I'm thinking about joining in the new year since my schedule will be too crazy to go to Carmichael. Let me know what kind of contracts they have and how nice the place is.

12/9/2005 12:09:18 AM

ill get you in shape

12/9/2005 12:24:17 AM

ill get you in shape

12/9/2005 12:29:23 AM

I go to capital fitness, its really good!

12/10/2005 12:13:05 AM

I go - gimme a shout if you have questions.

i'm going to start going to the downtown location some, they've got LOVELY classes

check capfit.com (I think?) for more info

12/10/2005 12:42:55 AM

Just signed up like a month ago. $100 for 15 months... can go 3 days a week. So I chose M, W & F. Or 15 months $200 everyday. I figure I won't feel like going everyday... walk my pups the other days of the week.

12/10/2005 2:53:46 AM

i got a special and i paid $160 for an entire year.....and i get everything but towel service

i got it with a "match my rate" plan and one of my friends had that rate so i jumped on it.

12/10/2005 3:03:53 AM

The times I've tried there it was way too crowded. In the midst of switching from The Gold's at North Hills (only member there because they bought out Pulse on Highwoods awhile back) to the O2 Fitness at Falls Ridge. They cap their membership so you don't have the crowding and waiting.

12/11/2005 12:41:49 AM

http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/377424.html

I thought I'd bump this due to this being all over the news. I'm not paying the fee.

12/13/2005 11:58:43 AM

I AM A MEMBER....NICE PLACE....I AM THERE ALMOST EVERY NIGHT.....WATCH YOU'RE CORNHOLE IF YOU ARE A SAUSAGE.....THEY THREW A $25 FEE OUT OF THEIR ASS JUST FOR THE HELL OF IT WHICH PISSED ME OFF...OTHER THAN THAT MY MEMBERSHIP WAS PAID UP FRONT BUT IT AVERAGED OUT TO $16/MONTH WHICH IS GOOD

12/13/2005 12:13:08 PM

^read the article

12/13/2005 12:16:30 PM

I JUST READ THE ARTICLE....I AM NOT GOING TO PAY IT...FUCK THEM

12/13/2005 12:19:29 PM

I go. It's getting more and more crowded there.

12/13/2005 12:25:38 PM

I re-read the contract and the only thing it points it is that they can change "Rules and Regulations." Last time I checked, that has to do with towel service, machine use, hours, etc....NOT fees.

The only improvement I've seen at the downtown gym is a juice bar...yeah, like I'm going to use that

The machines need to be cleaned/maintained better. They better not DARE tell me that this $25 is going to help that...these issues have been going on long before the increased cost of energy, etc. from Katrina (that's supposedly affecting them).

12/13/2005 12:27:53 PM

I absolutely hate the CapFit on Glenwood South, but that's just me. Make sure you make good use of the 5-day trial passes that they keep giving out, and then sign a contract if you are sure you like it!

12/13/2005 12:30:17 PM

^just curious, but why do you hate that one? I'm a bit miffed about this $25 fee, but otherwise I happen to like the Glenwood South gym.

12/13/2005 12:35:31 PM

Because it's too small. I mean their equipment is nice and all, but there are no seperate areas for weights and cardio, it's all in one big room, and then there is the women's room and group fitness room, that's it. The stretching area is so tiny. So you almost always have to wait to use any machine during peak hours, and I always keep running into people (literally!) while going from the treadmill to the water fountain. In short, it's a clusterfuck during peak hours, which I don't like.

That and the fact that I don't know of any plans that they have of expansion (or do they?) and no cap on membership either, so it only gets worse from here.

[Edited on December 13, 2005 at 12:46 PM. Reason : more info]

12/13/2005 12:44:44 PM

^they were supposed to expand the place and add an area for additional cardio machines back in July. Never happened, now there is just a bunch of building materials sitting on a pallet in the middle of the floor.

12/13/2005 12:59:45 PM

LUCKILY I DON'T GET THERE UNTIL ABOUT 7:30 SO ITS NOT QUITE AS BAD

12/13/2005 1:15:10 PM

I tend to get there sometime between 7:30-8pm. The only time it's jam packed is at the start of the week. By Wednesday (Tuesday on some weeks) it simmers down and I'm able to use what I want when I want.

[Edited on December 13, 2005 at 1:17 PM. Reason : .]

12/13/2005 1:17:07 PM

Best gym in the Triangle: http://www.o2fitnessclubs.com

[Edited on December 13, 2005 at 3:37 PM. Reason : colon back slash back slash]

12/13/2005 3:35:00 PM

yeah no one pay the fee......a bunch of lawyers are trying to fight it

i might write a letter to the N&O explaining that i'll gladly pay an extra $25 if it means we'll get nicer, newer and more machines

oh and machines that work

that too!

and what about that "expansion" they promised they were starting in August.....i still havent seen anything being done

12/13/2005 8:11:00 PM

it seems most of the treadmills are breaking down. they either don't incline, don't go, the heartrate monitor doesnt work, or the tv doesnt work. I can deal without the tv, but the other stuff is crucial.

