Feb 16, 2008 1:35 AM GMT
I've had some bad experiences in signing up for gyms. Last gym I signed up for was when I was freshly out of high school and 18. I could barely afford those extra 30 bucks a month to go but, I sacrificed and made it through. There came a point where the gym was just horrible. The machines were old, there was leaks, the sauna and steam room never ever worked, showers had mildew, the treadmills were always under repairs. I wanted to cancel my membership and I got stuck in a horrible contract where they "auto-renewed" my contract and it was a horrible process to get out of it. I vowed to never sign another gym contract.
I started working out at my university (FAU in South Florida) but the gym is pretty bad there too since they're building a new one that will be open next year they moved the gym into a room and literally took away half the accommodation's of a gym. Though its free, I live over an hour away from school and when I'm on campus I can barely make it to the gym since school is demanding. I could make it to the gym about 3 times a week or so if I had one near me. There's an LA Fitness about 2 blocks away and some other chain gyms in the vicinity. I live in Pembroke Pines, FL if anybody knows where that is. I don't know what to do. I could possibly afford it but I can't pick the lesser of the two evils. And those contracts are horrible! Its like your stuck in them forever. And the smaller gym I was signed up too before was horrible. Not many private small gyms in my area. I like all the fancy gym things too. Looks like I'm stuck.
So I ask:
What's the best gym chain? and why?
What can I do when I'm with the intense salesman to make sure I won't be fucked again?
I started working out at my university (FAU in South Florida) but the gym is pretty bad there too since they're building a new one that will be open next year they moved the gym into a room and literally took away half the accommodation's of a gym. Though its free, I live over an hour away from school and when I'm on campus I can barely make it to the gym since school is demanding. I could make it to the gym about 3 times a week or so if I had one near me. There's an LA Fitness about 2 blocks away and some other chain gyms in the vicinity. I live in Pembroke Pines, FL if anybody knows where that is. I don't know what to do. I could possibly afford it but I can't pick the lesser of the two evils. And those contracts are horrible! Its like your stuck in them forever. And the smaller gym I was signed up too before was horrible. Not many private small gyms in my area. I like all the fancy gym things too. Looks like I'm stuck.
So I ask:
What's the best gym chain? and why?
What can I do when I'm with the intense salesman to make sure I won't be fucked again?