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May 14, 2010 · 4:08 PM

Midnight workout

By Rick Lax

Late Night Workout

Late Night Workout

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If you drive past one of our city’s 24-hour gyms at midnight, you’ll see something shocking: a filled parking lot. Why do so many Las Vegans work out in the early hours of the AM? Let’s ask Bret Fitzgerald, Las Vegas Athletic Club’s VP of Corporate Communications:

Who works out at midnight?

Generally, younger people do. 20-35-year-olds.

And at 3:00 a.m.?

At that time, it’s swing shifters and people who have to be at work by 6 a.m. LVAC does almost 10 percent of its business from midnight to 6 a.m.

Is it better to work out in the morning or at night?

Since exercising revs-up your metabolism, morning workouts tend to be more popular. But working out late at night has no significant detriments… other than potentially losing sleep. Of course, some people are just wired to perform better nocturnally.

Does LVAC have a social scene in the early hours of the a.m.?

Most people come in, workout, and leave. But that's not to say people don't hook-up. That happens, too…

It depends which gym you goto for a bit of a social hub if your looking for one. West flamingo, is pretty dead 12-4am. Same with easter215.

And, actually older people workout out at night. Hardly youthful attendants go to the gym, they bleed from the 9-10pm entries. Have no idea where this guy gets his information from.

Posted by: QuiteRightLv on 5/14/10 at 4:51 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Yeah, they mentioned the older people thing at the gym. I'm never there THAT late, but I guess a lot of older people start their days early (2AM) at the gym... This guy that I interviewed is VP of communications, and I think he's a personal trainer, too.

But I'll tell you this: when we filmed the video at midnight, there were no older people in the gym...none that I remember, at least.

Posted by: Rick Lax (Staff) on 5/15/10 at 1:32 p.m. (Suggest removal)

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