which gym do you go to? and other likely tangents...

[Kevin]

The YMCA.

They have a new facility. Can't complain about the service or anything. I just show up, do my thing and leave.

[Glitter650]

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...

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Kevin

The YMCA.

Ditto.

[jubilance1922]

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.

[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.

[Still BLUTANG]

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.

[Lil' Hannah]

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.

[jwright25]

The local university campus is right between my office and home, so it is perfect for me to use their facilities. They just build an incredible new facility with state-of-the-art equipment, massive indoor pool, indoor track, tons of cardio machines - everything you could want. Plus on 4 days a week they have great classes with lots of variety and different skill levels. Everything is included with the membership - including a personal trainer if you want one. Free to students and faculty and $100 a year if a student sponsors you (that's how I got in). I'm in there every weekday and on the weekend if I have to miss a weekday. It's crowded b/c of the free thing, but worth the 10 minute wait to save all the $$$$$.

[AlexMack]

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.

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.

[ISUKappa]

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.

[afboiler]

One thing I love about being in the Army are the gyms on post...we have at least five I can think of here at Ft Jackson..I found my favorite one and try to go about 4 times a week....the weights are great....

[ADqtPiMel]

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.

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.

[SOPi_Jawbreaker]

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.

[AGDee]

I have a lifetime membership to Fitness USA. I liked that one because a) It was female only on some days of the week b) there was another one nearby that was female only on the opposite days of the week and c) they had a great pool. When I first started, the "trainer" that I worked with was actually studying exercise physiology and knew what she was talking about. We discussed my goals and she encouraged me and showed me some new things. As an Occupational Therapist, I have a pretty good understanding of physiology, exercise and how to meet goals and we got along well. Sadly, she graduated and got a "real" job. All the other "trainers" there were doing what their manager wanted them to do.. trying to get ME to get other people to join so they could get a commission. They didn't understand my goals, thought if I tried to build muscle that I would gain weight (wrong!), didn't understand how to build long lean muscle and spent ALL their time trying to give me free passes to give my friends so they could give them their sales pitch. That turned me off so badly that I haven't been there since I got pregnant with my daughter. I miss the pool and the hot tub though. It was a great place to swim laps at one time, but then they started scheduling water aerobics during every hour after work so I could never get a lane to swim laps. Very frustrating. I've considered checking it out again and seeing how it is now, since the lifetime membership is paid for, but I really dread dealing with the stupid sales pitches every time I walk in the door. Oh yeah, I also don't want you measuring me and stuff. I can do that myself at home.