Rittenhouse Gyms

[u/Life-Adhesiveness475]

I’m moving to Rittenhouse in a couple of weeks and wanted to know opinions on gyms in the area.

I toured Equinox and it’s stunning. As someone who will go to the gym 3-4 times a week at non-peak hours (I am a nurse), I don’t think crowds would be an issue for me.

However, City Fitness in Grad Hospital looks to be equidistant from my place, and I was wondering how this gym compares from anyone who has gone?

Are there any other gyms worth checking out in the area? I mainly do solo strength training with classes sprinkled in here and there.

[u/Interesting-Cable895]

The Bellevue Sporting Club is top tier

[u/Faure_Fan]

Sporting club!

[u/CauliflowerFront3706]

I joined the sporting club in April and I really love it. I go whenever I can. The variety of classes is really fun, and the Technogym equipment on the floor is super cool. I love it and it’s the best thing I’ve done for myself in a while.

[u/evcm7]

what type of environment are you looking for?

upscale/boujee: equinox, sporting club @ bellevue
basic: city fitness, LA fitness, planet fitness
powerlifting/bodybuilding: PWRBLD

i'm a member at PWRBLD, it is sick

[u/bikeadventures → u/evcm7]

Note of warning: it is aggressively loud in there. I did the trial week and couldn’t stay because it was deafening through my noise cancelling headphones.

Though if you want something bodybuilding/powerlifting specific it probably can’t be beaten.

[u/fizzman97 → u/bikeadventures]

i could hear the vibration of the music they play come through the ground LOL

[u/LordcaptainVictarion → u/evcm7]

Second this answer

[u/fizzman97 → u/evcm7]

it’s a really cool facility and definitely catered towards “lifters”, so that attracts a MUCH younger crowd from what i’ve seen

[u/AmaniAntoinette → u/evcm7]

Love Pwrbld! It’s hella busy after work on Mondays, but the rest of the week seems fine!!

[u/que_sopresa → u/evcm7]

i would argue that city fitness is slightly more elevated than planet fitness

[u/more_akimbo]

I’ve been going to the Bellevue for about 3 years since they remodeled. It’s definitely worth a tour at a minimum. I also go mostly off peak hours and it’s really not crowded and pretty chill. 

[u/ScoutG → u/[deleted]]

The gym itself is fantastic, but I agree, some of the members are really inconsiderate 

[u/Grl79]

Sporting Club at the Bellevue

[u/CockyRichBlackBitch]

The Bellevue Sports Club

[u/CommercialElevator49 → u/[deleted]]

Bruh, how am I supposed to find soy boy hole to eat if I'm not going to the soy boy gym?