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ReviewsYou do NOT want a membership here. The only time the employees will be nice to you is when they are trying to get you to sign up, and they are on commission so they will lie and tell you anything (as I found out) to get you to do so.
It looks pretty, BUT, you'll be locked into a credit-card draft contract, they won't fulfill any of their obligations, they will close unexpectedly, the "heated" pool will be 50 degrees all winter, and the old equipment is dangerous. I was lied to by the desk staff, the office manager, and hung up on when I called to complain to the general supervisor.
Save your money or spend it elsewhere. They don't deserve anyone's business.
posted by Anonymous User on 2007-06-07
Not as Modern as the Name Might Suggest
Tucked in away behind trees and other buildings, MetroSport is not an easy find. Nor is it a good one. Its proximity to the ghetto made me wonder how often patrons' cars in the lot are broken into. The gym's internals mirror the low quality of the club's surroundings. The lobby is spacious and somewhat tastefully decorated, but the rest of the facility is austere and dated. There are no windows at Metrosport to shed natural light on the antiquated equipment contained therein. Old weight machines are easily identified by retro turquoise padding or chipped paint. Many of the plates are visibly aged and mismatched. MetroSport even boasts the world first lat pull-down machine! There is only 1 set of dumbbells that goes up to a mere 100 lbs, but at least they are rubber coated. TVs are located in the limited cardio section, but they are so close to the treadmills that their screens are barely viewable by runners. The aerobics studio is not fully enclosed like those at most modern gyms, and the smooth jazz played at a moderate volume during some group exercise sessions spills into the weight training areas for the pleasure (or displeasure) of others. Racquetball players will be disappointed to find that the court surfaces here are poorly finished and the lines are showing significant wear. The locker rooms feature old wood lockers and towels clutter the floor because of employee neglect. There are surprisingly no towel drop offs in the locker rooms either, which assuredly contributes to this problem. Given the proximity of the gym to Duke Univ., I had assumed that the facility would be host to a younger crowd. I was wrong. The gym's patrons are all mature, lower-middle class individuals and "crowd" is hardly an appropriate term to use. On a Monday evening, typically the busiest time at a gym, there were just a handful of members using the facilities. I wonder if this place will still be in business by the time I return home.
Tucked in away behind trees and other buildings, MetroSport is not an easy find. Nor is it a good one. Its proximity to the ghetto made me wonder how often patrons' cars in the lot are broken into. The gym's internals mirror the low quality of the club's surroundings. The lobby is spacious and somewhat tastefully decorated, but the rest of the facility is austere and dated. There are no windows at Metrosport to shed natural light on the antiquated equipment contained therein. Old weight machines are easily identified by retro turquoise padding or chipped paint. Many of the plates are visibly aged and mismatched. MetroSport even boasts the world first lat pull-down machine! There is only 1 set of dumbbells that goes up to a mere 100 lbs, but at least they are rubber coated. TVs are located in the limited cardio section, but they are so close to the treadmills that their screens are barely viewable by runners. The aerobics studio is not fully enclosed like those at most modern gyms, and the smooth jazz played at a moderate volume during some group exercise sessions spills into the weight training areas for the pleasure (or displeasure) of others. Racquetball players will be disappointed to find that the court surfaces here are poorly finished and the lines are showing significant wear. The locker rooms feature old wood lockers and towels clutter the floor because of employee neglect. There are surprisingly no towel drop offs in the locker rooms either, which assuredly contributes to this problem. Given the proximity of the gym to Duke Univ., I had assumed that the facility would be host to a younger crowd. I was wrong. The gym's patrons are all mature, lower-middle class individuals and "crowd" is hardly an appropriate term to use. On a Monday evening, typically the busiest time at a gym, there were just a handful of members using the facilities. I wonder if this place will still be in business by the time I return home.
posted by Anonymous User on January, 25 2005
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