[mikester]

I've been going to 24 hour fitness for a few years now and some suck and some don't. In the end it really doesn't matter who is there what matters is can you get in the workout you want. If the equipment you want is available and you can get the workout you want - that is the important part. Crowded gyms suck for me; small gyms are always crowded. We did a small local gym for about 2 years but ended up back at 24 hour because the small gym simply didn't have the room to handle anything more than a couple of folks and they didn't have the equipment needed (not even enough free weights) to get a decent workout.

I frequent three different 24 hour fitness locations, Manhattan Beach, Ocean Park (Santa Monica) and the new Hermosa Beach gym. The Hermosa Beach gym is freakin awesome but it's brand new and a "sport" facility. The other two are small "fitness" facilities but I can certainly get the workout I want there.