How much do you pay for a gym membership?

pittskaa

My gym is $10 a month but I recently upgraded to the $20 a month package because then you can do spinning classes and go to any of the gyms in their chain

katie021589

planet fitness 20 a month and they waive the enrollment fee if you use a checking account

myfitnessnmhoy

Thankfully, my workplace has a Healthy Lifestyles program and part of that commitment on the company's part is to provide a gym and showers. It's not a great gym, but the showers are what I use the most since I bicycle in to work frequently.

rmhand

$28 per month. classes included. Paid a full year up from and for a month free.

MaraDiaz

$0 I'm an instructor, the best perk...get certified/licensed to teach something you love
and you get paid to do it...Awesome!

Thinking about doing this when I near goal. Can't beat getting paid to workout!

Although I'll also have to be a lot more social than I am at the moment. Those darn humans, cluttering up the place and ruining a perfectly good job!

Maybe I should try to get a job testing new equipment instead! :laugh:

CeeJourney

Currently with LA Fitness & paying $42 a month (with tax) ... I just recently cancelled my membership tho! I'm switching over to Planet Fitness for $10/month !!!

bjshields

$16 a month, but I was a member at Bally's forever, so they've been keeping me. LA Fitness bought them, so I got the benefit of a one-year-old gym for $16 a month!:drinker:

Ahluvly

£26 a month for all gym, swimming and classes! I do 4-6 classes a week and they're all £5/£6 each so, it's well worth it! I have regular reviews, know my instructors and feel it's a bargain for what I get to be honest!

Rdahl2

Gold's Gym. My hubby pays $24.99 and he can bring a guest everytime he goes which is me of course and since we were switching gyms, the signup was only $1.00.

tungsten93

I had the choice of $15 a month at a gym on my way home from work or $40 a month at the gym that is a 1 minute walk from my work. I chose the more expensive one because I knew after a 45 minute drive I would be less likely to stop at the gym! Walking across the street is way easier and gives me less time to change my mind :laugh: so I pay extra for convenience!

I am considering working with a personal trainer because my motivation to work out has slipped recently. It's $460 for 20 sessions which seems like a lot to me, but really is just $23 a session. IDK big decision!

$23 a session sounds great to me. I pay a lot more than that for my trainer but he really pushes me so I figure it's worth it. I admire people who can do it all on their own, though.

dArtagnia

$36 - Its 24hrs and I can go to any location. Both are very important for me.

MFPBrandy

I pay $39 a month, which includes free (to members) child care. That includes a military discount, which I REALLY appreciate -- but it's pretty reasonable either way because for me, child care is the kicker. I joined because I LOVE going to yoga classes, but none of the yoga studios here have child care (I'm a single parent), and membership + child care = expensive.
Do you have another option that has free child care? The gyms around here either have child care or don't, but they don't charge extra for it.

MFPBrandy

Thankfully, my workplace has a Healthy Lifestyles program and part of that commitment on the company's part is to provide a gym and showers. It's not a great gym, but the showers are what I use the most since I bicycle in to work frequently.

This is WONDERFUL. I love it when I work someplace that has exercise facilities and showers. I wish everyone did this!

Dauntlessness

$20.00 a month. Planet Fitness-Black Card
They do charge you like...I think an extra $40.00 annually for a membership free.

I get:
Unlimited tanning
Massage Chairs-we don't have YET but will
1/2 Price drinks
Free training-everyone gets
I can go to other Planet fitness gyms

Blaineyyy

£13 a month.

andreamelo1

its freeeeeee i workout in my house

supplemama

We go to the YMCA and it is $76 a month for our family membership. There was also a one time joiner fee of $100.

JoeyliciousB

Gyms in London are soooo expensive! I paid £75 a month (about $120) and hardly used it!! I cancelled my membership and used the money I saved to buy equipment so I can workout at home. :happy:

bwmiller1

I bribe with a steeped tea and a smile. long live pir8rav!

hopeandlove91

I looked at joining a gym, but when I did the math I found that it would be cheaper for me to buy a treadmill than one year of a gym membership...and that was with an incentive from the insurance company for the gym membership. I also purchased a few workout dvd's that incorporated weights.

Blaqheart

$20 bucks Planet Fitness. I love my gym!! I can work out all over on any machine or use any weights. Also get to tan and Red Light Therapy. My Gatorade and water is half off and I get weekly specials on any products they sell.

Dalacombe

Check out your local YMCA and all they offer

artbkward

$10/month at Aspen Fitness which is clean and has the necessities and includes free childcare and tanning, neither of which I use. It doesn't have pools, tracks, saunas or anything fancy that a large gym would have.

As soon as summer ends, I'm switching to the brand new YMCA in town that is $42/mo but my work will pay half.

nwhitley

$0 running is free. Weights are inexpensive.

HelenDootson

David Lloyd - £75 per month for me, the same for my husband and £27.50 each for the kids - The kids and I love it and use the gym , pools and classes. My husband had a £300 swim last week

It really does look a lot cheaper over the pond

gerirojas

The Rush Fitness, family of 4 = $65 a month

BeccaLevine

I pay $20 a month at my gym! That's for unlimited classes & it cost me nothing to join! I also pay $140 a month for personal training though, which is totally optional but it's helped me LOADS! Only join if you know you'll stay committed! I haven't missed a week since I joined last October

Stefanie7125

single parent membership at the local Y, $45.90/month

trianaw

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Planet Fitness has a special rate for black people? And is it more or less than the normal membership?

Seriously, $30-50 is the normal (U.S.) rate for standard gyms. The high end clubs will triple or quadruple that. I had to talk my workout partner out of joining the Equinox they opened up down the street this spring. $150 a month, and they don't have a pool or basketball court. To go the the big Equinox in West LA is $225 per month because of the pool and BBall court. That's crazytime.

I've been a Bally's member for over 15 years now. It'll probably change now they they sold to LA Fitness, but for the past few years I've been paying $100 per year. I've joined other gyms but still kept that membership up just out of principle.
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Planet Fitness black card allows the member to bring a guest.

I had Bally's for many years as well. I do believe when I joined it was Fitness Plus or something & Bally's bought them out. For years I paid less than $100. But was a member of LA Fitness and at least one other gym, as well. I always thought high end gyms were a waste. However if you take specialty classes and pay per class they add up.

But in response to your statement in regards to the "Big Equinox in WLA" - it's not $225 for the pool & the basketball court. It's the old Sports Club/LA. You're paying for the location, the best teachers and all the other amenities. It's expensive any way you look @ it. But it's a greater expense if you don't use it. That goes for anything you pay for. So from $10-300 it will add up if it's not used.

As for home gyms - the average person isn't self motivated and the equipment goes unused.

threnners

$20 a month, and as a bonus, it's payroll deducted. Of course, if I want to do group exercise, its another $20 per semester, but the only class I want to take (Hydro-fit) is not included in that.