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03-22-2007, 12:56 PM
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I'd try to check out local gyms that aren't part of a chain. In my experience, they're more expensive but MUCH nicer.
I used to go to 24 Hour Fitness and HATED it after a while. It was big and they had great equipment, but it was WAY too crowded, the locker rooms were gross, you had to bring your own towels, and there was always an over-gelled guy by the front desk trying to sell you crap.
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03-22-2007, 01:13 PM
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The YMCA.
They have a new facility. Can't complain about the service or anything. I just show up, do my thing and leave.
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03-22-2007, 01:18 PM
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I'm a member at Bally's. The facility I use the most was built only about two years ago now however, so the locker room is really nice as is the equiptment... I do think they could offer some more classes however...
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03-22-2007, 02:11 PM
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The YMCA.
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Ditto.
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03-22-2007, 02:31 PM
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Planet Fitness. Right down the street from my house, so I have to pass it on the way home.
I was going to join the YMCA, but it was more expensive and I wasn't going to use all the services. My gym is perfect for me.
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03-22-2007, 02:42 PM
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When I was in Boston I worked out at Boston Sports Club, which I really liked. I thought it was worth the money, the equipment was great, and everyone was pretty helpful.
Here in CT I'll probably join Gold's this summer; I didn't like the Boston one too much, but the CT ones I have worked out at have been much better.
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03-22-2007, 03:08 PM
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i'm a month-to-month / drop-in member of my county "Sports & Learning Complex"... i guess that's similar to the Y. A public center that has good facilities, cheap prices.
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03-22-2007, 03:18 PM
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My business campus has a small fitness room that I joined for cheap and my apartment complex has a huge fitness room which is free, so I just use those. Sometimes I think I'd like to join a nice gym so I can take classes and such or watch TV while I'm on the treadmill but I'm too cheap.
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03-22-2007, 05:30 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KSigkid
When I was in Boston I worked out at Boston Sports Club, which I really liked. I thought it was worth the money, the equipment was great, and everyone was pretty helpful.
Here in CT I'll probably join Gold's this summer; I didn't like the Boston one too much, but the CT ones I have worked out at have been much better.
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Me=green with envy. I live too far away to use BSC but I used to go to Waltham for my orthopedic surgeon who had a clinic in the BSC there and I would just drool over the facilities.
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03-22-2007, 05:48 PM
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When I actually used to go to the gym, I went to the husband's company's rec center. It wasn't super fancy, but it wasn't horrible either. We need to figure out how to fit going again into our schedule -- membership dues are automatically taken out of his paycheck -- but we're supremely lazy.
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03-22-2007, 09:42 PM
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When I was in Boston I worked out at Boston Sports Club, which I really liked. I thought it was worth the money, the equipment was great, and everyone was pretty helpful.
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Yeah, I belong to the Washington Sports Club and it's great. Tons of equipment, nice staff, good classes and trainers, and it's a block from my apartment.
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03-22-2007, 10:27 PM
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I go to LA Fitness. It's not great but it's not bad. It's not as big as Bally's but it's usually not terribly crowded. It's cheaper than Bally's and it's pretty close to work. The apartment where I used to live was close to a nicer LA Fitness (larger facility, nicer locker rooms, newer equipment).
The company where I work has fitness facilities in some of the buildings (including mine) but they're really tiny and it would have only been a little cheaper than my LA Fitness membership.
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03-22-2007, 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by valkyrie
I'd try to check out local gyms that aren't part of a chain. In my experience, they're more expensive but MUCH nicer.
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That has definitely been my experience too.
In Milwaukee I go to North Shore Elite and I love it. Clean, friendly, welcoming...it's a little more expensive than some other gyms, but it's so much nicer and I'm much more likely to actually go if I enjoy my time there.
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