I Just Joined a Health Club! YEA!

[ACMESkydiver 0]

I know, I know...I got suckered, but not really! I mean, I did have to pay a poopie start up fee, but then the $22/month covers all of the pilates and yoga classes I can do, and I get 2 hours with a personal trainer included. And there's no contract; it's monthly...

Woo-hoo!! I start pilates at 7am tomorrow morning, then I go back at 2pm for my personal trainer.

Yippee! So does anyone actually USE gym memberships? I promise I will this time! Really! Joe will beat my butt if I don't...

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

[jtval 0]

I had a deal with My GF. she wanted to join a gym.

I didn't, because I get to use it for free on the (military) base.

but she didn't want to go on base, which I was fine with.


She got a membership and added the "bring a friend any time for $10" deal.

I told her as long as we use the gym AT LEAST ONCE per month I will pay the $10.

We got the membership about 8 months ago and so far I paid her $10.


If you're gonna go, GO!!!

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[VanillaSkyGirl 6]

Pilates and yoga...your body is going to look smoking hot, Jaye! Congragts on the new membership, and have a blast, baby!
(Now, I must go have my dinner. )

[JENNR8R 0]

I go all of the time. In fact, I went tonight after work.

For about three years I paid for the membership myself. Then my company started paying for the membership at a better club. I think I probably use it more than anyone else in the company though.

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[ACMESkydiver 0]

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If you're gonna go, GO!!!

I will! I MUST this time! (somebody I know actually paid for Bally's dues for 2 1/2 years and visited the club twice...)

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

[LisaH 0]

Good luck with your goal to do this!
Just bring disinfecting wipes for the equipment. Gyms are nasty.

Be yourself!
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[Squeak 17]

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[SarahC07 0]

Yeah ... I drive to my gym more times a week than I do work.

Congrats on your membership!!
Enjoy those personal trainer sessions... I want a personal trainer so bad. But I can't afford one.

[micduran 0]

Good luck! I miss Pilates, must get back into that.
I joined a gym and went every morning then started slacking off again.
I find that if I write down my goals, plan my workouts and keep a log book to show progress I stay motivated.

Be patient with the faults of others; they have to be patient with yours.

[tigra 0]

I've had my Ballys membership since 1990. I got suckered when I signed up but now I pay a relatively small amount once a year. I've also got a membership that allows me to visit any club I want, which is cool since there is one near my office. But, even with the convenience factor- being able to visit ANY club takes away a lot of excuses) I'll admit there have been a few years when I only visited the club a few times. And I think that's typical and how clubs like that make their money. If everyone who joined at the beginning of the year actually USED their memberships, there would be a line out the door most days!

Lately, I've been going at least 3 or 4 times a week, something I really hope to keep up. (It doesn't hurt that I have an ugly commute and if I stop at the club near my office and workout, I miss most of the bad traffic.)

[turtlespeed 226]

You know - that there is a statistic for a significant percentage of people that die in Health Clubs?

I'm just worried about you Jaye.

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[peregrinerose 0]

I go to the gym M-F (I figure packing all weekend is more than enough work out for weekends!). Been doing it for 2 years now. Some weeks I'm lazy and only go 3 times, but never less than that. It works, I'm glad I do it, I just hate getting up that early to go.

I'm under 140lbs for the first time, now!

Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda

[Rick 67]

I go twice a week in the morning. I paid for my sons membership because he keeps me motivated and it gives us something to do together

You can't be drunk all day if you don't start early!

[ACMESkydiver 0]

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I go all of the time. In fact, I went tonight after work.

For about three years I paid for the membership myself. Then my company started paying for the membership at a better club. I think I probably use it more than anyone else in the company though.

I'm biz for self...I wonder if I can include my own gym fees in a benefits package for myself and write them off?

I better not...don't wanna give the IRS anything to think about.

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

[livendive 8]

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I'm biz for self...I wonder if I can include my own gym fees in a benefits package for myself and write them off?

Probably, but the write-off on the company side of your taxes would likely have to be balanced by including the fees as income on the individual side of your return. If your doing a Schedule C or something similar in which it all ends up on your 1040 anyhow, there'd be no net benefit.

Blues,
Dave

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[ACMESkydiver 0]

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I'm biz for self...I wonder if I can include my own gym fees in a benefits package for myself and write them off?

Probably, but the write-off on the company side of your taxes would likely have to be balanced by including the fees as income on the individual side of your return. If your doing a Schedule C or something similar in which it all ends up on your 1040 anyhow, there'd be no net benefit.

Blues,
Dave

hmm...I don't understand how the fees would be income? OH!!! nevermind, you mean income towards me personally! Gotcha.

Ah wells...it was a thought.

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

[ACMESkydiver 0]

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Big boobs redhair intelligence AND Flexability

It'll take a looooong time for me to ever be considered 'flexible' in any area other than my back. -And my schedule.

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

[ACMESkydiver 0]

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Yeah ... I drive to my gym more times a week than I do work.

Congrats on your membership!!
Enjoy those personal trainer sessions... I want a personal trainer so bad. But I can't afford one.

I get two full hours with the personal trainer -and so does my hubby, I signed him up, too. ("Honey! Guess what! you joined a gym today!" ) So we can each get our routines down. -I'm trying to lose weight and start building some muscle, he is trying to gain a lot more muscle mass, so we will be on opposite sides of the gym.

Then the COOLEST part, I think, is that we also get a monthly 'update' from the trainer. -Just a quick review of the workout, progress, and modifications; not a full session or anything. I'm stoked about that, because everyone needs to tweak their workout every so often to maximize their efforts.

I think I got a good deal. I'm so excited to meet my trainer chicky, Katrina, today at 2pm.

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

[ACMESkydiver 0]

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You know - that there is a statistic for a significant percentage of people that die in Health Clubs?

I'm just worried about you Jaye.

Well I guess I'll scan the walls for a defib machine when I go in later today.

As for risk; don't worry about me, sir. I am a f*cking skydiver, after all. -I don't think a fancy thigh-master can scare me into taking out an extra life insurance policy.

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

[dzdiva 7]

I get up at 5 a.m M-F and work out for an hour.

"It's not just a daydream if you choose to make it your life..."

[RALFFERS 0]

I joined not so long ago as well. I usually go 4-5 days a week and can honestly tell you that I feel much better since I started going; am much more energized, feel refreshed (if I go in the morning) think more clearly, etc, etc... I wish you the best in staying committed......it's worth it

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[ACMESkydiver 0]

Damn, that personal trainer was not what I expected!

I thought it'd be like, "Ok, here's this machine...you do 15 reps, 3 sets...then you need this machine, you do 12 reps, 3 sets, blah blah blah..."

She said, "Grab a floor mat."

-So I did.

She said, "Ok, we're going to work on your core."

"Core?"

"Core."

So she shows me this thingy called a plank or pike. You lie on your tummy, prop up on your elbows, then push up from your knees (toes if you're really good) and hold your back perfectly flat for however long, sucking in your belly button. Simple, right?

Holy killer.

Then she shows me this thing called a side plank (but I had my forearm down, not just my hand).

You lie on your side, rest your forearm down on the mat under you, crosswise, and raise your body off the mat so you're in a straight line from your foot on the floor all the way up.

Mama.

She told me before we started that if I genuinely needed a break to ask for it, but 'don't lie to me'. Yikes! This chic is tough! I like that.

We did various crunches after that, and wow...ok, core stuff before machine stuff. I got it!

Tomorrow morning she'll be doing the pilates class. This will be fun!

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.