Hi All
	I need to get aware from my machine from time to time and was looking 
to join a club, and just wondered what to expect to pay.

Richard wrote:

> Hi All
>     I need to get aware from my machine from time to time and was 
> looking to join a club, and just wondered what to expect to pay.



I pay 32.50 per month JBB Health Club Batley all times and they are 
open from 6.30 am to 10 I think. They also have a pool etc

Jen

Richard wrote:

> Hi All
>     I need to get aware from my machine from time to time and was 
> looking to join a club, and just wondered what to expect to pay.


try your local authority, they may have a gym/swimming pool etc and the 
prices are a damn sight less than these private clubs.

On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 16:49:35 GMT, Tito  wrote:


>Richard wrote:
>> Hi All
>>     I need to get aware from my machine from time to time and was 
>> looking to join a club, and just wondered what to expect to pay.
>
>try your local authority, they may have a gym/swimming pool etc and the 
>prices are a damn sight less than these private clubs.


My local authority (Manchester) is 29/month which gives me access to
swimming, sauna, weights room, all fitness classes (circuits etc) and
Karate. You also get one-to-one sessions with the fitness instructors
included. 

My pass is good at 6 sports centres in the local area. OK, they
haven't got as many machines as Holmes Place, David Lloyd et al and
they aren't as glitzy but if you avoid the really busy times it's
pretty good if you're on a budget...

All the private type places are about 30 a month  around here (LA fitness, 
fitness first, david lloyd)

Even the smaller ones would be that much I bet and IMO not worth it unless 
you actually go quite regularly (twice a week for me at least) - but i bet a 
LOT of people start with the idea of getting fit and then give it up:)

Perhaps there might be a place that allows pay as you go........?

"mo"  wrote in message 
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> All the private type places are about 30 a month  around here (LA 
> fitness, fitness first, david lloyd)
>
> Even the smaller ones would be that much I bet and IMO not worth it unless 
> you actually go quite regularly (twice a week for me at least) - but i bet 
> a LOT of people start with the idea of getting fit and then give it up:)
>
> Perhaps there might be a place that allows pay as you go........?

Such as the local council sports centre? Ours is quite reasonable with a lot 
of new equipment, worth checking out if you are not sure if you will get on.

"erics"  wrote in message 
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> Such as the local council sports centre? Ours is quite reasonable with a 
> lot of new equipment, worth checking out if you are not sure if you will 
> get on.


75% of local authority sports facilities are operated either by private 
companies, such as DC Leisure and Leisure Connection - which is why the 
standard has improved so much - or by leisure trusts, such as Greenwich 
Leisure http://www.gll.org/ .

Consequently, "local authority" facilities represent terrific value when 
compared to private operators.

Ian

"Ian F."  wrote in message 
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> "erics"  wrote in message 
> news:430eb5d5$0$13696$cc9e4d1f@news-text.dial.pipex.com...
>
>> Such as the local council sports centre? Ours is quite reasonable with a 
>> lot of new equipment, worth checking out if you are not sure if you will 
>> get on.
>
> 75% of local authority sports facilities are operated either by private 
> companies, such as DC Leisure and Leisure Connection - which is why the 
> standard has improved so much - or by leisure trusts, such as Greenwich 
> Leisure http://www.gll.org/ .
>
> Consequently, "local authority" facilities represent terrific value when 
> compared to private operators.
>

Agreed. And you don't end up paying for the "free video hire", bar, singles 
network, sauna and sunbed facilities, etc etc facilities that are not 
strictly needed for a gym. In otherwords some of the fitness places are 
selling more than just a gym, which may or may not be what you are after.

On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 04:37:50 +0100, "mo"  wrote:


>All the private type places are about 30 a month  around here (LA fitness, 
>fitness first, david lloyd)


Think they're a little more up here, unfortunately - usually 40+

On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 11:13:36 +0100, "Ian F." 
wrote:


>"erics"  wrote in message 
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>
>> Such as the local council sports centre? Ours is quite reasonable with a 
>> lot of new equipment, worth checking out if you are not sure if you will 
>> get on.
>
>75% of local authority sports facilities are operated either by private 
>companies, such as DC Leisure and Leisure Connection - which is why the 
>standard has improved so much - or by leisure trusts, such as Greenwich 
>Leisure http://www.gll.org/ .


Serco run ours. Not sure about how much they've improved compared to
keeping them in local authority hands, though...