the initiation fee was the only fee that i saw that looked extreme. the monthly dues didn't seem that bad, although i don't know what exactly is included in that.

I'm a 24 hr fitness girl. And I have an all club membership because everywhere I go, there seems to be one around, unlike Cal-Fit... which is everywhere in Sacto, but no where else.

My company has a gym that I go to. It's tiny, but it's cheap and I never have an excuse not to go. The downside is they don't have all the equipment I would like, and they are not open on weekends. But I can go to the University gym as an alumni for $5 if I like, which I have done on occasion to get a workout in on the weekends.
-M

Interesting that they have pricing for "husband and wife" and not "couples." No sinners at the East Bank Club!

500 initiation and 155 a month is still high for 1 club. I've seen nasty fees for places in nyc but often there are a couple places to work out at or they have agreements with certain clubs so if you travel you can use theirs. I don't know if it includes access to everything though because I'd heard it was more.

My ballys allows me to use any gym, any service, any class, in any city and it's not nearly as bad.

-Rudey

i did think that was a bit odd.

Fit City for Women. I love working out in a women's only facility, but my new job has a fitness center on site, so I might try that out for awhile. I'm not used to working out around boys though, and I'm a little worried that they might try to give me isht when I use the weight machines.

I work out on campus, we have two recs (which is really excessive for a school this small) but it's nice because there's not really ever a wait for anything. All my sorority sisters would work out at Curves, which I never understood - why were they paying for a gym when we lived across the street from one?

but if you fall into that 21-29 age where I do then it seems the fees arent too bad. I wish we had something like that here. Id definately invest in it.

Ummm you're in Ohio. I bet the gym prices are much cheaper just like Chicago is much cheaper than NYC. For my ballys premier plus I think they charge around 70-80 a month now but I pay 11.50 since I locked in a long time ago. To pay 250 down and 105 a month for one gym at our age is still ridiculous to me.

-Rudey

IM not sure how much Ballys is here for us. My hubby has a membership from when he first came to college so Ill have to ask him how much he pays. It does seem its cheaper here than most places and for that Im greatful. :)

That price (the 250 down etc.) is actually a median price for some of the places around here; which I found way off when I came for college. My gym back home in CT was extremely good, and I paid a fraction of the cost. Luckily the two gyms I've belonged to (Gold's and BSC) haven't been too bad, but I know for places like Sports Club LA in the Ritz, it's much more.

I go to the gym in my office building. It is actually very large and nice and FREE

I belong to Virgin Interactive. The chains are all owned by Sir Richard Bronson. Very nice gym. Usually play squash or the treadmill. Have the nationwide membership.

I think I will keep my membership the University of Toronto Athletic Centre for a while (I had a membership before I attended the school)... it has all the equipment I need and I like the atmosphere and clientle - after-all where else can you bump into Toronto Maple Leafs, Raptor or other celebrities (like Russel Crowe... seems to jog/swim at the same time as me).