I'm finally giving up my gym membership - Page 2

RedPanda · 02-16-13, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by paideiamom

... the woman who sings her arias as she is doing the leg press machine...

Now that's just plain weird. You should complain to the management.

paideiamom · 02-16-13, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by RedPanda

Now that's just plain weird. You should complain to the management.

I am really trying not to be me this year. "I" would do that. But I have been told I am turning curmudgeonly so I just go to another machine and stick my ear buds in. Some people tell her they enjoy it so I may be alone in my dislike. And she does it on all the machines, not just the leg press.

bfit · 02-16-13, 03:11 PM

I gave up going to the Y about 20 years ago now (yes, I'm revealing my advanced age here), and I've never regretted it. Home exercise is so much more convenient because I don't have to go anywhere, and I can do it whenever I want. Plus, I think there's actually more variety and better instruction in my DVD collection than I can get elsewhere. There's nothing more frustrating than showing up for an aerobics class and having it be poorly instructed. At least if that happens at home you can pop the DVD out and do another one. I do go to the city pool 2-3 times a week to swim and do water aerobics, but you don't have to commit to a membership for that.

RedPanda · 02-16-13, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by paideiamom

I am really trying not to be me this year. "I" would do that. But I have been told I am turning curmudgeonly...

I've never had a problem with being curmudgeonly!

Quote:

Originally Posted by paideiamom

Some people tell her they enjoy it so I may be alone in my dislike. And she does it on all the machines, not just the leg press.

See, that sort of thing just shouldn't be encouraged.

There should be a sign up in every gym:

* Please don't drop or throw your weights
* Please wipe down your equipment after use
* No singing arias!

Then everyone would be happy.

Terri1222 · 02-16-13, 07:14 PM

Abbe: I'm like a lifelong Bally's member (actually started as Jack La Lanne....yikes, that WAS a long time ago!). Anyway, yearly renewal was so cheap that I just kept up with it, thinking I might one day return.

A few years ago, my husband and I talked about getting into the gym again....and honestly, I just couldn't see me doing it.

I have all kinds of workouts at home, plus a treadmill and a spin bike. And I've never lacked the self-discipline to get good use out of them.

Besides, I have come to embrace my anti-social ways.

Terri

FitBoop · 03-02-13, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Terri1222

Abbe: I'm like a lifelong Bally's member (actually started as Jack La Lanne....yikes, that WAS a long time ago!). Anyway, yearly renewal was so cheap that I just kept up with it, thinking I might one day return.

A few years ago, my husband and I talked about getting into the gym again....and honestly, I just couldn't see me doing it.

I have all kinds of workouts at home, plus a treadmill and a spin bike. And I've never lacked the self-discipline to get good use out of them.

Besides, I have come to embrace my anti-social ways.

Terri

So did you give up the Bally's membership, Terri?

I'm obsessed with numbers and time. If you figure that you spend 1 hour, 4 times per week driving to the gym and back and finding parking and getting changed, that's 4 hours per week, times 52 weeks per year = 208 hours per year! 208 hours = 8.67 DAYS! So by staying home and working out, you have gained almost 9 days of time! If that's not a good reason to work out at home, I don't know what is!

buffmama · 03-07-13, 08:34 PM

Fitboop,
If you decide to work out in a gym for a day and want a posse you could always make it a VF outing.

hdw · 03-07-13, 09:48 PM

Totally agree w/ bfit and Terri. I bought Living Social coupon for 5 TRX classes. I'm having a hard time going. Feel like I'm wasting my time, not enjoying it. I'm loving doing what I want, when I want, wearing whatever, looking goofy, nerdy and weird in my own space. Yeah, I'm anti-social too...

cmiyachi · 03-09-13, 04:01 AM

I just recently went the opposite way. I joined a gym about a year ago when we moved to small apartment while moving to our new location. I couldn't work out at home. I ended up liking the gym better because it had better benches and weights than I had - and other equipment like assisted pull-up machines.

Good classes are a must for me. I got spinning and Les Mills classes and other types - my gym has tons of classes.

But...for weight training I, STS on my Ipod and I lift with that at the gym. Meso3 works really well because the benches are so much better.

