Quick question: Does Fitness First have a consistent policy on using chalk in the weight room?

This post has been edited by angrydog: Apr 10 2007, 04:20 PM

The monthly fees vary according to the type of membership you have (local versus passport) and the length of your membership (yearly versus monthly). I suspect that the joining fee can vary from 0 - 300 RM, based on anecdotal evidence.

On my end, I pay about 175/month for a yearly passport membership. I have no idea what everyone else is paying, though.

I've since learned to accept that the customer service is going to be inconsistent at best at Fitness First. I tend to encourage people set on joining FF to get the Passport membership, simply because it doesn't tie you down to any one (horrible) branch.

I've heard Menara Axis has the best service/equipment, but I've never actually been there--so I can't judge.

The Curve is pretty terrible during peak hours, too. So far, the only FF location I've found that doesn't get unbearably crowded is the Uptown one (but it's also the worst outlet, which would explain a lot).

Well, I think the usual rush hours apply. I've found that 5-8 on weekday nights are unbearable.

I use the Uptown one for the same reason.

Also because there's a McDonald's right next door. Yum!

This is true (I found out the hard way when I was doing a project overseas). Also, you can only use normal FF outlets--your Passport membership doesn't cover Fitness First Platinum outlets in other countries, either.

Ha, I see my one-man outreach program about my particular FF branch is finally getting some traction.

Unfortunately, even doing this is usually a crapshoot

I didn't really mean the in terms of the trainers' personalities--more the fact a lot of them don't seem to actually know what they're talking about. Friendly but poor advice is still poor advice, after all.

You have to actively cancel the contract. Also, make sure you see the manager or whatever at least a week or so BEFORE the contract is due to expire--they're usually very iffy about letting you quit without penalties based on the timing.

Whoa, no way in hell that Damansara Utama is the third biggest FF here (I work out at the Uptown outlet). It's tiny!

What the hell are FF's public holiday hours? I just went to the Uptown outlet (I forgot it was Wesak Day) and was greeted by closed doors. Dammit!

Hard to say if that'll ever happen, given how restrictive the membership contracts are.

Once upon a time, I got a towel from the FF outlet at the Curve. It had a looooong brown streak on it.

Now I bring my own towels to the gym.

I'm kind of mystified about the point of FirstClub (I 'upgraded' to this today)--being allowed to bring guests on alternate weekend days and check VCDs out for a longer period of time is hardly a loyalty program.

Especially if you consider that even before FirstClub was rolled out, this page already said:

I took the Fitness First page to mean "you can bring up to three guests with you at any single time" versus "you can only bring three guests with you over the course of your membership," but I'm guessing it's just very poorly phrased.

You're best off taking the gym tour--the sales reps at FF weren't nearly as aggressive or rude as the ones at Celebrity Fitness, in my experience. Anyway:

I think The Curve has one of the better FF outlets. It's just that dealing with the traffic in the area during peak hours is a huge drag.

In terms of crowds, M-F mornings and afternoons aren't bad at all. Evenings are horrendous, though--the place is PACKED, and you'll probably end up waiting to use the equipment regardless of whether you're using a cardio machine or something in the free weights area. The weekend crowds are pretty manageable.

The manager at The Curve is apparently very proactive in dealing with equipment replacement/repairs and other customer complaints, unlike a lot of other managers who seem content to ignore broken equipment for weeks on end.



Last thing: The men's sauna and steamroom are full of creepy perverts. Don't use 'em.

If it's anything like the FF Platinum system in Indonesia, it means that there will be specific FF branches which are only open to Platinum members. The one-time upgrade payment sounds a bit unusual, though. I vaguely remember the membership fees for FF Platinum in Jakarta being pricier.

What?! I'm all angry now.