In their defense there were plenty of "Attention Members: this gym is going to SUCK until we fix it" signs all over the place; I still couldn't help but feel I was in the "butcher shop" section of a haunted house (you know with the plastic tarp dangling everywhere...fine maybe "Dexter" would have been a better reference. Can't win 'em all.). Finding your way around the maze of plastic, paint, and tape is a little difficult but wasn't completely unmanageable.
First floor is the reception and sales desks (looks pretty nice!), downstairs are weights, the studio, and locker rooms. Upstairs is the room Dexter kills you in (aha! got it in there), cardio, and a few machines. I didn't spend too much time upstairs cause 1) if I do any more cardio I'll turn into an Olsen twin and 2) the stretching mats were between a steel bar and a death tarp. I decided to go light on abs and head downstairs.
The weight area is a little too small for the size of the gym. Very cramped around the freeweights - too much of the "excusemesorryexcusemesorry" happening and it wasn't even that busy. Standard machines but still all kind of mushed together. Hopefully this will be the next area refurbished after the cardio floor. I have a feeling that many machines were under the tarps upstairs possibly expanding the free weight/machine options.
The locker rooms were hit and miss. I liked the dark paneled lockers and they all seemed to be in working order (something not all too common with NYSC) but the floor looked liked it had seen better days. Sauna, steam room, and plenty of showers. Let's hope they refurbish this area too - no one likes working out in 1980s decor. Oh and while there were plenty of towels there were NO Kleenex. I had cold-weather-to-warm-interior drippy nose walking inside and had to pull an emergency sleeve maneuver. not. cool.
My grade: C+
However, I will revisit after all refurbishments are complete...
