How much do you pay for your gym membership?

[iluvdeal]

$20 a year for 24Hr Fitness.

 

[smackababy]

I pay for myself and my GF at $66 a month.

 

[Spamela]

$12/month. outrageously good deal.
was $34 until another $12/month gym opened in town.

 

[CPA]

$0. One of my garages houses my gym. I have a treadmill, rower, squat rack, pull-up bar attached to the ceiling joists, deadlift platform I just built, portable AC, some fans, and TV hooked up with Directv, along with all my free weights and two sets of selectable dumbbells. I am getting rid of my vertical leg press and back machine to give me some more room, but otherwise, I have everything I need and plenty of room to work. Oh, and I don't have to wait for anyone or wipe their sweat off.

 

[edro]

170/year for local rec center.
It has a great gym though (tons of weights, tons of cardio, pool, cafe, etc).

 

[TallBill]

Military gym, free. Wish the hours were a bit better though.

 

[KIAman]

$110/mo for family. My kids currently aren't old enough to work out so they go to the in-gym daycare. I go 3 times a week, wife goes 5 times a week.

Pretty big gym with lots of stuff.

 

[gotsmack]

$0, I have a training board, a set of adjustable dumbbells, a yoga mat, and a gym boss interval timer. I also have a jump rope, but can't get the rythem down.

 

[TallBill]

$0. One of my garages houses my gym. I have a treadmill, rower, squat rack, pull-up bar attached to the ceiling joists, deadlift platform I just built, portable AC, some fans, and TV hooked up with Directv, along with all my free weights and two sets of selectable dumbbells. I am getting rid of my vertical leg press and back machine to give me some more room, but otherwise, I have everything I need and plenty of room to work. Oh, and I don't have to wait for anyone or wipe their sweat off.

God I want a rack and bench some day

 

[Deeko]

$65 / month, and my job will reimburse up to $800 / year in gym or fitness expenses, so that works out pretty well.

To those harping on the $185 / month - if I had to guess I'd assume that comes with some sort of training or coaching or classes, yes? If so it's not *that* outrageous. I paid more than twice that when I worked out at a small, private powerlifting gym that included unlimited coaching.

Some day, when I have a bigger house, I want to just have a home gym. I really only need a power rack, a bench, and barbells / plates / dumbbells. Could be had for a couple of years worth of payments and then be done, good long term investment considering I'm not planning on stopping lifting any time soon.

 

[Deeko]

$0. One of my garages houses my gym. I have a treadmill, rower, squat rack, pull-up bar attached to the ceiling joists, deadlift platform I just built, portable AC, some fans, and TV hooked up with Directv, along with all my free weights and two sets of selectable dumbbells. I am getting rid of my vertical leg press and back machine to give me some more room, but otherwise, I have everything I need and plenty of room to work. Oh, and I don't have to wait for anyone or wipe their sweat off.

That sounds like a just about perfect setup :thumbsup:

 

[Zivic]

$
To those harping on the $185 / month - if I had to guess I'd assume that comes with some sort of training or coaching or classes, yes? If so it's not *that* outrageous. I paid more than twice that when I worked out at a small, private powerlifting gym that included unlimited coaching.

it's a #RIPOFF #LOLCROSSFIT box

 

[Ventanni]

$41/month for my YMCA membership. Weight rooms are good, and if I actually wanted to use them, I have full access to pools and daycare (no kids though). I also have the benefit of going to any YMCA in the area, which is fantastic. I can even go to the YMCA in Tennessee where my parents live.

 

[Chocu1a]

I pay $15 month for 24/7 access at a local chain ATC fitness

 

[sanufdutta]

$120 a year, plus fitness equipment and supplement expenses not added.

 

[Catastro-phi]

Used to be $30 a month.

Decided to go out and buy a squat rack. It's been great! I can workout any time I like and I have enough weights to do the big 3 with a few accessory workouts.

 

[bradley]

$20 a year for 24Hr Fitness.

Would love to know your secret. I know that you can buy a 2-year membership from Costco for $370, or $15 a month. I've gotten Groupon deals for Powerhouse Gym for $10 a month, but nothing anywhere near $20 a year.

