Should I dump the cheaper further gym?

burritos · 07-07-2006, 01:36 PM

Wife and I have been a member of 24 hr fitness for 10 years. $31/mo to go to any 24 hour fitness in the whole world. Having moved 3 times in the last decade we have used 8 different gyms. Currently the closest one is 9 miles away. Not super far, but not close enough to walk. We go once or twice a week, so that's about 3 gallons of gas a month(so add another $10 a month), plus 160 mins of drive time a month.

They're going to build a YMCA right next to us, 5 min walking distance(1 min by biking). But it'll be $120 a month(for the 2 of us). Membership will only be good for that specific Y also. With the membership, we will no longer have to drive(so less emissions). The time to get to the gym will be at least halved. But there'll be a $80 month premium to pay for this convenience. Would you do the switch?

Somechic · 07-07-2006, 01:41 PM

You don't say if you are able to bike to your current gym, 24hr Fitness. Is that an option? Granted, an 18 mile round trip bike ride is a workout in itself.

Does the YMCA have programs you would utilize? If it's comparable in all those aspects, it might be another 'pro' to switch.

IsrAmeriPrius · 07-07-2006, 01:59 PM

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etyler88 · 07-07-2006, 02:12 PM

Go to the gym that you prefer regardless of money. The more you use it the healthier you will be. Health is more important than mpg's or money.

**TonyPSchaefer** · 07-07-2006, 02:41 PM

I"m agreeing with etyler on this one. If you like the one you're at, stay there. On the other hand, if you join the Y for $1,440 per year and don't go as often as you would like, you will feel bad for 'wasting' the money.

hyo silver · 07-07-2006, 03:12 PM

Personally, I'd skip the gyms altogether and ride my bike instead. But that's just me.

gschoen · 07-07-2006, 03:29 PM

The quality of the different Y's vary greatly. The one my mother goes to is extremely basic, and much cheaper than $120/month! Even in a city, $60/month/person is a high fee. Plus you lose the free travel privliges.

I wouldn't swithc unless the facilities were better and I'd use the extras. Else you're paying so much for a gym you might not even like as well. Having a gym you like is most important, at least for me, else I end up not going.

If you only go once or twice a week, the environmental impact is nil. If you go every day, maybe...

07-07-2006, 01:36 PM	#1
burritos Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: California Posts: 2,875 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #1 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 2	Wife and I have been a member of 24 hr fitness for 10 years. $31/mo to go to any 24 hour fitness in the whole world. Having moved 3 times in the last decade we have used 8 different gyms. Currently the closest one is 9 miles away. Not super far, but not close enough to walk. We go once or twice a week, so that's about 3 gallons of gas a month(so add another $10 a month), plus 160 mins of drive time a month. They're going to build a YMCA right next to us, 5 min walking distance(1 min by biking). But it'll be $120 a month(for the 2 of us). Membership will only be good for that specific Y also. With the membership, we will no longer have to drive(so less emissions). The time to get to the gym will be at least halved. But there'll be a $80 month premium to pay for this convenience. Would you do the switch? __________________ “Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest” Denis Diderot

07-07-2006, 03:29 PM	#7
gschoen Join Date: May 2004 Location: Chicago/Wrigleyville Posts: 339 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	The quality of the different Y's vary greatly. The one my mother goes to is extremely basic, and much cheaper than $120/month! Even in a city, $60/month/person is a high fee. Plus you lose the free travel privliges. I wouldn't swithc unless the facilities were better and I'd use the extras. Else you're paying so much for a gym you might not even like as well. Having a gym you like is most important, at least for me, else I end up not going. If you only go once or twice a week, the environmental impact is nil. If you go every day, maybe... __________________ [hr:006c396a00]Black Pkg #6 Chicago/Wrigleyview

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07-07-2006, 01:41 PM	#2
Somechic Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 228 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	You don't say if you are able to bike to your current gym, 24hr Fitness. Is that an option? Granted, an 18 mile round trip bike ride is a workout in itself. Does the YMCA have programs you would utilize? If it's comparable in all those aspects, it might be another 'pro' to switch.

07-07-2006, 02:12 PM	#4
etyler88 etyler88 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dover, DE Posts: 449 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 1	Go to the gym that you prefer regardless of money. The more you use it the healthier you will be. Health is more important than mpg's or money.

07-07-2006, 02:41 PM	#5
TonyPSchaefer Ruler of Omicron Persei 8 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Far-North Chicagoland Posts: 8,406 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 4 Times in 2 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 16	I"m agreeing with etyler on this one. If you like the one you're at, stay there. On the other hand, if you join the Y for $1,440 per year and don't go as often as you would like, you will feel bad for 'wasting' the money.

07-07-2006, 03:12 PM	#6
hyo silver awaaay Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 7,390 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: Base Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 32	Personally, I'd skip the gyms altogether and ride my bike instead. But that's just me.