I went to 3 over the years ( one was lindenhurst when it was new ) and during the summer after a couple years they all small like humid summer time nutsack . Only thing I can assume is they rarely clean the carpets or bad vent systems
Not bad for the price though regardless of the smell
When I lived in lindenhurst, I was a volunteer firefighter and their ac unit smoked up on their roof. When we opened it, it looked like the filters weren’t changed in over 5 years. Caked with dirt.
The Stewart location has gone to shit in recent years. Used to be nice but the last time I went felt old and outdated. My membership ran out in the winter and I didn’t re-up so it might be different.
Same. The sauna is always closed at Stewart ave. Staff are rude. Last time I went, the power kept going on and off. We either had working lights or working treadmills, not both. Just bad vibes.
They also took out the bball courts. Last straw man.
They took the bball courts out?!?!? Lmaooo that’s all that was being used when I was there. Even early in the morning those guys were playing. Seems like they are trying to fail.
Agreed about the staff, definitely rude.
I went to check it out a couple years ago, and it just seemed a mess. I also hate that you can't just check out a gym without being subjected to a total sales pitch from some guy in a polo shirt 2 sizes too small for him. I don't remember what time I went, but it was packed. The weights area had weights just strewn everywhere. Clearly no one was cleaning up. Then I got a high pressure sales pitch and multiple follow up attempts. No thanks.
Ugh I was hoping this would be less true with bigger gyms. I’m coming from living in the city and going to extremely small Blink gyms there. But the size alone of LA Fitness is luxury to me, on top of the amenities so give and take etc.
I’ll give my story as short and as sweet as possible:
Suffered a severe ACL injury at the police academy and needed reconstructive surgery.
I call LA fitness and tell them about my accident and they said they wouldn’t do anything unless I go over to gym and hand in my medical documentation. I told them I just had surgery and I’m disabled, cannot move, cannot drive, I asked if I can email it and they refused! And had the audacity to keep charging me even when I told them I have tight on money due to being out of work and medical bills, It was so disgusting. I had to get several people to help me get over there with fresh incisions, screws and pins.
It was so inhumane I wanna puke and I let them have it when I got there. Found out through research that in NYS if a doctor states that their patient is disabled for at least 6 months then by law gyms must terminate membership with no penalties.
1111 Marcus is crazy bad.
-You can never find a set of dumbbells.
-The cable machines are always hogged.
-People steal over there (stole my gf airpods/phone while she was changing)
-They shot up the basketball court
-almost every piece of cardio machine is broken.
-mold in the pool
-Lying salesman’s
-people start fighting over weights
-extremely packed 24/7
-Huge ego people central
The one on jericho is a bit better. At least you can workout. But parking is sometimes bad there.
This was a while back but my personal trainer there had her debit card stolen by a fellow trainer. They caught him same day when his dumb ass tried to buy a whole bunch of stuff at an electronics store across the street.
Haven't been to garden city but the New Hyde Park LA fit is the biggest location they have in the state plus opened over night as well, gets very busy tho but if you're a late night crawler it's your best (and only) bet
One of the trainers was super weird to me at the 2350 Jericho Tpke. Went on some weird religious rant and made me pray in public loudly and lengthily while telling me about his weed addiction. I reported it. I was forced to associate with him right after signing up when they try to get you to buy the training package so it was unavoidable.
New Hyde park one is HUGE. Which tbh seeing 300 people sweat w me doesn’t feel the most sanitary but I think it’s very nice and solid.
I’ve been to all three many times
They are all pretty decent but the Jericho and street ave locations get really packed at around 5pm.
If you’re a morning person, LA Fitness is really nice and any location will be okay.
I've been to all 3. It depends on what you want but my preference was always GCP. Smaller and their busy time was less crowded than the others during the same times. Lake success is basically globo gym and GC is good too but more known I feel like.
I know ALL of these locations very well. I wouldn't argue with those who say "Not any LA Fitness," not because the gyms themselves are poorly equipped or designed, but because the primary staff seem to not give a rat's ass about anything but selling more memberships. They're not on top of security, they're not on top of air quality and general cleanliness, and they're generally disinterested in the members' experience once they're signed up. I want to qualify: **I am not talking about the group fitness instructors or the actual cleaning staff.** Both of these do their best under pretty crummy conditions, and for truly abysmal pay.
