Tired of gym fees?

I love the gym atmosphere and how it is a very separate part of my day. Of course, I am at the Y which has financial aid for me so the fees aren't annoyingly high at all. If I was paying 45+ a month, yeah i'd maybe consider committing to a home gym.

Nope. I love my gym. Excellent selection of equipment and they are always adding more. It's very clean, the other members are respectful, and the staff is wonderful. I pay $150 per month and it's is completely worth it.

I could work out at home, but no way would I have room for or be able to afford all the stuff I use there.

Cbean08 wrote: »

Nope. I love my gym. Excellent selection of equipment and they are always adding more. It's very clean, the other members are respectful, and the staff is wonderful. I pay $150 per month and it's is completely worth it.

I could work out at home, but no way would I have room for or be able to afford all the stuff I use there.

This.

.....plus it's a lot cheaper than cardiac by-pass.

I'm retired and get a free gym membership worth about $35/month under a Medicare Plus program called "Silver Sneakers" but I hardly ever go to the gym because I have all of the gear I need at home, where I prefer to exercise. I spent around $4-5k for all of the gear and it would be foolish not to use it.

I haven't paid for a gym membership in years. My experiences at gyms were generally not positive. My bf has weights and I like to run outside and do bodyweight exercises.

I go to a small community gym for only £19.99 per month. It doesn't have as much equipment as some of the more expensive places but it's adequate for me and it's not usually very busy. I think they make the majority of their money from hiring out their sports pitches to local clubs and children's parties.

I live in an apartment so there is no room for me to workout at home. I'm rather jealous of the people I see with whole gyms in their garage.

Nope! Love going to the gym and don't mind paying. We pay $80/month for my husband and I. But we get access to all of the clubs, lots of classes and a wide variety of equipment that I could never fit in to my home. Plus, I work from home and spend a good chunk of the day driving my kids all over. The gym is often the only time I get out for myself!

I can see not liking the gym. But I like mine. 2 minutes from work, not busy enough to have to wait for anything. 10 bucks a month, but cheaper since I did a buy one year get the next free.

Lots of good stuff you can do at home though. Body weight and a few weights can go a long way.

"Tired of gym fees? No, not really, They are $21.36 per month and, once I go 12 times a month (3 times a week) my work provided medical coverage company reimburses me $20 for that month. So, for a net of $1.36 I get all the cardio machines I need (treadmills, ellipticals, rowing, stairs bikes) , (several in a movie room for entertainment), two squat racks (little waiting) and all the free weights, dumbbells (up to 100 pounds each) and machines I could possibly need or use. I currently use only the assisted pull up/dip. About a 15 minute drive from my home. Too good a deal to pass up.

I'm at the "nonjudgmental" gym as well, but I pay extra for a higher level membership. This allows me to bring my husband along (when I can talk him into it) without having to pay for a membership for him, PLUS it gets me access to the massage beds.

Also, I like the free pizza option. Ordering pizza for two (or just for me!) often results in getting way more than I really should. And then, because it's there, and it's already mine, I eat it! But when it's available but out where everyone can see, I can take just two slices, and it feels like a treat, rather than a deprivation to "only" "limit myself" to two. Taking more than two when it's OFFERED feels rude and grabby; eating more than two when I've already paid for it my doggone self feels thrifty and non-wasteful.

I quit the gym last year, cost and enjoyment being my main motivators, gym was always busy, waiting around for equipment, etc. I have a nice little set up at home now, work through Youtube videos (HASFIT, BodyCoach, etc), I run outside and walk to/from work for my cardio and do some yoga before bed.

It has Pros and Cons,

• I don't have all the equipment I would have at the gym available, but I have enough to get a good workout. I can add things as I go.
• I have the luxury of a big space in my living room, if I move at any point I might have to reconsider.
• I don't have to motivate myself to go back out on an evening it's all there at home.
• Now that I have been doing this for over a year, it's now cost effective, I initially invested about £200 in weights, mats, resistance bands, etc, I add the odd piece of equipment now and again, like some extra weight plates, but that is maybe £30 1-2 times per year compared to the £35 per month I was paying for the gym and rarely using it.

Nope, love my gym. Only $200/year, allows me to lift heavy weight, curse, deadlift (some commercial gyms don't) and use chalk.

Nope, not really -- I actually happily work a few side jobs to cover these expenses.

Like, I prefer running outside, but I need pool access, and if it's an 86-degree heat index, or if it's raining, I want to run inside. So there's the gym membership.

My gym doesn't offer barre, and there's a studio about 20 minutes from my house with fantastic instructors. And I feel *good* about my body in barre class, which is priceless. So there's that studio membership.

I also hate my gym's spin classes. The bikes don't have clips, and the schedule doesn't work with my schedule. So there's Cyclebar.

I figure I don't go to restaurants often, and my other hobbies aren't all that expensive. I'll work the extra jobs to keep these things in my budget that make me feel good about the useful things my body can do.