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Find the Right Gym Membership
10 Questions You Need to Ask Before Joining a Gym
Learn how to navigate sales pitches, decipher contracts, save money, and find a gym that will help you reach the results to resolved to achieve
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Find the Perfect Gym for You
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Does your club offer a complimentary fitness assessment?
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Are your trainers nationally certified? By which organizations?
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How often are your amenities and equipment cleaned?
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How can I save money?
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Can I get a free guest pass to try out the gym first?
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Tell me about your group fitness instructors.
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How many trainers regularly walk the floor to help members?
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What kinds of fees are built into the contract?
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What does a basic membership include?
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How often do you invest in new equipment—and is there space to use it?
Find the Perfect Gym for You
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If you’ve ever joined a gym (or, even worse, tried to quit one), you know that the salespeople at health clubs will say anything to squeeze a dime from your pocket and lock you in to another year-long contract. Often, the person selling you your membership is more concerned with meeting his numbers than whether or not you’ll have to wait in line for a treadmill during your post-work gym session or get athlete’s foot from the floor of his facility’s locker room. So when you’re shopping for a gym, you may need to do a little digging to find the truth behind the flashy pitches. To help, we spoke with industry insiders from some of the top health clubs in the country to determine the 10 questions everyone should ask before signing on the dotted line.
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