I've been attending this gym for about 6 months now. I'm a pretty big fan as the Uptown location is close to my apartment in South End. The team there is very polite and helpful, though I'm not one to utilize a trainer so I have not worked closely with anyone there. It is certainly a better gym for fitness enthusiasts than the Dowd YMCA, simply because there is more focus on fitness and less on fluff.\n\nMy biggest concern is pretty universal for commercial gyms. They only have 2 squat racks (one true rack and a cage) in the gym, and it is a very busy gym. This is frustrating as nearly half of the gym is dominated by the (admittedly and sadly more popular machines), so there is plenty of space for more. There is a series of 6-10 treadmills that are over a decade old and rarely used that should be cleared out to add a few more racks in. It is very frustrating when you plan to do squats and the only racks are taken by people using them for curls, chins and dips.\n\nThere also is not a lot of space for deadlifts without taking up one of the squat racks as well.\n\nIf these items were addressed it would be by far the best option in the area!
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