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- East 43rd: Equinox's testing ground for CrossFit-style training is proof-of-concept.
- Printing House: you're basically paying for access to an outdoor pool and sundeck.
- Alphabet and Microsoft help Wall Street clinch its best week in nearly 6 months
- Flatiron: a lot of equipment, but kind of cramped.
- West 92nd Street: The company's second location in the city feels one of a kind.
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An overzealous toilet paper user had seemingly ripped off more than he could use, and there were scraps of toilet paper all over the bathroom floor. On my first visit, the location was hard to fault — it was beautiful, sparkling clean, and basically empty. When I returned a month later, I realized the early morning light of 6 a.m.
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East 43rd: Equinox's testing ground for CrossFit-style training is proof-of-concept.
It is our duty to constantly produce quality, affordable, and environmentally responsible print products every single time. The club has an indoor lap pool, and after swimming, you can go to the locker room or Equinox Spa to relax in style. Figure 4 Barre, unique to Equinox Printing House, is a revolutionary program combining ballet, yoga, and strength training.
Printing House: you're basically paying for access to an outdoor pool and sundeck.
You had to bring your own lock, but at least the front desk offered me one without me having to ask. The locker rooms were average size, but the steam room was notably large. The group class I took there (in the middle of the day on a weekday) felt like a fitness class out of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel", full of Upper East Side housewives and grandmas.
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The sheer size of the Sports Club, which used to be owned by Reebok before Equinox acquired it in 2014, is impressive. Equinox's core amenities include cardio equipment, strength equipment, Kiehl's products in the locker rooms, a steam room, showers, a cycling studio, and a group fitness studio. Some base-level gyms have other features like boxing rooms, barre rooms, heated yoga rooms, and pools. The Equinox Printing House club in Hudson Square has high-end features like a rooftop pool, sundeck, yoga studio, barre studio, pilates studio, cycling studio, steam rooms, and locker rooms with laundry service.
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From what I could tell, it had a lot of cardio machines, some cable-assisted weight equipment, and fewer free weights. Equinox Orchard's locker rooms did not live up to expectations set by the rest of the gym. The layout felt notably cramped, with huge benches creating gridlock near lockers, and towels were strewn about among what appeared to be dried, spilled coffee on the floor. The other reason it could be compared to a community center is because more than almost any other Equinox location that I visited, there seemed to be a sense of community at this location. Each time I've visited, I've noticed friends greeting each other like old pals.
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Like a handful of other locations, Equinox Printing House has been sued by tenants of the building it occupies. The New York Post cites court papers referring to group fitness classes, "the particular song is easily identifiable, and I can even follow along with the lyrics." Like similar cases, the issue was resolved out of court. The outdoor pool, which includes lounge and sun-bathing space, is probably the other main selling point in the summer, but it's only open 3 months out of the year, and definitely isn't big enough to swim laps in.
Flatiron: a lot of equipment, but kind of cramped.
Once you get to the floors with the actual equipment, the selling point is clear. Like the Sports Club, access to Printing House comes through either a destination membership or a membership to the gym that's $210, slightly higher than Equinox's average gym. Equinox's Sports Club New York, found a few blocks from Columbus Circle on the Upper West Side, is one of Equinox's most impressive locations, even though it falls a tier below the brand's top offerings. The real standout of the gym is its tiered spin studio, which makes for a cinematic cycling experience. Patrons are forced to check in on the ground floor, walk up to the second floor, and then walk across the entire gym, so they can go down another flight of stairs to the locker rooms. The layout isn't ideal, but isn't awfully burdensome because of the gym's small size.
Equinox's SoHo location is probably the best indication that the company is reaching its desired demographic. The class I took was full of chiseled Chelsea regulars who the yoga instructor knew by name. As they competed for the best handstand in the front, I stayed in child's pose in the back. The entrance of Equinox Highline doesn't feel glamorous, falling under the elevated park and looking onto 10th Avenue, but once inside, the location is striking.
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This is seemingly the overarching idea of Equinox's luxury brand, but the concept is actually realized at the Sports Club. During peak hours, the number of people crammed into the small space feels ridiculous. Equinox has been slow to expand into Brooklyn, perhaps because its brand clashes with much of Brooklyn's counter-cultural, or at least closer-to-working-class, sensibility. But as the borough rapidly gentrifies, the company has invested in a few locations in the borough. The staff was friendly and roamed around handing out towels, there was a daycare, and the steam room worked, but felt weak, probably because it was too big and cavernous to feel the small amount of steam that was being emitted.
One long mirror created a sort of group vanity situation, which was a better option than most Equinox locker rooms that have a handful of vanity stations at the end of each row of locker room, which usually end up not being enough. Once upstairs, you're met with a large lobby with tons of furniture and space to relax. Past the lobby is a hair salon along with the store found in every Equinox where you can buy premium sportswear and Kiehl's products. The steam room was packed, and there was only standing room when I visited.
The locker rooms were moderately clean, but there was a puddle problem outside the steam room both times I visited, where I almost slipped. The yoga class I took seemed much more crowded than what I saw at East 53rd, suggesting that maybe the Midtown crowd had caught on to which location may provide a better experience. Unlike most Executive Locker Rooms, East 44th's had its own steam room and showers, along with a nice looking lounge area. When I visited one person was inside, unlike the normal room, which was cramped.
I visited at multiple times of the day and it seemed like it was always bustling. The front includes a full juice press with cafe seating, where anyone can come in and grab something to drink. This is similar to a lot of other Equinox locations, but in Flatiron, home to New York's own brand of startup hustle and grind, it's turned into a full-on workspace.
Nearly all of the Equinox locations in Downtown Manhattan had a unique feel, seemingly catering to the younger crowd that lives and works below 40th street. Studios that inspire you to perform and luxury amenities that keep you feeling your best. A spin-off of INDIE PRINTING, INDIE DESK set out to provide freelancers in any industry, a space to work from. We are an environmentally conscious printing company built as a solution for the impossible turnaround, the budget conscious startup, and the need for a company who takes a personal approach to quality, without compromise.
In the same way that other gyms have “barbell cafes,” Equinox stores have a variety of products that will help customers enjoy their time at the fitness studio. The manager who showed me the space wasn't blind to the disparity between E Madison and Columbus Circle. He openly complained about how Equinox's efforts to build out the E brand left his space in a rut.
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