Comments on: Weight Loss and Gym Memberships http://www.financialfruition.com/weight-loss-and-gym-memberships/32 a personal finance experience Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:52:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Chris in Maryland http://www.financialfruition.com/weight-loss-and-gym-memberships/32/comment-page-1#comment-35 Chris in Maryland Mon, 19 Sep 2005 17:44:00 +0000 http://www.financialfruition.com/?p=32#comment-35 I find spending my own money for fitness memberships to be an incredibly powerful incentive to workout. When I use to run outside instead of going to a gym, I'd barely manage three one hour runs a week, but now that I'm a member of a gym in my office ($12 every two weeks), and another near my home ($600/yr), and a member of a Kendo club ($155/quarter), I work out 12 times a week for a total of about 21 hours/wk. Whenever I think about skipping a workout now I think about the money that I'm spending, and I find the motivation to go. I find spending my own money for fitness memberships to be an incredibly powerful incentive to workout. When I use to run outside instead of going to a gym, I’d barely manage three one hour runs a week, but now that I’m a member of a gym in my office ($12 every two weeks), and another near my home ($600/yr), and a member of a Kendo club ($155/quarter), I work out 12 times a week for a total of about 21 hours/wk. Whenever I think about skipping a workout now I think about the money that I’m spending, and I find the motivation to go.

]]> By: Financial Fruition http://www.financialfruition.com/weight-loss-and-gym-memberships/32/comment-page-1#comment-34 Financial Fruition Mon, 19 Sep 2005 15:24:00 +0000 http://www.financialfruition.com/?p=32#comment-34 ncn and ostrauder, I wish I had the community center/ymca less costly options. But living in a major metropolitan city I don't have one of those near where I live. anon, thanks for the tips. josh, self-discipline is definitely the name of the game. You have to make yourself go or its not worth it, for the wallet or your health! Good luck. ncn and ostrauder, I wish I had the community center/ymca less costly options. But living in a major metropolitan city I don’t have one of those near where I live.

anon, thanks for the tips.

josh, self-discipline is definitely the name of the game. You have to make yourself go or its not worth it, for the wallet or your health! Good luck.

]]> By: Josh Cohen http://www.financialfruition.com/weight-loss-and-gym-memberships/32/comment-page-1#comment-33 Josh Cohen Mon, 19 Sep 2005 14:55:00 +0000 http://www.financialfruition.com/?p=32#comment-33 Getting on track at a gym is really difficult. I've been trying to do it for the past couple of months, and it's not working. My gym costs about $30 per month if I pay a year in advance. However, last time I renewed, they were doing two years for the price of one. Naturally, I re-upped for two years for the price of one -- to save the money. But I'm not going. I don't know why. I just don't have the discipline. That's really what we need. Not gyms, but self-discipline. Getting on track at a gym is really difficult. I’ve been trying to do it for the past couple of months, and it’s not working.

My gym costs about $30 per month if I pay a year in advance. However, last time I renewed, they were doing two years for the price of one. Naturally, I re-upped for two years for the price of one — to save the money.

But I’m not going. I don’t know why. I just don’t have the discipline.

That’s really what we need. Not gyms, but self-discipline.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.financialfruition.com/weight-loss-and-gym-memberships/32/comment-page-1#comment-32 Anonymous Tue, 13 Sep 2005 03:56:00 +0000 http://www.financialfruition.com/?p=32#comment-32 Clark Howard <a HREF="http://clarkhoward.com/library/tips/health_clubs.html" rel="nofollow">says</A>: • Don't sign long-term contracts for health club membership or pay for more than 30 days in advance. Month-to-month deals are much safer. • Consider joining a YMCA or other community center in your neighborhood. • Don't fall for "free membership" contests that are really sales pitches. • Take the contract home with you and read it thoroughly. Don't sign the contract at the club. • Get any promises made by the sales-person included in the contract, or they don't mean a thing. • In most states, you have three days from the day you sign a health club contract to cancel with no consequences. • If you finance your membership and the club closes, you have no further obligation to pay. • If you think a particular club may suit you, call the appropriate consumer agency in your state to check for outstanding complaints against the club. Tour the facility and ask questions. Clark Howard says:
• Don’t sign long-term contracts for health club membership or pay for more than 30 days in advance. Month-to-month deals are much safer.
• Consider joining a YMCA or other community center in your neighborhood.
• Don’t fall for “free membership” contests that are really sales pitches.
• Take the contract home with you and read it thoroughly. Don’t sign the contract at the club.
• Get any promises made by the sales-person included in the contract, or they don’t mean a thing.
• In most states, you have three days from the day you sign a health club contract to cancel with no consequences.
• If you finance your membership and the club closes, you have no further obligation to pay.
• If you think a particular club may suit you, call the appropriate consumer agency in your state to check for outstanding complaints against the club. Tour the facility and ask questions.

]]> By: Ostrauder http://www.financialfruition.com/weight-loss-and-gym-memberships/32/comment-page-1#comment-31 Ostrauder Tue, 13 Sep 2005 03:48:00 +0000 http://www.financialfruition.com/?p=32#comment-31 I live in a small town so this maybe different. I go to a community center, which has everything a YMCA has. A membership is twenty five dollars a month. With a membership you get a designated locker. You can pay per visit two dollars at the door. The limit is two hours gym time, but they don’t enforce it. I’m friends with everyone now. I participate in basketball games, weightlifting competitions and other things. There are always free lockers if you bring your own lock. I don’t go as much because I’m working so much now. I didn’t know how good I had it until I read your post. There is also “Bulldogs gym” in town. I think membership is thirty a month. I live in a small town so this maybe different. I go to a community center, which has everything a YMCA has. A membership is twenty five dollars a month. With a membership you get a designated locker. You can pay per visit two dollars at the door. The limit is two hours gym time, but they don’t enforce it. I’m friends with everyone now. I participate in basketball games, weightlifting competitions and other things. There are always free lockers if you bring your own lock. I don’t go as much because I’m working so much now. I didn’t know how good I had it until I read your post. There is also “Bulldogs gym” in town. I think membership is thirty a month.

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