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rudyflyer · Joined: 26 Feb 2003 Location: pacing the cage

OK I've decided to take this workout stuff a little bit more seriously (the wife has been getting me to go to the gym on campus for about a month now, I did have a bit of a gut on me as you could tell at the last bash Embarassed

) I'm getting tired of working out on campus, sweating it up around my students and so-so facillities (2 bikes, small weight machines, no showers etc) so I'm looking for a health club.

How much should I be paying and what should I be looking for? Went to one near our other campus in town today and it looked pretty good and its fairly new, lots of equipment treadmills, bikes, weight machines. It even has a small driving range, aerobics studios, squash courts, yoga, suana etc. For a health club membership its 120,000 for 3 months if you want add squash, golf, aeorbics etc those double the cost.

please workout freaks help me!!!

kimcheeking · Guest

In seoul the average price is 50,000 to 60,000 won per month for just machines/bicycles/traedmills. The other stuff I'm not sure about. so it seems like a good deal to me here.

just down the road from me is a place that charges 40/month or 100 for three months, but that is unusual.

captain kirk · Joined: 29 Jan 2003

well, this 'workout freak' (haha) goes to a gym which costs 150,000 per three month chunk. it is called 'technogym', and the machines are made in Italy (isn't that something!). it is BRILLIANTLY lit with a spot light in the ceiling every two meters! which is good for perking up after work and into the gym. it has a steam room off of the showers. I'm happy. At least my shoulders are wider than my gut now, though the gut remains. Tucked in the shadows of my oak-hewn physique, haha. best of luck!, signed 'out of all proportion; a geek'.(what about the stress busting effects of gym attendance, as well as gut busting. to focus entirely on the gym it's necessary to leave the day at work IN THE DUST ie. don't sweat the small stuff;it's all small stuff. it's not 'til the gym that i'm forced to throw those 'chunks' off).

whatthefunk · Joined: 21 Apr 2003 Location: Dont have a clue

I go to a little local gym in my neighborhood for 55,000 a month. There's just one guy that works there, but he helps out with all the equipment and exercises. I would just look for a place that has good members and helpful staff for a good price.

Zyzyfer · Posted: Sun May 18, 2003 6:52 am Post subject:

They'll all probably have discounts for multi-month sign-ons. My gym has a big reduction if you sign on for a year, but yea. It's a year.

Just make sure the gym's nice, check out the facilities.

Gotta start goin' back to gym, myself... -_-

Blue Flower · Posted: Sun May 18, 2003 8:48 pm Post subject:

I walked into my local gym the other day, well i presumed from the large posters of Arnie in his Mr Universe days that it was a gym, and they had not idea what I meant when i asked about joining it. Even when i looked up the words join, member, etc, in my trusty english/korean dict. What was up with that? Maybe they only have casual things, though it doesn't make sense. It was 3000 won for a go.

Marathe · Joined: 07 Feb 2003 Location: Spider Hole

Mine's 120,000 for three months
but its small - one of each machine 3 bikes and 3 treadmills.

I don't know if i'll be invited to renew my membership: i broke a machine there today. Cursed cheaply made cables on long pull machines.

rudyflyer · Joined: 26 Feb 2003 Location: pacing the cage

thanks folks for all the help. Think we'll join this new club near our other campus when we get back from vacation in late July. Price seems right, facillities look great, just not many members yet since it is brand new but it should grow considering the location on the main road to the airport and near Sangmu ji-gu.

Bad news is for the next month I'm stuck using the campus gym fighting for the 1 bike I can adjust the seat on