Do you go to GYM? I am thinking about joining Bally Total Fitness. ANyone goes there? What is your experience? |
gym is considered a 4 letter word in my house! haha! j/k! :D :p |
Michiko. try joining the ymca... they have the same equipment, and classes for half the price! |
Thats a bad bad word lol..I should be don't..i do walk in the summer and do alot of outside yard work does that count lol |
The Bally's in the Chicago area are all "see and be seen". People go for show instead of actually working out. Smaller, non-chain/franchise gyms are much better and much cheaper in my opinion. And as Mone't said, the YMCA or YWCA is just as good :) |
I wish I had a "real" gym by me, or at least a YMCA in my county...but we don't. Only thing close is a Curves> i tried that, but it wasn't for me! |
I was a member of Bally's in New Jersey, but now I am a member of Atlantis Fitness. |
I started going to the gym since Monday.... pretty good hubby & Iwake up @ 4:30 am and are at the gym by 5 am and leave by 5:45..... latest 6am..... we are the ONLY ones there the whole time so it is pretty good since I don't have to fight anyone for the treadmill..... oh and I changed my eating habits also... |
I've been to Balley's before and they're nice. If I were you, I'd look at some different gyms in your area. And see which you feel most comfortable with. Check them out at a time of the day that you'd actually work out (how busy are they, what is the crowd). If you're looking at getting some personal training, talk to trainers at different gyms. Also consider distance; the closer it is to your home, or work, the better the chances that you'll go. |
I went to Bally's for awhile and hated it. The one I went to was a meat market. I know go to a smaller, privately own gym that is family orientated. Plus it was cheaper and the owners are way more knowledgeable and exprienced than the people (mainly late teens) who worked at the Bally's I went to. |
i've been a member of bally total fitness for almost 10yrs now and have been going regularly, about 4/week. my initial reason to join a gym was to gain a little more muscle mass (i was skinnnnny!) and maintain an overall healthy lifestyle. i think BTF is serving it's purpose for those goals of mine. i signed up for a 3yr contract and since that has expired, i'm now in renewals, paying about $15/month and am able to go to any BTF, anywhere. each location offers different ammenities. the one i go to just has the bare minimum for my workouts: weight machines, free weights, cardio equipment, etc. they also offer classes such as yoga, kickboxing, step, etc but rarely do i go to any of those. i haven't had a personal trainer there, but friends of mine have and they seem to like how that's working out. there are other BTF locations outside of the city that have saunas, walking tracks, pools, etc but i don't feel the need to travel to the suburbs just to use those facilities. i agree with amspoelstra in that chosing a gym is something you need to figure out for yourself. visit different gyms in your area. when checking out gyms, i went to about 5 other ones and decided that BTF was the best fit for me according to my needs/goals, lifestyle, and $. |
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i really need to go to the gym,, im looking like a lard a__. i started doing hand weights last night for my arms, tonite im going to do situps, i hope i can look good for the summer in my bikini... |
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I've always been intimidated by gyms. (I was raised by a Southern Mom who didn't think that girls should ever sweat-we prespire-much less be involved in sports or anything athletic.) My hubby has bought me a couple of memberships over the years, but I never followed through because I feel silly. I've recently been going to physical therapy for my neck, though, and while I haven't been on any of the 'big kids' equipment, they have it all at the place where I'm going so I'm hoping it will make me comfortable enough to find a gym. Has anybody ever had a personal trainer come to their home? I'm wondering if I would be more comfortable until I learned more and got more fit? Or would I be just as intimidated? :questione |
I have a membership at Bally's but only usually go once or twice a week to take this kids swimming. Well yesterday I saw this thread and when I woke up this morning I decided that I had all this pent up anger that I went to a kick boxing class. I feel better this morning, and I don't want to go off topic here, but I feel in better spirits and more prepared about what is to come. Bally's has it's "good clubs" and "bad clubs". I have been to a few that smell like stinky feet and too much chlorine and others that are very up scale. I would check out your local Bally's first and ask for a trial membership before you join so you can see the atmosphere first. JMO. |
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