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Inexpensive Gym Option - Just wanted to share the info

lorishultis
lorishultis Posts: 95 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
So I have 5 kids (4 under 10) at home and with my husband and I we are 7 ppl. When I went looking into gym memberships I was faced with $300 per year per person (I get a discount through work but still) and my kiddos just get to sit in the child care room.

Then I went to the local YMCA and looked into their program. We (as a family) get full access to a full gym with a pool and classes; activities for the kids not just babysitter services and other perks. A family membership was about $90 a month but while talking to them they explained a program they have, called Open Doors that can get you a reduced rate based on your household size and income.

We qualified (we make a modest income) for a discount and get to use any Y in the area and it's about $55 a month for all of us. 12x$55=$660 for the year; v/s $600 just for my husband and I while the kids sit in a play room... So worth the extra $60 a year!!!


If your looking for a gym please check with your local YMCA - I was pleasantly surprised.

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  • mother_of_brigade
    mother_of_brigade Posts: 102 Member
    I had been a member at the Y for about 4 years! The gym was great, pool even better! Plus around Thanksgiving they ran a promotion: every $75 you spend on gift cards to the Y, you get a $25 Visa gift card. My mom would get me the membership every year plus about $275 back! They also had a lot of community events throughout the year that I participated in.

    I just last year stopped going since the gym closer to me (about 5 minutes away) offered a promotion that I could not pass up. Plus the Y was about 25 minutes away from me and gas was through the roof (everthing balanced out)!

    Though I'm no longer a member, I still go up there to support the chicken dinners, pot lucks, 5K's and yard sales!
  • Andrea681
    Andrea681 Posts: 178 Member
    Yeah, the YMCA is great. I don't go there anymore because there isn't one convienent to me but I went to the one by my childhood home until I went to college. My mom still goes. Plus, your kids can go too!
  • tigressmomof5
    tigressmomof5 Posts: 21 Member
    If I get this job I am hoping for we will be joining the YMCA as well, and I will give them your name as the person who refereed us to them. :-)
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