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Incessant replay of the same music at health clubs
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chronicpride



Joined: 16 Jan 2003

PostPosted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 5:11 pm    Post subject: Incessant replay of the same music at health clubs Reply with quote

Please let this be the thread where people can post advice and directions on where to find health clubs that play more than one CD over and over.

As for me, I'm drawing a complete...blank.
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Butterfly



Joined: 02 Mar 2003
Location: Kuwait

PostPosted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 5:33 pm    Post subject: Re: Incessant replay of the same music at health clubs Reply with quote

CFC in Myeong Dong employs a DJ on busy nights.
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dogbert



Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: Killbox 90210

PostPosted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 7:30 pm    Post subject: Re: Incessant replay of the same music at health clubs Reply with quote

Butterfly wrote:
CFC in Myeong Dong employs a DJ on busy nights.


AND he plays Russian pop. Laughing
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animalbirdfish



Joined: 04 Feb 2004

PostPosted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 8:15 pm    Post subject: Re: Incessant replay of the same music at health clubs Reply with quote

dogbert wrote:
Butterfly wrote:
CFC in Myeong Dong employs a DJ on busy nights.


AND he plays Russian pop. Laughing


AND, CFC charges about 25,000 won for a one day walk-in membership. Shocked
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chronicpride



Joined: 16 Jan 2003

PostPosted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 8:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What's the monthly rate of this place?
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Butterfly



Joined: 02 Mar 2003
Location: Kuwait

PostPosted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 8:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

100,000
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rapier



Joined: 16 Feb 2003

PostPosted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 9:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Has anyone noticed Koreans on the treadmill, and how they always have that exxagerrated, marching, arm action, its almost comical. Maybe because they've all been in the army, I dunno. But it looks stupid.
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Ody



Joined: 27 Jan 2003
Location: over here

PostPosted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 9:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i'm no expert, but Worldcup Spoland has yet to annoy me. in fact, there are a couple of hip and funky female instructors there that play pretty good stuff.

it's possible though that my limited hours a week, working out, are not sufficient time to catch a lot of repetition.



edit: wacky font.


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Ody



Joined: 27 Jan 2003
Location: over here

PostPosted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 9:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

rapier wrote:
Has anyone noticed Koreans on the treadmill, and how they always have that exxagerrated, marching, arm action, its almost comical. Maybe because they've all been in the army, I dunno. But it looks stupid.


this is part of the work out, many do it in the US as well. i think Oprah is to blame/credit.
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hogwonguy1979



Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: the racoon den

PostPosted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 10:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

simple solution to this problem. Get your own mp3 player and tune the stuff out. I got a Rio Cali 256mb internal chip and added another 128mb chip. The Rio is designed for working out, yeah it will set you back around US $150 but its worth it to avoid Korean pop.
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paperbag princess



Joined: 07 Mar 2004
Location: veggie hell

PostPosted: Mon Aug 23, 2004 3:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

yeah, but most gyms play the music so loud that even if you have your own diskman/ipod/whatever you still have to listen to their music...
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chotaerang



Joined: 23 Mar 2004
Location: In the gym

PostPosted: Mon Aug 23, 2004 6:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

What kind of adjustments make that Mp3 player suited to lifting?
I think the only thing that would work is to have the mp3 player built into a set of heavy duty headphones that don't fall off your head when the plyometrics begin.
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hellofaniceguy



Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: On your computer screen!

PostPosted: Mon Aug 23, 2004 3:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Do what I do...I tell the front desk to turn the stupid music down! It's annoying! Or I just turn it down myself. The same with playing the same music over and over...tell them to change the CD!
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shawner88



Joined: 01 Feb 2003

PostPosted: Mon Aug 23, 2004 11:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Man, this is one of the things that annoyed me to no end when I was working out regularly at the clubs. My girlfriend also hates it and she's Korean! Why or why can't we exercise in peace and wear headphones instead?

Raining men! Oh yeah! pump! pump! Halluelujah it's raining men!
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TECO



Joined: 20 Jan 2003

PostPosted: Mon Aug 23, 2004 11:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i went into the gym once in Tokyo and saw all these old ladies bouncing up and down in their arobics class. The music playing was some gangsta rap going on about anal rape and using the word that describes a female dog.

Went into Burger King yesterday and it was the the same kind of music playing and no one seemed to mind. Made me a nervous wreck, though and I left quickly.

None of them had a clue what they were listening to.
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