Pure Fitness Gym Naples = thief

So I found out what the “emergency” was that the gym was closed for, they were cleaning the place out!  Yep I went back today and saw a red tent in the parking lot, I knew this wasn’t good.  It was a rep from Lifestyle Fitness.  He said Pure Fitness was officially out of business.  Of course I was outraged but I can’t say I was surprised.

The guy that runs Pure Fitness, formerly Powerhouse Gym has always seemed shady. I’ll never forget the one day when a guy was marching around the outside of the gym telling everyone who would listen how the owner was dirty and dealing in drugs.  The owner recently  was married and divorced within the span several months.  His claim to fame was running the shittiest gym in town, putting in the absolute minimum effort to keep the place afloat.  There hasn’t been a single new piece of weight equipment put into that place in the 8 years I was a member and the amount of filth inside it’s walls was legendary. 

Of course what annoys me the most is the fact that I just renewed for a year no more than two weeks ago.  I’m sure this closing has been in the works for quite awhile yet the guy had no problem taking money for a business he knew he was going to be walking away from very shortly.  That is what a thief does.  I know some fellow members that recently did two year renewals.  They were fed a line of bullshit that renewing for two years would lock in a low rate.

So now even though Life Style says they will honor the membership, I am in a conundrum.  Neither of the Lifestyle locations are close enough to make a lunch time workout feasible.  That leaves me with exactly one option, to go back to f’ing JFZ/Planet Fitness, home of the god forsaken “lunk alarm”.  As much as it pains me to do so I will have to just clench my teeth and do it.  It would throw our whole routine out of whack if I was to go back to working out after work.