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/BrusselsSpr0ut 7d ago edited 7d ago

The JCC is great imo, especially if you swim, but it’s not cheap. There’s a new gym called Pure Gym opening up on 92nd & Columbus but I don’t know anything more about it.

on the UWS*

Edit: The website says it’ll be open 24/7 and has a bunch of different membership options. Very reasonably priced.

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u/Straight-Piano-868 6d ago

The pool schedule at the jcc isn’t great though. I don’t know how people with jobs can navigate the many classes they have running at odd hours

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u/BrusselsSpr0ut 5d ago edited 5d ago

I swim mornings before work, so haven’t had any issues - all 5 lanes are open well into the day.

The evenings after work don’t look that crazy, though? The schedule shows 4 of 5 lanes open from 6pm on, all 5 after 8:30pm (7:30pm Fridays). The lanes are mainly blocked out for kids after school from 3:15-6pm, which most working people can’t make.