CAC Chicago Athletic Clubs 4+

Truly love this club. Started using back in 2010. Then when Covid closed everything down I got away from 2019 till 2024. Came back and the entire staff and instructors are all awesome. Club is as clean as ever. Equipment fresh as well. Lots of other improvements like the app for class sign ups. Also the members themselves are great. Value is unbelievable as well. Win win

Is it too much to ask for an app that makes finding and registering for group fitness classes easy? As others have said: you can’t change your home club on the app; searching multiple clubs is possible but resets each time you use the app (regardless if you’ve closed it or not); basic functions like cancellation are hidden in a kebab menu (why a menu with one item?); applying search parameters is slow. Classes can be added to calendar easily, eliminating the hassle of the last iteration, but, guess what? Classes also disappear from your calendar once they’ve passed. I for one like to use my calendar as an easy to see record of my class attendance. Also, the club location does not show up on the calendar- this may seem minor but my wife and I frequently attend classes in the same day, sometimes at the same club but often at different clubs. And what is the “Mark As Attended” button meant to do. In my experience it always displays an error message. I do not like that anyone can see the class roster. Also, no instructor bios or lap swimming schedule. Dreckitude.

The new app is a complete joke. Unnecessarily complicated. I got my membership in one location but I attend classes in a different location. When I open the app it shows me by default the schedule of the location where I got my membership. I can’t chose my home club on my own like with the old app. Viewing the schedule with the classes is also unnecessarily complicated. Too many unnecessary features. Horrible! The old version was way simpler and efficient. Very often I want to browse classes in a few different locations and to choose where I want to go. With the new app switching from one club to another and viewing their schedules is clumsy, slow and difficult. I HATE THE NEW APP!