I recently joined an LA fitness near me in VA because they said the pool, which has only a few lanes but seldom crowded, is 25 meters. But when I swam at the rec center, which I know has 25 yard lanes, it felt like the lanes were longer than those at the gym, and wonder if anyone has had experience with this chain and its pools. I figure you don't tell a bodybuilder a 50 lb. weight is 60, and you don't tell a swimmer a lane is 25 meters when it may only be 20 yards at best. Aside from going in with a length of rope and measuring, I don't know how to figure it out. The staff has a persistent deer in the headlights look when you ask them a question that's outside their comfort zone.
It's also the only gym I've been to where there is no air circulation in the spin cycle room, but that's off topic.
My LA Fitness told me 25 meters as well, but my intervals are closer to my yards times. My location also has a salt water filter, which is well worth ignoring the discrepancy.
I think the person at the desk just repeats what they were told and no one really knows except the guy who built it. They didn't seem to understand the difference between 25 meters and yards pools. Throw a 100' tape in with your pool toys and measure it, unless you can tell from stroke count or splits. Ours is not salt and dead-on 75'. I think their design drawings are "canned" and most of their pools thus the same length. Its possible that there salt water pools are different (meters?) and of course their could be variations due to site conditions.
My LA Fitness told me 25 meters as well, but my intervals are closer to my yards times. My location also has a salt water filter, which is well worth ignoring the discrepancy.
I think the person at the desk just repeats what they were told and no one really knows except the guy who built it. They didn't seem to understand the difference between 25 meters and yards pools. Throw a 100' tape in with your pool toys and measure it, unless you can tell from stroke count or splits. Ours is not salt and dead-on 75'. I think their design drawings are "canned" and most of their pools thus the same length. Its possible that there salt water pools are different (meters?) and of course their could be variations due to site conditions.
