gym memberships

[OpenThirdEye]

paulxcook: where are you located in Indiana? I live in Carmel and depending how close you are to that area, I may have quite a list of suggestions for you!

 

[paulxcook]

Originally posted by: OpenThirdEye
paulxcook: where are you located in Indiana? I live in Carmel and depending how close you are to that area, I may have quite a list of suggestions for you!

Answered PM

 

[Rustler]

Pure Fittness in Phoenix, AZ

$19 a month no contract.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: GoatMonkey

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: GoatMonkey

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: GoatMonkey
I use L.A. Fitness in Atlanta. $35/month, $200 sign up fee, no contract, and auto-pay on my credit card.

Their personal trainers are $25/half hour session, unfortunately they expect a long contract deal for that.

Yeah I never got the long contract with PT's. I guess if you are starting out for the first time they can be beneficial showing you the proper technique and designing a routine for you but after a month or so you should be able to go it alone. They also could be useful if you want to change your routine but again why would you need them afterewards?

Maybe if you are rich and need a paid spotter/motivator they're worth it..

That's exactly why I signed up for a trainer, I need a spotter and none of my friends will get off their ass and go to the gym with me, even when I offered to pay for their membership.

Having a trainer there to help you just a little bit to get that last bit of effort used up seems to be just what I needed to jumpstart my workout program. I had hit kind of a plateau on my solo workouts, this has helped me move up. I'm planning on signing up for more sessions once I start my new job at the beginning of the year.

The trainers at my gym will still spot you for a lift or two, or another gym member if you can be friendly for 30 seconds.

Can't do it. I'm a total asshole.

:laugh:

 

[OpenThirdEye]

Originally posted by: paulxcook

Originally posted by: OpenThirdEye
paulxcook: where are you located in Indiana? I live in Carmel and depending how close you are to that area, I may have quite a list of suggestions for you!

Answered PM

Thanks!

I'll ask around...I have a few buddies that live in your neck of the woods. They may have a few other ideas.

 

[SoLiDus88]

I have a gym in my work building. I think its slightly subsidized by the company since I pay 40$ a month that comes out pre-tax. Get my own locker and theres laundry service. I think its pretty cheap since I am living in NYC.

 

[paulxcook]

Originally posted by: SoLiDus88
I have a gym in my work building. I think its slightly subsidized by the company since I pay 40$ a month that comes out pre-tax. Get my own locker and theres laundry service. I think its pretty cheap since I am living in NYC.

That sounds like an awesome deal, actually.

 

[CellarDoor]

Originally posted by: Nocturnal
I bought into the 24 Hour Fitness drop xxx.xx one time for three years. Each year after that I pay $20.00 dollars for the entire year.

Yeah, I just did this as well. Pretty good deal I thought.

 

[Ballatician]

I've been thinking of doing that too since right now I'm paying 29/month for all-club, no starting fees or contract.

I did talk to one of the girls there once about lowering my monthly because I got added onto a group plan with three other guys who have been members for 2 years and they all pay ~18/month for the same thing. If only she knew how to use a computer I'd be saving 11/month right now...not to worry though because I'm gonna talk to them about lowering it again.

 

[note235]

YMCA
$60 for the family

 

[Kntx]

YMCA. 50 bucks a month for myself and a couple poor kids.

 

[paulxcook]

Originally posted by: Kntx
YMCA. 50 bucks a month for myself and a couple poor kids.

Are you a mentor? I'm going OT in my own thread, but I'm curious.

 

[Qacer]

I go to LA Fitness in the Tampa Bay area. I paid about a $150 enrollment fee (for two people) to sign up and it's about $37 a month per person after that. The downside is that you have to notify them about 1-2 months before you cancel your membership.

It's a great facility with a basketball court, olympic size pool, jacuzzi, racquetball courts, spinning / cycling room, a classroom for aerobics / kick boxing, etc. The free weights are located in one section of the building, the machine-assisted ones are closer to the entrance, and the cardio machines are upstairs and also next to the basketball court.

