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wylies99
Joined: 13 May 2006
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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 Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:10 am Post subject: How much should a gym membership cost? |
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In Seoul?
In Incheon? |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:55 am Post subject: |
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| In Seoul, 60,000 won a month on the high end. You can find cheaper. |
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SPINOZA
Joined: 10 Jun 2005
Location: $eoul
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Mine was 162k for 3 months (inc 10% discount). It's a decent place so, yeah, that's probably high-end. |
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djsmnc
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Dave's ESL Cafe
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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| SPINOZA wrote: |
| Mine was 162k for 3 months (inc 10% discount). It's a decent place so, yeah, that's probably high-end. |
Damn....that's like purposefully dropping the soap on the shower floor! |
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Nambucaveman
Joined: 03 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 8:16 pm Post subject: |
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| In Seoul I've paid as high as 80,000 a month (granted that was just on a per month basis), 50,000 in Daegu and the same in Incheon. |
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SPINOZA
Joined: 10 Jun 2005
Location: $eoul
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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| djsmnc wrote: |
| SPINOZA wrote: |
| Mine was 162k for 3 months (inc 10% discount). It's a decent place so, yeah, that's probably high-end. |
Damn....that's like purposefully dropping the soap on the shower floor! |
er....what?
162k divided by 3 months is approx 50k per month for unlimited usage in those 3 months. If you think that's expensive then you must come from the cheapest area in the English-speaking world. |
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bnrockin
Joined: 27 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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| what are usually included in the gym's? Large range of equipment? Indoor pool? Track? |
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Dev
Joined: 18 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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Join any gym except California Fitness. They're overpriced (over 100,000won a month) and the place is overunned by people who just want to be seen in their latest workout gear. Stay away!!!  |
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hogwonguy1979
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: the racoon den
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Dev wrote: |
| Join any gym except California Fitness. They're overpriced (over 100,000won a month) and the place is overunned by people who just want to be seen in their latest workout gear. Stay away!!! |
you can talk calif down. I got 2 years for 1.3 which breaks down to 55k/month, I was paying the same in myold neighborhood (55k/month) for a tiny gym with no facilities that was a dump. Another example, there is a gym very close to where I live now in Hongdae, new and somewhat OK, they charge 80/month or 200 for 3 and they are closed Sundays and holidays.
Calif's facilities are the best in Korea outside of the 5 star hotels and they get the best scenery. Plus they are open 7 days/week like 6AM-10P
There is another option in Myeong-dong, Hurest they apparently have everything Calif has plus a jimjil bang, today I was a sign saying 1 year 770k which is 64k/month again comparable to the neighborhood gyms but nicer facilties |
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itaewonguy
Joined: 25 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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| average price is 80K a month for a modern gym.. |
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riley
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
Location: where creditors can find me
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Membership fees also depend on where you live in the city. I live in Gangnam and have gone to 3 gyms and all three were 100,000 a month. On the other side of the city it only cost me 50,000 a month, though the place was damn small. |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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| bnrockin wrote: |
| what are usually included in the gym's? Large range of equipment? Indoor pool? Track? |
No track ... never seen a pool, but it's possible |
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riley
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Some gyms will have a pool and it will cost extra and a lot. It can be around 200,000 a month. |
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cdninkorea
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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you can talk calif down. I got 2 years for 1.3 which breaks down to 55k/month, I was paying the same in myold neighborhood (55k/month) for a tiny gym with no facilities that was a dump. Another example, there is a gym very close to where I live now in Hongdae, new and somewhat OK, they charge 80/month or 200 for 3 and they are closed Sundays and holidays.
Calif's facilities are the best in Korea outside of the 5 star hotels and they get the best scenery. Plus they are open 7 days/week like 6AM-10P
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True 'dat. Outside of hotel gyms (e.g. The Park Club in the Hyatt), California Wow is the best in Korea that I've seen. My membership was 750,000 for a year, and I also negotiated away the "Inititation Fee".
And yeah, the scenery is the best- sometimes it's so good it's difficult to focus on your workout. |
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vox
Joined: 13 Feb 2005
Location: Jeollabukdo
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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Some gyms will let you buy 10 passes at a time (mine sells me 10 passes for 35,000). This lets me keep my routine nice and mixed since I intersperse it with weekly group sports and mountain hikes.
Gotta mix it up
When I was in Ilsan before, I paid 100,000 for 3 months. It was a fantastic deal. So don't give up hope, you could still find a gem. |
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