Gym Membership

Trifid · 7 Jul 2012 at 14:55

I saw LA fitness have 50% off membership on their site, but no mention of prices so gave them a call. £37.50 a month, 12 month contract. Normal 12 month contract is £44. OK the offer one was for any gym in the country but if I'm anywhere else than the last place I'd be wanting to go is a gym. All I fancied doing was some swimming but not at that price.

cheets64 · 7 Jul 2012 at 15:10

£28 off peak. Dont mind it because get to use everything, costs £3 a time to go to local baths.

Mind blown at £86 a month thats over £1k a year. How the other half live.

FeFiDoh · 7 Jul 2012 at 15:32

Either £30 or £35 for a local independent one, think one or two people here know it, 24HR Gym in Swindon. I like it, has everything I need, don't have to wait usually for the things I want to use either.

Begbie · 7 Jul 2012 at 16:12

Free

theonebillygunn · 7 Jul 2012 at 16:36

Staff discount at Nuffield Health means I pay 15 quid a month, usually around 60-70 quid a month I believe.

Volcs · 7 Jul 2012 at 16:38

£70 a month - work pays £30 of that.

Virgin Active Islington

^TANK^ · 8 Jul 2012 at 04:04

Yep the David Lloyd gyms are a ****ing joke when it comes to membership fees thats why I left in the end. I'm at Fitness First now paying £35 a month. :cool:

TheCenturion · 8 Jul 2012 at 16:06

Thought this thread would be the best place to ask for advice. Looking at either Fitness First or Gold's gym.

Does anyone have any experience with either of these and would be able to help me make my decision?

Clipsey · 8 Jul 2012 at 17:20

Anyone have an Anytime Fitness membership?

Hamster · 8 Jul 2012 at 18:52

£150 a year. Gives me access to my local gym and also the Brunel University gym as it's run by the same company.

Freefaller · 9 Jul 2012 at 09:14

If there was a non cardio-centric gym nearby other than DL I'd be there. Problem is all the other gyms don't really have free weights and I'm not interested in bodybuilding - I need free weights.

Regy53 · 9 Jul 2012 at 09:32

£28.50 per month, It should be 42 or somthing but I got coperate membership for helping them get a few members once and then a 10% discount from the reduced rate as one of my friends re-joined and we put it as my referal

GAC · 9 Jul 2012 at 11:10

Freefaller said:
If there was a non cardio-centric gym nearby other than DL I'd be there. Problem is all the other gyms don't really have free weights and I'm not interested in bodybuilding - I need free weights.

not being funny, but why not open one yourself with a few local like minded gym monkeys.

if thats all your using dl's for may as well buy the kit yourself and find a lock up.

Morba · 9 Jul 2012 at 11:47

GAC said:
not being funny, but why not open one yourself with a few local like minded gym monkeys.

if thats all your using dl's for may as well buy the kit yourself and find a lock up.

I'd imagine that for most people the sheer cost when including rent, electric and a toilet/running water, is just far too much.

Clipsey · 9 Jul 2012 at 13:52

Morba said:
I'd imagine that for most people the sheer cost when including rent, electric and a toilet/running water, is just far too much.

Or is it......

Muzy · 9 Jul 2012 at 13:55

300 £ ^ year

Morba · 9 Jul 2012 at 13:59

Clipsey said:
Or is it......

Yes

The garage I use with some friends is smaller than a double garage, in a cheap part of bristol and costs a few hundred a month to rent plus thousands in equipment then electric on top

Adisan · 9 Jul 2012 at 14:02

I pay £28 a month for my gym membership.

Delvis · 9 Jul 2012 at 14:03

Freefaller said:
If there was a non cardio-centric gym nearby other than DL I'd be there. Problem is all the other gyms don't really have free weights and I'm not interested in bodybuilding - I need free weights.

Sicne when has not using free-weights = bodybuilding?

Nexus · 9 Jul 2012 at 14:44

£38 a month for Fitness First - access to all their basic level clubs.

However I recieved a letter just the other day to say my membership is being terminated at the end of the month due to them closing my local club because of their recent voluntary administration.

Although it was so close to me, they did a poor job of basic cleaning and maintenance and the place looks tatty. There are also far too many undesirables who are members!

I'm weighing up my options at the moment. There is a Fitness First Black Label club not too far away, which is obviously more expensive, but I really don't trust a company who is closeing gyms and in a ton of debt.

I'm looking at either and Independent or Virgin... Though the later is swinging it for me due to the countrywide access and I get a discount through my health insurance.