It's a shame, really, because the gyms themselves are pretty good in terms of layout and what they potentially offer. By far, the best of these three would be Lake Success. It's one of LA Fitness' flagship locations. It's truly monstrous in size. Trouble is, with no one monitoring the upkeep of equipment, and seemingly no one taking responsibility for things like broken air conditioning, broken sound systems in the group fitness rooms, etc., the potential for what this place could be is virtually lost. I'm not blaming the members, but there are also way too many of them, so things like racking free weights after using them just doesn't happen. I've walked around with a 20 lb. dumbbell in my hand for fifteen minutes trying to find the other half of the pair.
Garden City Park is not quite as grandiose in its intentions as Lake Success, but it's generally less crowded, so I prefer it. At least I can get some semblance of a workout there.
I wish you luck in your pursuit of the right gym. Anyone who's doing anything to improve their health deserves two thumbs up, and a gym to match.
Not listed as your locations, but I go to the LA Fitness in Lindenhurst and that has gone to complete shit post pandemic. Machines are always in service, treadmills are dirty as f (I see the same garbage people stick in the cup holders over a week) and the management completely doesn’t care. The sauna and the bathrooms are always dirty.
I feel like they are just milking it, I can’t see the establishment remaining for another 5 years
I actually got a 3 day free pass to check this location out today. I won’t be using the other two days. First impression of the locker room…wet. Soaking Wet socks sitting on the floor. An hour and a half later, still there. Two out of the ten benches were broken, treadmill i tried was wobbling with broken cup holders. The part I couldn’t get past was the dumbbells. They were everywhere! Between every set I had to search for a pair, one here, one down at the other end. Barely any attachments for the cables. Really terrible place.
I literally just got home and showered after being here. Yeah your description is 100% accurate. The treadmill I hoped on today didn’t even have cup holders. There is a private gym called fite fitness in Copiague I am thinking of checking out since this La fitness is getting worse.
Yep, I should have been more specific, you’re right. They weren’t broken, just holes where they should have been. I am going to try out crunch in Amityville. I just know the parking is rough there and it always looks packed.
Yeah I’m going to look, I usually go during my lunch hour so around 1pm. Hoping it’s not bad at that time. I know the place you’re talking about, It looks good
I go to GCP. Be aware if you use a personal trainer there. One of them is an evangelical Christian who will try to convert you.
How do I know this? He tried this with me.
I’m not one of those “let me speak to your manager” types, but I was for that one. It was a terrible experience. His manager told me that he’s been warned countless times to not do this to people.
Whoa! I just saw your comment now! It’s outrageous that he’s allowed to work there. The email I got said that his desk will be moved to be in front of his boss and if that doesn’t work, he will be fired.
He was at the front by the time I signed up, sounded like maybe your experience was a year ago and mine was 6 months later. I complained to corporate. Maybe he’s someone’s kid haha
Never been to the Garden City location, but LA Fitness in general has really gone down hill. They need to improve their cleanliness and the people that go there really need to re-rack their weights. GCP location is a bit smaller than the other 2.. plenty of treadmills downstairs, but their lifting area tends to be a little crowded. Haven't been to Lake Success location in about 10 years, but if it's anything like what it was when I did go there, that's probably the dirtiest of the 3.
LA Fitness sucks. Used to go to the Lake Grove location to swim laps and cancelled my membership for two reasons... First, they refused to do anything about this nasty old dude that used the rough concrete around the hot tub to literally sand the dead skin off the bottoms of his feet (he was seen doing this multiple times by multiple people) and two, they just stopped cleaning the pool. When I swam through a nasty clump of someone else's hair floating around in the pool that was the end for me.
None of them.
I’ve been to all three of these locations. You’ll spend more time waiting for equipment than working out. And they’re all totally disgusting.
None of the above…this is my personal opinion coming from being a national champion bodybuilder in the ‘90s, but LA Fitness is not the gym I’d choose to train in.
Just know that if you want to cancel, they’re a major pain in the ass to cancel. When I tried to cancel, they told me I had to mail in a letter to their corporate HQ to cancel it.
Jericho is best IMO.
They have weights that go by 2.5 incerements and you can usually find them. So they have 22.5 dumbbells which is a godsend. Not too crowded either.
