At the end of the cardio and stretching tunnel, from which a group fitness, yoga, and spin studio crop off of, is a more traditionally square free weight floor that overlooks the Hudson River and New Jersey. After walking up a twisting staircase, the gym splays out through what is essentially a wide hallway. The gym itself is on the top floor, and has an interesting layout. The first floor of the space feels like a West Elm showroom with a Juice Press inside, and serves as a great place to relax or do some work, along with other similar spaces upstairs.
You actually have to walk through the mall to enter the Equinox, but that can be a benefit because it connects directly to the subway. The Brookfield Place Equinox feels like a gym squeezed into a tube.Įquinox's Brookfield Place location was appropriately part of the development of the luxury mall on the west side of the World Trade Center. "Queer Eye's" Antoni Porowski, who was a sponsored brand ambassador, and Anderson Cooper have been photographed here multiple times.īond Street gets 7.5/10 for a spacious and open design and good light. The locker rooms felt like huge dungeons in the basement - in a chic way - but the steam room was notably small, and the on/off button on the digital scale was physically punched out somehow. This probably had less to do with the location and more to do with the nature of Equinox classes, where everyone is a dabbler. In my heated yoga class, nearly everyone left all their clothes on - a far cry from other Bikram-style classes I've taken at studios where practitioners show up nearly naked. When I visited, the crowd tended to be a mix of fitness obsessives in the late 20s to early 30s, and fashionable women in their 40s and 50s. Each time I visited, it didn't feel crowded, but there was also a ton of space if needed - Yelp reviewers testify that the after-work rush can get crazy.
Its three functional fitness floors had ample room for stretching and all the necessary equipment without feeling cramped. I worked out at all 35 Equinox locations in the city (not counting Long Island or Westchester).Įquinox Bond Street attracts celebrities like Antoni and Anderson Cooper.īuilt in the 2016 Equinox boom, the year the company built or acquired five different locations in New York City, the Bond Street location is large, spacious, has tons of natural light, and has a strong aesthetic centered around its red brick interior. So, I decided to embark on a nearly two-month journey exploring all of Equinox's offerings in New York City. And an E membership gives you access to all clubs, costing $500 per month on top of a $750 initiation fee.ĭuring the enrollment process, the scope of options left me a bit baffled - How was I supposed to choose to have access to a set of gyms that I've never been to? A destination membership allows you access to all clubs except for E clubs and costs $300 per month on top of a $500 initiation fee.
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An "All Access" membership costs $260 per month plus a $500 initiation fee and gives you a membership at all 29 regular locations in New York City and clubs nationally, but doesn't allow access to premium "E" clubs, Sports Clubs, or other special locations. Paying for a single gym can cost anywhere between $185 and $220 per month, typically with a $300 initiation fee, varying by gym and offers available. Read more: I immersed myself in Equinox's world of eucalyptus towels and infrared saunas to discover why people drop thousands of dollars on a gym membership Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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