24 Hour Fitness

If you have fallen at the Arclight gyn, PLEASE contact me at alexii4@yahoo.com

Slip & Fall. In order to get to the lockers, you have walk past the walkway from the pool, which is always soaking wet and on bare tile. You also have to walk past the entry to the showers, which also track a ton of water all over the floors. You cannot get from outside the facility and to the locker rooms without walking directly through the path from the pool to the lockerroom and past the showers.

Near the pool door, there is usually a caution sign. I closed my locker and started walking out of the locker room and both of my feet simply went out from beneath me. As I was falling, I reached behind me to break the fall with my hand/arm. Well I broke the fall, that's for sure, but I also broke my wrist (which had been broken 5 years earlier playing baseball); I separated my shoulder (level 2) and have something very seriously wrong with my elbow and forearm, which my doctors are trying to figure out.
Here's the rub, 24 claims that in my contract, I waived liability in my membership contract for use of their facilities. I agree that if I signed it, waiving liability for working out, or by being hurt by another person who dropped a weight on me or something, then I would have nothing to complain about. In my case, however, I did NOT waive their liability if I got hurt simply walking out of the locker room. They disagree. They also point out that the caution sign absolves them from liability. I would agree if the floor was wet because they had just mopped it, but the floors are wet 24/7. They have to be wet because the way they designed the place, it's impossible not to walk through water to get to your locker. They also claim the water on the floor was open and notorious, and because I knew they were wet, they were not liable. I find that a poor argument becaused, based on their argument, their floors could be made of ice, and all they have to do is post a caution sign or tell you "by the way, be careful, the floors are made of ice, and if you fall, it's your problem."
I'm all for taking responsibility for my carelessness, but 24 had a duty to provide me a safe place to walk (and to work out). I simply don't buy their arguments.

Posted 11/18/09 | Report Abuse

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3 of men shower are not working .it takes a long time for me to get a good shower after sweaty work out , i hope they fix then as soon as possible.ITS INCONVENIENT!

Posted 04/20/09 | Report Abuse

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It's a cool place to workout. It's just that the people and sometimes the staff aren't very friendly. Not a smile or even a cordial knod of the head in passing. It's definitely different than the mom & pop gym i'm used to but it's convenient. Another thing that bothers me is having to pay for parking even with validation. That can add up if you go a few times a week and the final thing is, the walk area at the pool, steam and sauna room is always wet & slippery and you have to pass that to access the womens locker room. It can be slippery as I have slipped once before. Aside from those things, the facility is clean. I sometimes see the employees cleaning the machines during business hours.

Posted 07/14/08 | Report Abuse

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the gym is getting a little run down and dirty. The staff is not very friendly, they must not pay them very much because they have horrible demeanors.

Posted 07/03/08 | Report Abuse

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This is great place to work out for any age level and any fitness level. They have great customer service and the personal trainers know what they are talking about. I have been working with them for a while and definitely have reached my goals and then some. Good equipment-sometime busy after work. Clean facilities. Wide variety of fitness classes.

Posted 04/05/05 | Report Abuse

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This place was extremely welcoming the moment I walked through the door. The personnel and employees were all very professional, yet warm and personable also. I would highly recommend this place to anyone looking for a nice, lax-yet clean and professional setting. Many fitness places are overwhelming to people, so much that they hesitate to walk through the doors for the first time, but I 24 hour fitness is worth it. The prices are not over-the-top!

Posted 04/05/05 | Report Abuse

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Great location with new equipment. I've been to other 24 hour locations, but this one is definitely the best.

Posted 04/05/05 | Report Abuse

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I recently signed up for this gym and am very happy with the services they offer. Also, several locations in and near Hollywood - very convenient. The only complaint is about PARKING. Most facilities require payment even with validation which can come to a lot if you go several times a week.

Posted 04/05/05 | Report Abuse

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