Going Gym Shopping

[necia]

Hey Ladies,

Enough is enough. I'm going gym shopping today, as I feel I'm getting jerked for my gym. Initially it was ok because I had no intention of getting fit, I just wanted a means and place to go to have some me time. At the orientation when I found out exactly how much I weighed, is when I decided I need to actually make use of the gym.

Then I found you guys................................. Now I realize my gym sucks. $35/month for an all women's gym with no weight room, and they close early during the week and even earlier on the weekends.

So with that said, what should I be looking to pay for a gym? What amenities should I be looking for? I know it has to have a weightroom unlike my current gym. What do I need to ask when I go in there?

I want to be prepared this time around, as the gym is like my 3rd home, with my job being my 1st, my home being my second, and the gym can fit right in on 2nd.

Thanks for the help.

Necia

 

[Miss24k]

Hmm what do you mean you go to a gym with no weight room, it's just cardio machines??

 

[necia]

I'll be a lil more specefic for ya:

4 Ellyptical
4 Stationary Bikes
8 Treadmills
A few weight machines (that are always broke)
A gym for classes
4 more Bikes

Oh and against the walls, just off of the Ellipticals and Treadmills, we have a few of the okskool ab rollers, a dumbbell rack (heaviest is 15lbs), 2 swiss balls, 4 medicine balls, 2 bosu balls, a barbell set (not olympic) and that's new.

That's it

Necia

 

[jenscats5]

Well - I would base it on what you're looking for in a gym. Do you want one with child care? Late hours? Long hours? Long weekend hours? What type of equipment? etc, etc.....

Can you get a tour of the place then get a week pass to "try it out" & see if it meets your needs??

 

[necia]

Well I went today and almost had an emotional breakdown. I have been getting screwed, and royally too. I guess I get what I pay for huh. Anyway they did give me a 5 day pass. They open at 5:45 am and close at 10pm on the weekdays. The weekend is 9-6. They have a huge selection of cardio equipment. I finally got to see the row, stairstepper, and cross trainer, in addition to the ellipticals and treadmills. No signing up for equipment either just jump on. Lol.

The weight room is SICK!!!!!!!!!!!! And, there were females pumping iron to boot. He showed me the safety squat machine, and then said being I'm not a scaredy cat, they took me to the steel room, with the barbells. Again, I almost passed out.

Some other pros is the free coffee and the free towel usage.

They Don't have inhouse personal trainers, but if you really want one they will hire one for you, of course, I would have to pay for the pt services.

However, you can meet with an employee every week, and they will design a program for you, and tweak it until you are totally happy. They will help keep track of my progress and help me reach my goals. That's a +, because at my current gym they are UNAPPROACHABLE, and the one's that are approachable really don't know what their doing, except how to look cute.

The dues are $20 bucks more than what I'm paying now but I feel like I'll be getting a LOT more.

Oh and they do body fat testing, but they don't do the pinch test. The owner said they do some other test that's not totally accurate, but it will give us all an idea. He even said he could probably guess and be pretty darn accurate because he been in the business so long.

So ? for yall. Could I get away with doing cardio at Noonish, and lifting say 5:30. Is that enough time in between. I plan on lifting 4 days of the week, and cardio at least 3-5 times a week, with HIIT 3 times.

So whattaya think?

Necia

 

[jenscats5]

^^ sounds good....

Do they have shower facilities so you can clean up before you go back to work?

 

[necia]

Oh yea they have shower facilities women/men locker room. This one is closer to my house in NJ so I'll be going after work. I plan to do the cardio well for the most part during lunch (I work in NY). Does that sound doable?

Necia

 

[jenscats5]

Oh yea they have shower facilities women/men locker room. This one is closer to my house in NJ so I'll be going after work. I plan to do the cardio well for the most part during lunch (I work in NY). Does that sound doable?

Necia

I don't see why not as long as you have the time, etc.....