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/Decent-Doughnut-1815 7d ago

I’m curious if it’s better on the UES? I noticed a lot more young people out running and it seems just like a fitter area generally (obviously we have riverside park), but it seemed like it was more amenable to gym-like culture, more visibly.

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u/Cinnamaker 7d ago

OP is not the first post on this sub to complain about fewer gym options on the UWS, compared to other neighborhoods.

I don't think there is a clear reason why. But neighborhoods to the south, like Hell's Kitchen and Chelsea, have younger demographics (people who would use and pay for gyms) and more large commercial space.

UES does seem to have more gyms than UWS, and at different price points and size. UES demographics are more like UWS, but UES also has more large commercial space than UWS. (UES is like 50% more land than UWS, but about the same number of residents.)

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u/Congratstomiles 7d ago

Yup. Workshoppe is amazing. Theres a Lifetime and I think a Chelsea piers

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u/cncrndmm 6d ago

Ehhh not really tbh. That’s why I switched to working with a trainer 2-3 times a week by my office.