Bally Total Fitness

Closed? Really? Yahoo! It’s about time.

OMG!!! This has to be the nastiest, most out dated gym ever! I’m pretty sure this is where gym equipment comes to Die! The foot smell is pouring out the front door and I could literally smell it before I turned the corner :-(i should have just driven to the Pasadena gym. NEVER AGAIN The only plus was the parking.

After reading the reviews I was very nervous about going in but after visiting them I met the gm Travis who was very nice and helped me with everything question I had. The gym has all the basics and is a lot cleaner than I thought before coming in. Perfect for the person that just wants to workout and NOT be part of a meat market

The good stuff:
1. The parking is free and when I go (during off hours) it’s easy to find parking.
2. It’s easy to get to.
3. It’s small, which for me is cool. Other people might think that is a bad thing.
Uhmmm, that’s about it for the good stuff.
The bad stuff:
1. This gym basically sucks as far as gyms go, but fortunately for me, I am a girl, and I don’t really need much in terms of weights and workout stuff, cuz I really just go to keep toned.
2. I usually avoid using the bathroom if I can, but if I really need to I literally have to hold my breath cuz they smell so bad and they are not kept up very well at all. Sometimes I think they are worse than the roadside rest stops.
3. For 2 months now one of the pull down bars has been missing. They used to have 2 of them, but they only have one now and they don’t seem to be doing anything about replacing it.
4. It would be really nice if someone in charge at Bally’s would read these reviews and do something about this club.

This gym totally sucks. Dirty facilities that have not been renovated for 20 years. I know because I was a member there 20 years ago and quit because of the filthy conditions and went back recently to see if it had improved. Nope. Just the same out-​dated dump it always was. This place should be an embarrassment to Ballys but obviously isn’t as it has remained unchanged for 20 years.

This is the type of gym where you really just come for the machines. There are minimal classes offered at this location — try the Bally’s in Pasadena for classes — and the few classes that are offered are crowded! If you don’t care about clean facilities, group classes, and a big gym, then this gym is for you. This is a minimalist gym without the bells and whistles.
Important to note: Every time you enter/​leave the gym, you will get HOUNDED for personal training. Just shake your head no and ignore the personal trainers. Trouble is they are always near the entrance/​exit circling for prey. The employees who do greet you spend more time flirting and socializing than actually working. I wish Bally’s would put them to work. At least make them clean the bathrooms so gym-​goers like me don’t gag every time I enter the locker room.

Perfect for me. Here’s what I like in a gym. Minimal wait for machines/​dumbbells/​workout space, all the stuff I need, and nice people (both staff and clientele) Im not much of a socializer, but if you go to a gym for five years you’re going to make some friends, unless you’re a douche.
I only wish they had a racquetball and basketball court. But minus that it’s the perfect small gym. My fave time to come is at night after 9.
If you’re about asthetics this gym isn’t for you. The bathroom’s shabby, sometimes out of paper towels. Needs a facelift. That’s why I took off one star. But I don’t need to be in a pretty environment and I don’t need pretty scenery. I’m here to work out.

This is the smallest and crappiest Bally Gym I’ve been to. I think this is where they send all the old, dirty, reject machines from all the other Bally gyms. The gym is one large room that includes the group workout floor and is crammed full of machines, weights, treadmills and bikes. I keep insisting membership at this gym should be offered at half the price of all the other Bally gyms! This is by far the worst Bally gym. Even the parking and the classes are pretty bad. Not sure why Bally corporate hasn’t done anything about upgrading this place!

Hmmm, well, the locker room smells like Swamp Ass and the gym isnt that great neither… doesnt mean its that bad but its really compacted in… kinda feels like you are constantly next to someone, no real space… and the parking isnt that great neither…

Not bad, but not great either. The locker room has used bandaids on the floor. No wet area, and the shower room looks scary. The A/​C is taken care of with oscillating granny fans. Old equipment, but functional. Would rather drive the extra distance and chill in the hot tub in studio city.

