Gym Gym Sugar!
Discipline: Hunting for a new Gym
Time: Several hours
Okay - I have a problem - me usual gym, Fit Stop in Sutton has shut down completely out of the blue. I'm spending about £30 a month at the local pool (Fit Stop didn't have a pool). The pool has a gym for £35 a month - so it seems ideal - just two problems - the classes are a bit limited (not much body pump, no spinning as far as I could see).
So I went to see another one - David Lloyd - very professional, a bit too corporate for my tastes, but wow - great facilities - two 25m pools, great classes, fantastic equipment :oD Just it costs £72 a month, and I wouldn't be using it that much until after the Ironman (apart from swimming). In which case maybe the local pool is better for half the price - only slight downside is that it closes early on weekends, so if I fancy a recovery swim after a long bike ride, I often can't have one :o(
HThis morning I saw the Cannons in Cheam - again very professional, had a more homely feel to it. Good classes, 20m pool, slightly shorter opening hours but better than the local pool. Still - £60 a month!
Oh bum - decisions decisions! £60 a month and then not using the classes seems a lot - it's tempting to go for the local pool gym until after IMDE, the only thing against that is the shorter opening hours :o( Still - on the whole it's done me until now.
I'll sleep on it!
Time: Several hours
Okay - I have a problem - me usual gym, Fit Stop in Sutton has shut down completely out of the blue. I'm spending about £30 a month at the local pool (Fit Stop didn't have a pool). The pool has a gym for £35 a month - so it seems ideal - just two problems - the classes are a bit limited (not much body pump, no spinning as far as I could see).
So I went to see another one - David Lloyd - very professional, a bit too corporate for my tastes, but wow - great facilities - two 25m pools, great classes, fantastic equipment :oD Just it costs £72 a month, and I wouldn't be using it that much until after the Ironman (apart from swimming). In which case maybe the local pool is better for half the price - only slight downside is that it closes early on weekends, so if I fancy a recovery swim after a long bike ride, I often can't have one :o(
HThis morning I saw the Cannons in Cheam - again very professional, had a more homely feel to it. Good classes, 20m pool, slightly shorter opening hours but better than the local pool. Still - £60 a month!
Oh bum - decisions decisions! £60 a month and then not using the classes seems a lot - it's tempting to go for the local pool gym until after IMDE, the only thing against that is the shorter opening hours :o( Still - on the whole it's done me until now.
I'll sleep on it!
posted by XFR Bear @ 5:10 am
8 Comments:
Why do you need classes? Can't you go do 'gym' things on your own... in the gym? Funny isn't it, how we look for different things? I wouldn't even ever consider the classes. For me, it's about what machinery and weights they have, and what the other customers look like! I really like the gym that's actually the nearest one to me - at Kingsmeadow.
I think the main classes I want are:
Body Pump ('cos it's more fun than free weights or machines)
Yoga (to help stretch me and posture)
Pilates (similar)
Spinning ('cos everyone says it's fun and it sounds great)
£72 a month (even £60 a month) is a lot of monet mate
yeah well, it's Darn Sarf innit!
lot of money indeed but good for londinium!
can you get a 6mth pass?
No, you can't - the local gym does a pay as you go option but it's about £6 - only found that out this morning. Might well take a look.
Alternatively join it for six months and then swap to one of the others.
Got a trial sesh at David Lloyd's tomorrow - droooool!!
cool!
make sure you use EVERYTHING!
Just about to set off - bit tricky as they give members priority on classes - will be able to watch the spinning at least - I'm on the reserve list so might get in!
Bit nervous - got used to seeing the same old faces at the gym and knowing the instructors - wibble :os
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