12/13/2005 9:27:31 PM

^a couple of them are stuck on an incline of 50...no matter which incline you choose, it'll go back to 50

12/13/2005 10:00:54 PM

glad i got a membership at the YMCA

12/13/2005 10:01:38 PM

Quote :

"it seems most of the treadmills are breaking down. they either don't incline, don't go, the heartrate monitor doesnt work, or the tv doesnt work. I can deal without the tv, but the other stuff is crucial."

WTF ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

EVERY TIME I SEE YOU THERE YOU ARE IN A PILATES CLASS PLAYING WITH THE PURPLE WEIGHTS AND DOING TOE TOUCHES

12/14/2005 9:24:11 AM

Yeah, like i can touch my toes.

12/14/2005 9:28:56 AM

i didnt know grown males were permitted inside pilates classes

12/14/2005 9:29:18 AM

they've upgraded the machines at the capital fitness off of 64 in mcgregor village - and they're getting more new machines in and building a "cardio deck" on the upper level as well - I don't go to any of the other locations but that one has improved significantly within the past year.

I still think the fee is bullshit - especially since they're not charging it to all members (members through NIEHS - and possibly all gov't organizations - dont have to pay it - I know NIEHS members don't for certain).

12/14/2005 9:31:41 AM

^^ I don't think most grown males could handle a pilates cless, or even a mid level yoga class.

12/14/2005 12:34:31 PM

Update on the $25 fee:
http://www.wral.com/news/5883804/detail.html

Basically, those who signed a newer contract may have to pay, but those with the older contract won't have to. Future contracts will specify "Club membership may from time to time, change the rules and regulations governing the operations of the Club. The Club reserves the right to charge an upfit fee of $25 annually for facility improvements at its discretion."

Just charge $25 more annually. We all know that they'll charge it every year no matter what just to pocket more income

1/6/2006 3:12:33 PM

i just got a free year through my apartment complex...i'm a night owl so what's it like there at 1am? crowded or what? and this isn't the gym with the basketball courts is it?

1/7/2006 6:59:19 PM

nope it isnt. And at 1am its going to be practically empty. I was in there tonight about 8 and it was damn near empty.

They gave me an offer for a "student" rate of

$49 membership fee + $29 a month OR

$49 membership fee + $299 for 15 months.

so basically fuck that, im going to use my 12 days and deal with the carmichael hours unless I can get a helaciously better deal through one of yall.

The gym was horrendous other than having digital cable in the treadmills.

The locker room was fucking dirty as hell, the place is one giant room, which has got to be so fucking loud during the day, I don't see how anyone concentrates. They had a small number of key machines, so I can see how you couldnt get anything done during the day, waiting in line, etc.

And basically no area(s) for stretching and other non-weight exercises. They dont even have freaking jump ropes.

Being open 24/7 is VERY enticing though and I may still get a membership just for that reason alone (are any other gyms in town open all night?)

1/8/2006 12:04:38 AM

i remember one being open late...i seem to remember another 24 hour gym with basketball courts from some thread on here, but i just got this one for free...i'm not gonna go tonight, but i gotta get in some sort of routine going to capital fitness when i'm not playing basketball in carmichael

1/8/2006 12:09:23 AM

paid 209 for a full time access for a yr

seems too good to be true

1/8/2006 1:40:32 AM

i got full access (24/7 towel service, tanning, child care [not relevant]) for a year for free! i think i'm gonna go monday for the first time

1/8/2006 3:07:07 AM

Ok, so I just joined Capital Fitness and I go to the one off Glenwood...anyone want to be workout buddies? PMs will do fine...I'm just looking for someone to hang with while I'm there and maybe get competitive with

2/2/2006 11:54:50 PM

i'd go w/ http://www.o2fitnessclubs.com or http://www.cobaltfitnessclub.com

2/3/2006 8:03:19 AM

Man I miss Olympus back up in VA

2/3/2006 8:17:21 AM

O2 sucks unless you're a rich soccer mom.

2/3/2006 8:25:27 AM

I'll put in a good word for O2, its a nice place, never really crowded, and all the equipment works and is in good shape.

And there's some attractive rich cary women that work out there, thats always a plus

2/3/2006 11:01:51 AM

I HAVE HEARD O2 IS PRETTY GOOD MYSELF....I DON'T WANT TO SPEND THE EXTRA $ THOUGH...I AM ALREADY A MEMBER OF 2 GYMS....

2/3/2006 11:09:36 AM

Thanks to everyone who just posted that I should join O2

YOU ARE WORTHLESS.

Had I wanted to go to 02, I would have, but the only gym more convenient for me is big ape and that's a shit hole. So I'm going to capital fitness.

Now, who wants to be my workout buddy?

2/3/2006 11:40:55 AM

i've been at capitol fitness for a while. actually when i started it was spa health clubs. i usually go to the one on falls of the nuese but i'm thinking of checking out the on eon glenwood south.

2/3/2006 12:13:54 PM