4/5 Aaron A. 1 year ago on Google
The
North
Springs
location
closed
this
week;
like
many
other
members
I’m
looking
at
Margate
and
Atlantic
Avenue
for
disability
accessibility.
Margate
doesn’t
work;
however,
I
was
pleased
to
discover
that
Atlantic
has
6
remaining
Cybex
treadmills
that
are
disability
accessible
and
in
great
working
order
(I.e.
well-maintained).
All
locations
have
been
getting
rid
of
the
Cybex
(their
maintenance
cost
is
likely
higher
than
the
newer
Matrix
machines
that
are
rather
basic,
downscale,
and
cheesy.
(The
Matrix
are
only
disability
accessible
if
you
played
a
role
in
the
Wizard
of
Oz).
The
Cybex
have
higher
bars
and
closer
together
for
upper
body
support
and
to
better
stabilize
the
lower
body.
This
will
ask
management
-
Please
Please
Please!
do
not
get
rid
of
the
remaining
Cybex
and
thank
you
for
keeping
them
in
good
working
order
(North
Springs
was
a
maintenance
train
wreck).
The
only
thing
is,
like
North
Springs,
these
are
way
in
the
back
and
that’s
a
bit
of
a
journey
for
me
and
other
disabled
folks
with
three
rest
stops
(for
me)
along
the
way.
(Josh
was
very
kind
and
more
than
helpful).
Instead,
body
builder
equipment
and
astroturf
greet
you
when
you
walk
in
-
so
very
convenient
for
the
heftier
folks.
(The
astroturf
is
of
course
rather
practical;
unlike
Kentucky
Blue
you
don’t
need
to
mow
or
water).
Overall
the
place
is
very
clean.
The
high
ceiling
makes
for
a
spacious
environment.
The
ventilation
is
pretty
good;
unfortunately,
Atlantic
lacks
ceiling
fans
(that
was
about
the
only
redeeming
feature
of
North
Springs).
Margate
on
the
other
hand
has
low
ceilings
and
feels
rather
claustrophobic,
poorly
ventilated
like
a
chicken
coop.
Finally,
the
music
played,
while
not
the
first
choice
for
a
somewhat
older
crowd,
it
was
not
offensive,
had
a
good
rhythm
for
working
out,
and
was
not
too
loud.
(Almost
always
at
gyms
the
music
played
is
the
cacophony
de
jour
of
today’s
teenagers
who
are
sadly
unfamiliar
with
tonal
and
non-dissonant
music
(and
who
don’t
seem
to
mind
the
profanity
diarrhea
on
today’s
air
waves).
While
my
commute
just
increased
from
three
minutes
to
23,
I
nevertheless
am
grateful
to
find
a
new
location
that
is
reasonably
accessible.
Parking
is
close
and
easy;
the
curb
is
not
accessible
to
standard,
but
you
can
hoist
yourself
over
gripping
a
sturdy
street
sign.
The
staff
were
nice
enough
to
move
a
chair
up
front
for
me
as
a
rest
stop
upon
entering;
it’s
a
bit
low
but
certainly
better
than
nothing
and
falling
on
the
floor
to
make
a
great
first
impression.
(North
Spings
used
to
have
a
terrific
and
actually
stylish
high-tech
bench
that
was
disability
perfect;
they
tore
it
out
and
replaced
it
with
a
portable
soup
kitchen
kind
of
table
with
a
black
tablecloth,
the
sort
of
thing
you
might
expect
to
see
at
a
bake
sale
at
a
quaint
little
church
in
Wicomico
County.
Oh
wait
-
it
looks
like
they
just
set
up
the
same
table
at
Atlantic
(oh
well
-
you
can’t
have
everything
…)