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AIBU?

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To think that LA Fitness are taking the piss?

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CarriesBucketOfBlood · 31/08/2015 19:56

I joined LA on a three month membership at the end of June. Since then I have been so unimpressed with their service compared to the other three gyms that I've been a member at.

Since joining I've gone there for classes about 2/3 times a week. 3 times I have turned up to find that they have been cancelled (this happened once during the 9 months I was a part of my previous gym). This happened last Tuesday, when I turned up I was told that they had rung everyone who was booked into the class... Except they hadn't, as I was booked in and that was the first I had heard of it.

I think they are currently in the middle of being bought out by another group, because I have heard personal trainers and instructors talking to customers (not other staff) that some of the reasons that they are cancelling classes is because instructors aren't being paid on time and are trying to move to other gyms.

Speaking of personal trainers, when I signed up I paid an extra £10 for a locker padlock, a voucher for a weight loss club, one personal training session etc. Having signed up for my personal training session the week after I joined, I am yet to hear anything about when it will take place. I gave them pretty much any time in the week to do it! I doubt it will even happen before my membership expires.

So today, I booked a spin class for 7:30pm. I know it's a bank holiday, but the class showed up online and let me book so of course I thought the class would be on. I turned up, gym is locked up. I don't even think I was the only one as another person pulled into the car park while I was there and turned around.

So that's it. AIBU to think that all of this is not on? I don't even know what I want them to do about it, I just want to complain about how terrible they are.
Is this only my branch? Or are they all this terrible?

To think that LA Fitness are taking the piss?
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DieSchottin93 · 31/08/2015 21:06

Re being bought out, I think LA Fitness gyms are being taken over by Pure Gym? Not sure if that applies to the whole LA Fitness chain but it might explain what PTs have been saying to other customers etc

CaptainHammer · 31/08/2015 22:02

YANBU. LA Fitness are a) rubbish and b) being taken over by Pure Gym.

AuntyBatshit · 31/08/2015 22:11

PureGym are, in fact, fantastic. I go to classes 2-3 times a week and have never been disappointed.

hibbleddible · 31/08/2015 22:55

Fitness first also leave a lot to be desired. Including still charging me for months after I cancelled my membership. I only got it to stop by going to the bank and cutting it off.

Fluffyears · 31/08/2015 23:23

Pure gym is great I pay £9.99 per month and that includes classes. I was once an LA Fitness member and was not impressed. I tried to change home club and they said it would be £50 admin fee Hmm. I told them fine and to cancel my membership I'd go elsewhere. The girl was all smug about how I couldn't cancel unless I'd been a member over a year. Yes love still cancel it I've been a member for 18 months! She then fell over herself to change it free and give me some free crap.

hibbleddible · 31/08/2015 23:26

fluffy that is amazingly cheap.

Is that for off peak only? Do you mind me asking where you live?

CarriesBucketOfBlood · 31/08/2015 23:47

Pure gym are removing the pool from the other LA in my town which I think is a real shame. Have heard from friends who use that one that lots of people have negotiated ending contracts early because there won't be a pool.
It's ridiculous. I can't wait to get back to my nice local council run gym!

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AuntyBatshit · 01/09/2015 07:15

Puregym is £14.99 for me, and I get unlimited 24hr access and admittance to any of the classes.

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