Jenny is once again a gym member. She wants to get in better shape, and we decided that joining a gym would be worth it for her. She went gym shopping on Tuesday looking for a comfortable gym that offered good childcare, good class selection, and a reasonable prices. Here’s what she learned from the three gyms she visited in the Euless/Colleyville area:
Pros: Cheapest of the three by far, childcare included with a fun-looking kids’ area, great staff.
Cons: Equipment needed updating, comparatively small, class selection is limited so classes are generally very full, no kids in the pool, very much a traditional gym with lots of muscle-bound people and aggressive personal trainers
Overall: OK if no other options, but not really what Jenny was looking for
Bonus Fact: We belonged to LA Fitness for about a year when we lived in Fort Worth and really liked it.
Pros: Very nice facility, 5 minutes from our house, good class selection, nice childcare workers, few kids
Cons: No kids in the pool, childcare very expensive, kids’ area pretty small
Overall: Better for us than 24 Hour, but hard to swallow the expensive childcare
Pros: Facility is gorgeous and huge, great class selection, indoor AND outdoor pools with waterslides, kids are allowed in pools, great childcare at little extra cost, very family-oriented, free swim lessons for kids, some friends work out there
Cons: Most expensive of the three, much more than we’d originally planned on paying
Overall: She went with Life Time. It had so much to offer that Jenny thinks she will be motivated to go several times a week, including right after dropping Brenden off at preschool twice a week this fall. The boys will be able to swim year-round and to learn how for free. Life Time is more of a sports resort than a gym. Since it’s so kid-friendly, we hope that all three of them will have a good time up there, mostly in the morning while I’m asleep.