Crunch Fitness UCD

lifelonglufc2.0

Hey there, incoming student with just a quick question I hope somebody can help me with!

How much does membership at the gym on campus cost for a student?!

Thanks in advance!

unknown13

About €180 give or take €20.

driverite

They have aan offer until the 15th of september, 12 months for €165.

vicecreamsundae

does anyone happen to know how late they stay open, and whether you have to pay extra for classes or not? i'd like to use the gym but i'd like if the price included self defence/yoga classes.

snooleen

Are there trainers there to assess your fitness when you first join and then recommend what kind of exercise you do there? Seems like it would be worth my while to join but I'd have no idea how to use some of the crazy weight-lifting and bench press machines and some guidance/advice would be great. I'm not talking about a personal trainer or anything just someone who is there to give you a hand! :P

unknown13

snooleen wrote: »

Are there trainers there to assess your fitness when you first join and then recommend what kind of exercise you do there? Seems like it would be worth my while to join but I'd have no idea how to use some of the crazy weight-lifting and bench press machines and some guidance/advice would be great. I'm not talking about a personal trainer or anything just someone who is there to give you a hand! :P

Yes. Just make the appointment when you sign up. Then tell them what you want to get out of going to the gym at the appointment.

Victoria.

Does anyone know what time in opens in the morning and closes?
If I joined I'd want to be there really early or really late.

RandolphEsq

It opens 7am - 10pm during the week. Can't remember what it is on the weekends

snooleen

unknown13 wrote: »

Yes. Just make the appointment when you sign up. Then tell them what you want to get out of going to the gym at the appointment.

When I first read that I read it as, 'Just make the appointment when you sign up. Then tell them you want to get out of going to the gym at the appointment.' :P

Thanks!

viky

wat?!!! u actually have to pay for the gym in college?:mad: now thats a load of bull****. u pay for everything -registering , accommodation, books, travel and now for the gym too? and they say education is free in ireland- ha. honest to god i m not even looking forward to going to college anymore

Chucky the tree

viky wrote: »

wat?!!! u actually have to pay for the gym in college?:mad: now thats a load of bull****. u pay for everything -registering , accommodation, books, travel and now for the gym too? and they say education is free in ireland- ha. honest to god i m not even looking forward to going to college anymore

Drop out then.

parker kent

viky wrote: »

wat?!!! u actually have to pay for the gym in college?:mad: now thats a load of bull****. u pay for everything -registering , accommodation, books, travel and now for the gym too? and they say education is free in ireland- ha. honest to god i m not even looking forward to going to college anymore

How do you think they pay for the facilities in the gym? It is hardly going to run itself. Also the gym is run by Crunch Fitness and not UCD.

You have to realise that not everything in life is free. I'm not sure what sort of tax level you would want to have a state able to pay for accommodation, books and a gym for every student. Just get used to paying for things, that is what everybody else has to do. College is about more than what happens in lectures and tutorials, it is about growing up and gaining independence.

Once you get used to paying for things and being a grown up, make sure you make the most of what is a brilliant opportunity for you in the next few years. College can be brilliant.

RandolphEsq

I would hate to think that money was being taken from my 'free fees' and pumped into a gym. Modules have been cut for this year but so what, we have to pay for the gym! Sheesh!

vicecreamsundae

I think it's a bit of a let down that the gym isn't free too -i think the facilities offered on campus SHOULD be freely available to all students, in my opinion it should be a perk or selling point of attending a particular university, like having computers and a library and societies.

but i will probably join anyway, it does sound like a good rate.

mloc

vicecreamsundae wrote: »

I think it's a bit of a let down that the gym isn't free too -i think the facilities offered on campus SHOULD be freely available to all students

I agree. Though I also think students should have to pay to go to college in the first place.

vicecreamsundae

mloc wrote: »

I agree. Though I also think students should have to pay to go to college in the first place.

some of us do!

snooleen

Compared to the thousands some people pay every year for a fully equipped gym with swimming pool, saunas, trainers etc etc 165 is nothing! Over the past few days I've realised how great students actually have it! Yes, things like fees and books are expensive but seriously, once you familiarise yourself with everything you realise how many discounts you can get in nearly everything! And if you don;t want to pay for the gym, maybe you can do the UCD Get in Gear programme, I dunno if it's free or not but it won't cost as much as the gym membership.

I was going to join a gym last year and as a teenager/2nd level student it was still something like 70 euro a month, with all the trimmings. That works out at 840 for 12 months. And plus, if the gym was free, every gobsheen would be in there messing with equipment for a laugh with their mates cause they have a 2 hour break between lectures. How annoying for the people who are focused and want to work out. Your student card/travelcard/ents card will get you discounts everywhere. And if you join societies or clubs you can get certain discounts with your cards from them too. So if you go shopping and spend 100 euro, you can get 15% off in a lot of good places with just your student card. Now your shopping costs 85 and you have fifteen euro with which to do as you please I was delighted when I heard the gym was so cheap!

