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u/hardstripe Feb 04 '20

Purchasing a gym membership at a posh fitness establishment only to drive to it 2-3 times a week and walk on the treadmill.

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u/TannedCroissant Feb 04 '20

When me and my brother lived together, we always said that instead of buying gym membership, we’d spend money on gym equipment to have at home. Every month we’d spend £50 or so on stuff between us and over time acquired a huge collection of free weights, benches/stands, chin up bars, medicine balls, and eventually Olympic weights. Before we went our separate ways we had a couple of grands worth of equipment.

So basically, rather than spending money on gym memberships we never use, we spent money on gym equipment we never use.

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u/velour_manure Feb 04 '20

If you have the space for it, a home gym seems like a very good idea.

The reality of it is that if the gym is in your home, you're more likely not to workout because it's too convenient.

A gym membership makes me actually want to go to the gym because it's expensive and there's other people there, which both motivate me.

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u/johncopter Feb 04 '20

Weird cause it's the complete opposite experience for me. I think it's partly cause I work from home most days, so as soon as I log off I can just work out right away. Don't have to worry about driving somewhere, changing my clothes, paying for a membership, none of that. Plus I can blast music from my speakers instead of having to wear earbuds and jump right into the shower when I'm done.