I was a LIfetime Fitness member for years. It was my favorite place. Like going to a resort to work out. Plenty of machines, weights, and room to actually use them. But they got to be stupid expensive
Golds had machines so close together you risked smashing your fingers taking weights off bars. Always packed. Hated it
Joined Planet Fitness a month ago because it was a couple blocks away from our new place. $10 a month, lots of room between the machines, sufficient amount of equipment although they are light on the lfree weight leg press machines with 1 for the entire gym population.
Free pizza once a month, haven't tried it but people seem to know what day it is and flock to it. Eye candy is the lowest I've seen in any gym. But I like the room they have for circuit training. It's usually empty