KAFB West Gym

Note: This is a gym located on the air force base, so unless you have access, this review is probably irrelevant. You must first register your CAC (registration hours are between 0800-1300, I believe) if you decide to use the gym 24/7, as it is open.It's very small, in comparison to the east side gym, but also less utilized. There are 2 weight rooms, a large cardio room (treadmills, elliptical, stair-step, recumbent bikes), and a 'Nautilis' room with variety machines. If you typically do floor exercises such as crunches or planks, good luck, because there's only 2 yoga mats upstairs in a tiny little area. The heat in there can become overbearing, as there are only several fans that re-circulate hot air around the main rooms, and no A/C for cooling. Also, if you're on the elliptical machines, the fan is right above you, so you will not be feeling anything. Though the building itself is pretty darn old, all of the equipment inside seem relatively new, compared to the last Planet Fitness I visited. Let's also not forget that this gym is free to all government employees, military, or anyone with a CAC (contractors too, I think), so it's not too shabby.

This gym is straight to the point. It's small but has the absolute essentials which is perfect for me. I like this gym a lot more than the East Side Gym because it's smaller and as others have said, there are less patrons. I can move from one thing to the other very quickly which allows for shorter but more intense work out sessions, especially because I use the "superset" style of working out. I'm also able to cycle from my house to the gym in just a few minutes since they have bicycle parking there. I was frustrated at first because there didn't seem to be a place for ab work or stretching but I discovered that in the basketball gym area, they have plenty of room and mats to do whatever you need to do to allow for a complete work out.

I do not frequent this location as often as the west gym, but I can tell you it's a solid gym. Small, but has everything the East gym has (minus a deadlift platform). No duplication of equipment, so if you really want the squat rack and the one guy there is using it, be prepared to wait. I have never seen this gym busy, but I have also never been by during peak times. Remember. 24 Hour Access, But you must first register during business hours. You can't get in otherwise. If this location were off base I would expect to pay $25-$30 a month to join this gym.

This gym is not fancy but it has what you need it takes a key card to enter after 4 it is open 24 hours 7 days a week they are upgrading the equipment and the equipment is nice. They are looking at putting in TVs sometime in the next 30 days.