Any ideas on reducing membership fees ?

hurtyhair4u · 05-07-2002, 11:28 AM

Any one have any ideas on getting a reduced membership fee ?

I've recently moved to an area where the only gym that's convenient is going to cost me $250 enrollment plus $50 a month .

I'm not really willing to pay that amount . It's ridiculous .

dvlmn666 · 05-07-2002, 11:45 AM

Was your old gym a franchise. Around here lately I've seen them offering discounts if you switched to there gym from your current one.

Wave it in front of there face a bit that you don't have to use there's and you can go somewere else. Even if it isn't as convenient

**dg806** · 05-07-2002, 11:53 AM

No way in Hell!! That's a rip man! When I joined my new gym last November they wanted like 150 enrollment and 39/month. I ended up nothing up front and 20/month! That is a super deal!! Usually you should be able to find one for around 30/month! But usually that is a two year contract unless you pay in full up front!

hurtyhair4u · 05-07-2002, 11:53 AM

Not too bad of an idea . I'll give it a shot . Am i out of line thinking those fees are a bit out of control ?

**Prince** · 05-07-2002, 11:56 AM

a supply and demand issue! if they are the only gym in the area they can get away with high prices.....sounds like you should open up your own gym!

dvlmn666 · 05-07-2002, 12:01 PM

Right now Golds out here is still a good deal at 37/month with no signup and no contract. But there are only 6 in the area I'm at.

But yeah 30-40 I think should be the normal monthly now days,

hurtyhair4u · 05-07-2002, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dg806
No way in Hell!! That's a rip man! When I joined my new gym last November they wanted like 150 enrollment and 39/month. I ended up nothing up front and 20/month! That is a super deal!! Usually you should be able to find one for around 30/month! But usually that is a two year contract unless you pay in full up front!

You're a Cop right ? Did you mention that when you signed up ?

BTW the place is called Lifetime Fitness , it's got all sorts of crap in there i would never end up using such as a pool , Rock climbing wall ( might do that for kicks ) basketball , racetball .

I just want a weight room that's not run by a bunch of clowns !

Is that too much too ask for ???

Rob_NC · 05-08-2002, 06:54 AM

I stay away from franchised gyms. Private gyms can set thier own pricing and are usually less expensive.

seyone · 05-08-2002, 03:40 PM

you can usually get partial refund from you medical insurance provider.

Twin Peak · 05-08-2002, 05:13 PM

In NYC, I pay $80/month, but I am switching to a powerlifting gym (Iron Island) at $325/year.

barc77 · 05-09-2002, 01:36 PM

Allthough I am not a member of a gym the great thing about this country is Free Market Economy. No price is ever set in stone. I would ask to talk to a manager or someone in a position to bargin over the membership fee. Find out some prices of other gyms even if they are not that close to home and use that info to make them a reasonable deal. I bet they would rather have some of your money than nothing at all.

bigss75 · 05-11-2002, 05:26 PM

I would love to be where you guys are the nly gym where I live is at this pansy rec center where they only have machines and dumbells, and one bench. No squat rack. So I said screw it and made my own gym in my basement.

05-07-2002, 11:28 AM	#1
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05-07-2002, 11:45 AM	#2
dvlmn666 Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 3,233	Was your old gym a franchise. Around here lately I've seen them offering discounts if you switched to there gym from your current one. Wave it in front of there face a bit that you don't have to use there's and you can go somewere else. Even if it isn't as convenient
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05-07-2002, 11:53 AM	#3
dg806 Guardian of The Homeland Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Charlotte NC Posts: 16,878	No way in Hell!! That's a rip man! When I joined my new gym last November they wanted like 150 enrollment and 39/month. I ended up nothing up front and 20/month! That is a super deal!! Usually you should be able to find one for around 30/month! But usually that is a two year contract unless you pay in full up front!
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05-07-2002, 11:53 AM	#4
hurtyhair4u Funk Monkey Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: CHICAGO Posts: 294	Not too bad of an idea . I'll give it a shot . Am i out of line thinking those fees are a bit out of control ?
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05-07-2002, 11:56 AM	#5
Prince the one & only Administrator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Colorado Posts: 33,200 Blog Entries: 25 Photos: 313	a supply and demand issue! if they are the only gym in the area they can get away with high prices.....sounds like you should open up your own gym!
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05-07-2002, 12:01 PM	#6
dvlmn666 Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 3,233	Right now Golds out here is still a good deal at 37/month with no signup and no contract. But there are only 6 in the area I'm at. But yeah 30-40 I think should be the normal monthly now days,
	"When I use the word intensity I mean the ability to continue past and through the pain barrier where your mind pleads to stop and in fact convinces your body that you have hit failure, but you push through. How far you push through that barrier is the level of intensity with which you train." -- Twin Peak

05-08-2002, 06:54 AM	#8
Rob_NC Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,179	I stay away from franchised gyms. Private gyms can set thier own pricing and are usually less expensive.
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05-08-2002, 03:40 PM	#9
seyone M. I. A. Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Philly Posts: 2,562	you can usually get partial refund from you medical insurance provider.
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05-08-2002, 05:13 PM	#10
Twin Peak Peak Physiques™ Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: NY Posts: 7,967	In NYC, I pay $80/month, but I am switching to a powerlifting gym (Iron Island) at $325/year.
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05-09-2002, 01:36 PM	#11
barc77 Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: work Posts: 47	Allthough I am not a member of a gym the great thing about this country is Free Market Economy. No price is ever set in stone. I would ask to talk to a manager or someone in a position to bargin over the membership fee. Find out some prices of other gyms even if they are not that close to home and use that info to make them a reasonable deal. I bet they would rather have some of your money than nothing at all.

05-11-2002, 05:26 PM	#12
bigss75 Let Me See Yo Grill Elite Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Colorado Posts: 5,109	I would love to be where you guys are the nly gym where I live is at this pansy rec center where they only have machines and dumbells, and one bench. No squat rack. So I said screw it and made my own gym in my basement.

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