Comments on: Should you join a gym? My thoughts after a full year of gym membership http://livingwellonless.com/2010/01/06/should-you-join-a-gym-my-thoughts-after-a-full-year-of-gym-membership/ Simply Frugal. Simply Healthy. Simply Happy. Sun, 20 May 2012 14:38:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Issa http://livingwellonless.com/2010/01/06/should-you-join-a-gym-my-thoughts-after-a-full-year-of-gym-membership/comment-page-1/#comment-18508 Issa Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:15:32 +0000 http://livingwellonless.com/?p=2869#comment-18508 After 24 months of going to the gym, I am still conflicted. I know it is good for me - my GGT was lowered to acceptable levels, I was able to conceive (our second child) after 8 years of trying, I feel good, better - but whenever I see the bill ($60/month) and look at the past and realize I have only gone for 4 times in a month for a lot of months, and none in some - I go ballistic (well, internally) and want to just stop the membership. I guess the secret is in the commitment - buy a gym membership only if you have a strong resolve to be fit or be healthy, and commit to going at least 3-4 times in a week. Otherwise, that is money in the gym's pocket and out of yours and it is not very financial savvy. I am happy that your experience turned out real good for you. I wish I will have that resolve (and your results). I currently stopped my gym membership because of the pregnancy but I am hoping to go back again - and be good this time. .-= Issa´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.youwanttoberich.com/2010/01/12/credit-card-musings-er-woes/" rel="nofollow">Credit Card Musings (er, Woes)</a> =-. After 24 months of going to the gym, I am still conflicted. I know it is good for me – my GGT was lowered to acceptable levels, I was able to conceive (our second child) after 8 years of trying, I feel good, better – but whenever I see the bill ($60/month) and look at the past and realize I have only gone for 4 times in a month for a lot of months, and none in some – I go ballistic (well, internally) and want to just stop the membership. I guess the secret is in the commitment – buy a gym membership only if you have a strong resolve to be fit or be healthy, and commit to going at least 3-4 times in a week. Otherwise, that is money in the gym’s pocket and out of yours and it is not very financial savvy.

I am happy that your experience turned out real good for you. I wish I will have that resolve (and your results). I currently stopped my gym membership because of the pregnancy but I am hoping to go back again – and be good this time.
.-= Issa´s last blog ..Credit Card Musings (er, Woes) =-.

]]> By: monique http://livingwellonless.com/2010/01/06/should-you-join-a-gym-my-thoughts-after-a-full-year-of-gym-membership/comment-page-1/#comment-18313 monique Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:18:21 +0000 http://livingwellonless.com/?p=2869#comment-18313 Congratulations on keeping up this great habit. I joined a gym in October, not so much to lose weight (I also haven't), but to get healthy and strong. I am very close to my ideal weight anyways, but I was hoping to get a little closer (lose 5 pounds maybe?). At first I was disappointed by this, but now I revel in the strength that I feel. I never ever felt muscles in my lower back before! I hope to shed a few pounds once spring comes, but if not, I will still continue going to the gym because the power and the increased metabolism that it has provided me have been worth it! Congratulations on keeping up this great habit. I joined a gym in October, not so much to lose weight (I also haven’t), but to get healthy and strong. I am very close to my ideal weight anyways, but I was hoping to get a little closer (lose 5 pounds maybe?). At first I was disappointed by this, but now I revel in the strength that I feel. I never ever felt muscles in my lower back before! I hope to shed a few pounds once spring comes, but if not, I will still continue going to the gym because the power and the increased metabolism that it has provided me have been worth it!

]]> By: Brittany http://livingwellonless.com/2010/01/06/should-you-join-a-gym-my-thoughts-after-a-full-year-of-gym-membership/comment-page-1/#comment-18240 Brittany Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:31:41 +0000 http://livingwellonless.com/?p=2869#comment-18240 Congrats on the year of fitness! I agree.. you can't pay attention to the weight. Besides sometimes you actually gain weight by working out since we all know muscle weighs more than fat! You have to really just think about how you feel and not what it shows on the scale! Another thing to consider when thinking about gym memberships is whether your insurance will cover it. When I was in NY, my insurance covered something like 60% annually of the cost of my gym membership. I think nowadays, more health care providers are realizing that it helps to pay for preventative things like this that will encourage ppl to have better health. Hopefully it will eventually become a routine thing covered by health care, wouldn't that be nice? Happy new year! Congrats on the year of fitness! I agree.. you can’t pay attention to the weight. Besides sometimes you actually gain weight by working out since we all know muscle weighs more than fat! You have to really just think about how you feel and not what it shows on the scale!

Another thing to consider when thinking about gym memberships is whether your insurance will cover it. When I was in NY, my insurance covered something like 60% annually of the cost of my gym membership. I think nowadays, more health care providers are realizing that it helps to pay for preventative things like this that will encourage ppl to have better health. Hopefully it will eventually become a routine thing covered by health care, wouldn’t that be nice?

Happy new year!

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