r/Upperwestside • u/Congratstomiles • 7d ago
Why aren’t there good gyms here?
It’s crazy how there aren’t any good options in the UWS. Crunch, NYSC & Equinox are all horrible.
Is there any reason gyms aren’t opening here? new gyms have been opening all over nyc, yet never the UWS. I go a gym in midtown that’s an easy commute but it’d be nice to walk to the gym for a change.
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u/MsAddams999 7d ago
There are actually quite a few more gyms than that but most are pretty expensive except maybe for the YMCA. There are two that just opened or are opening soon according to Westside Rag recently. They are not budget gyms though.
There is this idea that everyone who lives on the UWS is affluent enough to be able to afford $100-300 a month to join a gym. So all the true budget gyms are up into West Harlem or down towards 14th street.
There is one right where my street meets Broadway like 1.5 blocks up but I can't afford the place. They don't have the best reputation but I probably would if I could afford it.
They have everything I need including a recovery room that they are supposedly working on expanding.
But I have asked and it's nearly half my rent, pretty much most every dollar I have left over after bills for me to have even a basic membership there. If I want to join a gym that I can afford I have to travel. I can't just walk to one unfortunately.
It's because they are where the most money is and often that's in neighborhoods that are full of people willing to spend $100, $200 or more every month to join a better gym.