Thinking about joining a gym...

Have been going to a gym since the first of July. I go six days a week and I love it. I did Curves 5 to 6 days a week prior to joining the gym, but had really gotten burned out on it. If you are paying for a membership you tend to use it more than you would use anything at home. Whichever you decide, best of luck on your healthy lifestyle!!!

gyms are great, but some of the big ones put you in contracts that you are stuck with for years whether you use them or not.

If I were you I'd do body weight excercises and take 60 bucks a month and slowly build a home gym.

Start out buy buying free weights, and just put 60 bucks in a jar everymonth until you can buy all the equipment you need.

But gyms also do have a lot of helpful attributes such as classes and such that can hold you accountable and can provide motivation.

It depends on what you are looking for.

Just be ready to spend 60 bucks a month for the next year-2 years! whether or not you go!

I LOVE my gym!!!! Being in Washington with maybe 2 months a year without rain, it's ESSENTIAL! I go from 6-7 days a weeks so I definitely use mine to it's fullest potential. I love that everyone at the front desk knows me by name and so do all of the trainers and manager. It makes it a lot easier to go in when it feels like a second home.

I joined my local rec center and pay $25 a month for me only. It's real small and private and only has treadmills, ellipticals, bikes and weight machines and free weights. No pools or anything. I really like it and I go pretty much every other night. I do an hour on the ellipitical and then sit ups and then the weight machines. It's what I call me therapy if I've had a long hard day at work then I go there and it's great stress relief. They have a few classes as well but I just stick to my own thing. I love it and will continue going.

gyms are great, but some of the big ones put you in contracts that you are stuck with for years whether you use them or not.

If I were you I'd do body weight excercises and take 60 bucks a month and slowly build a home gym.

Start out buy buying free weights, and just put 60 bucks in a jar everymonth until you can buy all the equipment you need.

But gyms also do have a lot of helpful attributes such as classes and such that can hold you accountable and can provide motivation.

It depends on what you are looking for.

Just be ready to spend 60 bucks a month for the next year-2 years! whether or not you go!

I go to 24hour Fitness and it's month by month, no long term contract so they aren't all like that.

mines open 24 hours and about $30 a month and not on a contract!! I go everyday. I don't own any exercise machines tho lol. But they offer soo many different kind of cardio and weight machines it's fun to use different ones everyday. If your commited to go at least 4-5 days a week it's worth it!

I love my gym too!! I got a great deal through my work at the gym I go to. $10 a month!! I go 4-6 times a week. It is a new facility so all the equipment is new.

funny , yesterday i stopped at the ymca to get prices and you are right the prices are outrages for most gyms. I realized after much thought that i am better off trying difrent ways to exersize, youtube has great zumba fitness routines you can do, if you have a wii theres just dance, zumba fitness , pilates, even yoga games. I have also tryed walking around the park, enjoying the nice scenic areas, even cleaning house and yardwork helps. I had a membership last year and to be honest i only used it maybe 2 times a week, i always felt uncomfertable cause there were always people there and im a shy person when it comes 2 working out i prefer to not be watched the whole time so i really didnt use it much. So yesterday i almost signed up at the y, but then thought hmm 90 $ to register and 68$ monthly and i only use it 2 times a week.. to me it wasnt worth it specially since we r on a limited income. But if u think ull be using it way more then it would be good for u, for now im sticking to zumba on youtube, and wii fitness games its actually alot of fun cardio ! good luck on what ever choices u make, any exersize is good with or with out the gym.

I've been a member of 24 for almost 6 years and I love it. I started off by buying a 3 year membership which was a huge chuck cash but after calculating it, I saved a pretty penny too. After that my 3 year membership expired, I renewed it for a year for $40. Also, if you go to 24, you can go to costco and they have memberships there too.

I'm a total gym rat. I go 6-7 times a week. It's difficult at times getting to the cardio machines that you would like so I try not to go during the peak times which is 5-8.

Only get a membership if you're going to use it! I know people who have memberships and never go... Don't let it be a waste of $60 a month!

I go 6 times a week to World's but it only costs 10 bucks a month!! they are open 24 hours except sunday they close at 6 and reopen monday morning at 5am ....... I absolutely love it.

I guess it depends on what your gym requires when you sign up. I go to a gym where you only have to pay them $10 once a month, there's no yearly contract or anything, so I can decide to stop going with no repercussions. I go to the gym about 4 days a week. Since your gym isn't open 24 hours you'd have to consider the location. If you don't happen to pass it on a daily routine, that might not be the best idea because there's still the gas prices and you said that finances are tight. I definitely love my gym, it's a small, friendly environment. Just consider all the membership fees and it's location and how often you would actually be able to get there based on when it closes before deciding whether or not to join.

Totally love the gym just down the road from home. We walk there as a warm up, there's machines for everything and a great free weights area. There's always staff to answer Qs and show how to use stuff, plus every 2-3 months you can get a free new program and a session on how to do it (like a free PT session). It's safe, secure and fun. If I fall over in the park I might not get help, but someone will assist in the gym. And I never get sunburnt at the gym (a big problem in Australia). I do exercise outside a fair bit as well, walking and running and cycling but I have to choose my times.