Now I’ve only been a member of this club for about a month now, I thought that I’d have a lot positivity to share here. That isn’t entirely the case.
While the gym has undergone a facelift, a lot of the fitness equipment looks pretty new. Buuuut… the membership card machine has been broken for a couple months now, and I still have yet to receive mine… even tho I already paid for it when I signed up. The majority of the staff is pretty darned good, but I have to say, I was really displeased with the Saturday morning Staff.
I added a friend to my already existing membership, only to find a better deal online (cheaper by $ 30.00 sign up fee AND $ 5.00 cheaper per month). I’m not sure who assisted us, but he was really uncouth and rude, not only to us… but to the other staff member who was assisting another client. He literally took my card, swiped it, had me sign and ran out the door to take a phone call, without answering a single one of my questions!
Not to mention, if you have children, this might not be the best place for them. My daughter is 3 years old, and the Saturday morning staffer who is supposed to be a «child specialist» was not only overwhelmed by the 5 other kids in the club this morning, but failed to mention to me that my daughter got hit by a 7 year old boy! My daughter told me about him in the car as I was getting ready to leave. I went back in the club to ask why I was not told about this, and her response was that she didn’t see it happen, but did notice a couple of the children being mean to my daughter. Mind you, when I signed my daughter out, there were only two other children still left, one of which was the boy! The other child was his sister, also older than my child.
I will be speaking to the manager about this on Monday, and I will be reporting this incident to corporate as well.

I don’t think it is as bad as everyone else seems to.
Essentially, you can get a workout done here.
They are consistently out of paper towels and things like that and no one who works there seems concerned about it.
But if you’re in the area and you need to work out– I think they’ll have the necessary equipment for you. I feel lucky to have a gym minutes away from where I spend a great deal of my time. Free parking. Protein shakes for sale. Ellipticals, free weights, and one last great thing about Bally’s Glendale is that the other patrons are mostly of the «serious about their workout”/“friendly» variety.

I don’t do 1 stars very often. Heck, I don’t 2 stars often so for me to do this (I have to admit) took some serious thought.
First off, let me just tell you — I don’t sign my name down on anything, until I’m absolutely convinced with what I’m about to get myself into. So I was smart to gain a free guest pass. Mind you, I could’ve tried the other Bally’s in the area but this seemed to be the ideal one, mainly because of location and nothing else (I had yet to go inside this gym).
So when I went, I filled out a questionnaire where I regretfully filled in my contact information (full name, phone #, etc). I would soon realize that the people here would call me nonstop, trying to persuade me to pick up a membership. All I can say is «seriously?» Even now 5 months later, I AM STILL receiving calls from these people!!! After I signed my info away, I was given the tour around (easily, took 5mins) and quickly went to work on an elliptical machine. Once I got my muscles all nice and loose, I took my booty to the «stretching» area and I have to say the space was literally a 4×4 rectangle of nothingness. I mean for me to be able to stretch ¾ of the way of its space says a whole lot. i’m 5’3(5’4 on really good days). So I’m stretching minding my own business, tuning out the freakazoid meathead who is staring from across the way, and I look down to see things moving on the ground.
MOVING? ‘scuse me? And what do I find when I bend down to look at these moving objects? ANTS!
As Samuel L. Jackson would so eloquently put it – «There are mothaf*ckin’ ANTS in this GYM!!!»
Other than being completely grossed out by the infestation, no one felt in the least bit bothered by it. My OCD kicked in and I couldn’t even fathom working out in a place that didn’t seem all that enthralled keeping up a clean environment for its customers. I got up and left, finished my workout at home. Just to be fair, I went 3 more times to really give it a chance but once it got marked off as EW in my head, I just started seeing more and more flaws.
That was pretty much the end of that venture.
Sorry, had to go to with the 24hr Supersport down the street.

