Where is EVERYONE FROM????

[Egoatdoor]

$34.99 a month and a one time $149 orientation fee at LA Fitness in Philadelphia suburbs.

My previous memberships were $42 a month at a non chain hard core gym and $45 a month three years ago at an overpriced, extremely crowded, mainstream oriented " don't train too seriously because the other members get intimidated " Golds Gym just outside Philly.

 

[JerseyDevil]

New Jersey, 10 miles from Philadelphia. $25 a month for a family membership. No contract.

 

[Rocco32]

Arlington, VA. I belong to TWO gyms because I'm such a dedicated, massive bodybuilder, LOL. One I pay 59.99 at and at Golds I pay $39.00 at.

 

[bracewater]

Northern Virginia 30 miles outside of DC


member at Life Time fitness $50/month I don't remember the initiation fee but it was like $300 or something like that no contract.

this gym is great except the fact that it is WAY over crowded

 

[milliman]

San Diego
24 hour fitness
$16 per month..

Just bought membership for my kids
Prepaid $800 for 3 years (about 22 mo), then only $20 per year thereafter
for any of their gyms.

 

[nmuriqi]

That's expensive.. They giving out blowjobs with their memberships ?

No, but that's a damn good idea.

 

[nmuriqi]

I might actually have to put that in the suggestion box.

 

[min0 lee]

I'm in Jersey. I am a regretful Bally's Member. My membership is paid in full for the contract length until January 2006 where I'll be happily joining elsewhere Next January it's only $20.00 a month to stay their but I'd pay any amount to go elsewhere NOW

NEW YORK and also a Ballys member. why don't you like Ballys, just wondering if it's for the same reasons?

 

[Big Smoothy]

Saigon, Vietnam: lots of options.

Currently $2 USD per visit for full free weight, all cable, nautilus, jacuzzi, steam room, sauna, and professional bodybuilder staff who give free advice. Open 6 AM to 9:30 PM, seven days per week.

One can become a full memeber for about $40 USD per month to play tennis, swim, and other stuff.

 

[BigDyl]

Easton, MD.


A member of the YMCA, but this "Y" has mutiple suprisingly nice weight rooms. Not that I'm a fan of the people that train there or anything though...

 

[KarlW]

Sydney, Australia. (payed 600 bucks Oz for 1 year)

I like the gym, only been there couple months cause we moved. Took me a while to find a gym that wasn't too exe (like 800-1000 bucks for the "studio" type gyms.....yuck!!!!).

Easton where do you train?

 

[shutupntra1n]

Shutup, I know your pain. I've had a paid up lifetime membership( no monthlyfee) for years. I stopped going to Ballys for many years because it was a terrible place to train, but for financial reasons I had to back there for nine months in 2003/2004. I was glad to finally get away from there again about 4 months ago.

As a serious trainer and a WOMAN who trains hard and heavy and knows what she's doing, you must stand out like a seriously sore thumb.

How's this for ya.. they call me Srg. Buff

 

[shutupntra1n]

NEW YORK and also a Ballys member. why don't you like Ballys, just wondering if it's for the same reasons?

It's a dump to get to the point.. oh and not to mention no hotties to peak at

 

[sabre81]

buffalo, ny i pay per year, $300 a year, + 3 months free, so that equates to $20 per month for the buffalo athletic club. Awesome facility for what i pay.

 

[Egoatdoor]

NEW YORK and also a Ballys member. why don't you like Ballys, just wondering if it's for the same reasons?

I know the question wasn't directed to me, but I couldn't resist the need to vent.

What's wrong with Ballys???
1. No gym etiquette whatsoever. The members( and the TRAINERS) do not strip the bars when they are done, there are plates all over the floor, the dumbbell racks are not marked, so DBs are put wherever, if people bother to put them back on the rack at all. I need a 20 pounder?? It might be in the aerobics room or lying underneath a machine somewhere. Good luck trying to find it... The place is full of "need a seeing eye dog because I am blind mirror hogs" who grab a dumbbell to curl and then insist to standing six inches from the rack and the mirror while they curl, oblivious as to whether you have already started a set behind them or else need to grab a dummbbell off the rack, which you can't do because they are blocking the way.
2. The staff is clueless and does not even enforce what few "rules" they have. The last Ballys I was in, there was a sign saying "no gym bags on the floor". I pointed out a guy carrying a bag to a trainer and he refused to do anything about it. Sure enough, a few weeks later, the 50 pound dumbbells disappeared.
3. Not enough equipment. There is no way you can get near the bench press on Monday night...take a number and come back later...one power rack, so at peak hours, forget about deadlifting( of course, no else deadlifts) or squatting because people insist on using the station for barbell curls.
4. If you are a woman and at any of all attractive, LOOK OUT. Most of the single guys are on the make and think the gym is a pick up joint, so unless you wear headphones, you will be hit upon repeatedly.

