I have finally arrived to San Diego

[raptorduck]

Yea, PAC is closest to my work. Any members here care to give their 2 cent? I am interested in weights (real manly weights, not elastic bands and a Soloflex) and cardio.

As for the what’s up with (wid) dat catagory, twice the cost of a car wash for 1/2 the service that I got in the Bay Area? (and I am talking burshless, hand wash car wash in high end Los Altos that had lots of high end German and Italian car customers) While real estate may be a lot cheaper down here, prices for other things seem to be higher. Must be a paradise premium.

[sdcellar]

It’s a great facility with plenty of manly weights (and not a lot of waits, har har) for you.

The cardio machines can get pretty busy, but there should usually be one of your liking available. I hear it’s busiest from 9-11 every day, so can’t say exactly how bad it is then since I sort of work for a living (at least I can’t pull off a mid-morning workout…)

[sdcellar]

It’s a great facility with plenty of manly weights (and not a lot of waits, har har) for you.

The cardio machines can get pretty busy, but there should usually be one of your liking available. I hear it’s busiest from 9-11 every day, so can’t say exactly how bad it is then since I sort of work for a living (at least I can’t pull off a mid-morning workout…)

[sdcellar]

It’s a great facility with plenty of manly weights (and not a lot of waits, har har) for you.

The cardio machines can get pretty busy, but there should usually be one of your liking available. I hear it’s busiest from 9-11 every day, so can’t say exactly how bad it is then since I sort of work for a living (at least I can’t pull off a mid-morning workout…)

[sdcellar]

It’s a great facility with plenty of manly weights (and not a lot of waits, har har) for you.

The cardio machines can get pretty busy, but there should usually be one of your liking available. I hear it’s busiest from 9-11 every day, so can’t say exactly how bad it is then since I sort of work for a living (at least I can’t pull off a mid-morning workout…)

[sdcellar]

It’s a great facility with plenty of manly weights (and not a lot of waits, har har) for you.

The cardio machines can get pretty busy, but there should usually be one of your liking available. I hear it’s busiest from 9-11 every day, so can’t say exactly how bad it is then since I sort of work for a living (at least I can’t pull off a mid-morning workout…)

[carli]

Hi Raptor Duck –

Welcome to the area, and Del Mar in particular! We’re right up the street from you, not on the beach but near the Plaza. It has been unusually HOT, as you know, so I hope you’re surviving okay. Sounds like you’ve found lots to do already.

Regarding gyms, we’ve belonged to both PAC and Frog’s, and I have to say that I prefer Frog’s (there’s one in Solana Beach on 101). It’s not as slick and pretty as the PAC, but there is rarely a wait for the machines, which are all new and well-kept, and the classes are great (although sometimes a bit crowded). Lots of folks from RSF are there, and I know several from Fairbanks Ranch belong. I found the PAC really crowded. I go to the gym around 8am, not mid-morning (although that may be mid-morning for some workaholics, not me!!) On the other hand, there is the pool at the PAC, which is great for the kids. On balance, for me, it wasn’t worth the monthly fee…I just want a good workout, a nice shower and I’m outta there. I don’t want to hang around and get manicures or have a snack so it depends on what you’re into.

One more place to check out is Del Mar Workout on Jimmy Durante Blvd…I haven’t been there recently, but it’s been renovated within the last couple years and my friends like it and think it’s a nice, low-key place. I have no idea what the crowds or wait times are like, and in full disclosure, my friends are mostly the fit Mom types vs. the hardcore workout dudes.

So happy to hear that your story ended well and that you found a way to come to the area! You provided some valuable and interesting info in your posts throughout the process, which was greatly appreciated by many of us here, including me.

All the best!
Carli

[carli]

Hi Raptor Duck –

Welcome to the area, and Del Mar in particular! We’re right up the street from you, not on the beach but near the Plaza. It has been unusually HOT, as you know, so I hope you’re surviving okay. Sounds like you’ve found lots to do already.

Regarding gyms, we’ve belonged to both PAC and Frog’s, and I have to say that I prefer Frog’s (there’s one in Solana Beach on 101). It’s not as slick and pretty as the PAC, but there is rarely a wait for the machines, which are all new and well-kept, and the classes are great (although sometimes a bit crowded). Lots of folks from RSF are there, and I know several from Fairbanks Ranch belong. I found the PAC really crowded. I go to the gym around 8am, not mid-morning (although that may be mid-morning for some workaholics, not me!!) On the other hand, there is the pool at the PAC, which is great for the kids. On balance, for me, it wasn’t worth the monthly fee…I just want a good workout, a nice shower and I’m outta there. I don’t want to hang around and get manicures or have a snack so it depends on what you’re into.

