Gym

[sordjes]

Anyone know of a gym in the Houston, Kirby & 59 area with reasable membership rates? I need to get my swole on

[DSL_PWR]

24hr on Richmond near 610.. That is the closest to you that I know of. Nice place, that is where I train.

[S-Man]

If you get the 24-hour Fitness membership from costco, (2 years for $300) it's like $12 a month.

[Coogie]

that 2 year costco membership is a damn good deal compared to the monthly fee they have for an all club membership. When I was getting my membership it was $39.95 per month, plus around $150 initial/setup fees. Of course they count on people quitting after a couple of months so they keep that setup fee.

At that time (6 years ago or so) They had a hidden plan where for around $900 up front, I'd get a "buy one year, get two free" deal and the best part was i'd renew at $22 a year! So if someone quits after getting that plan, they're out a lot of money but i've got every penny's worth out of it so far...hell, when I lived in the suburbs, i'd go there to shower and change after work before going to school even. I'm sure there is a math formula to describe it better, but after 6 years it seems that I've paid $14 a month so far...Still not as good as the costco deal however unless they limit you to one 2 year membership per person.

FYI, i think they still have a variation of that buy 1 year get 2 free thing which is around $600 but the annual renewal is around a $100.

Last, having the ability to go to any gym is very important. If you move to another part of town or work in another part of town away from the gym, you'd be far less motivated to go than if the gym was close by.

[sordjes]

Thanks for the input. I think I'm going to go with the costco plan. I knew this was the right place to ask.

[DSL_PWR]

I got a 4 year membership for $698 when I joined and the renewal is only $69 a year after that. I think they still have something similar going on and it is an all club membership.

Good luck...

[Crashoran]

My 24hr membership in Austin is $27/month. Setup fee consisted of the first and last months.

[S-Man]

When I first joined 24 hr. they had a deal for like $21, but I could only go to the 'Active' clubs, and only 4-days out of each week.
Now that I've found the Costco plan, you still can't go to the 'super sport' clubs, but you can go any day you want.
I also don't have a Costco membership, so I have to pay an extra $15 or something making it $315 total. Still not that bad.

[Coogie]

I can't go to the super sport clubs on my plan either but there are only a couple of them in town anyway. They also converted some old super sports into regular clubs (I guess they used to The Q) and when I went to check them out they were just old and smelly...the one on 610 and richmond is my favorite - new machines and lots of eye candy :)

[S-Man]

Originally Posted by Coogie

... - new machines and lots of eye candy :)

A little motivation is always a good thing