 

[sabre81]

lol. I looked at ballys before i went to the buffalo athletic club. The only reason i didnt go was because they only had dumbblels up to 90 lbs. Otherwise, it was a nice place, at least here in buffao.

 

[dbolman]

NYC; $2/mo at any of the chain of city-owned gyms.

 

[Chain Link]

I'm from my mother and there was no gym.

I think he meant gyn. Or maybe Jim? Why is Jim carging monthly fees, he owes back child support!

Florida, And free.. My friend has a small OB-gyn in his garage that we use. But damn, his "reverse seated hip abduction " machine is set to high, or something. I cant even do one rep; damn near blew a blood vessel out in my head.

Thinking of joining Golds before the year is out though.

 

[gmontem]

I'm from the SF Bay Area, California. I recently moved from SF to Hayward and recently joined Bally's. Bally's was an improvement compared to my previous gym (that one had no barbells). I'm still under the 30 day trial and I think I have a week left before I can cancel my membership and get my $100 back. I hate to hijack this thread but has anyone who left Bally's tried 24 Hour Fitness? Just wondering since there's one near my home.

 

[dbolman]

Call 24 Hour Fitness saying that you'd like to try a workout; most gyms want business and are willing to accomodate as part of the sales process.

 

[Egoatdoor]

I'm from the SF Bay Area, California. I recently moved from SF to Hayward and recently joined Bally's. Bally's was an improvement compared to my previous gym (that one had no barbells). I'm still under the 30 day trial and I think I have a week left before I can cancel my membership and get my $100 back. I hate to hijack this thread but has anyone who left Bally's tried 24 Hour Fitness? Just wondering since there's one near my home.

I can't speak from direct experience because there are none around here, but I read a thread on another site a few months ago about 24 Hour Fitness. The "trainers" there were said to be as bad ( i.e. inexperienced and not knowledgable) as the ones at Ballys. It is a chain that places heavy emphasis on signing up new members and selling personal training packages than in member service after the fact. The 24 hour feature is good though. I wish my gym opened earlier on weekends.

I can't speak to whether there are etiquette issues there. I advise anyone I know who is thinking of joining any gym to do at least one and possibly two or three trial workouts before you join. Look around. Check out the equipment. Talk to some members and ask them what they think of the place. That will give a feel for whether or not it fits what you want. Any reputable gym will allow you to do this and if they don't, it should be a big red flag.

 

[M.J.H.]

I am from Newark/Hockessin, Delaware, but I workout in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. I train at the YMCA and I pay $29 a month I think.

 

[LAM]

I am from Newark/Hockessin, Delaware, but I workout in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. I train at the YMCA and I pay $29 a month I think.

you must see some interesting people working out in Kennett Square...

they are some strange people out there in mushroom country...

 

[Hawkwind]

Small hill town in western, MA between Sturbridge and Springfield ...right on the CT border. No fees, I have my own gym.

 

[BigDyl]

"I am from Newark"


Hey, thats not far from me.

 

[min0 lee]

I know the question wasn't directed to me, but I couldn't resist the need to vent.

What's wrong with Ballys???
1. No gym etiquette whatsoever. The members( and the TRAINERS) do not strip the bars when they are done, there are plates all over the floor, the dumbbell racks are not marked, so DBs are put wherever, if people bother to put them back on the rack at all. I need a 20 pounder?? It might be in the aerobics room or lying underneath a machine somewhere. Good luck trying to find it... The place is full of "need a seeing eye dog because I am blind mirror hogs" who grab a dumbbell to curl and then insist to standing six inches from the rack and the mirror while they curl, oblivious as to whether you have already started a set behind them or else need to grab a dummbbell off the rack, which you can't do because they are blocking the way.
2. The staff is clueless and does not even enforce what few "rules" they have. The last Ballys I was in, there was a sign saying "no gym bags on the floor". I pointed out a guy carrying a bag to a trainer and he refused to do anything about it. Sure enough, a few weeks later, the 50 pound dumbbells disappeared.
3. Not enough equipment. There is no way you can get near the bench press on Monday night...take a number and come back later...one power rack, so at peak hours, forget about deadlifting( of course, no else deadlifts) or squatting because people insist on using the station for barbell curls.
4. If you are a woman and at any of all attractive, LOOK OUT. Most of the single guys are on the make and think the gym is a pick up joint, so unless you wear headphones, you will be hit upon repeatedly.

Damn your right on all accounts.