I love the gym, have met some great people, but it's expensive. So I think now that I'm moved in, I will let my membership go when the year is up. I will miss it - especially the equipment and the spin classes.

ETA: It is hassle, time, gas money to get there - 12 minutes each way. But it forces me to get up and go. I workout at 5 AM and I go 5 days a week. I'm back home at 7 and get the boys up for school. It's very routine. If I didn't have to get up for class I can tell you I would sleep through many a day.

leslie w · 03-09-13, 08:13 AM

When I belonged to a gym I would go after work and I would obsess about it all day. Will it be crowded? I hope my favorite treadmill is not being used. I hope I can get through my circuit without being interrupted, I hope nobody ate garlic last night..etc.

After having my kids I quit the gym and never looked back. I invested a lot of money in quality home exercise equipment and videos and I have no problem meeting my goals in the comfort of my basement. Alone!

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02-16-13, 03:11 PM
bfit Join Date: Nov 2005	I gave up going to the Y about 20 years ago now (yes, I'm revealing my advanced age here), and I've never regretted it. Home exercise is so much more convenient because I don't have to go anywhere, and I can do it whenever I want. Plus, I think there's actually more variety and better instruction in my DVD collection than I can get elsewhere. There's nothing more frustrating than showing up for an aerobics class and having it be poorly instructed. At least if that happens at home you can pop the DVD out and do another one. I do go to the city pool 2-3 times a week to swim and do water aerobics, but you don't have to commit to a membership for that.

02-16-13, 07:14 PM
Terri1222 VF Supporter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Florida	Abbe: I'm like a lifelong Bally's member (actually started as Jack La Lanne....yikes, that WAS a long time ago!). Anyway, yearly renewal was so cheap that I just kept up with it, thinking I might one day return. A few years ago, my husband and I talked about getting into the gym again....and honestly, I just couldn't see me doing it. I have all kinds of workouts at home, plus a treadmill and a spin bike. And I've never lacked the self-discipline to get good use out of them. Besides, I have come to embrace my anti-social ways. Terri __________________ Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. Crap happens in bunches - Beth Just 'cuz I want to be a hermit doesn't mean I don't get lonely - DonnaB What the head makes cloudy, the heart makes very clear - Eagles

03-07-13, 08:34 PM
buffmama Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New York	Fitboop, If you decide to work out in a gym for a day and want a posse you could always make it a VF outing.

03-07-13, 09:48 PM
hdw VF Supporter Join Date: Dec 2001	Totally agree w/ bfit and Terri. I bought Living Social coupon for 5 TRX classes. I'm having a hard time going. Feel like I'm wasting my time, not enjoying it. I'm loving doing what I want, when I want, wearing whatever, looking goofy, nerdy and weird in my own space. Yeah, I'm anti-social too...

03-09-13, 04:01 AM
cmiyachi Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: On the move	I just recently went the opposite way. I joined a gym about a year ago when we moved to small apartment while moving to our new location. I couldn't work out at home. I ended up liking the gym better because it had better benches and weights than I had - and other equipment like assisted pull-up machines. Good classes are a must for me. I got spinning and Les Mills classes and other types - my gym has tons of classes. But...for weight training I, STS on my Ipod and I lift with that at the gym. Meso3 works really well because the benches are so much better. I love the gym, have met some great people, but it's expensive. So I think now that I'm moved in, I will let my membership go when the year is up. I will miss it - especially the equipment and the spin classes. ETA: It is hassle, time, gas money to get there - 12 minutes each way. But it forces me to get up and go. I workout at 5 AM and I go 5 days a week. I'm back home at 7 and get the boys up for school. It's very routine. If I didn't have to get up for class I can tell you I would sleep through many a day. __________________ Chris I have a professional relationship with web sites that sell yoga downloads. Last edited by cmiyachi; 03-09-13 at 04:03 AM. Reason: Another thought

03-09-13, 08:13 AM
leslie w VF Supporter Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Oxford CT	When I belonged to a gym I would go after work and I would obsess about it all day. Will it be crowded? I hope my favorite treadmill is not being used. I hope I can get through my circuit without being interrupted, I hope nobody ate garlic last night..etc. After having my kids I quit the gym and never looked back. I invested a lot of money in quality home exercise equipment and videos and I have no problem meeting my goals in the comfort of my basement. Alone!