LA Fitness

Went by today around noon to avoid traffic late evening and was threatened by one of the managers telling me I will not be able to attend at that lafitness club on main st. Alhambra because I forgot my barcode in my other keychain… And he also said I was red flagged so that if I came by again without it, they will deny me access to the club completely. I’ve been an lafitness member for years and never thought that management would treat customers like criminals by forgetting your barcode… I wouldn’t give this place 1 star, but it’s the only option I have… One more thing, most cardio machines are filthy with dirty paper towels all over, like if they haven’t been cleaned in weeks…

This locate was bad because you cant find pking. I came here coiple times and have to wait hàlf an hour for park. Dont go here.

god i hate this gym. its so small and packed with so many ppl. freaking old asians with their wet scandals and making a huge trail of water on the floor. i deadlift with no shoes on n this creates a huge pet peeve for me. also when im unracking my weights i have literally asians running a feet away aside from my body so its very uncomfortable holding some heavy ass weights while stopping n going. if u have to go to this gym i prefer at nighttime at 11:20pm where its not so packed. otherwises theres fking traffic from day to night

Bad equipment. Rude and pushy staff that will make it a nightmare to cancel your membership. And the parking is poor

Probably one of the worst facilities I’ve ever visited. Parking is horrible, three different floors with with no sense or organization in work out equipment, and the employees here are rude and answer questions as if you are bothering them!

Very Homey gym, I feel like it’s my own personal space. Three floors and a lot of cozy corners allow me to get a peaceful more private workout. Unlike most other open floor gyms where everyone around the gym can see everyone else. LOVE the Trainers!!! #trainwithVanessa

This LA fitness looks small but there are three floors. It’s kinda musky but cozy and I never have a problem finding a rack. But I do have a problem finding parking, park at the plaza across the street. I’m only giving this gym 4 stars because I love their body works class, Rochelle is awesome.
**Beware of creepy people who watch you work out but that’s at any gym, make sure to cover up~
Dear KandiMan,
Please change your sweater.

To say this gym is the worst ever is an understatement.
I signed up around a year and a half ago for three years. It made financial sense and I wanted to save some money. The gym was great for the first few months I went, then things started trending down.
Trash. Everywhere. The gym floor and locker rooms always have paper lying around. Yet, the trainers don’t seem to care and will walk past anything on the floor– most times. The locker room is always a den of filth. And the naked guys. This is the only gym where old men walk around without towels. Gross.
Equipmemt. Old. Very dated. You’ll regularly be searching for pins for machines. And they never seem to have any laying around. This is a gym. You have no pins? The two leg press machines aren’t calibrated properly, among six other machines.
Trainers. You can’t keep up with the turnover. They also have only one female trainer (who is the only awesome thing about this gym). But after you read my next paragraph, I can see why. Misogyny may be part of this gyms ethos. The training staff are not friendly, have no pride in what they do and treat their clients like cattle. If you have a complaint, they will do their best to let you know that they are only interacting with you because they are paid to do so.
Yesterday I had complained about sexual harassment to Dom at the front desk and how dirty the gym was (not the first complaint). I was met with a lot of yes’s, but no real satisfaction. It seemed to fall on deaf ears. Today I complained to Carlos about three pins missing from machines that I wanted to work on. He was very uncooperative and incredibly less than helpful. After asking for the stack pins, he asks the counter host, who had no idea what they were. He then explained and she said no. Then his response was, well, I will let Kelly the manager know and he can order them. Excuse me? I know I had to wave you down in the middle of the football game you were watching in the cardio room, but a little service goes a long way. I then said, it would be cool if you find me one instead of not helping me, that would be appreciated. After finding a pin because there was no manager to ask him to perform his job, he then confronted me to say I need to talk to him with respect. He was trying to be intimidating with his posture and bullying. Hopefully Kelly the manager follows up on this incident.
Only bright side is the African american trainer with the evolving colored hair. She’s a star. She has personality. She smiles. She is motivating!
After seeing the rotation of staff, I see why there are a crop of problems that are easily corrected, but are overlooked for whatever reason.
I am also contacting corporate.

The manager here is terrible. He has no customer service skills. I wanted to workout but he denied me entry for not having the proper workout attire. When I explained that my friend had my gym bag he told me to call my friend upstairs. I told him he was not answering and if I could please go find him. He refused to let me in the gym. It took me 1 he in traffic and 20 min to find parking to get denied. I went down the street to another la fitness and had to issue. I have many friends that workout at this main st gym and I will make sure that they and there family do not support this gym. I filed a complaint with corporate on this manager and this is not over buddy!