One more place to check out is Del Mar Workout on Jimmy Durante Blvd…I haven’t been there recently, but it’s been renovated within the last couple years and my friends like it and think it’s a nice, low-key place. I have no idea what the crowds or wait times are like, and in full disclosure, my friends are mostly the fit Mom types vs. the hardcore workout dudes.

So happy to hear that your story ended well and that you found a way to come to the area! You provided some valuable and interesting info in your posts throughout the process, which was greatly appreciated by many of us here, including me.

All the best!
Carli

[carli]

Hi Raptor Duck –

Welcome to the area, and Del Mar in particular! We’re right up the street from you, not on the beach but near the Plaza. It has been unusually HOT, as you know, so I hope you’re surviving okay. Sounds like you’ve found lots to do already.

Regarding gyms, we’ve belonged to both PAC and Frog’s, and I have to say that I prefer Frog’s (there’s one in Solana Beach on 101). It’s not as slick and pretty as the PAC, but there is rarely a wait for the machines, which are all new and well-kept, and the classes are great (although sometimes a bit crowded). Lots of folks from RSF are there, and I know several from Fairbanks Ranch belong. I found the PAC really crowded. I go to the gym around 8am, not mid-morning (although that may be mid-morning for some workaholics, not me!!) On the other hand, there is the pool at the PAC, which is great for the kids. On balance, for me, it wasn’t worth the monthly fee…I just want a good workout, a nice shower and I’m outta there. I don’t want to hang around and get manicures or have a snack so it depends on what you’re into.

One more place to check out is Del Mar Workout on Jimmy Durante Blvd…I haven’t been there recently, but it’s been renovated within the last couple years and my friends like it and think it’s a nice, low-key place. I have no idea what the crowds or wait times are like, and in full disclosure, my friends are mostly the fit Mom types vs. the hardcore workout dudes.

So happy to hear that your story ended well and that you found a way to come to the area! You provided some valuable and interesting info in your posts throughout the process, which was greatly appreciated by many of us here, including me.

All the best!
Carli

[carli]

Hi Raptor Duck –

Welcome to the area, and Del Mar in particular! We’re right up the street from you, not on the beach but near the Plaza. It has been unusually HOT, as you know, so I hope you’re surviving okay. Sounds like you’ve found lots to do already.

Regarding gyms, we’ve belonged to both PAC and Frog’s, and I have to say that I prefer Frog’s (there’s one in Solana Beach on 101). It’s not as slick and pretty as the PAC, but there is rarely a wait for the machines, which are all new and well-kept, and the classes are great (although sometimes a bit crowded). Lots of folks from RSF are there, and I know several from Fairbanks Ranch belong. I found the PAC really crowded. I go to the gym around 8am, not mid-morning (although that may be mid-morning for some workaholics, not me!!) On the other hand, there is the pool at the PAC, which is great for the kids. On balance, for me, it wasn’t worth the monthly fee…I just want a good workout, a nice shower and I’m outta there. I don’t want to hang around and get manicures or have a snack so it depends on what you’re into.

One more place to check out is Del Mar Workout on Jimmy Durante Blvd…I haven’t been there recently, but it’s been renovated within the last couple years and my friends like it and think it’s a nice, low-key place. I have no idea what the crowds or wait times are like, and in full disclosure, my friends are mostly the fit Mom types vs. the hardcore workout dudes.

So happy to hear that your story ended well and that you found a way to come to the area! You provided some valuable and interesting info in your posts throughout the process, which was greatly appreciated by many of us here, including me.

All the best!
Carli

[carli]

Hi Raptor Duck –

Welcome to the area, and Del Mar in particular! We’re right up the street from you, not on the beach but near the Plaza. It has been unusually HOT, as you know, so I hope you’re surviving okay. Sounds like you’ve found lots to do already.

Regarding gyms, we’ve belonged to both PAC and Frog’s, and I have to say that I prefer Frog’s (there’s one in Solana Beach on 101). It’s not as slick and pretty as the PAC, but there is rarely a wait for the machines, which are all new and well-kept, and the classes are great (although sometimes a bit crowded). Lots of folks from RSF are there, and I know several from Fairbanks Ranch belong. I found the PAC really crowded. I go to the gym around 8am, not mid-morning (although that may be mid-morning for some workaholics, not me!!) On the other hand, there is the pool at the PAC, which is great for the kids. On balance, for me, it wasn’t worth the monthly fee…I just want a good workout, a nice shower and I’m outta there. I don’t want to hang around and get manicures or have a snack so it depends on what you’re into.

One more place to check out is Del Mar Workout on Jimmy Durante Blvd…I haven’t been there recently, but it’s been renovated within the last couple years and my friends like it and think it’s a nice, low-key place. I have no idea what the crowds or wait times are like, and in full disclosure, my friends are mostly the fit Mom types vs. the hardcore workout dudes.

