LA Fitness

115 Skokie Valley Rd, Highland Park, IL 60035, USA

Address:	115 Skokie Valley Rd, Highland Park, IL 60035, USA
Phone:	+1 847-315-9029
Site:	lafitness.com
Rating:	3.1
Working:	5AM–12AM 5AM–12AM 5AM–12AM 5AM–12AM 5AM–10PM 8AM–8PM 8AM–8PM

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jk daniel

I used to like this gym a year ago. It was quiet/clean/nice. Now its crowded and disorganized. Most of the time theres no soap in the locker room sinks, the shower room floor is filthy. It seems like they keep changing staffs (hmmm I wonder why?) and the front desk staffs are rude as hell most of the time, this one girl just sat on the chair, doesnt even look at the members walk in, & for some odd reason the staffs seem like they are there to flirt or play with their phone instead of doing what they are supposed to do. Today, one girl just walked in without a card and I am 100% sure she was not a member since I over heard her friends asking her how she managed to get in (I WONDER WHY THIS PLACE IS CROWDED!?) Also they mop the floor while there are people still working out in the gym like 3 hours before the gym closes, and I wasnt surprised to see a lady fall on her butt making a huge scene and many people came up to her asking if she was ok. so... why would this place do that when there are a lot of people!? The cleaning lady didnt give a crap and continues to mop the floor where there are a lot of seniors present? as far as I know it can be deadly for seniors to fall! after all, the gym should be well equipped, clean, and safe. And them staffs need to stop wasting corps. money and get back to work!! Im so frustrated to see a nice gym falling apart because of an idiotic manager not doing his/her job.

Anonymous User

I would imagine they need to overbook the place to get the revenue up. The cost of the space, maintenance has to be tremendous. They are missing the ball on up selling folks which would help in the cost of a customer service dept. I think this is always the problem with large corporate entities. There are compliance issues the owner has to tend with which could limit what they can do. I did notice the emphasis on training went downhill after their point man set the place up and left. Overall it is less expensive that the club on Park but much more expensive than places in the city. The place is what it is. A warehouse of machines and weights in a do-it-yourself, good-luck manner. If I owned the place I would pay the trainers to give people tips as they walk around. It certainly would give them a chance to network and probably gain more clients for scheduled training. Well, my two cents. What the hell do I know anyway, Im just a client who works out there 3 days a week. PS. You guys should be fixing the earbud plugins on the eliptical.

Katopalakis Ventures

BEWARE! THEY LOCK THE DOORS AT 930 PM AND REFUSE TO LET MEMBERS ENTER....EVEN THOUGH THE CLUB IS OPEN AND YOU CAN SEE PEOPLE INSIDE WORKING OUT. The posted hours are until 10:00 p.m. and it looked like an SNL skit out in front with numerous members banging on the doors and standing there rolling their eyes trying To get inside to do 15 minutes of elliptical at 9:35 p.m. on a Friday night. Just think of what an inconvenience it is for and LA Fitness member to get ready and dressed and in their car and drive all the way to LA Fitness thinking they have a 1/2 an hour left to do a quick set and then to look inside the windows and see people inside working out and using the pool and then have the doors locked and the to employees at the front desk staring and laughing while people bang-on the doors in disbelief. This is why lifetime fitness and planet fitness is killing LA Fitness absolutely horrible that they would let one of their locations do this Im sure theyre getting tons of complaints what a joke

Max R

I have been a member for two years going on three and overall I think it is a nice club. The staff is courteous and the club is kept very clean and well maintained. My only gripes are it has very short hours compared to every other club I have ever belonged to and the staff really wants you to leave the minute the club closes (which I can’t really blame them). In terms of the equipment, unless you go during prime time (6ish – when everyone gets off of work) you can usually find all the equipment you need, although for some reason they only own one (1) EZ bar, it’s the bar that is smaller than the rest and is angled for easier grip. The only staff member I know by name is Rocky, and he is very friendly and helpful. I have not had to deal with the management so I cannot comment on them but I *would* recommend this club, if you live in the Northshore. Although, it is not as good as X-port fitness in the city, it is way better than Bally’s Health Club that used to be in Deerfield.

Michael Norton

If you like working out in a crowded gym, where no one puts their weights back and everything is covered in someone else sweat, then LA fitness is for you. I was a member for 3 months and every time I went it was an awful experience. This specific LA fitness also charges $2 to use hand towels, which is probably why everything is covered with sweat/STDs. They also have these terrible hard plastic plates and their are never any weight clips available. I would rather workout in a small storage closet than ever go back. Every time I went to get a drink their was spit floating in the water fountain and also every single basketball they have is flat and in terrible condition. Please do yourself a huge favor and never (not even as a guest) workout here. PLEASE DO NOT GO HERE. I CANCELLED MY MEMBERSHIP YESTERDAY AND IVE NEVER BEEN MORE EXCITED!!

Chase Bougeon

This gym has the scummiest, greediest, most incompetent management Ive ever come across. Their biggest concern is meeting sales goals. Just coming into contact with them leaves you feeling gross and slimy. You want to change you training time? Too bad, first you have to hear why you need master training. You want to discuss your strength training goals? Too bad, this is why you need to do Crossfit and youre an idiot if you dont. You want to work out in peace? Too bad, heres a 30 second commercial over the PA system on why you should buy master training. Doing pushups in the middle of the highway during the middle of winter, surrounded by wolverines would literally be a better workout experience than walking through the doors of this gym.

Casey Ginley

The gym was fine, not the best Ive been to but it was okay. I was a bit concerned when your customer service member followed me to my car after I intentionally left my headphones in while leaving since I dont like to talk to anyone while I work out. I get to my car and go to shut the door and he is standing there. At.my.car. Apparently to inquire how I enjoyed the gym. If I wanted to give you a review, I wouldve said something as I was leaving. I feel this was completely inappropriate no matter what the intent and I am so uncomfortable with how my experience ended. There is absolutely no reason a staff member should follow a customer out of the building unless to give pertinent information or left something of value. I was appalled.