A new XSport Fitness opened up near us. The facility is one of their new flagship facilities.

The club is huge. Too huge for our tastes. For instance, the treadmills, elliptical trainers, and weight machines are stacked up in row after row. And not just rows of 10 or so machines either. Each row probably had at least 50 machines placed tightly together. It looked as if XSport had plans to train its own Army.

We have no qualms with XSport. Outside of the sheer size, the club was very nice. There was a wide variety of equipment and classes, as one would expect from a health club chain. Our personal preference, however, is just different than what XSport is trying to cater too.

We’ve mostly worked out at YMCAs or community gyms. These facilities have always had what we wanted – good cardio equipment and a good class schedule. We just prefer the comparatively smaller size and the non-corporate vibe.