text: Last winter I was in between gyms so thought I would check capital out It was not too out of the way had it is own parking and they had a deal going for a cheap month membership I did not renew that membership nnThe good nEven though they are downtown they do have parking It is free early in the morning and later at night Since I tended to go in the morning around am it was nice to have a free covered space to park nnIn the mornings when I went there were always plenty of cardio machines available nnThe downstairs weight lifting area had plenty of weights squat rack and even some nice heavier kettlebell pairs to use And you got to check out the shoes of morning commuters walking past the windows nnMost classes are included in your membership I tried several different ones The most interesting was the Trek class which was a guided running or walking if needed workout on treadmills It definitely made indoor winter running easier nnThe bad nThey frequently have online specials on their website but the front desk staff seemed pretty clueless about them No one gave me a tour or explained how anything was set up I had to wander around myself to find stuff The gym is spread over floors so it can be a bit confusing nnNo one explained how their class systems work You have to get a pass for the yoga from the front desk sign up and then give the pass to the instructor I had no clue about any of this and the desk workers and class instructors did nothing to help an unfamiliar face figure things out nnThey cancel classes quite frequently I have liked them on facebook and nearly daily there is some notice about upcoming classes being cancelled Sometimes the notification is on the day of which would suck if you were planning on attending that class in a hour nnOnce I had figured the yoga classes out I took a couple of them and they went ok I am not great at yoga tightest hamstrings and glutes in the world this girl but I have taken many classes before at different gyms and yoga studies I did not go to any advanced classes here but only those labeled as good for beginners They had one morning class that was supposed to be gentle easy wake up and be refreshed class The first two times I took it I felt great afterwards No pretzellike poses just nice opening things up for the day The third time I took the class there was a different teacher I do not recall what the guys name was but I do not think he read the description for the class he was teaching It was much more intense flow with advanced poses Several of the students were not able to even get into the poses but he gave no alternatives at all The longer the class went on the more frustrated I got When there are only people in the class and of them cannot do something for the past minutes of poses and are just standing there maybe you should switch things up or give alternatives or something As the class went on I became more and more frustrated When you are planning on a relaxing morning and then have this thrown at you it kind of ruins your morning For the first time in my life I rolled up my mat and left after about min of the hour long class I went to the weight room and lifted heavy weights to burn off my frustration Just thinking about that class is getting me annoyed right now Ugh