The price of fitness

I got a pass to the gym at the college my husband attends for $36 for the semester, so about $12 a month, give or take. Even when I get a membership at a "real" gym it'll be about $30 per month. Just spent $100 on running shoes, though :noway:

On the other hand, what is the price of a sedentary life? Think about how much bypass surgery will cost, let alone the lost work hours, if one has a heart attack or even just blocked arteries. What about all of the blood pressure and cholesterol medications? OUCH!! And then there's the multi-billion dollar diet industry… I'd much rather spend some now to maintain a healthy body than more later to fix what I've let go wrong.

I work at my gym. So, my membership is free.

Your real expenses are going to come when you take those specific classes. If you don't NEED them, then don't take them. Like others have said. Do your research and work it on your own. Trainers are nice when you have the money for them, but not necessary.

Swimming is not needed, just walk.

Funny stuff!

I spent absolutely nothing on my fitness. I work out at home or I go running because I refuse to pay for something I can get for free! Maybe that makes me cheap (haha) but there is so many good home workouts available nowadays or just good old fashioned running to tone you up and clear your head!

I'd say with equipment (my road bike was a gift), clothing, and accessories, I've probably only spent about $1,000 in the past 3 years. Well worth the expense. I won't put a price on my health and happiness. I also have access to Red Rocks, one of the best places to workout in the world and it's free. It's like an amusement park for fitness freaks.

ETA that when I started a few years ago, I didn't even own a proper pair of sneakers. I totally started from scratch.

Wow that's a lot.

My yearly 24 Hour Fitness membership is $200, and my company reimburses 80% of that, so out of pocket I pay $40 a year. This includes access to gyms with cardio, weights, group fitness classes, pools, basketball courts.... I know things are a little different across the pond, but there's got to be a better option for things you want to do.

i pay £25 per month for the gym membership, but it's totally worth it as i i do 3-4 classes a week and go swimming there too. is there a different gym where at least swimming will be included in the membership?

Nothing, really, as of yet. I get all of the work out videos I use I get off the internet. I work out at home and tend to just walk everywhere, the long way, really fast.

If you count the Kinect that I bought last year and the games I use for fitness related purposes, which everyone in my house uses then that is probably up to around $250 - $300 total for the kinect and all the games we own. Oh and I have my yoga mat, which I spent about $10.00 4-5 years ago.

Once I get around to renewing our fee assistance cards through city recreation I'll start using the gym and pool at the local leisure centre a few time a month, which costs about $2.50 per drop in for fee assistance or the local rec centre which will be closer to $1.75 per drop in. I like to use the City facilities because you get a stamp/bracelet when you pay allowing you to come back any time that day.

I'm going to have to invest in some weights soon.

I already had a tredmill and work out at home so 5$ for 3 jillian michaels dvd's, and I will be starting zumba next week which is 20$ for a month....so 25$. My monthy grocery amount hasnt changed

Maybe this will make you feel better! I spend:

$140 a month on small group training boot camp 3 x per week
$40 gym membership close to home, my fiancee pays for , but still outta the same pot at the end of the day
$50 gym membership in town, close to work, older membership I can't bring myself to cancel
$60 on average drop in to other boot camp, HIIT classes around town
$10 for weekly weight in and workout at the place where I do my boot camps

So $300 a month for all of that, but I am about to up it and pay for personal training.

I know that there are WAY cheaper ways to be getting fit, but for me this variety and different types of workouts, challenges and locations keeps me highly motivated and actually excited to work out. I literally look forward to the different classes/routines I have planned throughout the week...and I never have a reason or excuse to miss a workout because I have built it into every aspect of my life - I always have my gear with me and can hit any one of these locations given whatever the day brings for me or my fiancee.

Yes, it's a lot, but for me it's money much better spent than the $100-$200 a week I used to spend in the pub or going out for dinner, etc.!

I use youtube for my free zumba sessions and JM 30 DS,I run up and down the 6 flights of stairs in my building, plus I walk/jog outdoors so $0 on gym and food about $100 a month on frutis,meats and veggies...used to spend twice that much piling on the junk food *shrugs* go figure.
Good luck doll!

To start with I spent 0$. I just ran outside on the bike trail and actually ate less so I probably spent less on food. When winter came, I spent a chunk at once. I bought a $700 treadmill, 4 dvds (yoga, kickboxing, Jillian Michaels, and martial arts) and Just Dance 4 for Xbox, which was about $100 for all discs. No monthly expense and no more expense as this is all I need. I run outside most of the time but winter is a B*#ch in Iowa so I've used the treadmill a lot lately. My husband has weights so I use his and I still spend less on food as we don't go out to eat as often. You can do things on the cheap-do them outside or without equipment. Work out/running shoes and clothes are another story. They are expensive and I don't want to think about what I spend on those a year!

I spend $0 a month. I use workout videos so it was a one time fee. I bought my own dumbbells so it was a one time fee.

If I take the cost I put into those things and divided it by twelve it would have cost me $36 a month. BUT after the first year everything would be free again. :P

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I've spent about $150 on free weights to lift at home, and I run outside. So my only cost is new shoes every 6 months and more weights when I max out what I have.

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