Achieving a superior level of health and fitness has never been the goal of as many people as it is today. Thousands of tired, overworked, overstressed and undernourished Americans are looking to make a change in how they live their life by eating right, working out, and enjoying the benefits along the way. One question people have is where they should work out. Is the Leesburg, VA LA Fitness right for you? You’ll have to read the reviews at the bottom of the page to find out, but before you do let’s the get run-down on what this gym offers.
Before you even hit the fitness sections of this super-gym, you’ll notice a lot of things that the company does in order to make the fitness experience special for all of their members. This starts outdoors by providing a good amount of parking and a building that puts the gym’s best foot forward by providing a clean and attractive front which gives the impression that you are building a cleaner, cutter version of you. Inside you are both greeted and checked in by a LA Fitness staff member and it’s over to the upscale locker room in order to change over.
Once in your “get-it-on” gear, you can head either to the courts or the training zones. If you are in the mood for training you can choose between either the free weight area, selectech machines, or the cardiovascular training center. All of them offer unique advantages with each being fitted out with top-of-the-line equipment which enables you to get more out of each and every workout and squeeze more value out of your LA Fitness membership.
Everyone is different which is why, at the Leesburg LA Fitness, you’re not limited to running on a treadmill or lifting loads of iron. Group exercise classes are offered as well, and because the management team knows that some gravitate toward these classes as their primary workout medium, they do not charge extra for these types of classes. Choose from pilates and yoga to cardio kickboxing and Latin Heat dance classes….there’s something for everyone.
The extra benefit that come with joining a gym like LA Fitness is that the club comes with extras such as a full-length basketball court and multiple, glass-enclosed racquetball courts. Members who like the thrill of competition can sign up for league play or just drop in during designated hours for a pick-up game.
Directions to the LA Fitness in Leesburg, VA
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From the Northwest – heading in to workout from areas north and west of the gym is best accomplished by finding your way to E Market Steet and following that south until you reach the off-ramp at Crosstrail Blvd. Once there, turn right on Crosstrail and then right again in a couple hundred feet when you see Russell Branch Pkwy SE. This road serves as a service drive for the shopping complex and will eventually empty into Classic Path Way SE. Keep going straight onto Classic Path and follow it around until you see the gym on the left.
From the West – a large portion of the local population is centered in the suburbs west of the club and the best way to get to the Leesburg LA Fitness from this area is to get on Battlefield Pkwy and head East. Turn right onto East Market Street and then get off again at Crosstrail Blvd. Take a right then look for Russel Branch Parkway SE and make a right there as well. Follow this straight until it turns into Classic Path Way SE and follow keep following it as it curves around to the right. At this point, keep your eyes open for the gym’s sign on the left and you’ll have arrived at your destination.
From the North – follow River Creek Parkway south until you pass E Market Street at which point the road will change into Crosstrail Blvd. Make a right on Russel Branck Pkwy SE, which will arrive quickly after passing through the Market St. interchange, and take a right. Follow Russell Branch until it turns into Classic Path Way and slopes around to the right. The gym will be on the left and if you get to Dodona Terrace you know you’ve gone too far and need to double back.
You can check out the reviews for theLeesburg, VA LA Fitness below. Remember that a lot more people will take the time to write a negative review if a company has done something wrong in their eyes who would not take the time to write a positive one if thing are going great, so take everything you read with a grain of salt. It’s always advisable to take a tour and see for yourself what the gym is like and you can get a free day pass which will allow you to do just that.
Cons: I’ve been a member at this gym for about a year now. When I signed up, the man that helped us was extremely rude and pushy about honoring a promotion we had been told about by him when we came in to get our free trial a few days prior. He was trying really hard to pursuade us to pay much more than the advertised deal… and told us the “deal had expired” when we asked about it. Finally, after threatening to just go back to Golds Gym, he reluctantly allowed us to join for the price that had been advertised. But actually told us that the only reason he could allow us to sign up for that price was because we were at our “breaking point” of not signing up. It was so rude. The other cons about the place is that is gets extremely packed out during evening peak times and you can literally stand around waiting to use cardio equipment. I used to attend the Zumba class, but the classes were so packed that I couldn’t even move the full range of the dance moves because someone would run into me or I would hit someone. It was so stuffy and uncomfortable. Another issue we had when we first joined was the personal trainer Carl. My sister and I spoke with him about personal training lessons and he seemed extremely pushy and agressive and wouldn’t stop pressuring us to join after we told him “no thanks!” Thankfully we did not sign up! We have not heard good things about him and he is no longer there.
Pros: the equipment works well everytime i need to use it. All the equipment seems to be very clean and working properly. The bathrooms and sauna always seemed to be clean and in good working order. The other classes i’ve attended are always very good. The instructors are always so helpful and really knowledgable. The classes can be very challenging but the instructors make it very motivating to keep going.
My experience with LA Fitness Leesburg has been great. I have now been a member for 4 months. I love the classes that are offered and the variety of equipment. I find the gym and locker room to be clean. I work with personal trainers in the gym and the pool. My experiences with the Personal Training staff have been great and I find them friendly and accommodating. I look forward to going to the gym each time I go. I am so glad I joined this gym and would highly recommend it to anyone!
