Exercise Update
1. Curves visit went well. It was pretty much what I remembered and the timing worked for me to do it in the evening. The staff was VERY nice and I could enjoy myself there very much. Curves kind of becomes a group activity if you want it or you can kind of keep to yourself if you don't. It all depends on your mood. They would cut me a deal on the service fee because I'm a returning member, but the bad thing is I would still have to sign a year contract.
2. The exercise place near the office - Well, this seems nearly too good to be true.
A. No Contract
B. $10/month guaranteed for THREE Years
C. $59.00 start up fee
D. Can cancel at ANY TIME
WOW. The machines and equipment look new and they have plenty of it. You can do just cardio if you want to, you can do cardio and strength training, you can do weight machines, you can do free weights, you can do circut training. They have someone meet with you to design a program that works for you - FREE! They have lockers, showers, changing rooms and hair dryers. They are open at 12:01 AM on Monday and close at 9pm on Friday. They re-open on Saturday at 7am - 7pm on Saturday and Sunday.
The ONLY catch I could find is that they have an annual rate guarantee fee of $19.00 and you do have to let them know if you do want to cancel, otherwise, they will continue to charge you the monthly fee. Oh - and for the $10 fee, I can't use the other Planet Fitnesses in the US. And the only one that works for me in my travels is in Raleigh and its not convienent to my parent's home.
If I wanted to upgrade to their elite program it would cost me more and I probably wouldn't use the extra benefits and then I would have to sign a year contract. So not worth it.
I think I may have found a place. I even had some others check out their site (www.planetfitness.com) and they think its a great idea. I asked my co-workers who are members about it. The only reason they stopped going was because their life made it too busy for them to go when it worked for them. As my only evening responsibility is Sammy and as long as I can make it home by 7pm, I'm golden. If I didn't have a doctor appointment this evening, I would go back tonight, sign up and then work out (I have the clothes). That and I have to check my finances.
2. The exercise place near the office - Well, this seems nearly too good to be true.
A. No Contract
B. $10/month guaranteed for THREE Years
C. $59.00 start up fee
D. Can cancel at ANY TIME
WOW. The machines and equipment look new and they have plenty of it. You can do just cardio if you want to, you can do cardio and strength training, you can do weight machines, you can do free weights, you can do circut training. They have someone meet with you to design a program that works for you - FREE! They have lockers, showers, changing rooms and hair dryers. They are open at 12:01 AM on Monday and close at 9pm on Friday. They re-open on Saturday at 7am - 7pm on Saturday and Sunday.
The ONLY catch I could find is that they have an annual rate guarantee fee of $19.00 and you do have to let them know if you do want to cancel, otherwise, they will continue to charge you the monthly fee. Oh - and for the $10 fee, I can't use the other Planet Fitnesses in the US. And the only one that works for me in my travels is in Raleigh and its not convienent to my parent's home.
If I wanted to upgrade to their elite program it would cost me more and I probably wouldn't use the extra benefits and then I would have to sign a year contract. So not worth it.
I think I may have found a place. I even had some others check out their site (www.planetfitness.com) and they think its a great idea. I asked my co-workers who are members about it. The only reason they stopped going was because their life made it too busy for them to go when it worked for them. As my only evening responsibility is Sammy and as long as I can make it home by 7pm, I'm golden. If I didn't have a doctor appointment this evening, I would go back tonight, sign up and then work out (I have the clothes). That and I have to check my finances.