Bally Total Fitness

Pros: Universal membership,steam room and sauna, chiropractors,
Cons: Rip off prices ,aggressive employees,crowded

I have only started Bally for a year now and all I can say is that I pay $15 a month its been great.Before Bally I had 24 hour fitness. They were great too but the "one club only,pay extra to go to more clubs "thing didn't go by me well.With bally ...

Pros: Location, availability.
Cons: Pushy salespeople, restrictive contracts, shady business practices, crowded gyms, filthy floors.

Bally's has several advantages: you can go to any Bally's location (on most contracts), they have reasonably up-to-date-equipment, and they're absolutely everywhere. However, the gyms are not usually kept very clean, and they are always ...

Pros: Plenty of locations, good equipment,
Cons: Cheesy, Pushy Sale People, Lousy Trainers, Contracts, It-always-about-the-money!, etc

The good: their hardware and gym. Because to their national size, they usually have the newest and latest equipment. The bad: crowded, cheesy atmosphere, and "dirty" tactics on sales. A lot of their latest "fad" classes(kickboxing, high...

Pros: Variety of machines, the fact that misery loves company
Cons: Everything else, specially Bally's Customer Service or lack thereof

Then you won't have to put up with the loser staff and inexperienced trainers at Ballys (Smellys) North Hollywood, CA. Machines are frequently broken down, and the facility smells - lack of ventilation? Bally Total Fitness is a good example of why monop ...

Pros: Reasonable price, lots of choices (equipment, classes, etc.), indoor track
Cons: Other members can be a little annoying and probably need more supervision

I'm a distance runner, training for a marathon, and when I joined Bally's last winter, I was working a schedule that made it impossible to squeeze in a full workout before dark, especially during the fall and winter months. (We've had a few rapes and ...

Pros: -Several gyms in the Chicago land area with low price per month.
Cons: -poor maintenance. -filthy equipment. -zero customer service after contract is signed! -36 month contract!!!!

REVIEW OF BALLY TOTAL FITNESS LOCATED AT: Rogers Park (773) 274-1686 7529 N Clark St Chicago, IL 60626 MANAGER: Lorena Burgos Everyone has heard horror stories regarding gym related injuries. I was using one of their high pulley pull down ...

Pros: Variety of work out classes
Cons: Tricky sales practices Deceptive advertising Ridiculous three year contract

I joined Bally's because of the new "promotion" they are having. $18 down, and $18 a month after th ...

Pros: nice equipment(when it doesn't brake)
Cons: -poor staff -too expensive for what they got -just bad

I signed up for Bally's hoping to get a good deal and to help me with my health. All it seem to do for me is make me more and more upset when I send them a payment. Let's begin. First of all when I went in the club for the first time I was greeted and ...

Pros: Less wait time for an equipment
Cons: Dishonoring the verbal agreements with members

I joined Bally initially on a trial membership in NY City. The Salesman at that location, informed me that Ballys has a 3 year contract. I told him that I am interested in joining the club for a couple of months only and currently it is close to my...

Pros: best range of machines proximity to home maybe 2-3 "good" trainers
Cons: mostly unprofessional trainers horrible maintenance zero/poor air conditioning loud music pool made me sick

I joined 5 years ago. I stayed because it's closest to my apartment (I don't own car) and they have the most machines. The gym gets worse every year: staff gets louder and more obnoxious (I overheard one staffer asking a member to help key someone's ...

Pros: clean pool, jacuzzi, locker rooms, and gym in general. Water fountains located on every floor
Cons: pushy staff that don't pay attention to your needs, no security

I just signed up on February 23, 2007. They advertise a 2 week trial, but at this club, they do not let you just come in for that trial. They require that you buy a 30 day trial or sign up for a membership. My boyfriend wanted to just try it out, and ...

Pros: Spinning on Saturday morning. Great class. Some of the personal trainers are really nice.
Cons: Everything else. Don't join Ballys. It's not worth it.

I was a member of Ballys Total Fitness for 11 years and worked out primarily in the Kew Gardens gym. The only reason I put up with them for so long was because the dues were so cheap, about $20 a month. If you must join Ballys, stay away from the one in ...

Pros: Depending on location, good equipment, classes, cleanliness
Cons: Depending on location, no room, old equipment, bad staff

It is so strange, but totally true that how much you like the gym you go to will depend on the exact location of it. All the Bally's are different. Some are really OK, some are not. I've been going to Kew Gardens , Queens for a long time now. The thing ...

Pros: Location
Cons: Dishonest, high-pressure, unethical and fraudulent sales practices

I telephoned the club seeking a free pass and was told to come in to meet with someone for a tour and pass. I arrived and was not given a tour or pass but taken into an office where I was presented with several payment options. One of the options ...

Pros: Bally's gyms are practically everywhere.
Cons: Membership sign-up contract is a HORROR!

First, I go to a Bally's Sports Club. There are several levels of Bally's Clubs: the most significant ones are the Bally's Total Fitness gyms, Sports Clubs, Gorilla Sports Clubs. Bally's Total Fitness gyms are supposedly no frills attached gyms...