northernlights20h ago

Asked LA Fitness to cancel my membership, they offered to freeze it for $10/month instead

https://lemmy.today/post/49865820

Show threadbluejayway10h ago
i’m glad i never joined a gym when i was thinking about it around a year ago. it’s literally cheaper to save up to buy your own equipment (you don’t need the big stuff, but even then you can get it secondhand or something). i don’t work out anymore but when i did, i used body weight exercises (push ups, pull ups, etc.).
Show threadneedanke7h ago
I don’t know where you live, but I have nowhere near enough space for exercise equipment at home.
Show threadlightnsfw
I do quite well with a set of adjustable dumbbells, a foldable bench, and a 4x8’ area of floor. I do wish I had a cardio machine of some sort but I get by without it. Not sure about your situation but it doesn’t take a ton of space to work out at home. If you have room to lay down somewhere you can do a lot.
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Show threadHonytawk1h ago
Most don’t have 4x8 m² of floor space available
Show threadlightnsfw1h ago
That’s feet not meters
Show threadLwL56m ago

4x8 feet is a whole lot less than 4x8m. That’s less than 1.5x3m if im remembering how long that cursed unit was correctly.

Still not a super small area to just have available, but probably more realistic for many people. I could probably arrange for that in my 40m^2 apartment