Xist Fitness

I wasn’t expecting much of this place. I usually train at Gold’s but decided to check this place out because it’s really close to my house. I was very pleasantly surprised with this gym! All the equipment is in great condition. Has a very open feeling, well lit, nice locker rooms and this is by FAR one of the cleanest and most well-​maintained gyms I’ve ever been to! Couldn’t beat the price so I signed up at a great rate, free tanning, free guest passes, SUPER friendly staff. I highly recommend this place! 2 very enthusiastic thumbs up from this fitness professional!

I was a previous member of 24 Hour Fitness but had to find a new gym because of how dirty and unprofessional my location was. I did some looking around and found Xist by some recommendations from friends. I want to hug everyone who told me to go here because I love it! The place is so clean, they have cleaning staff constantly there and they are very considerate of your workout area when cleaning. They have multiples of a lot of the equipment so you’re able to find a machine, even when it is busy. The staff is so considerate and will go above and beyond to help you out. They are not pushy at all with training and they are very outgoing and nice. I enjoy having the movie theater there playing very current movies when I do my cardio. They have tanning on the other side of the building and a sauna in the locker room. The locker room is a little small but I never have an issue finding a locker. I am glad I found this gym and plan on staying for a long time. Especially when it’s only $ 10 a month!

Great gym. It’s always really clean. There are tons of machines that are always open. Lots of serious workout people come here, but a novice can still get a good workout in without feeling intimidated. The only minor complaint I have is that it closes a little too early on Saturday and Sunday, but that just means you have to plan on going a little earlier. Sign up if you live in the area.

VERY VERY VERY CLEAN GYM! This gym is clean no matter what time of day you go in there. The staff is friendly for the most part. The only thing I would complain if I had to would be all the young kids running around in their in groups. There are even several instances where there are kids in there not even working out just walking around with friends. I know this is hard to control, but for the most part they do a great job!

The gym itself is really nice, and for the price it’s unreal. I’m beyond happy with the club itself. However, for the price don’t expect to have much access to anything. It seems to me like every single TEENAGER comes in with his little justin Beiber buddies. I’m sooooo fed up with these crowds of teenage boys just TAKING UP SPACE, crowding around the equipment, thinking they know what they’re doing, and to top it off… Daddy buys them the membership where they can bring a stupid guest every day, and they do. I wish the management would limit guests to only adults over 21 or something, it’s annoying ! Don’t bother talking to the manager he’s too busy tanning and walking around arrogant. Not friendly. Don’t expect a friendly staff like at ClubFitness, you’ll never get a Hello or a Bye even if the GM is the only one at the desk, he’ll look away to not have to make eye contact. But the gym itself is great. Great music, and very clean !

For starters, their customer service is horrendous. Every time I walk
in I feel like a nuisance, rather than feeling welcomed.
I’ve never been greeted once in the months I’ve been going there. This makes for an
awkward entrance — especially when you make eye contact with multiple employees standing behind the counter, and they’re doing nothing but starting at you as
you enter, yet no one can say hello? The same discomfort goes for departure. Not only that, but I’ve stood at the desk more than one time as the employees have engaged in conversation, and flirtatious behaviors with one another as if I’m not standing right in front of them. With blatant disregard that anyone is standing in front of them, while continuing in their conversations. Helpfulness, excellent customer service, assistance, and efficiency should be key when running any business. I feel like this should be a common courtesy among people, not just because you’re an employee… ACKNOWLEDGE your guests. It’s not only my dissatisfaction with the employees that perturbs me, but the lack of cleanliness. Upon arrival the facility looks clean, but the equipment and tanning beds are not. I’ve never been to a gym before that didn’t have cleaning materials accessible for their guests to wipe down the equipment with. I’ve seen one spray bottle in their cardio theater, but that’s the only place. With so many different people’s bodily fluids on the equipment and mats you’d think there’d be sanitization materials around for your disposal and comfort. With that being said I contracted Molluscum Contagiousum from this facility. It is a viral skin infection contracted from surfaces or people with the virus on it. My fear of re-​exposure has me afraid to step foot in that gym again. Spray bottles with a sanitary solution need to be available as an option for guests to spray down the equipment and tanning beds to ensure they’ve been cleaned properly. All in all, I’m severely unenthused with this gym and its employees.

