In need of a new gym, I checked out the Spectrum Fitness Club in Manhattan Beach. Having gone to Bally’s or 24 Hour Fitness for as long as I’ve worked out, it really was a night-and-day experience. The club was huge with a spa-like atomosphere and a very friendly, helpful and knowledgable staff. Everyone there is beautiful, the equipment was all in good shape, almost everything was available, there’s towel service, bla, bla bla. The only drawback is that membership (even with my corporate discount) is $94/mo. That’s more than three times as much as a regular-Joe gym, so as great as my trial membership was, I signed up at 24, with an all-club membership at $29/mo.
My new membership is month-to-month though, and to be honest, if the economy wasn’t in such shambles and I wasn’t expecting a kid in less than 4 months, I probably would’ve splurged and signed up at the Spectrum. Maybe in 6 months or so when things are more stable I will. But weights are weights and fancy won’t make more muscles.