*Hank Scorpio*

A few questions:

1: is the gym extremely busy, particularly at peaktimes?

2: are the gym staff/trainers good for planning a routine for you? Or is it just a case of them showing you how to start the treadmill etc? I'd like to try and start some weight training and wanted to have some help.

3: is it true that the subscription only lasts until june? What about the summer months?

unknown13

*Hank Scorpio* wrote: »

1: is the gym extremely busy, particularly at peaktimes?

It is busy but not extremely busy. If you want have a look at it during peakc times and see for yourself.

*Hank Scorpio* wrote: »

2: are the gym staff/trainers good for planning a routine for you? Or is it just a case of them showing you how to start the treadmill etc? I'd like to try and start some weight training and wanted to have some help.

Yes, they will set up a routine for you, tell them what you want and they will give you a routine but its by appointment only

*Hank Scorpio* wrote: »

3: is it true that the subscription only lasts until june? What about the summer months?

Depends what they are advertising.

mloc

Just back from there now. Obviously lots of new members; more dumbbells on the floor than on the racks.

If you join, please put **** back on the rack when you are finished.

vicecreamsundae

*Hank Scorpio* wrote: »

A few questions:

1: is the gym extremely busy, particularly at peaktimes?

2: are the gym staff/trainers good for planning a routine for you? Or is it just a case of them showing you how to start the treadmill etc? I'd like to try and start some weight training and wanted to have some help.

3: is it true that the subscription only lasts until june? What about the summer months?

the 165euro offer is until june

jfrmbray

Is there a pool?

unknown13

jfrmbray wrote: »

Is there a pool?

No, being built.

D.R cowboy

RandolphEsq wrote: »

I would hate to think that money was being taken from my 'free fees' and pumped into a gym. Modules have been cut for this year but so what, we have to pay for the gym! Sheesh!

Well said and it's only a few hundred , cheaper than most
Feck the free fees there only for the poor anyway right , There are too many people taking degrees like Law Business etc ,

I was chatting the old man tonight and he said that he knows 3 solicitors who will never become barristers , because they are poor. Its the only to keep the others out

mloc

D.R cowboy wrote: »

Well said and it's only a few hundred , cheaper than most
Feck the free fees there only for the poor anyway right , There are too many people taking degrees like Law Business etc ,

I was chatting the old man tonight and he said that he knows 3 solicitors who will never become barristers , because they are poor. Its the only to keep the others out

What?

Free fees have been shown to only benefit the middle class. They have not helped those in lower earning brackets improve college entry.

Solicitors, generally speaking, are not meant to become barristers.

RandomName2

viky wrote: »

wat?!!! u actually have to pay for the gym in college?:mad: now thats a load of bull****. u pay for everything -registering , accommodation, books, travel and now for the gym too? and they say education is free in ireland- ha. honest to god i m not even looking forward to going to college anymore

You don't have to join you know.

I didn't.

Think of it as a gym that happens to be in the college rather than a college gym.

And be happy we don't have those ridiculous costs that US students have to pay (e.g. $50,000 a year :eek:)

Mardy Bum

viky wrote: »

wat?!!! u actually have to pay for the gym in college?:mad: now thats a load of bull****. u pay for everything -registering , accommodation, books, travel and now for the gym too? and they say education is free in ireland- ha. honest to god i m not even looking forward to going to college anymore

Welcome to the real world.

**Timbuk2**

€165 is a very good deal, in my opinion. It is up to June btw, only an academic year, not a full year.

It's not the nicest gym I've ever seen, but it seems more than adequate. My friend joined two days ago and he likes it (he's big into rugby) but he said you are required to pay €7 for a lock, which works out at €172 but it's still a great deal.

Lou45

are the fitness classes included in the membership fee of 165??

unknown13

Lou45 wrote: »

are the fitness classes included in the membership fee of 165??

NO, They are extra.

BDR

it works like other gyms though yea? in that you can show up and pay for an hour or whatever?

unknown13

BDR wrote: »

it works like other gyms though yea? in that you can show up and pay for an hour or whatever?

Its membership not pay as you go.

RandomName2

unknown13 wrote: »

Its membership not pay as you go.

No, you can pay as you go as well. It costs though.

Are there separate showers for the gym, like in the Crunch changing rooms or whatever btw?

parker kent

unknown13 wrote: »

NO, They are extra.

No you just show up to the classes organised by Crunch. You don't pay extra if you are a member.

Is the gym busy during the year - i.e. do you have to wait for weights/machines?
How big is it?