Marcus Ave
Avoid unless you’re going at midnight and want some eye candy.
Stewart Ave- Its okay
I signed up for the planet fitness black card membership that allows you to go to any gym in their list, also allows you to bring a guest every time.
But I’ve been paying since January…. But still haven’t gone
Not any LA fitness for sure.
Bad experience?
I went to 3 over the years ( one was lindenhurst when it was new ) and during the summer after a couple years they all small like humid summer time nutsack . Only thing I can assume is they rarely clean the carpets or bad vent systems Not bad for the price though regardless of the smell
“Summertime Nutsack”, is an excellent band-name.
🎶 Got that summer time, summertime nutsack. 🎶
Or porn title.
When I lived in lindenhurst, I was a volunteer firefighter and their ac unit smoked up on their roof. When we opened it, it looked like the filters weren’t changed in over 5 years. Caked with dirt.
All the people living in their cars shower at planet fitness
I go to the dunkin donuts at the BJ's nextdoor to the LA Fitness on Stewart Avenue. I'd choose that one because of the dunkin donuts.
Do you stand outside the gym, staring inside, and slowly eating a dozen donuts while maintaining the contact with someone for as long as you can?
The Stewart location has gone to shit in recent years. Used to be nice but the last time I went felt old and outdated. My membership ran out in the winter and I didn’t re-up so it might be different.
Same. The sauna is always closed at Stewart ave. Staff are rude. Last time I went, the power kept going on and off. We either had working lights or working treadmills, not both. Just bad vibes. They also took out the bball courts. Last straw man.
They took the bball courts out?!?!? Lmaooo that’s all that was being used when I was there. Even early in the morning those guys were playing. Seems like they are trying to fail. Agreed about the staff, definitely rude.
Some guy let out a shot (yes with a gun) at the court. Shutdown shortly after
I went to check it out a couple years ago, and it just seemed a mess. I also hate that you can't just check out a gym without being subjected to a total sales pitch from some guy in a polo shirt 2 sizes too small for him. I don't remember what time I went, but it was packed. The weights area had weights just strewn everywhere. Clearly no one was cleaning up. Then I got a high pressure sales pitch and multiple follow up attempts. No thanks.
Thank you for sharing your experience
I’ve been to both and would recommend GC Park
My aunt and uncle prefer this location as well.
Marcus ave but all of them are going to be insane at peak times. I think Marcus ave is the biggest one of the 3.
Good luck finding dumbbells at Marcus ave.
Every fucking time.
Ugh I was hoping this would be less true with bigger gyms. I’m coming from living in the city and going to extremely small Blink gyms there. But the size alone of LA Fitness is luxury to me, on top of the amenities so give and take etc.
Your membership lets you go to any location in the state
Thank you- my membership is through an insurance program so I wasnt sure if that still applies to me.
I believe there is a tier that makes you pick one though.
Please, don’t go to LA Fitness… you’ll thank me later
Agrreeed
I’ll give my story as short and as sweet as possible: Suffered a severe ACL injury at the police academy and needed reconstructive surgery. I call LA fitness and tell them about my accident and they said they wouldn’t do anything unless I go over to gym and hand in my medical documentation. I told them I just had surgery and I’m disabled, cannot move, cannot drive, I asked if I can email it and they refused! And had the audacity to keep charging me even when I told them I have tight on money due to being out of work and medical bills, It was so disgusting. I had to get several people to help me get over there with fresh incisions, screws and pins. It was so inhumane I wanna puke and I let them have it when I got there. Found out through research that in NYS if a doctor states that their patient is disabled for at least 6 months then by law gyms must terminate membership with no penalties.
My fiancee ran into Big Body Bes at the New Hyde Park location. She got a picture with him and said he was really nice lol.
hell yeah that’s amazing, i love him
1111 Marcus is crazy bad. -You can never find a set of dumbbells. -The cable machines are always hogged. -People steal over there (stole my gf airpods/phone while she was changing) -They shot up the basketball court -almost every piece of cardio machine is broken. -mold in the pool -Lying salesman’s -people start fighting over weights -extremely packed 24/7 -Huge ego people central The one on jericho is a bit better. At least you can workout. But parking is sometimes bad there.