So happy to hear that your story ended well and that you found a way to come to the area! You provided some valuable and interesting info in your posts throughout the process, which was greatly appreciated by many of us here, including me.

All the best!
Carli

[OwnerOfCalifornia]

[quote=carli]One more place to check out is Del Mar Workout on Jimmy Durante Blvd…I haven’t been there recently, but it’s been renovated within the last couple years and my friends like it and think it’s a nice, low-key place.[/quote]

I work out there. I’ll agree that it is laid-back and low key…and I pay $28/month. That was a 3-year contract 4 years ago, and my dues haven’t gone up. PAC IIRC is HUGELY expensive (something like $600 initiation and $120/month) but judging by your posts I suspect cost isn’t an issue here? 🙂

Regarding DMWO: The weight room is small and there is at least one of everything (mostly only one of everything). I only do weights and I very rarely have to wait at all to use equipment (mornings 7am). People are generally polite and courteous in the rare instance that I need to work in sets.

The only draw-back (now passed I hope) is the aforementioned renovations took a VERY long time, on the order of months. They renovated a few years ago and brought in new equipment, then this past year there was a structural problem with one of the upstairs floors that took 6-8 months to fix, at the expense of the weight room. So they don’t have a wonderful track record with renovations, but things are back up to speed now.

[OwnerOfCalifornia]

[quote=carli]One more place to check out is Del Mar Workout on Jimmy Durante Blvd…I haven’t been there recently, but it’s been renovated within the last couple years and my friends like it and think it’s a nice, low-key place.[/quote]

I work out there. I’ll agree that it is laid-back and low key…and I pay $28/month. That was a 3-year contract 4 years ago, and my dues haven’t gone up. PAC IIRC is HUGELY expensive (something like $600 initiation and $120/month) but judging by your posts I suspect cost isn’t an issue here? 🙂

Regarding DMWO: The weight room is small and there is at least one of everything (mostly only one of everything). I only do weights and I very rarely have to wait at all to use equipment (mornings 7am). People are generally polite and courteous in the rare instance that I need to work in sets.

The only draw-back (now passed I hope) is the aforementioned renovations took a VERY long time, on the order of months. They renovated a few years ago and brought in new equipment, then this past year there was a structural problem with one of the upstairs floors that took 6-8 months to fix, at the expense of the weight room. So they don’t have a wonderful track record with renovations, but things are back up to speed now.

[OwnerOfCalifornia]

[quote=carli]One more place to check out is Del Mar Workout on Jimmy Durante Blvd…I haven’t been there recently, but it’s been renovated within the last couple years and my friends like it and think it’s a nice, low-key place.[/quote]

I work out there. I’ll agree that it is laid-back and low key…and I pay $28/month. That was a 3-year contract 4 years ago, and my dues haven’t gone up. PAC IIRC is HUGELY expensive (something like $600 initiation and $120/month) but judging by your posts I suspect cost isn’t an issue here? 🙂

Regarding DMWO: The weight room is small and there is at least one of everything (mostly only one of everything). I only do weights and I very rarely have to wait at all to use equipment (mornings 7am). People are generally polite and courteous in the rare instance that I need to work in sets.

The only draw-back (now passed I hope) is the aforementioned renovations took a VERY long time, on the order of months. They renovated a few years ago and brought in new equipment, then this past year there was a structural problem with one of the upstairs floors that took 6-8 months to fix, at the expense of the weight room. So they don’t have a wonderful track record with renovations, but things are back up to speed now.

[OwnerOfCalifornia]

[quote=carli]One more place to check out is Del Mar Workout on Jimmy Durante Blvd…I haven’t been there recently, but it’s been renovated within the last couple years and my friends like it and think it’s a nice, low-key place.[/quote]

I work out there. I’ll agree that it is laid-back and low key…and I pay $28/month. That was a 3-year contract 4 years ago, and my dues haven’t gone up. PAC IIRC is HUGELY expensive (something like $600 initiation and $120/month) but judging by your posts I suspect cost isn’t an issue here? 🙂

Regarding DMWO: The weight room is small and there is at least one of everything (mostly only one of everything). I only do weights and I very rarely have to wait at all to use equipment (mornings 7am). People are generally polite and courteous in the rare instance that I need to work in sets.

The only draw-back (now passed I hope) is the aforementioned renovations took a VERY long time, on the order of months. They renovated a few years ago and brought in new equipment, then this past year there was a structural problem with one of the upstairs floors that took 6-8 months to fix, at the expense of the weight room. So they don’t have a wonderful track record with renovations, but things are back up to speed now.

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