Lillian Young

Review of Reebok Sports Club NY

I quit this gym and tried various others around th...

I quit this gym and tried various others around the city. But once you've tried first class, it's hard to adjust to coach.

The closest thing to this gym for me was Chelsea Piers Sports Club because it provides a similar country club atmosphere with upscale members.

I work across the street, so this is convenient. I love the sunlight, space, lounging and exercise variety. I haven't taken many classes yet, so I'm not judging it by those offerings.

The only pitfalls in my opinion are that the showers are buried 4 stories below ground (unless you have an Executive membership). I'd prefer an elevator after a leg workout, trust me!

Also, the members aren't very personable. I've met maybe two outgoing people who return a smile. The rest are in their own world or worse, look at or questioning me like I don't belong.

When re-activating my membership, I was given access to the Executive locker room by a male salesman, so I went in alone. The cleaning lady immediately rushed to me asking what I was doing there as if I'd broken into the joint.

I used to bodybuild, and this is not THAT gym. Most of the women are extremely small. Probably size 0-1 on average. The men are not muscleheads for the most part. It's an elite gym with elitist members.

That said, I still enjoy it because I like being at a clean, beautiful gym that's worth the fee, convenient and safe.