With the visit to 48th and 2nd I have officially visited all 38 Manhattan New York Sports Clubs! OK granted now there are only 37, but I visited all 38 before they cut the, naturally, most convenient club to MY location.
I'm not quite sure what's next on the agenda, but I have decided to keep writing about my experiences. Maybe some re-visits and definitely some other boroughs outside of Manhattan. Dare I even suggest...I can't believe I'm about to say this...New Jersey? Maybe when I'm shitfaced. Maybe another Boston or two? Gosh I'm so crazy sometimes!
I hope the reviews help you in your NYSC workouts, motivate you to get your ass to the gym, or at least were somewhat entertaining on those lazy days.
Monday, October 24, 2011
48th and 2nd
Sometimes I think that my experience may be influenced by 1) my mood 2) the day 3) my mood during the day. I visited this club on a gorgeous day, in an excellent mood, and really enjoyed myself.
This facility is smaller but either newer or more recently renovated. The first floor is the "lobby" (OK there really isn't enough space for a lobby) and all of the cardio. This floor was a little jam-packed. In the back of the floor are the locker rooms.
Downstairs is the studio, the stretching area, and the weights. Definitely not as wide of a selection as typical, but everything was in working order, neat, clean, and bright. One great thing about this floor were the abundance of towels and the organization of the weights. One bad thing was there was no water fountain, just a water bottle filler-upper. So...whenever I was thirsty I had to trek it up the stairs to the first floor to drink (and I don't need the ass exercise so this was simply inconvenient).
The lockers were spacious considering the size of the gym, very clean, nice tall curtains on the stalls, and a sauna. In general this gym was quieter (I went during a very off-peak time) and the clientele was typical midtown-east -- very distance age mix from young to old. Cute girls doing cardio (as if that will really help them move forward in their secretarial careers/find a husband on the bottom floor of the gym) and straight guys lifting. I was one of two gays. Awesome...
My grade: A-
Downstairs is the studio, the stretching area, and the weights. Definitely not as wide of a selection as typical, but everything was in working order, neat, clean, and bright. One great thing about this floor were the abundance of towels and the organization of the weights. One bad thing was there was no water fountain, just a water bottle filler-upper. So...whenever I was thirsty I had to trek it up the stairs to the first floor to drink (and I don't need the ass exercise so this was simply inconvenient).
The lockers were spacious considering the size of the gym, very clean, nice tall curtains on the stalls, and a sauna. In general this gym was quieter (I went during a very off-peak time) and the clientele was typical midtown-east -- very distance age mix from young to old. Cute girls doing cardio (as if that will really help them move forward in their secretarial careers/find a husband on the bottom floor of the gym) and straight guys lifting. I was one of two gays. Awesome...
My grade: A-
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
51st and Lexington
I finally went to a new location! And this visit was EPIC. Why? Cause 1) I FINALLY WENT TO A NEW LOCATION. 2) I took a gym buddy who has guest comments on this entry! 3) I took a group class...for the first time at NYSC. I'm like...moving mountains, saving babies, and passing out free EPT's all at the same time.
So this place has a terrible, terrible entry way. I mean look at that! It's straight from the 80's. The facility isn't so awful though -- very outdated with the decor and over-stimulation with mirrors and glass (almost dizzying), and pretty dim. But it is all one floor (we love that, remember?) and while it was busy during the lunch rush, everyone was pretty fit and attractive.
The class we took was the abs class and it was in the smaller of the two studios. It was fun actually, and very hard. We both learned a few new tricks...still no six pack, but I should probably blame that on Chipotle and not pretend like the class fell short of expectations.
The equipment was all slightly outdated but there was plenty of space to workout. Just everything seems so random at this location. No order, rhyme, or reason as to where things are placed. That may have been the fun-house styled mirror placement, though. My gym buddy, Benjamin Shpres, was the only one of us that took a shower (I can't figure out how to re-write that phrase and not make it sound bad for either/both of us) and I asked him to send me his general remarks:
My grade: B
The class we took was the abs class and it was in the smaller of the two studios. It was fun actually, and very hard. We both learned a few new tricks...still no six pack, but I should probably blame that on Chipotle and not pretend like the class fell short of expectations.
The equipment was all slightly outdated but there was plenty of space to workout. Just everything seems so random at this location. No order, rhyme, or reason as to where things are placed. That may have been the fun-house styled mirror placement, though. My gym buddy, Benjamin Shpres, was the only one of us that took a shower (I can't figure out how to re-write that phrase and not make it sound bad for either/both of us) and I asked him to send me his general remarks:
1. There were towel clad men waiting in a single file line to use the showers. Unless there's some kind of...service...happening there, this is unacceptable. When I eventually did get to the shower area, it was more humid than a tropical jungle. Seriously, the tiles, the knobs, EVERYTHING was dripping wet. It was like I rolled a very gay number (3?) while playing Jumanji.Ben and I apparently agree on the need for EPT's.
2. I was overwhelmed by how many machines were packed in one area. It was like this location had taken fertility drugs and then spawned excessive workout-machine-offspring.
My grade: B
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