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How long before Foxy's health club finally shuts down?

Posted on 9/15/15 at 11:30 pm
Posted by King of New Orleans
In front of The Hungry Tiger
Member since Jul 2011
11126 posts
Posted on 9/15/15 at 11:30 pm
That place is an absolute dump and is dying a slow death. It's basically an eye sore.

Who still goes there? What's the inside like now?

I give it five years at most. I don't see how they survive much longer with YMCA, LA Fitness, and Planet Fitness.
Posted by Spankum
The Sip
Member since Jan 2007
63329 posts
Posted on 9/15/15 at 11:31 pm to
man, that place has been there a long time now...
Posted by Giantkiller
the internet.
Member since Sep 2007
25847 posts
Posted on 9/15/15 at 11:46 pm to
Never. They have their crowd, low overhead, and history. I don't think those people would wanna ever go anywhere else.
Posted by Maverick01
Member since Sep 2015
581 posts
Posted on 9/16/15 at 12:19 am to
It's like George's on Highland. The food is bland and taste like shite, but they have their loyal clientele of blue hairs that keep the books in the black.
Posted by biglego
San Francisco
Member since Nov 2007
85580 posts
Posted on 9/16/15 at 12:27 am to
I enjoyed working out there circa 2007. Haven't been there lately tho.
Posted by Walt OReilly
Poplarville, MS
Member since Oct 2005
124694 posts
Posted on 9/16/15 at 12:34 am to
Place has been around for decades. It isn't gonna shut down anytime soon
Posted by tigerinthebueche
Member since Oct 2010
38241 posts
Posted on 9/16/15 at 5:03 am to
Good lord I used to hit that place hard in the late 90s and early 2000s- long before the days of the Y, Planet Fitness, or "no contract" memberships. It was jam packed with members. I drove by it a few months ago and thought the same thing as the OP. That neighborhood seems ghetto as well.

Didn't Mike buy out Spectrum and merge the two gyms?
Posted by foshizzle
Washington DC metro
Member since Mar 2008
40599 posts
Posted on 9/16/15 at 6:00 am to
My dad worked out there in the 80's and it was sort of a dump even then, they'll figure out some way to stay in business.
Posted by ThreeDayDrunk
BR
Member since May 2014
85 posts
Posted on 9/16/15 at 6:14 am to
I worked out there last year because it was the only gym I could find with a speed bag and a heavy bag that wasn't a UFC gym. Anyone aware of any other gyms that offer that?
Foxys smells like an old high school gym. Absolutely reeks of BO.
Posted by TexasTiger89
Houston, TX
Member since Feb 2005
27002 posts
Posted on 9/16/15 at 6:15 am to
quote:

My dad worked out there in the 80's and it was sort of a dump even then, they'll figure out some way to stay in business.


I worked out there in the 80's too. I would not call it a dump then. It was just a typical gym that had a lot to offer. This was well before LA Fitness,etc. Golds gym was just some chain out west.
Posted by EveryonesACoach
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2012
898 posts
Posted on 9/16/15 at 6:32 am to
My wife and I go there. We live off of Stumberg, and the combination of price ($50 for family membership with a 2 year contract started summer 2014) location and that it had an indoor swimming pool (I do triathlons) is what sold us. It's kind of a dump, but it gets the job done. I always assume it stays open because the property has been paid off for however long, so the only overhead is staff and the utilities. They definitely aren't spending it on the gym haha.

And yes, the neighborhood is a dump. Gym is sandwiched between some industrial type businesses and Section 8 housing I presume.

EDIT: It seems my comments has received the ire of the owner's or an employee's downvote
This post was edited on 9/16/15 at 9:01 am
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
50862 posts
Posted on 9/16/15 at 6:34 am to
why is the king of New Orleans concerned about goings on in Baton Rouge? don't you have a leige lord or something to look after that shite for you?
Posted by prplhze2000
Parts Unknown
Member since Jan 2007
58882 posts
Posted on 9/16/15 at 7:22 am to
It could be donated to the Pennington research center. Great place for getting cultures.
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