[Army Guy]

The best thing to do is before you join any gym, is to try it out first with daily membership fees.
We had first thought like many of you that the Wellness center was not worth the extra cost. So we started going to the Colony Cottage Fitness Center. Although they have lots of equipment, and they are well maintained and the staff is great. They are small and to us cramped with the amount of stuff they have which leaves very little, ok ZERO room for things that if you are serious about fitness you must do, like stretch and floor exercises, or areas to use the hand free weights. They have mats, but when you put them down, you get dirty looks and a number of people are rude to me and the wife when we are on the floor for the whole 12 minutes it takes us to do what we need to do. We tried the other Rec Center gyms South of 466 and even the new Seabreeze, which we were told would be MUCH bigger then the others, and they all have the same problem.
So we checked out the Wellness Center again, and to us it is a much better deal. Yes, it is more, but for a couple the General go anytime membership is only $150 more a year then a Rec Center gym, AND you get use of a locker room, Sauna, and a good number of exercise classes are included. If you do just an afternoon membership, it is even cheaper. PLUS they have more room, and areas to do things without crowds. So for us, it is our place of choice. Is it farther for us and cost the bit more? Yes, but to have a good gym we like and enjoy going to, it is worth it!

Army Guy