemployed special conscessions and he will see the gym explode with members. No pics i can see, i wouldnt pay ?5 per session guest unless it included a jacoozi, spa sauna, and female bathers that wash me its a bit expensive i reckon.

[Hurc]

Originally Posted by Blacksmith

7733 Turkey Lake Rd.
Everything you need for a great workout.
Good selection of leg equipment as well as free weights
Not crowded at lunch.
I'm going there right now.

This is a Great gym if you are visiting Disney World and staying on International Drive. Easy to get to and open 24 hours so you can sneek away early morning or late night while the kids are sleeping off their day in the parks.

[DominiRicanUSA]

If you're only staying a few days they charge 11 bucks a pop or 80 dollars for 10 passes, they do have pretty good monthly memberships and no contracts.

http://www.quadsgym.com/

"Quads Gym was named one of the 10 best gyms in the July 2005 issue of Muscle Fitness Magazine! We have 40000 square feet of workout area with 115+ pieces of Cardio Equipment, 40 Hammer Strength Machines, 5 sets of dumbells, 5 bench presses, and MUCH MUCH MUCH MORE!"

"Approximately 15000 sq. feet of machine weights. The largest selection of Hammer Strength Machines in the Chicago land area. There is rarely a wait for any of the machine weights in Quads Gym."

3727 North Broadway
Chicago, Illinois 60613
773-404-PUMP

Monday - Friday: 5:30 am to 10:00 pm
Saturday: 6:00 am to 8:00 pm
Sunday: 9:00 am to 8:00 pm

[britonarius]

if anyone is in the limburg areas of holland and belgium - then johns fitness in koningen astridlaan 50 in maaseik has a wide range of both cardio/ warm up machines and good machines for iron. the gym offers a day rate of 3.75 euros [around 4.25 dollars ] and has good opening hours over the full 7 days. most gyms in this region don't open a full 7 days. a lot of equipment - he has more than one of [ e.g 3 sets of cable pillars 3 smith machines ] . the equipment is modern and well maintained - john speaks english and will offer a special rate for weekly /2weekly etc. he also competitively prices the drinks / shakes / bars etc.

[shinnosuke]

Thailand, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, soon in Vietnam

California Fitness Center (Asian partner of 24 Hour Fitness Center)

Don't let the disco atmosphere fool you (my iPod & I renewed our relationship cuz I hate the music they play and I hate hearing people's conversations on their damn cell phones). They have all the hardcore weights and equipment you need (Hammer Strength, Icarian, etc etc etc)


www.californiawowx.com
www.californiawowx.co.kr

[turbomike]

The Body Shop
108 E. Morgan Ave
Pennington Gap, Va. 24277
www.myspace.com/body_shop_gym

[sgt_eskew]

Excellent gym , good equipment, hammer, lots of DB's and plates , 5 benches and alot of extra benches--- Camp Arif-Ajon Kwait

Large gym - wharehouse size tons of Plates and DB lots of good machines --Camp Buering Kwait

Large Gym , lots of space to work, lots of plates, DB's machines and cardio agaisnt the wall LOL Lone Wolf Gym --- FT HOOD TX

LOL I said Extreme but hey these are great gyms, and the cost is right. LOL

[darrinallen]

I really like Golds gym. Most cities I visit you can expect the same thing

[jchapel]

Element Fitness, Shreveport, LA (northwest LA)

www.element-fitness.com

A good place to train hard and have fun doing it.