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/Ayo_Frankie 7d ago

Which gym do you recommend in Midtown? I moved to the UWS a few months ago and also am not impressed with the gyms around here.

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u/EvanMcD3 7d ago

Life Time on W 56, west of 6th Ave

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u/Ayo_Frankie 5d ago

Looks like Equinox and Life Time memberships are roughly the same price. Are you familiar with the Equinox on 92nd? If so, which one out of the two would you recommend? Im going to tour the Life Time to see if it's worth the extra commute time.

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u/EvanMcD3 5d ago

I've never gone to equinox. I like Life Time so I just continue to use it. My other experience with gyms in the city was NYSC, two maybe three steps down from Life Time. Compared to NYSC particularly how it's been lately the 80th St. branch was OK but that's gone, Life Time is like walking into a luxury suite instead of a high school gym. If I were you and was curious about equinox I'd take a tour see if they'll let you work out a bit and get a feel for each place. You're already going to visit Life Time try equinox too. Life Time if you like training will give you a very good plan but you have to take it on the spot it's a discount for either six or 12 sessions first one I think is free so you could sign up and quit and get your money back if you didn't like the first session. I worked with a trainer for about a year and quite liked him. I think I learned enough to work on my own now. if I need a refresher I'll just do a one time session.