Does LA Fitness Have Showers?
Yes, every LA Fitness club has showers in both the men's and women's locker rooms. Showers are free with membership and provide basic soap and shampoo...
Quick Answer
Yes, every LA Fitness club has showers in the men's and women's locker rooms. Showers are free with membership and typically include basic soap and shampoo dispensers.
Signature clubs offer premium shower amenities including private stalls, high-end toiletries, hair dryers and grooming products. Bring flip-flops for hygiene.
Standard Locker Room Showers
Every LA Fitness has an open-plan shower area with 6 to 12 individual shower heads. Water pressure is generally good, hot water is reliable, and cleaning happens throughout the day.
Toiletries provided: liquid soap dispensers on the wall. Shampoo dispensers at most clubs, though some have removed them due to hygiene issues.
Signature Shower Upgrades
- Private shower stalls with locking doors (versus open-plan).
- Premium toiletries: Kiehl's, Molton Brown or similar brand-name products.
- Full grooming stations: Q-tips, cotton balls, mouthwash, disposable razors.
- Hair dryers and styling tools.
- Towel service: Fresh towels handed out at the door.
What to Bring
Flip-flops or shower sandals (mandatory - do not walk barefoot on the shower floor). Your own shampoo, conditioner and body wash if you prefer specific products. A towel unless the club offers towel service.
Combination lock for lockers. Day-use lockers are free but you must bring your own lock. Some clubs rent locks for $1.
Cleanliness and Reality
Locker room cleanliness varies widely by club. Newer flagship clubs are consistently clean; older Bally-conversion clubs sometimes struggle.
Visit a locker room before signing up if this matters. Peak dirt happens around 6 to 8 pm on weekdays; morning shifts always leave things cleaner.
Hair Dryers and Amenities
Every women's locker room has hair dryers. Men's locker rooms usually do not; if you need one, bring your own or use the countertop dryers in the vanity area at Signature clubs.
Some clubs provide disposable shaving supplies, mouthwash and Q-tips near the mirrors. This is more consistent at Signature and flagship clubs.
Locker Rentals and Storage
Day-use lockers are free. Bring your own combination lock. Rented lockers cost $10 to $15 per month and let you keep gear at the club permanently.
If you rent a locker and cancel your membership, empty the locker before your last day. LA Fitness will remove contents 30 days after membership ends and dispose of them.
What The Locker Room Actually Provides
Every club has showers, and the layout is fairly consistent: a bank of individual stalls in the men's and women's locker rooms, with a mix of curtained cubicles and, in older clubs, some open showers. Water pressure and temperature control vary far more between clubs than the presence of the amenity does.
What is supplied differs by club tier. Basic soap dispensers are common, shampoo is inconsistent, and towels are a separate service that many locations charge for or do not offer at all. Assume you are bringing everything and treat anything provided as a bonus.
Lockers are almost always day use only, and you supply the padlock. Anything left overnight gets cut off and removed.
A Shower Kit That Fits In A Gym Bag
- Quick dry microfibre towel, which packs to a third the size of cotton and dries by the next session
- Shower sandals, the single most useful item in a shared locker room
- Small refillable bottles for body wash and shampoo rather than full size bottles
- A waterproof pouch or dry bag so a wet towel does not soak your work clothes
- Deodorant, a comb and a spare pair of socks
Sandals are worth repeating. Communal shower floors are a well documented route for fungal skin infections such as athlete's foot and for plantar warts, and footwear removes almost all of that risk.
Timing And Etiquette
Peak locker room congestion runs slightly behind peak gym congestion, so the six to seven window on a weekday leaves showers busiest around seven. Shifting your session thirty minutes either way often means walking into an empty row of stalls.
Basic etiquette holds everywhere: keep it short when people are waiting, do not leave razors or bottles behind, do not shave over a sink drain without clearing it, and use the hooks rather than piling clothes on a wet bench.
Showering At The Gym Instead Of At Home
For anyone training before work, the club shower is the entire reason the schedule functions. A few habits make it reliable: pack the bag the night before, keep a duplicate toiletry set permanently in it so nothing gets forgotten, and hang the used towel at home the same evening rather than leaving it sealed in the bag.
If your club charges for towel service and you train daily, buying four microfibre towels costs less than a couple of months of the fee.
Skin And Hair After Daily Showering
Showering twice a day, once at home and once at the club, dries skin out faster than most people expect, especially in winter.
Using lukewarm rather than hot water, a gentle wash rather than a stripping one, and moisturiser afterwards keeps that in check. For hair, rinsing without shampoo after a light session is usually enough.
Pro Tips Before You Commit
- Tour on a weekday evening between 5pm and 7pm. That is the busiest window. If the equipment is still accessible then, it will be fine any other time.
- Ask for the promotional rate, do not accept the rack rate. LA Fitness runs quiet in-club promos almost every month; sales counselors have discretion to waive the initiation fee if you ask.
- Get every quote in writing. Verbal promises about future price locks are worth nothing once the sales rep leaves the club.
- Read the exact clause on annual fees. Most members are surprised in month 8 by a $59 annual fee they were never verbally told about.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are private shower stalls available? Only at Signature and flagship clubs. Standard clubs have open-plan showers.
Do showers have hot water? Yes, hot water is reliable at every club. Report failures to the front desk immediately.
Is towel service included? No, towel service is a Signature amenity or a paid add-on at standard clubs.
Are shampoo and soap provided? Yes, basic liquid dispensers at most clubs. Bring your own for premium products.
Bottom Line
Every LA Fitness has showers included with membership. If you want private stalls, premium toiletries and towel service, plan on a Signature or flagship club. Bring flip-flops regardless of tier.