Comments on: Gym complaints up 90% http://smarterfitter.com/blog/2008/02/22/gym-complaints-up-90/ Less diet, more brain Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:20:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: monica http://smarterfitter.com/blog/2008/02/22/gym-complaints-up-90/#comment-538 monica Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:53:18 +0000 http://smarterfitter.com/blog/2008/02/22/gym-complaints-up-90/#comment-538 Josh, that trick also works for canceling credit cards... just say you've moved countries and they'll stop pushing. =) I'm envious of your home gym... I wish I had a space at home for yoga. I'd call it the "zen cave"! Josh, that trick also works for canceling credit cards… just say you’ve moved countries and they’ll stop pushing. =)

I’m envious of your home gym… I wish I had a space at home for yoga. I’d call it the “zen cave”!

]]> By: Josh http://smarterfitter.com/blog/2008/02/22/gym-complaints-up-90/#comment-529 Josh Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:48:54 +0000 http://smarterfitter.com/blog/2008/02/22/gym-complaints-up-90/#comment-529 I've had two memberships with 24-hour fitness and one with Bally's. The first 24 hour fitness was a real pain to cancel until I learned a trick. Say you're moving to a place without a 24-hour-fitness (also works for Bally's). I just give my parents zip code in rural Virginia. They look it up and find there really isn't one for hundreds of miles and let me cancel with no more arguing. I disliked both gyms but only because they were so busy at times. I guess I am just greedy but I can't stand when I can't do a specific order of exercises I have laboriously laid out the day before. I've switched to working out in my apartment (a bench and a few heavy dumbells) and am very happy with it. My wife calls it the "man cave". -Josh I’ve had two memberships with 24-hour fitness and one with Bally’s. The first 24 hour fitness was a real pain to cancel until I learned a trick. Say you’re moving to a place without a 24-hour-fitness (also works for Bally’s). I just give my parents zip code in rural Virginia. They look it up and find there really isn’t one for hundreds of miles and let me cancel with no more arguing.

I disliked both gyms but only because they were so busy at times. I guess I am just greedy but I can’t stand when I can’t do a specific order of exercises I have laboriously laid out the day before. I’ve switched to working out in my apartment (a bench and a few heavy dumbells) and am very happy with it. My wife calls it the “man cave”.

-Josh

]]> By: monica http://smarterfitter.com/blog/2008/02/22/gym-complaints-up-90/#comment-526 monica Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:28:44 +0000 http://smarterfitter.com/blog/2008/02/22/gym-complaints-up-90/#comment-526 Right, I need to get on that. And on my health/veggie-conscious grocery list helper. Thanks for the encouragement. =) I like your blog, Jul (speaking from one expat to another). Germany is far more "exotic" than the UK... I hope to live in a non-English speaking country someday SOON. Right, I need to get on that. And on my health/veggie-conscious grocery list helper. Thanks for the encouragement. =) I like your blog, Jul (speaking from one expat to another). Germany is far more “exotic” than the UK… I hope to live in a non-English speaking country someday SOON.

]]> By: Jul http://smarterfitter.com/blog/2008/02/22/gym-complaints-up-90/#comment-525 Jul Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:20:40 +0000 http://smarterfitter.com/blog/2008/02/22/gym-complaints-up-90/#comment-525 A series on getting fit without a gym sounds great to me! A series on getting fit without a gym sounds great to me!

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