Gym Membership - What are you paying?

AppleBottle · 30-08-2013 2:39pm #1

I'm curious as to know what people pay for their gym memberships.

Mine is €45 a month. (With a membership fee of €50 when joining first!) In the town next to mine, they have a special of €80 for 3 months. But it doesn't suit me with the times I work to go.

A friend of mine mentioned she was joining one that was €170 for 14 months!

Mr. Manager · 30-08-2013 2:43pm

Mine is €140 for 6 months but I get back €15 p/m from work so it only costs me €50 for 6 months.

There's another gym that does €165 for 12 months but the opening hours are horrible.

thegreatiam · 30-08-2013 2:46pm

ben dunnes do an offer usually at the end of the year, buy in oct/nov and renew in 14 months. I paid 175/195 (cant remember which) for that membership

Skuxx · 30-08-2013 4:16pm

Think mine is €175 for 3 months, I pay monthly at €60! Fairly expensive compared to others around but I like it there and it's close so i go more!

conzy · 30-08-2013 4:21pm

I paid €289 for a year in RAW, was still a student when I joined. Great value

I pay €8.70 to a "pay as you go" gym when I'm in Kilkenny at the weekends, pretty steep

RidleyRider · 30-08-2013 5:59pm

I pay 33e a month but it would normally be 40e if I wasn't in college.

Marty McFly · 30-08-2013 8:27pm

I'm paying 48 euro a month, thinking of changing Gym soon though. Been in Ben Dunnes in Lucan a few times not my cup of tea really.

WHIP IT! · 30-08-2013 8:37pm

€390 a year and usually get 14 months and an added extra (maybe a free four-week Bootcamp programme or similiar)... it's all relative though isn't it... it's close by, I enjoy it there, know lots of members and staff at this stage and it suits me down to the ground really... another Squat Rack and a few new DBs and plates be great - but what ya gonna do?!

LuckyLloyd · 30-08-2013 8:50pm

€180 per month. Worth EVERY penny.

coffee_cake · 30-08-2013 8:55pm

Am with crunch in town think I got the student rate off them so 450 for year and it gives me all the classes and i can use the other two crunch gyms as well

Marty McFly · 30-08-2013 8:57pm

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

€180 per month. Worth EVERY penny.

180 per month I'm curious to know what gym? If you don't mind

it would want to have some serious set up.

Nate--IRL-- · 30-08-2013 9:00pm

Curious myself! That's what I paid for a year.

Nate

starlit · 30-08-2013 9:03pm

Can you pay as you go or do you have to sign up for so many months pay per month or pay for set months only?

Sangre · 30-08-2013 9:08pm

Marty McFly wrote: »

180 per month I'm curious to know what gym? If you don't mind it would want to have some serious set up.

Crossfit at a guess.

CR 7 · 30-08-2013 10:00pm

€45 a month. Around €400 for a year, but I think I've only ever seen 1 other person use the power rack, so well worth it.

Mellor · 31-08-2013 1:49am

$30 a week

LuckyLloyd · 31-08-2013 9:44am

Marty McFly wrote: »

180 per month I'm curious to know what gym? If you don't mind it would want to have some serious set up.

Crossfit Ireland. It's really the best money I spend every month tbh. But I need the structure and knowledge to achieve my goals. Lots of people on here would be well able to work away on their own or have their own gyms / businesses / etc and obviously wouldn't need it.

Jhcx · 31-08-2013 9:49am

€33 p/m get gym instructor, access to pool and other stuff.

Mr.Fred · 31-08-2013 9:52am

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

€180 per month. Worth EVERY penny.

Jebus was he wearing a mask when you signed up.. You're being robbed..

A few sessions with a personal trainer would give you a good routine.

That's over €2k a year.. :eek:

MicraBoy · 31-08-2013 9:59am

40 yoyos p.m.

Mellor · 31-08-2013 11:15am

Mr.Fred wrote: »

Jebus was he wearing a mask when you signed up.. You're being robbed..

A few sessions with a personal trainer would give you a good routine.

That's over €2k a year.. :eek:

I think you missed his point tbh.
And If all you are looking for is a routine, that's easily got for free.

Mr.Fred · 31-08-2013 11:35am

Mellor wrote: »

I think you missed his point tbh.
If all you are need is a routine, that's easily got for free.

Possibly.

If it's motivation he's looking for there's better ways to find it than shelling out a fortune.

I think these crossfit gyms are a complete rip off. Train to become average at a number of different disciplines. That sounds like a great idea.:rolleyes:

It's the persons attitude towards work which will inevitably see gains not shelling out these figures memntioned

Marty McFly · 31-08-2013 11:41am

Mr.Fred wrote: »

Possibly.

If it's motivation he's looking for there's better ways to find it than shelling out a fortune.

I think these crossfit gyms are a complete rip off. Train to become average at a number of different disciplines. That sounds like a great idea.:rolleyes:

It's the persons attitude towards work which will inevitably see gains not shelling out these figures memntioned

What works for you might not work for others, and if it works for him and he's happy with what he is achieving as are other members of crossfit then power to them.

That's all that matters really.

RidleyRider · 31-08-2013 11:45am

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Crossfit Ireland. It's really the best money I spend every month tbh. But I need the structure and knowledge to achieve my goals. Lots of people on here would be well able to work away on their own or have their own gyms / businesses / etc and obviously wouldn't need it.

Would you be interested in starting a log? I'd love too see the training methods.

LuckyLloyd · 31-08-2013 12:24pm

RidleyRider wrote: »

Would you be interested in starting a log? I'd love too see the training methods.

http://www.irishpokerboards.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16523

Log, warts and all!

AppleBottle · 31-08-2013 12:51pm

Wow, I'm surprised the amount some people are paying but whatever works for them! I could easily go for the €80 for 3 months but it doesn't work with my schedule. So €45 a month is which isn't really a lot to be honest.

Mr.Fred · 31-08-2013 2:02pm

Marty McFly wrote: »

What works for you might not work for others, and if it works for him and he's happy with what he is achieving as are other members of crossfit then power to them.

That's all that matters really.

Yeah sure. I mean what did we all before cross fit. If he's happy to pay someone an extortionate sum of money for a training plan you could put together with a few trips to the library.

Sure. More power to them.

Spend a year studying/saving then go buy a cross fit rig and it'd probably cost you less than a years membership.

Stench Blossoms · 31-08-2013 2:20pm

It's his money.

If he wants to spend it on that or even unicorn porn then who cares?

Ant11 · 31-08-2013 2:43pm

If he spent 40 quid a week on alcohol no one would bat an eye.

LuckyLloyd · 31-08-2013 2:52pm

Mr.Fred wrote: »

Yeah sure. I mean what did we all before cross fit. If he's happy to pay someone an extortionate sum of money for a training plan you could put together with a few trips to the library.

Sure. More power to them.

Spend a year studying/saving then go buy a cross fit rig and it'd probably cost you less than a years membership.

If everyone had the ability to study up on good exercise and nutrition plans and were able to self coach themselves through video review and reading then this forum wouldn't exist; no-one would be unfit; etc.

It's my health. I can only speak of the progress I've made in terms of strength, conditioning and body composition since I joined Crossfit. Turn up five times a week, do what your told, take on board some of the nutritional information: make progress. Seems like value to me.

Mr.Fred · 31-08-2013 2:57pm

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Seems like value to me.

It's certainly not value but by all means if it makes you happy work away.

My comments were more aimed at cross fit in general not yourself.

Gym Membership - What are you paying?

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