Gym Fitness for Women

What are the best Gyms/health clubs in Miami and how much do they cost?

I will be looking for a gym/health club in Miami, in or near South Beach. My main focus is lifting weights, but my girlfriend is also joining, though, so she will want some cardio equipment, possibly a pool, and a comfortable environment. Preferably something that isn't super-crowded or filled with TOO many douchebags (obviously, some are unavoidable anywhere), and has decent equipment. Prices would be very helpful as well.

Public Comments

1. go to yellow pages.com the YMCA is always good too.
2. ballys la fitness
3. I would avoid ballys or la fitness because they are walmart -quality generic gyms that attract the worst element of people, anyway I don't think there are any near the beach. There is a Crunch (boxing gym), pretty nice. It is great for weight training and cardio. I think Hulk Hogan works out there. Sorry, but I don't know the cost. Equinox is really nice, very high class, but I think it runs about $100 a month, but prices like that weed out most of the douche bags. Also, there is Golds Gym, I am not really sure about the price, but my boyfriend is a personal trainer and he says it is kind of a dump. You may want also want to consider the parking situation at the beach. Most of the gyms do not have there own parking lots, but if you live in walking distance it shouldn't be a problem.