YMCA membership

I know how tough it is being a one-income family. Is there ANYTHING you can get rid of? Perhaps cut down the food budget or decrease your cell plan? I don't know, anything? I just love my Y.

The Y here offers a sliding fee scale. My oldest daughter filled out the paperwork and was accepted at a lower fee. It is worth a try

I had a membership for 4 years at $80 a month. I enjoyed the Pilates class, the spin classes were OK..I guess I'm on a different level since I do long distance road cycling and found the classes were not that challenging or serious. I re-connected with cycling outdoors and lost more weight than when I was a member.

Rodallie wrote: »

I LOVE my YMCA. Not sure of your financial situation but the YMCA offers financial assistance for memberships. It may work out to be a minimal reduction in the cost but every penny helps. It's a quick, confidential process, call your local Y and see if this is applicable for you. Good luck

Our Y provides financial assistance as well. We get a 35% discount and they waived the start up fee.

For us, joining the Y has been a sanity saver. I'm a sahm as well, and in the winter I NEED to get out or I go REDRUM. Going to the Y keeps me from going to Target and boredom buying just to get out of the house. And, more seriously, investing in fitness can save you from medical costs down the road.

Definitely look into the financial assistance. Also, I have a family membership for 4 of us and that's $65 per month. Will anyone else in your family use it with you? Not sure how old your kid/s are, but my 6 year old and 14 year old LOVE the Y.

I was a SAHM for many years when my 4 kids were younger and started working part time at the Y. Not only did I get paid, but our Y offers a free individual or reduced rate family membership to all employees that work a minimum number of hours per week (6). I loved it so much, it is now my career:) Definitely look into Financial Assistance and part time jobs!!

bearinthebigbluehouse wrote: »

TY I will think about what I could cut down. But I really don't think its about if we could afford it, its more about my husband thinking 50/month is not worth it for the Y. I would enjoy exercise more if I was in a group class. I lost a lot on inches from spinning. If I worked things would be different.

Reading this, I see the issue as whether you and your husband can figure out the degree to which one person gets to decide what is "worth it" or not for another person.

OK, here is a guys perspective, I am married and have a similar argument with my wife. My wife has to have the premium memberships, at the fancy gyms, I go basic. (She is $60 to $100 a month, I am $10. I go regularly 3 to 4x a week.) Honestly, though IF she used it, and used it regularly three or four times a week, I probably would not care. It is for her health, time to herself, time to work off stress, and I benefit. She unfortunately though goes twice one week, and then does not go again for a month or two. So to me she is not able to justify the cost.

And things might be too tight for you, I do not know that, but to me if you can justify the cost, and actually go, and establish a track record, then he might not throw up as much resistance. Tell him you want to do it for two months, and if you do not use it at least two to three times a week, then after the two months you will drop it, and not mention it again. That way there is a plan, a finite trial period, and the terms are fully known to both of you.

Your profile says your goal is 30 pounds. Tell hubby that you want the membership as a reward when you lose 15.