At the beginning of the summer, my daughter and a girlfriend decided to join a gym for the summer while home from college. Unfortunately, they decided on LA Fitness in Leesburg, VA They were told that a membership for the summer was $79.99 from the beginning of June until August 10th. They visited the gym regularly and were approached by the manager/personal trainer Carl Mitchell. Carl suggested that the girls might enjoy some personal training sessions with him and told them that they could pay $120 for 8 sessions to be used at any time before the end of summer when they both would be going back to school. They did sign electronic pin pads for both of these transactions, but were never shown a contract (I know, not smart, but they are young – they’ve learned their lesson). Unfortunately, they were trusting and were not given anything to review.
When she accessed her account around at the beginning of August her debit account was debited $39.99 three times and $244.00 two times. At that point, she immediately contacted the Leesburg, VA LA Fitness and was told that the $39.99 for the fitness club dues and the $244 was for the personal training and was also told that she had a 12 month contract for both. She was also told that the $244 per month for the “personal training” was for her and her friend. They were charging her for her personal training and her friends. She immediately began texting Carl. Carl did return her text messages several days later and told her “don’t worry about it – I’ve taken care of it,” but when she contacted the office, she was told her account was “frozen” not canceled and that they would need to discuss her account with Carl. She tried to call several times was continually told they needed to speak to Carl. No one would return her calls. She is busy with school and not able to get anyone to return her calls, so I intervened and called LA Fitness and spoke to a Allison K. who assured me that the club membership would be canceled (it was, she got an email confirmation) but that she would have to speak to Carl and her corporate office and would be back in touch with me the next day. I called Allison and spoke to her and she said she was “working with corporate” but that my daughter does have a contract and a copy had been emailed to her.
While I don’t expect a refund and suspect that they will try to get the “cancelation” fee of $1000 (they will never get that, but will probably try to ruin her credit), I want to be sure that everyone out there is warned to not let this happen to them. THIS HEALTH CLUB SHOULD BE SHUT DOWN BECAUSE THEY ARE CROOKS!
HORRIFIC…stay away at all costs. They lie, cheat and literally STEAL. My wife and I signed up for membership and for my wife to work with a personal trainer. The LA Fitness Leesburg trainer signed us up with two sessions a week for the price of one and would waive the sign up fee of $99. We went with it cause it seemed like a great deal so we paid for the first month and two days later, they charged my card again for the first month and the sign up fee that was supposed to be waived. I called the rep who signed us up and he gave me a lame excuse that the computer system went in later that night and automatically rejected the great deal he gave me and that it charged it again with the set up fee. They were supposedly returning the funds the next day…however, a week later after 10 calls from me, all they returned was the one month and never returned the $99 set up fee. Since then, my wife, who is supposed to get two sessions a week, has literally worked with a trainer 3 times in the past 60 days. Either the trainer is training two other people at the same time and he just gives her instructions on something and then comes back 45 minutes later to see how she did…IS THAT PERSONAL TRAINING???? Or more often then not the trainers are “sick”.
I’m sorry, unless this place shares a building with the infectious disease center then there is no way that many people can be sick that often…more likely, LA Fitness Leesburg is poorly managed, inconsiderate and not responsible and just blow off their scheduled appts. This morning is the 3 or 4th time in a row that she showed up and the trainer was “sick”…btw, its not like its the same trainer each time. No one ever calls to let her know and they don’t get her an alternate trainer. This has been the biggest waste of money and time and it couldn’t be more discouraging for my wife. The facilities are pretty decent and they have a lot of options for things to do…but its all jammed into too small a place. You may save some money up front…but in the long run…the lack of value makes this the most expensive of all Leesburg gyms.
I was excited when LA fitness was opening in Leesburg. Since I have joined however I am sorely disappointed. There are pool classes that are not scheduled and the manager refuses to put them on the schedule. I need the pool for lap workouts and I depend on the schedule to time my workouts each day and I have come so many times when the General Manager has an unscheduled class in the pool. After speaking with him, he said that he received a corporate mandate that allows him to leave this class off of the schedule because otherwise it is so full and he runs out of equipment. Ahhh, excuse me, but REALLY! How about a sign that indicates the limit, many gyms have these signs and people actually can read and show up early so that they can get a spot. He told me all that I have to do is remember the times of his class. How ridiculous, that is what the schedule is for. I have also been disappointed with the fitness classes. I haven’t been to every single class, but the classes that I have been able to attend, it seems they cannot hang onto good instructors for very long. The fitness level is not very challenging. It was also advertised that there was going to be a juice bar, and one year later it remains vacant. I will be pulling my membership.
I belong to the LA Fitness in Leesburg. Please save yourself the trouble and stay away from the personal training program. Long story short, they use agressive sales tactics to get you to try their personal trainig program which they say you can cancel at any time. However, they never tell you that they are really signing you up for a 12 month contract that requires you to pay 50% of the total price in order to cancel. They lock you into this contract by using your electronic signature from anything you signed (e.g. you think you’re signing the electronic digitial signature pad for your credit card purchase for one month of training, but they are really using the signature as your approval for a 12 month contract). Of course, they never tell you any of this and never give you a copy of the contract because they don’t want you knowing that you actually signed a contract. It is very deceptive. And, don’t expect any assistance from the operations manager. After having this happen to me, I searched the internet and found that it is a common practice with the personal training program at LA Fitness.