Whoa, what??? OK I have to comment on whoever said the surrounding streets of Bally’s were «scary, REALLY scary.» I live 2 blocks away and have lived in Glendale for almost FIVE years now. Glendale is one of the safest places in all of Los Angeles, and the surrounding blocks are a VERY nice area — homes and rent are expensive, the local cops are very active, and there is nothing dangerous at all about the surrounding area. That neighborhood is primarily little old Armenian ladies. After you cross the train tracks it gets a little bad but you wouldn’t be looking for parking there it’s way too far from the gym.
Anyway my husband goes here and when they say small they really mean SMALL. I pass by this place every single day and I can’t believe when I look inside how small it is. I’m glad I don’t work out! He says it sucks most of the time because it’s always crowded and hard to find machines. But I guess it gets the job done.

This is originally where I first signed my life away for a 3 year Ballys gym membership. The parking here is absolutely horrible, especially on busy days. To make matters worse, you need a permit to park on the street! There is parking located across the street, but this Ballys gets real busy on the weekday afternoons.
I dont know if I could name a Ballys that is smaller than this one. On busy days, good luck trying to grab what you want to do.
I switched to the one in Rosemead, which happens to be bigger and a whole lot better.

I am so disgusted by this Bally’s — it’s ridiculous!
The place is small — the equipment looked dirty — the employees seem like they don’t care — and to top it off — the locker rooms should be condemned!
I went to use the restroom and there were no seat liners (in any stall)
The toilet tank was covered with cardboard and tape (and I pay membership fees for this?)
The showers looked like no one has used them in months. The curtains had mold (gross!) and they didn’t even have any hooks for towels/​toiletries.
It is safe to say … no, I am officially stating «I am never going to this particular Bally’s again! «
If you want to see what a good Bally’s gym looks like — go to the one in Long Beach on South & Downey.

Okay, try going to the hellhole that is the Hollywood bally’s and then tell me that this place isn’t fantastic. Sure, it doesn’t have a bunch of useless classes that you probably weren’t even taking anyways, but it has room, and you don’t have to wait too long for a machine. Also, since this is sort of a suburban area, it curbs the many freaky wierdos that populate some of the hollywood gyms.

The Good: Small and cozy one-​room gym is comfortable for someone new to this workout thing. Aerobics floor usually empty when I go and great for stretching. Not a pick-​up coliseum. Can get in and out quickly. Awesome old guy gyrating his hips during salsa aerobics. Watched the ending of ‘E.T.’ there once.
The Eh: Parking lot is snug (prepare to do 6-​point turns). Everything being in one room, the aerobics classes can get way too loud. Might need to wait for machines /​too cramped for comfort /​sweaty funk fog during peak hours. Bare bones, but passable.

I debated on giving this 3 stars, if anything it’s 2 ½ I guess.
This Bally’s is impossible, if you are trying to get there and workout anytime after say 6:30 or 7:00 am. The parking lot is small and though they have extra parking across the street, sometimes it isn’t open. You cannot park on the streets nearby as they are permit only. Well, you can park there, but it’s at your own risk.
Everything in this Bally’s is in one big room. There’s cardio on one side, and weights on the other, and the far wall is where they hold the classes. The women’s locker room is in the back and I’m actually surprise it is as big as it is, but it doesn’t have nearly enough counter space for say, more than 3 or 4 females to be getting ready in the morning.
I would go in the morning right when it opened, so I usually got on a machine with no problem, did my cardio, then i would meander around until I could get in all my weights. Sometimes even when it opens, you have to wait for a machine, which sucks bad.
I haven’t been here in a long while because I gave up on it (this Bally’s, not the gym. I go to North Hollywood instead now, which is HUGE).
I wish they would just close this Bally’s down and find a bigger building to open it in.

I hate this Bally’s so much I wish I could give it negative 300 stars. The parking lot is tiny, it holds like under 10 cars. Many of the surrounding streets are resident/​permit parking and they will ticket/​tow. Plus, some of the surrounding streets are not well lit and they are really scary, I mean really scary. Run for your life scary.
Inside, the gym is just small, sad, dirty, and gross. Some of the machines are usually broken and there is always a wait to use the cardio machines. The clientele look like they are homeless. Plus, the weight lifting area faces the cardio area and they are so close I always feel like my butt will be touching them when I am on a bike… for real, they squat down while lifting weights and hit my butt on the way back up…
The locker rooms should be condemned… I fear them.
I hate this location…