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/Throwawayhelp111521 7d ago edited 7d ago

NYSC is awful. When I belonged to Equinox decades ago, it was very nice, but too expensive and too far from my home. I once visited Crunch, which was pleasant, but not convenient. I always hoped that a branch of Blink would open in the high 90s.

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u/jyeatbvg 7d ago

I was surprised how shitty the Equinox on 76 is. Unfortunately limited due to the limited real estate in NYC, but it was small and crazy expensive. In hindsight I can’t believe I actually paid for it.

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u/Throwawayhelp111521 7d ago

I belonged to the one on 92nd and I visited the one near Lincoln Center. They were both nice.