Comments on: I Joined a Gym

By: DR

DR — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:30:16 +0000

$29 a month…that’s a steal

The average Starbucks customer does that every week…some daily…those lattes really add up

By: Twice the Man

Twice the Man — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:05:22 +0000

I joined my gym in January and glad I did, since I let them take it out of my check per my employer, I don’t really feel the 27 dollars a month and I am not stuck in a contract

By: health and fitness

health and fitness — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:37:35 +0000

motivation motivation and motivation,
just having a free gym wont do anything, you need to have something that will rush you to it, in this case you dont have one for your free gym for the 29$ gym (Witch is less then i paid for a month at the gym i went to) you have that motivation. keep going!

By: Tom Accuosti

Tom Accuosti — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:09:03 +0000

Several years ago, I joined a local $10 a month gym, and hardly went.

Two years ago, I joined another $10 a month gym, and hardly went.

This past year, I bought an inexpensive multi-position weight bench and a good assortment of dumbbells (5, 10, 12, 15, 20, 25, 30), and a few barbell weights. Just the basics. I set the bench up in my laundry / utility room, and I use it three days a week, first thing in the morning.

I found that, for me, anyway, my schedule was too erratic and trying to get to the gym after work just didn’t happen. Getting up early to go work out at the gym also didn’t happen. But having the equipment right at my disposal made it more convenient, and keeps me motivated. I bought the bench new (previous year’s model, on sale) and the weights at a sporting goods consignment shop, so my initial investment was pretty low – maybe $500 or so.

I just signed up at the same gym, but now I only make a point to go there a couple of times a week for the cardio machines – specifically the bikes and treadmills, now that the weather up in New England has turned nippy. I don’t have room at my house for any of that stuff, and at $100 a year, it would be 10 or 15 years to pay off a good piece of equipment, anyway.

I’m not saying that my way is better, of course. A lot of people don’t have room for free weights, let alone a treadmill. And some people need the motivation of having paid for the membership, or having a buddy. And some people have more erratic schedules, which makes it difficult for them to join a class. The “better way” is, ultimately, the way that works for you.

By: NCN

NCN — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:14:43 +0000

I totally agree w/ your decision. I, too, am a frugal dude, and I have a treadmill and free weights at home, but there’s something M-O-T-I-V-A-T-I-N-G about going into the gym. I get in the zone, or something. Hard to explain, but def worth the 30 bucks. Heck, I used to spend that on Snickers bars every month anyway. So, break-even!