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Ok, so my treadmill finally died, and I'm going to make the commitment to joining a gym. Last gym I was a member of was 24hour fitness, and I used the shit out of it, but was working out in the evenings. That was 4 years ago. Now my kids have sports almost every evening, so evenings aren't an option. I'll be going early before work now. Only thing is, it's got to have shower facilities and a locker room for this plan to work for me. So, in looking around, there is an Aspen fitness up the street and right on the way to work. I checked it out last night. Tons of cardio machines, a pretty nice spread of free weights and benches, racks, etc., and lots of weight machines, which I don't do much of. Plenty of free weights and cardio for what I need though. They offer all sorts of classes that are included in the fees below, and my wife may or may not take them.
Here are their "deals".
1. Month to Month: Pay $60 down, then $60 per month for family. There is a $50 club maintenance fee every six months. Yearly total would be $830
2. 12 month commitment: Pay $0 down, then $55 per month for family. Still a $50 fee at 6 months. Total yearly would be $710
3. Pay in Full Membership: $679 for the wife )includes kids and includes classes, and $500 for me. No down, and this covers 3 years with no other fees. Total cost for the three years would be $1179. That comes to about $33 per month.
I'm thinking of bucking up and paying in full. I figure, even if the wife peters out on working out, it's still $33 per month for me for the next three years.
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