 

[Lavender]

We moved into an apartment complex that has some equipment, and we live quite a distance from a gym. I started going to the exercise room in the complex and some fool put moth balls in the room to counteract the smell of sweat. Now you can't breathe. Guess I will have to break down and join a gym.

 

[thespeakerbox]

NYSC ...950 a year. I know.....

 

[Kntx]

Originally posted by: paulxcook

Originally posted by: Kntx
YMCA. 50 bucks a month for myself and a couple poor kids.

Are you a mentor? I'm going OT in my own thread, but I'm curious.

When I was signing up it was 30 bucks and change. Then they said if you want you pay an extra 20 and some underprivledged kids get their membership subsidized by you and it makes you feel good or something. lol.

 

[paulxcook]

Originally posted by: Kntx

Originally posted by: paulxcook

Originally posted by: Kntx
YMCA. 50 bucks a month for myself and a couple poor kids.

Are you a mentor? I'm going OT in my own thread, but I'm curious.

When I was signing up it was 30 bucks and change. Then they said if you want you pay an extra 20 and some underprivledged kids get their membership subsidized by you and it makes you feel good or something. lol.

That's good of you to do.

Wife and I signed up for LA Fitness this weekend. $35 a month (per person, ugh), but we can work out at all facilities in the state (they're building 7 new ones in the metro area), and the two closest to us are so nice.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Originally posted by: paulxcook

Originally posted by: Kntx

Originally posted by: paulxcook

Originally posted by: Kntx
YMCA. 50 bucks a month for myself and a couple poor kids.

Are you a mentor? I'm going OT in my own thread, but I'm curious.

When I was signing up it was 30 bucks and change. Then they said if you want you pay an extra 20 and some underprivledged kids get their membership subsidized by you and it makes you feel good or something. lol.

That's good of you to do.

Wife and I signed up for LA Fitness this weekend. $35 a month (per person, ugh), but we can work out at all facilities in the state (they're building 7 new ones in the metro area), and the two closest to us are so nice.

I want to try out LA Fitness, and really if you use it a lot 35 bucks a month isn't bad expecially if you do some of the classes(I would love to do a spin class). My only problem is the sign up fee, its like 100 somethin bucks...jeez, if it was 50 or something I would do it tomorrow.

 

[paulxcook]

Originally posted by: KarmaPolice

Originally posted by: paulxcook
Wife and I signed up for LA Fitness this weekend. $35 a month (per person, ugh), but we can work out at all facilities in the state (they're building 7 new ones in the metro area), and the two closest to us are so nice.

I want to try out LA Fitness, and really if you use it a lot 35 bucks a month isn't bad expecially if you do some of the classes(I would love to do a spin class). My only problem is the sign up fee, its like 100 somethin bucks...jeez, if it was 50 or something I would do it tomorrow.

Yes, the $149 one-time fee was prohibitive, especially when it looked like we would have to pay it for both of us, but after saying we were gonna walk away the guy admitted to high-balling and brought out a "special grand opening deal that was still in the computer system" and it knocked off one of the signup fees and $10 per month per person.

 

[FearoftheNight]

hey am i the only person who's paying 50 a month for la fitness? anyone know if there's a way for me to bring it down to 35?

 

[indamixx99]

I'm paying $25 for LA fitness. Been a member for 3 years. I just got suckered into taking a free personal training session so we'll see how that works out.

 

[irishScott]

Perk of my Internship is free membership at the GMU Aquatic and Fitness center. It's 30 min from my house, but hey, it's free and brand new.

 

[rstrohkirch]

$70 for two of us at a very large YMCA where I live now which includes a lot of free classes and access to the two other Y's in the area

The Y where I use to live has a deal for college students at $12.50/m.
I had that for years after I graduated =]

 

[Casawi]

YMCA is the best, and cheapest around here anyways.

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

The city owns and partially subsidizes a recreation center with a pool, gym, weights, etc. I pay about $22/month since I no longer live or work in the city. I used to pay $15/month when I worked in the area and paid city tax.