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24 Hour Fitness
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Neighborhood: El Cajon198 West Main Street
(between Magnolia Ave & Orange Ave)
El Cajon, CA 92020
(619) 442-0293
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5 reviews for 24 Hour Fitness
Okay here's the deal, I'm a gym rat and this place by far has the most advanced selection of equipment available and may possibly be the best gym in Southern California, but the location sucks. Why did the choose El Cajon as the location for the best club ever?! For those of you that don't know downtown El Cajon is the land of crackheads. It was voted as the methamphetamine capital of the world at one time. I'll go into this further, but first I'll explain the perks of this place.
Pros:
This place has every piece of equipment imaginable. From Free motion cable machines, and all Hammer Strength equipment, and a plethora of exotic equipment that I have never seen before. For those that love cardio equipment there are enough LCD flat screens to rival the best sports bar in the county. The also have a indoor b-ball court, pool, and sauna. Sweat towels are readily available along with antibacterial wipes and dispensers. Another plus is that there are mirrors everywhere which makes it easy to admire your pump.
Cons:
It's El Cajon. I've already had 3 incidents during my 10 visits. 1) Crackhead with no shirt or shoes is yelling at members outside of gym. 2) Male crackhead riding his bicycle while chasing another crackhead falls over his handle bars in the middle of the street in front of my car and almost gets run over. 3) Female crackhead diving in the 30 mile/hour in wrong direction right at my car.
Other than that it's the greatest gym!
I've been to several different 24 hour fitness locations, and this is definitely one of the best. I only have a sport membership, but today was the "grand opening" event, so it was free for anyone to work out at the gym. SCORE!
Immediately when I entered, I was greeted by the friendly workers and set out to explore. This gym is a Super Sport, so of course it's gonna be bigger than what I'm used to, but I was still amazed. There were PLENTY of ellipticals and treadmills, some even with personal tv's. Lots of different machines, a huge basketball court, a nice pool/spa combo, free towel service, and several fans and tv's lining the ceiling. I think what I loved most about this place was the abundance of new machines and the cleanliness of everything. I expect gyms to be nasty, but this gym looked spotless and it made me feel more comfortable working out here.
I really wish I lived closer to El Cajon + had a Super Sport membership because I LOVED working out here. El Cajon residents, take advantage of this really awesome gym, you won't regret it!!
SUPER Sport? Why would anyone pay for a SUPER sport membership in San Diego? I believe this is the only SUPER sport here, so why would anyone want to pay extra just to go to this gym. I don't think the towel service and tv's on certain cardio machines justifies the increase in price.
I used to go to the old 24 active in el cajon on some occasions, and found out that if you got your membership there and/or went to this old location 50% of the time then you can go to the SUPER sport at no additional cost. But if you didn't then you are lucked out and will have to pay an additional $12 a month just to go to this new gym.
Don't get me wrong, this gym does look nice right now. But its only a matter of time when the machines and weights get old, and the pool and locker rooms are not kept clean. Plus the staff here can care less about you and any questions you have.
If I were considering a new membership here, I would pass on the SUPER Sport and just get the SPORT membership which is a lot cheaper and lets you go to many san diego 24's. (Will save you $$). Theres a decent SPORT in santee, rancho sd, and la mesa.
Check out costco, they currently have 24 ALL-Sport memberships available at $299 for 2 years. That's about $12 a month compared to the $45/month being offered at the SUPER Sport.
And honestly, if you can afford the $45/month membership, you are better off going to a better gym other than a 24.
there is a big super sport controversy going on if you look up 24 hr on wikipedia, you can read about it. and class action lawsuits over upgrading in other locations. I found all kinds of news articles and complaints online when I was just googling how to upgrade my membership online, because I had already called the super sport facility to speak to a sales person to upgrade and was put on hold for a long time. so it looks like 24 hour blatantly reniged on a lifetime contract. after purchasing a life time membership for $700 in 2005 I would need to pay $99 annually after two years, and was to have access to ALL clubs. now they have this new "super" sport club. when the old gym closed in November in El Cajon, the members were told they needed to be sport members to use the new 24 hr gym on main st. now we are being told we need to pay $15 extra monthy. I don't care about towel service. They also have a co-ed whirlpool that is like a fishbowl, it has the glass wall right next to it, and any member working out, can just look in and see who is in the jacuzzi, and then I won't use a co-ed sauna and steam room that is not well maintained anyway. not worth paying extra for.
I tell you what this gym is terrible. First the employees are not only stupid but annoying. The price does not fit the quality. The other members of the gym are not too good either. There are many gyms much better despite the fact that this is a "Super Sport". I wouldn't be surprised if this place gets out of business in less than a year.