should i join a gym?

[Salamanda]

how much should i pay per month? any recommendations? thanks x amanda

[B00]

Well if you need to ask whether you should join, I'd say your heart isn't 100% into it- wouldn't you? And considering that gym memberships are fairly pricey (dont know exactly as I'm allergic to gyms and exercise in general) I get the feeling it'd be a waste of money in your case.

Try jogging round the block a few times, it costs nowt!!

;-)

[alice1]

Tends to be about 30/40 quid per month and you should get sauna, classes etc free for that. its only worth while if you go at least 3 times a week. Can u do that? I know i cant. good luck

[dotty.]

just go swimming and for a brisk walk, i do none of those but I beleive it is good for you. I rush about that much at work i tend to be too exhausted for any pay per view exercise.

[Nummy]

if you are interested in going to the gym, don't forget to enquire about the number of classes available, other facilities (steam room/sauna/pool).

also enquire if you can pay on a month to month basis (some gyms do offer this) and enquire the minimum tie-in period (some gyms insist on a 12 month min, others offer a 3 month). It's somethingto think about if you're not 100% sure about joining.

Also ask around friends, colleagues, etc, and see if they recommend any gyms...and go to somewhere friendly, you need to feel comfortable - not intimidated - when you go to the gym.

As the others have said...it does require a certain amount of commitment...it's a lot of money to throw away of you don't go.

Good luck

[Rock'n'Roll]

councils run health centres,enquire there,may be your best bet.. JJB's about �50 a month,but I think there are concessions for age and out of peak time attendances. David Loyd's about �1000 a year I think. As ALICE said,unless you going to attend regularly,then it's expensive

[enigma]

A lot of gyms offer pay per session offers so that you can try it out before commiting to membership and to find out if it's what you expected. Where I live , the local health centres tend to be quite pricey as they specialise in package deals ie gym , sauna , spa . sunbeds , massage etc. However , the local council run leisure facilities also have gyms which are well equipped and you do not have to commit to monthly memberships if you do not wish to do so. In East Kilbride , I have taken out monthly membership at my local leisure centre which works in partnership with all of the leisure facilities in both South Lanarkshire and North Lanarkshire which means I get free use of any leisure centre classes , swimming , gym , kids fitness clubs (karate , dance classes) for the whole family and we don't need to pay per various leisure centre. How good is that ? Why not check with your local leisure centre to see if they run any special deals ?