This is the worst LA Fitness gym ever! But, this is the only gym that has a cardio class this time of the day on Sunday.

I walked in at 715 on a Saturday morning for a workout. I didn’t have a membership yet but had my credit card in hand and was ready to purchase one. The front desk guy told me that I’d have to come back at 8 after the sales team started. I asked if I could workout until 8 and then make the purchase after. I was denied.
Guess they really don’t need the business?

I’ve had membership and been consistently going to this location for over 5 years now. Its great how they have recently done some touching up to the place with new added machines and also with the cosmetic standpoint. I have also been to the other few locations like Fremont, Monterrey park, and Rosemead and this one particularly is my favorite.
Pros:
–The gym is split into 3 levels, 1^st floor: cardio, 2^nd floor: machines, 3^rd floor: weights, giving it a much more intimate workout
–This gym is one of the smaller ones, although it it does get a bit packed, it’s not as bad as the other locations.
–People here are really friendly, or maybe its just coincidence?
–Convenient location
Cons (reason for 4 star):
–Even though the gym added new machines, there are still some that are outdated
–I am glad they took away the old nasty lockers! but why couldnt they polish up the rest? (floors, showers, etc.)
–Parking can get really packed during peak times (7pm) on certain days. There is a parking lot right next to LAFitness where everyone would park at when it gets filled but there are signs that specify no gym parking. I’ve been parking there with no problem for over a year now but it is risky.

This gym is so close to home for me, I go here almost every day. And if it’s close to you as well and you are a social person, I recommend coming here too.
The regulars that come here along with the staff are so friendly and kind that there is hardly any intimidation factor at this gym.
My only reason for not giving it 5 stars is the lack of modern equipment that should be there. To be specific, they only have 1 squat rack. Sure they have the 2 Smith machines that you can use, but I prefer not to do my squats on them.
Other than that, I love this gym. The basketball court is like my 2^nd home. I always try to play 1 or 2 games to warm up before working out. The competition there is fairly good too and again, the people who usually play there are super friendly.
I have yet to try the outdoor swimming pool but I will soon enough. And I try to finish up my workouts with 10 minutes in the steam room in the locker room.

I didn’t really get to browse the whole gym, but I just used the main floor during the time I was here. It was during the night time hours on a weeknight, and the gym was pretty packed (and hot and stuffy). I mainly used the cardio machines during my visit. I did not like how people can watch from outside into the gym. That was my first and last visit to the gym. The good thing about this gym is that the staff are friendly, and that the gym was near me.
I still never got around to finding the parking, so I parked on the street. i was told it was around the side street. Anyway, that’s all I have to say about this gym…

Prior to stepping into this LA Fitness location, I did some research on how to cancel LA Fitness membership. One way of canceling was to:
«…deliver the notice directly to the Operations Manager at the nearest LA Fitness facility between 9AM and 5PM on Monday through Friday (the days and times for in-​club cancellations are subject to change depending upon the availability of Operations Manager).»
As I was Googling on how to cancel the membership, many complaints popped up. The majority of the complaints were of people having difficulty canceling. One of the top results that came back was from Consumers Affair where 547 people gave LA Fitness a 1.2 satisfactory out of 5.
I thought to myself, I was not going to be one of these people! I would be better prepare! So I phone the gym about a quarter to noon. I asked for the name of the Operations Manager at this location and if the person was in. I was told that Kelly Lavender was the Operations Manager and that he will be stepping out to lunch and will be returning by 1pm. Also he was scheduled until 5pm today.
I walked in at 2pm with the cancellation letter ready. The girl at the front desk was on the phone. So I waited. While she was talking, she automatically picked up the barcode scanner and held it up with the light source pointing in my eyes… After a few seconds she realized I wasn’t holding anything up for her to scan.
When she was off the phone, I asked for the Operations Manager. She said he left 2 hours ago and he’s gone for the day. WHAT?! I was not pleased to hear this! I asked her if there is a way she can accept the notice of cancellation and she said that she wasn’t able to… I told her how I had called and they said he was going to be there and she still wouldn’t accept the letter.
Instead, she printed out a form for me. As she was handing me the form she said I have to mail it in «since your schedule doesn’t match up with our Operations Manager or any other Operations Manager anywhere.» EXCUSE ME? Passive aggressive much?! I’m not understanding how my schedule doesn’t match ANY of their Operations Manager. I was there before 5pm. The guy decided to leave early. How is it my fault?!
Appalling customer service. Do not sign up for LA Fitness, especially at this location. And god forbid you have to cancel…

