It's a modern, well-lit, open place, the equipment is maintained, it's not over-subscribed, and most of all, IT IS CLEAN.\n\nI used to belong to the LA Fitness at 20th and Camelback, and you can read my reviews to see why I felt compelled to leave. Lifetime is everything LA Fitness is not. Unfortunately that also means it's not close. I gladly drive the 15 miles or so up the 51 and across the 101 to get there a few times a week.\n\nThe most expensive gym membership is the one you don't use. Lifetime is more expensive than LA Fitness or some other clubs, but keep in mind what you get:\n\n-real 24/7 availability\n-a good schedule of free classes\n-expanded childcare hours (and the children's area is like something from a dream. Rows of iMacs, a big habitrail, big-screen TV's showing Disney flicks, and actual gym classes for your kids)\n-pools both indoor and out, both with waterslides. The outdoor pool area is more or less like a resort.\n-a eucalyptus steam room\n-access to any of their clubs anywhere in the nation (I also use the one up in Colorado when I'm there)\n\nSo with these items combined with the fact that my son and I love going there whenever we can, the monthly toll isn't that bad. \n\nThis being North Scottsdale there is the expected assortment of posers of both sexes. They don't usually seem to get in the way of anything. Also, another typically-North Scottsdale feature is the regular conflicts in the parking lot among the entitlement-minded regarding speeds through the lot and who gets to park where. Gyms are basically temples of self, so nothing surprises me anymore.