However I was just offered a $50 membership for a year at NYSC, but the gym isn't as good as 24 Hour Fitness. The equipment is limited and focused way too heavily on cardio and cycling and not enough on free weights or even machines. I have never before seen so many people who looked like they just arrived from Ethiopia.

Plus, I never saw a single person preening at Powerhouse or Gold's Gym the way they do at NYSC. And I don't need anyone to greet me or give me an experience either. Just get the fuck outta my way and let me at the weights.

 

[Sabrewings]

That sounded too good to be true for a warranty to cover normal wear and tear and crashes for 5 years so I looked it up, it doesn't cover those things:

THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER:

-Normal wear and tear
-Improper assembly
-Improper follow-up maintenance
-Installation of components, parts, or accessories not originally intended for or compatible with the bicycle as sold
-Damage or failure due to accident, misuse, abuse, or neglect
-Labor charges for part replacement or changeover

Source: http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/support/warranty/

Having wrecked my Cannondale due to car accident, I would have considered a Trek if they did have such a 5 year warranty.

Well, for me they've replaced a broken shifter cable (easy, but I wanted to get my money out of it), a chain ring (again easy), bottom bracket bearings, rear derailleur, and the chain due to stretch.

I haven't paid a dime out of pocket for these repairs since I bought it in November 2013, so it's working quite well thus far. Bike Dr in Waldorf, MD sold it to me and has done the servicing. I've done some modifications along the way and they've been cool with it and worked around them.

Edit: You pulled up the warranty that comes with every bike. The warranty I have was an added cost.

http://trekhp.com/product-list/trek-care-plus-pg245/

 

[MongGrel]

0

Have enough things in the Florida room I do not use enough these days.

 

[spacejamz]

Would love to know your secret. I know that you can buy a 2-year membership from Costco for $370, or $15 a month. I've gotten Groupon deals for Powerhouse Gym for $10 a month, but nothing anywhere near $20 a year.

24 Hour Fitness doesn't offer these deals anymore..around 6 or 7 years ago, they had deals where you paid $800-$1000 for a 3 year membership (which usually included 6 or so hours of personal trainer sessions)...once the 3 years was up, you just paid a pretty cheap annual fee...

I did this 7 years ago...after my 3 year membership for $799 ended, I have been paying $32/year for the past 4 years...

 

[spacejamz]

24 Hour Fitness doesn't offer these deals anymore..around 6 or 7 years ago, they had deals where you paid $800-$1000 for a 3 year membership (which usually included 6 or so hours of personal trainer sessions)...once the 3 years was up, you just paid a pretty cheap annual fee...

I did this 7 years ago...after my 3 year membership for $799 ended, I have been paying $32/year for the past 4 years...

I found this Hot Deal from December 2004:

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=1486842

574 for 3 years and 20 A YEAR RENEWAL for ALL Sport/ Regular CLUB Memebership

 

[mammador]

I don't...i detest gyms.

 

[TheGardener]

I was told that they keep the price high so they discourage the riff raff from going there.

I guess it is working. LOL

I pay $10/month at Planet Fitness. There is an annual fee of $29. My PF is open 5am to 10pm M-Th, 5am to 9pm F and 7am-7pm on Sa, Su. Open almost every major holiday from 7am-1pm. They do have some personalized instructions for free, but no group step aerobic or jazzercise type activities. Also no daycare.

If you travel, you'd want the Black card, which costs an additional $10/month. You get to use any PF, I think without restrictions. Also you get to bring guests for free, use the cancer causing tanning closets, vibrating chairs and bed, and a substantial discount on overly priced drinks.

You didn't say what equipment you work with so, I can't tell you if it could meet your needs, other than financially. But they do have most everything that Gold's had, except the classes, daycare, gym bag for re-signing and high prices. Their franchises are growing like crazy, so they are always adding locations. Also, I didn't run into the intimidation routine about joining. When I was looking 4 years back, one gym lowered their price 4 times in the half hour I spent there talking to them. You'd have thought I was in a car dealership, getting shuffled from person to person.

 

[hans007]

i got in on a deal years ago for 24 hour fitness, where my rate is $100 a year as long as i keep renewing it. though i pay an extra $20 to go to a "super sport" as an upgrade per month. so $28 a month i guess.

 

[FleshLight]

Paid $30/month for LA Fitness and $75/month for my climbing gym