Just to summarize the place quickly:
–There is parking behind LA fitness, to the right of Dog Haus.
–There are 3 levels: the main level is cardio, the basement is machines with adjustable weights, and the lowest floor is locker rooms, pool, and weight room.
–Outdoor pool with 3 lanes
–steam room and jacuzzi in men’s locker room
I’ve been a LA Fitness member now for about 8 months, and I have to say that this is one of the older ones, probably close to the one in Arcadia. All the machines look extremely worn out and the locker room just doesn’t look clean at all. On top of that in the weight room literally half the weights are missing. Short of going into the women’s locker room I looked all over the place and simply couldn’t find them. I’ve written a long review on Arcadia’s LA Fitness and mentioned how I didn’t like their disorderliness. This LA Fitness in comparison, is not only disorderly, but straight up doesn’t have half their weights! This place seriously needs to get their act together and at minimum find those weights, and I hope go the distance by replacing half of their equipment.

This is my go to gym!
There are 3 levels. First floor is cardio, second is machines, bikes, and a basketball court, and third is the weight room, sauna, jacuzzi, outdoor pool, and indoor tennis rooms!
I can compare this to the one located in Pasadena. That one may be a bit roomier than this one, but this one has it all!
It’s usually super packed on weekdays, and very quiet on weekends. I often come before and/​or after work. Definitely like to keep myself energized throughout the day and tiring myself out at night.
The only reason why I am giving 4 stars is because they have a limited amount of machines so we have to take turns or wait for the person to finish using them. Also, the weights are always missing. STOP TAKING WEIGHTS AWAY FROM THE WEIGHT ROOM PLEASE!
Overall, I recommend this gym. Everyone is so friendly here. I’ve made quite a bunch of friends here!

The weight room here is janky… I like old school weights but this place is just full of «new» old weights and its all packed into a small area. no one puts any weights away at all. place is full of kids who like to lift 5 –10 lbs and leave their weights lying on the floor EVERYWHERE.
The staff is awesome though front desk people are ridiculously nice.
The basketballs not bad here. i would say the general competition here is higher than the gym in Arcadia (Literally everyone there is horrible except jerry and this other short slick to the side hair person). If you want to play against weak competition, go to arcadia.

This LA Fitness has been open for almost 20 years now. The location is very convenient if you don’t want to cram with the people at the Fremont location. AND best of all, this place has new equipment. New treadmills, ellipticals, stair climbers, bikes, and finally free weights! No more old rusted weights where the rubber is peeling off. Even though the free weights are new, some of the stationary weight machines are still old… I think/​hope they are still revamping the entire place with new equipment but it is definitely an improvement from a few months/​years ago.
Another great thing, they switched the cardio machines from facing outwards towards the sidewalk to in, facing the basketball court. No more awkward running and looking horrible in front of those walking outside or as they enjoy their Dog Haus (though that might be a motivation). No more awkwardness.
The layout is a bit weird still because of the small space and how the weight rooms are split between the bottom and middle floor. You have to plan your workout around what you have on that floor so you aren’t walking back and forth between the two.
Parking is still annoying. The parking is behind the medical office on Chapel and Main. There is usually street parking right in front or a little down the street so try to grab those if you can.
I am enjoying this location a lot more and it has improved greatly in the past year. The place is still a bit run down just due to it being older but it is a great alternative to the newer (YET PACKED) Fremont location.

Yaaaaay I’m so happy they took the time to do some remodeling to this location!!!
My mom has been coming here in ’98 when they first opened and they’ve never really made any changes from then to now. But they finally did about a month ago! New cardio machines and new weight machines. Also, cardio is now facing the basketball court and not the street/​window anymore.
Other than that, I still find this location ghetto compared to the other ones. I usually don’t come to this location unless my mom asks me to go with her. One thing I absolutely hate is the sauna, bathroom and showers here. It’s sooo dirty and smelly. I think those things need to be remodeled the most. They did get new lockers.
Overall, this location is small and parking is also limited. I usually dread coming to this location but after the remodeling it is moderately better. Went from 2 stars to 3 after some changes. But still there are WAY better LA Fitness locations out there. It’s just this one is in a good location and convenient for many people.