1/7/2023 0 Comments Equinox bryant parkTheres usually about 2 – 3 people on the 10 – 15 treadmills then, and it really could actually use some energy! I’ve read it gets crazy in morning and night, but midday is rather slow and perfectly reasonable. I primarily come from work midday when it is very slow. Theres a decent amount of treadmills though, the locker rooms are fairly spacious with different alcoves to change in etc. There really needs to be some warmth added somehow. The walls all seem to be cement and this might have well been the inside of a basement parking garage 2 weeks earlier. But it is a wide open space with the main area for machines and then a mezzanine level surrounding that for the treadmills and such. The space is overall fairly nice and has a good level of square footage overall compared to some other above-ground locations. This one has a very modern exterior that is next to an outdoor seating area between 41 st and 42 nd street, however the layout seems totally wasted in that only the entrance and small café is on ground level and the rest of the gym is 1 or 2 floors below ground level. I’ve used at least 5 – 6 of their gyms in Manhattan long term, with various moves and office locations. But this review is not about that, it’s specifically about the Bryant Park 41 st St location. It’s an expensive but quality gym overall. I’ve been an equinox member about 4 years now. This review may appear a bit vitriolic but Equinox courts that reaction from former members because there is so much hype, they charge A LOT, and they make it very hard for you to get out their contracts. And most definitely not real wellness for anyone. That’s a culture in NYC and that is what Equinox caters do. It’s for the layer of NYers who want to be/fancy themselves models/superstars/finance douches, are models/superstars/finance douches or want to date models/superstars/finance douches. Also, my trainer was pretty aggressive, negative and said things to me that I found inappropriate. This was at Bryant Park but this is the SAME experience I had at SOHO years ago. And the only people they interact with are in the first row. The rows of people were 8 deep! There were ALWAYS people all around me doing the moves completely wrong and FAST and with lots of weight - and the instructors had no clue. That said, the classes were always so full to the point that there was no way the instructors could see what everyone was doing.
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