No sign-​in contract and the price is hard to beat. They have cardio machines and weights separated and also have a tanning package if you wish to purchase. The machines are pretty new but there are a few times when a couple of them are down (especially the cardio) which is usually resolved quickly. They also have a theater that plays different movies, but gets rather hot after a while. The gym doesn’t smell like a gym (most of the time) and a majority of it is pretty clean.
Some issues I have: Parking. IT’S HORRIBLE during rush hour (3−8ish). Also having to wait for machines when the youngin’s aren’t really using them. I find myself coming either super early or super late to dodge those that are still trying to accomplish their New Year’s resolutions. But hey, I give you props. Quick rant: people bringing their guests everyday. I’m not a member paying for other people to use the gym.
Some cool things: They now offer classes on certain days, the trainers are awesome and down to earth, and the price is reasonable.

Just joined X-​ist on Wednesday. The first thing I needed to do was squats. I politely asked a very large bald man if I could use it next. He quickly turned to me and shoved me to the ground and hit me with his water bottle… I’m too afraid to go back again

I joined this gym last summer after researching many local gyms. This one clearly was the best deal at only $ 9.99/month for a basic membership (which is basically access to the gym) and no contract — though you do pay an annual fee to lock in your $ 9.99 rate. The equipment is new-​ish and clean (the gym is very clean as well) which was another major reason I went with them. There’s also a cardio theater where they play a different movie each day.
When you join, you get a free welcome to the gym session and the offering of a cheaper ‘jump start’ package of 3 personal training sessions (which I took). I’ve used them with a trainer named Emily and have really enjoyed her guidance and our work outs together, though outside of this special, they are too expensive for me to maintain regularly (I think regularly they are about $ 60 per session).
The downfalls: the gym is often crowded, particularly after work to later in the evening. However, there’s only been one time I couldn’t find an open treadmill and I just used another machine until one was free (which only took about 5 minutes). Another downfall to me is that there are a lot of teenagers and older kids around because it’s cheap and close to Lindbergh HS. There is no childcare offered. No towel service. Also, classes are offered minimally (maybe 2 a week) and you have to have an upgraded membership (which I believe is $ 20/​month) and is not included in the basic membership.
Overall, it’s a cheap gym membership with no contract and despite a few drawbacks, it’s a great deal for what you get! For me it’s worth paying less and having a few less perks like no towel service or classes.

In case you can’t place where this is, it used to be Gold’s Gym. It’s across from Ronnie’s Plaza and in the same plaza as the newest Joey B’s, FroYo, El Maguey, and Roberto’s Trattoria. I’ve never been a huge gym person, but this works for me. For one thing, it’s super duper close to my house, but for another it’s $ 9.99/month. There aren’t classes, but there is certainly everything I could possibly need to work out. It’s connected to a TanCo and you can upgrade your membership to include tanning/​mystic, whatever, but I’m not exactly sure of the details of that. One of the things that I really like is that they have a Cardio Theater! So, it’s like a movie theater, but instead of chairs, there are bikes, elliptical machines, and treadmills. The movies vary daily and they keep a schedule up out side the theater. Everyone seems really nice. I get gym anxiety, so I prefer to go in the mornings where there are less people to intimidate me. It gets really busy from 6PM-​11PM, but not so much so that you can’t use the equipment. There’s no annual fee (they claim), but there is a «lock in» fee of $ 29.99 each June to make certain that you will never be affected by the rate increases. Clearly it’s just an annual fee, but I digress. Anyway, I like this place! Give it a try.

A few months ago I bought a Groupon for spray tans and now I’m hooked! This particular Tan Company is close to home and just installed a new Mystic Tan HD system which is even better than the old one! Obviously, it is very popular because I had a 30ish minute wait on a Friday night at 8pm. I do not have any experience with the actual beds, but there are tons of them and the place seems clean. I know the Mystic room always is. The staff at the front are always friendly and willing to answer any questions and offer suggestions. No one has ever been super pushy or tried to up-​sell me as often happens in places like this.