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

NinjaPoodle · #1 03-23-2007, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by tld221

so you would recommend it otherwise? cause right now, im favoring Crunch over the other chains (though im sure Equinox is sweet, but that's $$ and i feel weird just walking past it!)

Soror,
If you dont like peppy people, skip it but I like them for the non-traditional type of activity classes they offer. Also, I see all types of people re shapes colors etc...It's coolio for me. Check out their website http://www.crunch.com/crunch/ and take a tour of your local facility but dont get pushed into signing a contract if you're not comfortable with it.

ETA: Yes I would recommend it.

ETA: After reading that Consumerist post below, maybe not.

tld221 · #2 03-23-2007, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by NinjaPoodle

Soror,
If you dont like peppy people, skip it but I like them for the non-traditional type of activity classes they offer. Also, I see all types of people re shapes colors etc...It's coolio for me. Check out their website http://www.crunch.com/crunch/ and take a tour of your local facility but dont get pushed into signing a contract if you're not comfortable with it.

ETA: Yes I would recommend it.

ETA: After reading that Consumerist post below, maybe not.

i did go to my local facility and was really digging it - nice machines, LOTS of space (esp for NYC), nice locker room, friendly class instructors. but then dude broke out numbers on me and i was like

i mean, they have the most impressive class schedule ive seen out of a gym so far (ie classes that you wouldnt necessarily think of as excersize) and i dont even mind the peppy people cause my iPod is golden.

and i hear you on not getting pushed into something. thats essentially what happened with Bally's. i dont blame them - gym employees are straight hustlas - they really dont give a damn how it gets sold.

greeklawgirl · #3 03-23-2007, 05:31 PM

I think I'm showing my age by admitting this, but we opted to take the money we were spending on a gym membership and bought ourselves a treadmill, elliptical, and recumbent bike and set it up in a spare bedroom as a home gym. We bought a strength system as well but it won't fit in there.

Still trying to decide whether we'll set that up in the garage or just sell it.

amycat412 · #4 03-23-2007, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by greeklawgirl

I think I'm showing my age by admitting this, but we opted to take the money we were spending on a gym membership and bought ourselves a treadmill, elliptical, and recumbent bike and set it up in a spare bedroom as a home gym. We bought a strength system as well but it won't fit in there.

Still trying to decide whether we'll set that up in the garage or just sell it.

LOL Yeah cause I can see you and mrgreeklawgirl sweating it out there in the garage during the hot summers.

Glitter650 · #5 03-23-2007, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by greeklawgirl

I think I'm showing my age by admitting this, but we opted to take the money we were spending on a gym membership and bought ourselves a treadmill, elliptical, and recumbent bike and set it up in a spare bedroom as a home gym. We bought a strength system as well but it won't fit in there.

Still trying to decide whether we'll set that up in the garage or just sell it.

Don't lie... you're going to be too busy in the pool with the floating bar to worry about the exercise machines....

jon1856 · #6 03-23-2007, 06:53 PM

Brand new "Flagship" NYSC.

tld221 · #7 03-23-2007, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by jon1856

Brand new "Flagship" NYSC.

which one is that?

greeklawgirl · #8 03-23-2007, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by amycat412

LOL Yeah cause I can see you and mrgreeklawgirl sweating it out there in the garage during the hot summers.

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Originally Posted by Glitter650

Don't lie... you're going to be too busy in the pool with the floating bar to worry about the exercise machines....

Hahahahaha, the big rationalization for building the pool was that we would be using it for "exercise." (The tile was finished on Tuesday and it looks awesome, you need to come visit me C.!)

And amycat, don't get me started on that damn strength machine because I didn't even want the thing in the first place! The machine is sitting in a box in the spot where MY CAR should be.