![]() ![]() If you try and get out of it or drop from the black card to the lower level, they'll slap you with a big charge. Planet Fitness: You have to sign a one year contract.This gym was the most willing to work with me in terms of striking a deal. My Fitness Clinic: $99 enrollment which will get you five free training sessions, then $39 a month.No contract is a $99 enrollment and $29.95/month. With a 1 year contract, it's $49 enrollment and $24.95/month. Golds Gym: With a two-year contract, it's a $5 enrollment and $19.95/month.Monthly dues are $54 with a one year contract or $39 with a two year contract. Healthtrax: Enrollment ranges from free to $49, depending on the gym.The regular membership will run you between $9.99 and $15.00 per month and does require a sign-up fee of up to $79. Note: halfway through your contract you get hit with a $39 "annual rate guarantee". You also get some other bonuses such as unlimited tanning and 1/2 price drinks. It lets you use all Planet Fitness locations and brings guests whenever you want. The black card has no start up fee and is $19.99 per month. Planet Fitness: Two levels - regular or black memberships.With that said, if you live in West Hartford - it's a nice alternative to some of the more expensive clubs.Ĭosts, as quoted to me at these locations: Super friendly and incredibly knowledgeable staff, but a little too small for me. My Fitness Clinic: It's West Hartford, so I thought it might be a big, elaborate gym. ![]() There was a high focus among the staff here on overall health and wellness. The selection of free weights was considerably smaller than the cardio equipment. Lots of supervision, very friendly people, and overall a positive workout experience. With that said, the half of my time I wasn't working out, I was flirting. The crowd tends to be young and much more hardcore about working out. It had free weights going up to 120 lbs, and the biggest selection of weight and cardio equipment out of all of the gyms I checked out. Gold's Gym: This was definitely a much more intense gym.Bonus - they gave me some free coffee on the way out. There's always someone around to help with a machine or give you a spot. They seemed to have a super-friendly staff. Healthtrax: Also a mixed crowd a little more on the older side, again possibly because of the cost.If you are the average gym enthusiast, it's not a bad gym. I kid you not when I tell you somebody set off what they call the "lunk alarm" after my second time grunting while leg pressing a fraction of a ton in weights. The bad is that it's judgement free until you drop a weight a little too loudly. The good is that the gym is a relatively welcoming atmosphere with people of all shapes and sizes. I found some good and some bad with this. The gym dubs itself "The Judgement Free Zone". Planet Fitness: A mixed crowd erring on the younger side, possibly because it's relatively inexpensive. Again, try before you buy - or for that matter rule these or any other gyms out. Keep in mind when looking at costs that Healthtrax and the YMCA have many more amenities, such as pools, classes, saunas, and many other facilities in the buildings. I won't go into details about other offerings such as personal training, classes, tanning, shake bars, etc, simply because it varies not just from company to company but also from gym to gym. In this article, I've examined the three big sticking points for many - overall atmosphere, costs, and contracts. Fair or not, you can't help but to wonder what a gym that won't let you try before you by might be hiding. All of the gyms offered a trial membership of at least a day so I could see whether I liked it. What I found varied widely, not just in cost but also in atmosphere, amenities, and services.įirst, I didn't pay to try out these gyms (and they didn't know I work in the media). The fourth was a smaller gym in West Hartford called My Fitness Clinic. Four of them have locations across the state: Planet Fitness, Healthtrax, Golds Gym, and the YMCA. Instead of comparing steak houses - maybe next time, boss? - I'm comparing gyms.Īs a gym rat, I'm pumped. ![]()
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