The St. Clair Wellness Center, a New Gym in St. Clair, Michigan

St. Clair Wellness Center opened their doors in late 2007. It is located in a brand new building and has top of the line, all new equipment. The gym is currently running a summer special, which prompted me to go in and check the place out. I ended up signing up for a membership because I was so impressed with St. Clair Wellness Center.

The gym is located on Carney Drive, near the corner of Fred Moore Highway. It has 2 levels and a basement level. On the main level is the front desk, cardio equipment, free weights, and circuit training machines. Upstairs is where they do massages and body wraps. In the basement is the locker room, steam rooms, saunas, core training room and child care room.

The cardio machines all have flat screen TV's attached to them with Direct TV hooked up to them. You can watch whatever program you choose. If you want to listen to it though, you have to bring along you own headphones to plug into the TV. They have multiple elliptical, bikes, treadmills and stair stepper machines for you to work out on. If you don't have headphones, there is a radio station that is played throughout the building for you to listen to. There are multiple free weights to work out with along with several benches which can be moved and elevated to accommodate your workout. The circuit training area has pin weight machines and it you do all the machines in one day; it will give you a full body workout. There are mirrors on every wall as well, so you can be sure you are working out with proper technique and form.

In the basement, St. Clair Wellness Center has quite a nice and clean set up as well. The locker rooms offer showers, lockers, restrooms, and wet and dry saunas. They also offer free towel service for you to use in the sauna, shower, gym area, etc. The steam room is great. It smells like eucalyptus and is very relaxing. You cannot adjust the controls in this room though. The dry sauna is also relaxing after a workout and has a temperature adjusting dial on the outside as well as timer. The radio is piped into the locker room as well, so you can listen to that as you relax in the sauna. There is even a volume adjusting dial for you as well. The Core training room features medicine balls, punching bags, exercise balls, jump ropes, and other equipment of that sort. The daycare room is down there as well and features toys for kids to play with.

St. Clair Wellness Center also offers classes, for an additional cost. They are located at a different location, inside the Riverside Plaza. These classes include cardio boxing and yoga. Personal trainers are also available to help guide you in the right direction.

Compared to other gyms in the area, this gym is definitely the newest and most up to date. It is smaller than most gyms, but they utilize the space they have very efficiently. Right now they are running a special on membership prices, but prior to the special and after the special ends, the membership is higher than other area gyms. Most gyms include classes in with your membership fee, where St. Clair Wellness Center charges extra. Being that it is the only fitness facility in town, besides Curves, I think it is a nice set up though. As long as you can get in on the discounted price, it is an excellent deal. It is $5.95 a week for 3 years. You have to sign up for 3 years though, in order to get in on this price. They can charge you monthly, or f you pay all 3 years up front, you can save even more money. It has to be charged to a credit card or direct debited from a bank account as well. They have great hours too. St. Clair Wellness Center is open 7 days a week. They open at 5 a.m on weekdays and close at 10 p.m. Monday through Friday.