You have been doing this for 20 years?  I went to Zoo's web site and didn't see any clubs currently open in Texas and then called the 800 number and they said there were only 6 Zoo clubs currently open in the entire USA.  Twenty years and only six Zoo clubs open?! 

My wife and I just moved to Anna and we are considering your club and Snap Fitness.  I have always liked to try and take advantage of the longer term deals when joining health clubs to save money, but I have been burned before paying these dues up front and then the club closes because of financial difficulties.  These have often been independent clubs or newer chains like yours promising low rates and that is my biggest concern with Zoo.  I am also concerned that you are promising these low rates and "possibly" all these amenities like day care.  The Zoo person at the 800 number told me she thought I would have to commit for 3 years to receive your $9.95 per month rate...is that correct?  What happens if you fail like so many other clubs?  I called Snap Fitness phone number and checked their web site and they have over 900 clubs currently open in the USA and I can work out at any of them if the one in Anna ever closed.  That makes me much more comfortable making a longer term commitment with them.

Last observation and question...my wife and I drove by the Zoo's strip center last night and she commented she would be more than a little uncomfortable working out at night with the liquor stores' traffic, close proximity to the major highway and all the 18-wheeler trucks that were just parked all over the area.  What provisions will you have for your members' safety?

We are leaning towards joining Snap Fitness, but I thought I would send you this email to see how you would respond.  By the way, what are your actual rates---I cannot get anyone to tell me!

I backed out a long time ago after it took 3 months and they still weren't open...Anyway driving by they have no bikes, no tvs, no flooring and I have been told they don't have any of their amenities including 24hr access or childcare...Sounds like they aren't living up to there billing.....They may be cheap but what are you getting for it?  Join Snap, better equipment, bigger legit company and honest about what they have and don't have....

I've never been to Snap so I can't compare but my wife, daughter, and I are members of the Zoo.  They have 24/7 access with a key card.

They have 6/7 treadmills and 6/7 ellipticals but no stationary bikes.  They have a great free weight sections and several weight machines.  I'm not sure when but I was told they would be adding tanning beds and a sauna.

Might be interested in reading this story, especially the last paragraph.

Controversy Surrounds New Sherman Gym

Updated: March 28, 2009 10:55 PM CDT

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A new women's gym in Sherman has it's members breaking a sweat. Not because of the workouts, but because they worry it's going out of business and customers are not getting what their money's worth. KTEN's Deeda Payton has more.

Fit For Her opened business around the first of the year. It boasts a woman's only, 24-hour workout facility complete with tanning beds and a spa, but members say that is not what they are getting.

They say it just recently became 24-hour accessible. They say the tanning bed has been broken for weeks and the spa is non-existent. Right now, a sign on the gym door says they are closed because of electrical problems.

"It's just not what they told us it was going to be," said Lee Wyman, a gym member. "It's a project not finished and when they're turning off the electricity, how's it going to get finished?"

"My biggest complaint is you never know if you're going to come in to workout and the place is closed down," said Brenda Arzate, another gym member.

There is a sign on the door explaining that the gym is closed because the electricity is not working, but an employee told KTEN that is not the truth, saying the gym's management has not paid the electricity bill and has even been late paying employees.

We called Fit For Her, but our calls were unanswered. Their voicemail is full and the owner who also runs The Zoo Health Club in Anna did not return our calls.

Deeda Payton, KTEN News

Oh snap!