This was a while back but my personal trainer there had her debit card stolen by a fellow trainer. They caught him same day when his dumb ass tried to buy a whole bunch of stuff at an electronics store across the street.
I’d go Garden City park, the other 2 locations are always packed
Haven't been to garden city but the New Hyde Park LA fit is the biggest location they have in the state plus opened over night as well, gets very busy tho but if you're a late night crawler it's your best (and only) bet
I like the one in Gc Park
Jericho turnpike. Big parking lot. Easy to get in and out and the gym is huge.
I am leaning towards this one, thank you
This is the path lol
One of the trainers was super weird to me at the 2350 Jericho Tpke. Went on some weird religious rant and made me pray in public loudly and lengthily while telling me about his weed addiction. I reported it. I was forced to associate with him right after signing up when they try to get you to buy the training package so it was unavoidable. New Hyde park one is HUGE. Which tbh seeing 300 people sweat w me doesn’t feel the most sanitary but I think it’s very nice and solid.
I’ve been to all three many times They are all pretty decent but the Jericho and street ave locations get really packed at around 5pm. If you’re a morning person, LA Fitness is really nice and any location will be okay.
I've been to all 3. It depends on what you want but my preference was always GCP. Smaller and their busy time was less crowded than the others during the same times. Lake success is basically globo gym and GC is good too but more known I feel like.
The lake success location is usually absolutely packed. I’d definitely say go to the Stewart Ave location.
Garden city is a great gym, Marcus ave is a shitshow, Jericho is way too small.
I know ALL of these locations very well. I wouldn't argue with those who say "Not any LA Fitness," not because the gyms themselves are poorly equipped or designed, but because the primary staff seem to not give a rat's ass about anything but selling more memberships. They're not on top of security, they're not on top of air quality and general cleanliness, and they're generally disinterested in the members' experience once they're signed up. I want to qualify: **I am not talking about the group fitness instructors or the actual cleaning staff.** Both of these do their best under pretty crummy conditions, and for truly abysmal pay. It's a shame, really, because the gyms themselves are pretty good in terms of layout and what they potentially offer. By far, the best of these three would be Lake Success. It's one of LA Fitness' flagship locations. It's truly monstrous in size. Trouble is, with no one monitoring the upkeep of equipment, and seemingly no one taking responsibility for things like broken air conditioning, broken sound systems in the group fitness rooms, etc., the potential for what this place could be is virtually lost. I'm not blaming the members, but there are also way too many of them, so things like racking free weights after using them just doesn't happen. I've walked around with a 20 lb. dumbbell in my hand for fifteen minutes trying to find the other half of the pair. Garden City Park is not quite as grandiose in its intentions as Lake Success, but it's generally less crowded, so I prefer it. At least I can get some semblance of a workout there. I wish you luck in your pursuit of the right gym. Anyone who's doing anything to improve their health deserves two thumbs up, and a gym to match.
Thank you for your detailed response !
You're very welcome!
I go to all 3… Jericho is the most lowkey and less crowded due to it being small for a LA Fitness
Thank you
Lake success is biggest by a long shot
Id pick GC Park. The pool is not teeming all the time with bodies like Marcus Ave.
Not listed as your locations, but I go to the LA Fitness in Lindenhurst and that has gone to complete shit post pandemic. Machines are always in service, treadmills are dirty as f (I see the same garbage people stick in the cup holders over a week) and the management completely doesn’t care. The sauna and the bathrooms are always dirty. I feel like they are just milking it, I can’t see the establishment remaining for another 5 years
Thank you- I skimmed the google reviews for the locations listed, and it seems your experience is not uncommon at other locations as well!
I actually got a 3 day free pass to check this location out today. I won’t be using the other two days. First impression of the locker room…wet. Soaking Wet socks sitting on the floor. An hour and a half later, still there. Two out of the ten benches were broken, treadmill i tried was wobbling with broken cup holders. The part I couldn’t get past was the dumbbells. They were everywhere! Between every set I had to search for a pair, one here, one down at the other end. Barely any attachments for the cables. Really terrible place.
I literally just got home and showered after being here. Yeah your description is 100% accurate. The treadmill I hoped on today didn’t even have cup holders. There is a private gym called fite fitness in Copiague I am thinking of checking out since this La fitness is getting worse.
