Founded in 1996, the chain gym chain in Shanghai currently has 100 branches in Shanghai, aiming at mid-to-high-end customers, and has settled in Shanghai landmark buildings such as the World Financial Center, Jin Mao Tower, and Super Brand Mall, which is the largest traditional gym in Shanghai and one of the leading enterprises in China's fitness industry.

There are two types of clubs in Wales, namely fitness clubs and yoga clubs, both of which are regular and VIP. At present, in Shanghai, there are only three VIP fitness clubs: Shanghai Tower Club, K. Wah Center Club, and Corporate World Club. In addition to being equipped with a high-end rest area, providing members with free coffee, tea, and free massage chairs, the VIP club also provides a quieter training environment for members by setting a high membership threshold.

From a horizontal point of view, the hardware provided by Wales is above the market average. In terms of equipment, Wales' cooperative equipment brands are all international top brands, such as Precor, Life Fitness, Star Trac, Nautilus, etc., compared with smaller fitness studios, Wales' equipment matrix is more complete. For example, only a small number of stores provide heated swimming pools, some stores do not have gantry frames, free squat racks, smith machines and other equipment, and some stores do not have a special physical testing room, and new members will be watched by irrelevant personnel when testing on the physical measuring instrument.

Compared with working alone, group classes are more popular with female trainers. Wales offers a rich selection of group classes, the class schedule is updated once a week, and consists of a variety of Les Mills courses, yoga classes, dance classes, cycling classes, especially Zumba, Les Mills BodyCombat, Bodyjam and other courses, which are loved by many members. Most courses are free for members, but a small number of courses require advance reservation and additional payment.

Focusing on sales and ignoring experience is the evaluation of Wales by many people. At Wales, it's not easy to focus on training, because before joining, you're the sales manager, and after joining, you're the target of a personal trainer, and it's not uncommon for you to be forcibly interrupted during a workout called "coaching", which is actually a sales pitch.

Wales' refund issue has been criticized, and once a member requests a refund to the clubhouse, it will face endless prevarication. Opaque pricing is another major problem in traditional gyms like Wales, where the transaction price is often far from the original price and closely related to the bargaining level of customers. In addition, there is a common situation when joining the club, the longer the card date, the greater the discount, it seems cost-effective, and the actual possibility of planting a pit is very large, so we recommend that users try to choose a short-term card when applying for a card, with a large room for trial and error, and if you are really satisfied after a few months of experience, you can apply for a long-term card.

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There is a large difference in the card fee of each store, and the actual store information shall prevail.