David Nielsen

Review of Life Time Fitness Highland Par...

Saw a lot of 1 and 2 stars at this location.. Wow!...

Saw a lot of 1 and 2 stars at this location.. Wow! Haters gonna hate! I switched to Lifetime for one reason - availability of the stair master. I needed to do 60 min of HIIT cardio after a 1-2 hour workout 6 days per week. I float for a large group dental practice and am in a different city each week. I also hate wasting time in traffic so I always go to the gym after work. Anytime Fitness had many more locations and I have since switched back. I was unimpressed with a few things for how much I was paying for. The St. Paul location is underground and the floor is uneven, I found myself embarrassingly tripping over nothing. The back weight room cable section smelled like puke for the whole 3 months I was here, I did report it but the smell never went away. I appreciated the sauna, but wished there was a steam room. I was displeased with the cleanliness. The upper support beams throughout the basement floor had about 1/4 inch of dust which you could see clearly while using the stair climber. I go to the gym to train for physique competitions - this gym has every piece of equipment that you would ever need, is well spaced out in an organized manner, and you will never be waiting to use a piece of equipment which I appreciated! Colleen at the LifeSpa does a great job at a deep tissue massages and I may return to this LifeTime just for the LifeSpa. I don't have kids and don't play basketball or tennis/racquet ball or swim, so the lack of these is not important to me and did not carry any weight in my review. Christine, Tonee, and Cisco are excellent employees, the staff in general are super friendly, informative and helpful. I have been to 6 or 7 LifeTime locations and this location by far has the best customer service - this is why I am leaving 4 stars instead of 3!