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Home » IDEA Answers » Out of all of the big gym chains (24 Hour, Bally, Equinox,etc ), which one do you think offer the best services and amenities?
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Question asked by Katia Milanova 310 days ago

Out of all of the big gym chains (24 Hour, Bally, Equinox,etc ), which one do you think offer the best services and amenities?

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Answered by Lucas Varella 310 days ago
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Hi Katia!

With all my due respect to other fitness clubs, Equinox has an great team of health & Fitness professionals and is committed to provide the best environment with top of the line equipment and innovations as well as great group fitness classes and exuberant SPA experience. Equinox will not only meet but exceed your expectations.
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Answered by Karin Singleton 310 days ago
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Fitness chains are often franchises, and while there are standards set forth for each franchise, they are usully under local management and operation. It is quite possible to find a superbly run Gold's Gym (just to use as an example) in one town and be disappointed in the next. And that manifests itself particuarly in the service that those gyms are offering.
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Answered by Joanne Duncan-Carnesciali 309 days ago
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I live across the road from Club E. (That's Equinox club for the wealthy. I believe membership if $25,000.

I would have to go with Equinox.
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Answered by Debbie Russell 309 days ago
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There was an article in the recent IHRSA Club Business Int'l publication regarding the ranking of health clubs in the U.S. (a good read)http://www.ihrsa.org/cbi/2011/6/30/the-ihrsa-global-25.html
... as well as a listing of the Top 100 Clubs in the July issue of Club Industry.
According to their listing the top 3 (in revenue & employees) are 24 HR Fitness (#1), LA Fitness (#2) and Life Time Fitness (#3)
There was quite a few that did not make the list (such as Equinox) because they did not submit a form.
(The Co. I work for was rated #33)
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Answered by Stephen Landrum 248 days ago
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Every franchise gym is going to be ran and maintained differently from location to location but, consistently I have noticed LA Fitness to be top notch everytime I've found one.
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