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"LA Fitness and other large commercial gyms"

I used to be a member of another large commercial gym which operated in the same way. All the large gyms completely rely on people signing up for a year and then NOT going to the gym. Most large commercial gyms could not accomodate all of their customers.  
 
If you are serious about getting fit and losing weight, then build a small home gym and attend private fitness classes, running clubs, martial arts, circuit training etc. In the long run you save a lot of money. 
 
My main concern about gyms in general that the staff are rarely trained well enough for the needs of the average gym user. They know the basics about health and safety in the gym, but can often give little advice redarding serious work outs, weight lifting and high intensity training.