I read some of the discussion topics that people posted regarding a Bally's employee in Oxnard being a pedohile and that pig Riadh Hamdi in Downey hitting on teenagers. I thought that instead of reporting it to the Bally's corporate office, maybe gov. authorities who know how to deal with pedophiles should be informed about these people. I got the following info. from the "how to report a pedophile" website:

Step1 Gather evidence. Note the time and date of the illegal activity, the names of the participants and the location of the act. If the activity took place online, screen print any information from the computer, such as cookies that form a trail of Internet pedophile activity, if possible.

Step2 Call the police or go to the station. You will have to make a statement, so be prepared to go on record with your complaint.

Step3 Speak to someone in the special crimes unit. This department handles sexual crimes against children.

Step4 Contact the FBI. The FBI handles online child pornography and online pedophile activity. The FBI has a dedicated line to handle the cyber crimes against children and a website that lets you report the crime online (see Resources below).

Step5 Note any children that the suspect has contact with. Inform the authorities. Talk to the children's parents. Let them know that their child may be in danger. Of course, speak to authorities before sharing the information with others, but the safety of the children is most important

I have recently gone to Bally Total Fitness gym in Kew Gardens, New York, only to find it is in a basement for one, which smells really bad, of body order, must/mildew. The facility does not have any ventilation what so ever in it to help with issue.

I sign up to get a membership and I used this 2 week pass but trade it in to get the membership so I gave a down payment so the monthly charges would be lower.

I never went to ballys at all this was about 1 0r 2 weeks and I needed to pay the rest of it with in 10 days But I wanted to cancel and just get my money back because I just don’t have time It was $40 dollars of down payment.

I called and they said that I could not get my money back. But I never went to ballys and I just want to get back my money. Thank you.

This gym infuriates me. Not only did they not honor a free pass I had after they said they would (I read the fine print; it should have been honored no matter what), they charged me more than promised after I signed the contract. I asked over and over about the price before I signed, and was promised over and over it would only be $37 for two months if I chose to cancel. Pffft, it ended up being $37 a month!

This, along with the disgusting gym conditions, led me to cancel. The cancel "promise" was simple: talk to a trainer and go to the gym at least 17 times in two months. During the two months, I ended up not getting a promised job and didn't have a car, so it was tough making the 17 times but I did it. However, there were AT LEAST a total of six times where they did not swipe my membership card despite my asking. They said I didn't need to, even after I insisted I did. All the same, since I went the required amount of time, I followed the cancellation procedure.

I sent them a letter like they asked, said I was canceling via the "promise", and thought that would be that. I wasn't happy about losing money, but I was so angry with them at that point that I just wanted to be done with it.

A month later, they denied me cancellation, claiming I had not fulfilled the promise. I was beyond angry, and still am. I sent them another letter, this time through certified mail, ripping them a new one and saying I wasn't going to pay them one more red cent. I also said I was moving, because I did, and that they would have to cancel via the moving clause (I moved to Nevada, they have no Bally's there). I received no reply, but they call my old address everyday. I have emailed them many times to get them to stop and at least call my cell so they can leave the other tenants alone, but no dice.

I have referred many people away from Bally, and most of them don't want to join a gym at all because of what happened to me. I am worried about being sent to collections and having my credit score ruined, so I am still trying to figure out how to make them stop and do what was promised to me.

This place is full of liars and unprofessionals, I was upset at first but realize now how happy I am at my new fitness center. Glad I am out of Bally's and have advised everyone I know to do the same. There are so many people that Hate Bally's and their staff, makes me feel good... I would not go back to that place if they gave me a Free lifetime membership. They are the worst fitness center around and I hope they go out of business and so does alot of others that I have talked to at other fitness centers. They do blow. None of the staff will ever amount to anything working there. Its a meaningless job. Get a life.