Yep, I should have been more specific, you’re right. They weren’t broken, just holes where they should have been. I am going to try out crunch in Amityville. I just know the parking is rough there and it always looks packed.
I tried Crunch and it was very crowded and a lot of high school kids. But give it a shot, depends on the time you plan on going
Yeah I’m going to look, I usually go during my lunch hour so around 1pm. Hoping it’s not bad at that time. I know the place you’re talking about, It looks good
Stewart location is dirty. Pool is gross. Carpeting needs to be redone.
I used to go to the lake success one. It was always packed even late at night. But it is one of the bigger lakes fitness I’ve been to.
GCP if you have. The other ones have police cars taken reports on the regular
I go to GCP. Be aware if you use a personal trainer there. One of them is an evangelical Christian who will try to convert you. How do I know this? He tried this with me.
That’s so strange ! And I won’t be using a trainer so I am glad I won’t have to worry about that. Thank you for the heads up!
I’m not one of those “let me speak to your manager” types, but I was for that one. It was a terrible experience. His manager told me that he’s been warned countless times to not do this to people.
Yes that’s super inappropriate. I’m glad you said something. Kind of concerning that he has been warned before but continues….
Omg he’s a total nut! I reported it! Can’t believe he’s still there
Whoa! I just saw your comment now! It’s outrageous that he’s allowed to work there. The email I got said that his desk will be moved to be in front of his boss and if that doesn’t work, he will be fired.
He was at the front by the time I signed up, sounded like maybe your experience was a year ago and mine was 6 months later. I complained to corporate. Maybe he’s someone’s kid haha
The most convenient one.
Just go to 24 hour fitness in valley stream.
I went to ufc in nhp. Great gym.
Never been to the Garden City location, but LA Fitness in general has really gone down hill. They need to improve their cleanliness and the people that go there really need to re-rack their weights. GCP location is a bit smaller than the other 2.. plenty of treadmills downstairs, but their lifting area tends to be a little crowded. Haven't been to Lake Success location in about 10 years, but if it's anything like what it was when I did go there, that's probably the dirtiest of the 3.
LA Fitness sucks. Used to go to the Lake Grove location to swim laps and cancelled my membership for two reasons... First, they refused to do anything about this nasty old dude that used the rough concrete around the hot tub to literally sand the dead skin off the bottoms of his feet (he was seen doing this multiple times by multiple people) and two, they just stopped cleaning the pool. When I swam through a nasty clump of someone else's hair floating around in the pool that was the end for me.
Only recommend going to LA FITNESS if you’re in high school
Superrr helpful comment
Lake Success is like a mall. Huge. But very crowded and one of the biggest shitshow free weight sections I ever seen. I quit a month later.
None of them. I’ve been to all three of these locations. You’ll spend more time waiting for equipment than working out. And they’re all totally disgusting.
None of them, work out at home or go to Planet Fitness. These gyms are overpriced and have ridiculous contracts.
My membership is through my insurance so I am not in a contract
If you go to one of them, do they allow you to go to another? I'd choose the one that has better parking or that's near a dunkin donuts.
What ever you do please dont sign up for lake success
None of the above…this is my personal opinion coming from being a national champion bodybuilder in the ‘90s, but LA Fitness is not the gym I’d choose to train in.
Marcus ave is always busy lol I just joined
Just know that if you want to cancel, they’re a major pain in the ass to cancel. When I tried to cancel, they told me I had to mail in a letter to their corporate HQ to cancel it.
Thank you but I fortunately won’t have that issue. My membership is through an insurance program.
Tell them you’re going to prison or the army. They’ll cancel it right away
Oh I got it cancelled thankfully
Jericho is best IMO. They have weights that go by 2.5 incerements and you can usually find them. So they have 22.5 dumbbells which is a godsend. Not too crowded either. Marcus Ave Avoid unless you’re going at midnight and want some eye candy. Stewart Ave- Its okay
I always went to the one in NHP even though the one on Jericho tpke was a bit closer to me. My wife liked the vibe there (NHP) better.
I signed up for the planet fitness black card membership that allows you to go to any gym in their list, also allows you to bring a guest every time. But I’ve been paying since January…. But still haven’t gone
Sign up for Life Time Fitness. The price alone would motivate/force you to go often!
With the selection shown I might wind up picking LA Fitness!