The M.A.C. South

Category:	Health Club
Address:	1220 Jacolyn Dr SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404, USA
Phone:	+1 319-390-7777
Site:	the-mac.com
Rating:	3.4
Working:	5AM–10PM 5AM–10PM 5AM–10PM 5AM–10PM 5AM–10PM 7AM–7PM 8AM–4PM

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Reviews 7

Erin Herrera

I work out here 4-5 times a week. Plenty of cardio machines, some even against a back wall so I can hide my fat butt from the masses. Good cross section of clientele--Im not the most or least out of shape. But no fans for air movement? Lots of free weights, exercise bands, assisted weight machines and even a scaffolding-like thing with diagrams for serious stretching. But no fans! Cardio machines all look out a huge window at an apartment complex so you can watch people drive their garbage bags down to the dumpster. Front desk offers smoothies, Quest Bars (yes!), T shirts, water bottles for purchase, body fat assessments, mind & body wellness programs & massages (or you can earn that stuff with points for attendance & referrals). Yoga and Pilates classes for extra. Tanning bed for $25 extra. BUT NO FANS. I transferred to Cedar Rapids from a Planet Fitness market, and their monster ceiling fans, as well as individual machine fans kept the air circulation and white noise levels high. They need that here. Otherwise, clearly, they have almost everything youd ever need. Just seems like if PF can put in fans and massage chairs, a place charging 6 times as much should be able to. That said, trainers & front desk staff are friendly & helpful in choosing a fitting package. I started with the lowest price one--I think it was like $30/month. But i only got access to the Xpress locations for that package. In order to come to South & apparently some bigger location up NE (?), I had to upgrade. But now I cant go to Xpress--I can only go to the two staffed locations. Weird. Anyway...good place but not perfect.

A Private User

What Im wondering is, if the prices varies on how much the place thinks you will pay..in order words, is the price negotiable? Are there different levels of membership? If you join one MaC and you use any of them? Because from what Im seeing, some of them dont have tanning beds or pools, or massage therapy. I can find too many clear pictures of what sort of exercise equipment is inside Is there an indoor track? Do any of them have raquetball or basketbal courts? I can go to the Ys site and find every price for every plan. I can tell what the place looks like. Nothing is secretive. Unfortunately, I really dislike a policy that says if I move to another area with a Y I cannot transfer my membership. Im sure that didnt used to be true. For heavens sakes, just tell what your plans cost..if every gym is the same price, and if we can attend any of them. Most people are BUSY, we dont have time to waste on the hard sell. If we cant afford you, we arent going to come back, and we have both wasted our time.

Allison Johanns

The cleanest gym I have ever been to. The people that go there are friendly and kind, as well as the staff. They dont openly share their prices but generally its $60 a month to use any of the main facilities, it is a little extra to be able to use the main facilities plus the 24 hour ones because you have to pay for a special access key which is a one time fee. Plenty of parking in each main gym. The one on the Sw side is smaller which means it doesnt offer a pool but has absolutely everything else you could need to get a good workout in!

A Private User

very bad place. they provide no brochures even at the front desk. The girl said we have no brochures. I said what is your prices then? she said I am not allowed to give people the price. People are required to take a "tour" then at the end of the tour you will be given the price. All other gyms in town, gave me prices when I asked. They honored a potential customers questions. The MAC is disrespectful, they try to hide their prices from the public.

Nikky Myers

Enjoyed the gym. Did not care for my personal trainer. All she did was talk about herself and dismiss the issues I would bring to her. Shrugged it off like it was no big deal. Would recommend the gym but be particular about who you choose as a trainer.

Jaeson Kalmoni

Bright, clean and open. Pricey, as far as gyms go. And the trainers.....holy crap. They are very driven by their own opinions not much on sport/health science.

Chuck Lukanen

Saw a parasitic worm in the shower nasty!!