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24 Hour Fitness
24 Hour Fitness

A United States-based chain of gyms.

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The Gym to Get Cost-Effective Membership

  • Dec 18, 2008
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During this economic crunch, I'm appreciating my membership at 24 Fitness so much more.  A yearly membership at my local yoga, dance and martial arts studio cost around $1500, and individual classes run from $10-$15, which isn't very cost-effective at this time of recession.  However, a 4-5 year membership at 24 only costs around $600, and each year thereafter can be as low as $10 (I pay $30 and know people who pay up to $100), depending on the specific plan and how much was paid up front.  For those who don't want to pay a lumpsum up front, monthly membership fees run from $24.  Still a good deal.

Where I live in the Bay Area, 24's are abundant, and with my certain membership, I can go gym-hopping wherever I want.  Heck, I can even work out in other countries.  24 is affiliated with several other gyms, so I can go to California Fitness gyms in Hong Kong and Taiwan.  How awesome is that? 

All the 24's that I've been to are pretty large with many machines, and some of the really big ones have saunas, pools, basketball courts and aerobics rooms.  24 has a really high standard for cleanliness, so they are always very neat and orderly, and for the germophobes, there are paper towels and antibacterial spray available throughout the gym to wipe down equipment.  Most 24's offer personal trainers to their members for a fee.  I've had a few sessions and learned what I needed to do to acheive my fitness goals.  Some 24's also have free classes for their members, including swimming, biking, ab floorwork, and my favorite, yoga.  Sure, it isn't as spiritual or specialized as my yoga studio, but at the low cost of FREE, I think I'll survive :)

The only thing that irks me about 24? Not all of their gyms are actually open 24 hours.  Misnomer much?
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January 11, 2011
I've always wanted to try this gym out. I've heard good things about it. Unfortunately, there's only small gyms where I live. Oh well. Maybe someday. :) Great review, Debbie!
January 11, 2011
Hopefully they'll expand to where you are! Thanks for reading, Adrianna :)
January 11, 2011
Probably not. The area where I live is very good at keeping out the big businesses. They support the local businesses.
 
May 06, 2010
Great review. They used to be called 24 Hour Nautilus but I guess they decided to drop the brand. They really should change their name since not all gyms are 24 hours a day. I had a friend of mine who was disappointed that she could not go to her local 24 hour gym after her graveyard shift.
May 06, 2010
Thanks, Jim. Yup, total misnomer! I wonder why they went from Naustilus to Gym though, it sounded cooler before :P
 
March 26, 2010
Yep, 24 is the best-value gym out there, especially for people like me who barely ever make it there! Back in the day when the economy was actually functioning and people had jobs, I used to belong to Equinox and occasionally visit steakhouses. Now in the new economic reality its 24 and P F Chang's all the way - but 24 is comparatively better than Chang's if it's possible to compare gyms and chinese food.
March 26, 2010
James, only you can compare Chinese food to a gym.  I wouldn't  know the comparison though since I've never been to a P.F. Chang's before :P  Yes, 24 is definitely a best-bang-for-your-buck gym.  When I start making enough moolah, I may just switch to Equinox for the great classes and luxurious locker room products :)
March 26, 2010
I can also compare burgers to Blockbuster Video and skydiving to the hotdog stand outside of Home Depot. :-) Equinox was definitely luxurious... those were the days when I didn't have to squeeze together small leftovers from bars of soap, and steal bandwidth from my neighbor's open wireless.
March 26, 2010
LOL, I've never done either of those things before *shifty eyes*
 
March 26, 2010
Wow, that is a gym with a lot of great features. I bet that is a popular place.
March 26, 2010
It is! It's really crowded from between 4 AM to midnight. Thank goodness it's open 24 hours and that I'm nocturnal :P
 
October 19, 2009
I'll have to look into this...I've been needing some exercise lately! Thanks for another great review!
October 19, 2009
My pleasure. For your fitness, this is totally worth it! Especially if you plan on living where there are 24 Hour Fitness gyms for a while. Thanks for you comment, Melissa! :)
 
October 19, 2009
That's nice. Have you actually used your membership abroad and it worked? I just came back after passing through Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore and saw those clubs, even did a trial in one. Didn't even know about their affiliation... oh well, next time I guess.
October 19, 2009
I've never actually tried using my membership abroad before since I've always stayed in hotels with gyms. I've definitely seen the 24 Hour Fitness logo at some gyms abroad and I'm going to have to ask my gym rep how that works! Thanks for your comment, William! :)
 
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24 Hour Fitness is the world's largest (by memberships) privately owned and operated fitness center chain, and 3rd in number of clubs behind Gold's Gym and Fitness First of the UK. It currently has 425 clubs in the U.S.A. The company's corporate office is located in Carlsbad, California. The operations' headquarters is in San Ramon, California in the Bay area. 24 Hour Fitness has over 19,000 employees. The founder is Mark S. Mastrov and current CEO is Carl Liebert III. 24 Hour Fitness is currently a subsidiary of the private equity firm Forstmann Little & Company, since its acquisition in a $1.6 billion leveraged buyout in 2005.

Club Levels

24 Hour Fitness currently has 6 levels of Clubs: Fit-Lite, Express, Active, Sport, Super-Sport, and Ultra-Sport. In addition 24 Hour Fitness has signature clubs with Andre Agassi, Lance Armstrong, Magic Johnson, and Shaquille O'Neal, as well as Jackie Chan and Yao Ming in its clubs in Asia.

Ultra-Sport

Generally over 100,000+ Square Feet Amenities include Cardio Equipment, Free Weights, Group X Room, Kid's Club, Basketball Court, Pool, Tanning, Executive Lockers, Massage, Racquetball Club, Rock Climbing and Volleyball. There is only 1 open Ultra-Sport level club, located in Irvine, California. The Second Ultra-Sport level club is coming to New York City, New York on 31 August 2008, and the third is planned for Northern Colorado in 2009.

Super-Sport

Generally over 50,000+ Square Feet, Cardio Equipment, ...

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