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05-18-2010, 09:24 AM
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#16
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Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: North Idaho
Posts: 90
S/C/G: 153/133/132
Height: 5.5
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I don't have a specific gym recomendation, but I recommend one that has personal televisions on the cardio equipment (you can do cardio forever if you can tune into a good show) and one that offers unlimitted access to group fitness classes.
I love my gym, but it is only located in North Idaho and Montana. I believe the fees are about $45 a month for 1 person and then there is a discounted family membership rate.
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05-18-2010, 09:42 AM
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#17
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Happiness is not a weight
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 618
Height: 5' 8"
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I go to Anytime Fitness, although I haven't been in awhile since I like to run outside when the weather's nice. We paid about $180 for a 3 month contract for me and my fiance, but we took advantage of some specials that turned that into 6 months for the same price. Plus, we're lucky in that my health insurance provider reimburses gym memberships up to $200 a year, and my company matches that - so we basically got paid for our contract.
As far as gyms go, I like it - I wish it had classes, but I do enough dance classes outside of it that I don't know if I'd really take advantage of them if they were offered. Most importantly, it's close to my house, open 24 hours and all of the equipment has those fancy personal TVs. Works for me!
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05-18-2010, 10:47 AM
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#18
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: The Natural State
Posts: 2,610
S/C/G: 253/ticker/175
Height: 5'6"
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I go to the gym at our local community college. It is $100 for 6 months. It isn't a huge place, but it has a walking track plus pretty good selection of weight machines, ellipticals, treadmills & bicycles. They do have classes for Yogalaties, Zumba & a weekly boot camp, but they cost extra. I've been very happy with it.
Last edited by MonteCristo; 05-18-2010 at 10:48 AM.
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05-18-2010, 11:20 AM
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#19
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: AZ
Posts: 135
S/C/G: 225/183/155
Height: 5'7"
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My husband's company is a health support company that offers gym memberships to insurance carriers which means we reap benefits - we get free memberships to all kinds of gyms - it is freakin awesome. I tell him weekly - he can never leave that job! I go to YMCA, 24 hour, Anytime, Pure Fitness, and some smaller local gyms. I can't tell how lucky I am and having access to the gyms have totally made a difference in weight loss since I can go at work, on my way from work, or at home.
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05-18-2010, 10:01 PM
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#20
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aka christina :)
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 148
S/C/G: 142/118/116
Height: 5'5
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i go to lifetime .. it's like 65 a month but you can get a discount through your insurance if you go a certain # of times a month. i like it because of the variety of machines, the steam room & the sauna!
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05-18-2010, 10:44 PM
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#21
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Lindsay
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Avon, Oh
Posts: 1,472
S/C/G: 220/210/150
Height: 5'7
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I go to the YMCA and I love it. It has a pool, lots of equitment to use, and all these classes. It can be a bit expensive, but they have this thing called the scholarship program, that if you cant afford to pay that much they take off a certain amount and slash the price for you. So since i have school and such and really cant afford 51 dollars a month on a gym membership I only have to pay 21!
and its family orientated so there isn't a bunch of muscle heads or too tan really skinny chicks walking around in tank tops and super short shorts.
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05-18-2010, 11:46 PM
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#22
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Member
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 61
Height: 5'6
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I go to my college's gym most often, which I enjoy. (Especially because I go to a women's college so it's basically an all-women gym other than the few male grad students or faculty that use it.) My apartment also has a small fitness center with a weight machine, an elliptical, and a couple of treadmills that I use as well. I don't pay a separate monthly bill for either, which is great.
After college I've considered joining the YMCA because a lot of them have special "young adult" rates for people 24/25 or younger.
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05-18-2010, 11:48 PM
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#23
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Wyatte, MS
Posts: 1,099
S/C/G: 238/227/150
Height: 5'6"
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I miss the YMCA...I used to work at one in Chattanooga, TN. We don't have one around here.
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05-19-2010, 04:38 AM
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#24
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 106
S/C/G: 228/ticker/140
Height: 5'3"
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I go to 24 Hour Fitness, mostly because I like having the option of working out at really random times of the day.
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05-19-2010, 06:47 AM
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#25
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Guest
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I use my university's gym during the school year, and I currently have a summer membership at Retro Fitness.
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05-19-2010, 08:02 AM
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#26
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One step at a time
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: OK
Posts: 1,286
S/C/G: 183/136.2/125-130
Height: 5'7
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I go to Gold's Gym, and I'm really pleased with it. I pay $19.95/month and I'm NOT on a contract, so I can cancel anytime with a month's notice. It's literally right across the street from my apartment complex, open 24hrs on weekdays and all daylight hours on the weekends. It's clean, the staff is friendly, there are personal TVs on most of the cardio equipment, and I have never had to wait to use a machine or a machine with a TV. They even have a cinema room which is a dark room with a movie playing on a big screen with a bunch of cardio machines in there. You can get a schedule of the movies they're playing each day (all new releases, they played Avatar yesterday). They also have a ton of classes that are free with the membership. Apparently my $19.95/month doesn't cover the free classes, but I go anyways and nobody cares. Sometimes, the staff will walk around inviting/encouraging you to go to the classes, so don't ask don't tell, haha. But I've done yoga, zumba, and body pump and they have others.
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