LA Fitness: Is it the Right Gym for You?

Having dealt with weight issues all of my life I've exercised to lose weight many times. I've belonged to several gyms over the past eight years and believe that I have finally found the right one for me in the Livonia, Michigan location of LA Fitness.

While I have only been a member at LA Fitness for a month, the gym has done a great deal to impress me in that short amount of time. The facility itself is large and spacious with more than enough equipment, even during the busiest time which appears to be weeknights. LA Fitness also offers a lap pool, Jacuzzi, and sauna, as well as a full size basketball court, several racquetball courts, a large exercise room for group exercise classes, and a large spinning bike room.

I've belonged to three gyms besides LA Fitness over the last eight years, my employers gym, Fitness USA, and Powerhouse. While my employers gym is well maintained and clean, they don't offer a pool or Jacuzzi, nor do they offer late night or weekend hours, which doesn't make it the most convenient choice.

As for Fitness USA, their equipment leaves much to be desired in terms of quality and quantity. Equipment at Fitness USA was in disrepair more times than not, even being repaired with duct tape. Besides the equipment being in disrepair the facility I used had numerous leaks in the roof with buckets placed throughout the gym to collect the water. The same was true for the Powerhouse gym that I belonged to.

Another difference between LA Fitness and the other gyms I've belonged to is that LA Fitness offers a babysitting service to its members. Offering a babysitting service helps to set the facility apart from the other gyms because it means that parents are able to come to the gym and workout without having to make special arrangements for a babysitter at home.

While other facilities like Fitness USA offer memberships for the bargain price of $10 a month, you get what you pay for. I say this because of the poor quality of the equipment as well as of the facility. A membership at LA Fitness costs $29.99 a month and offers you the use of a state of the art and clean facility, as well as classes in a separate room that have a capacity of 60 while classes at Fitness USA are held in the middle of the gym floor and have a capacity of about 20 for a kick boxing class. Personally, I prefer working out without having to dodge other members who are attempting to do kick boxing moves in a cramped space.

LA Fitness instructors and trainers are knowledgeable and excited to help members reach their fitness goals. They are realistic when helping you set goals for yourself, not promising that you are going to lose more weight than is healthy. Having been a member for only a month I have lost 8 pounds by working out at least 4 days a week and changing my eating habits. According to the trainers at the gym this is a healthy weight loss of 1 to 2 pounds a week, and one that I feel good about.

So, if you live in Metro Detroit and are looking for a new gym to join give the Livonia LA Fitness a try, I don't think you will be disappointed.