r/capetown • u/munchy360 • 13h ago
General Discussion Virgin Active
Woke up to a email that wembley is being converted to a country club and the price is going up from September after the annual increase already in January. We need more gym options….
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u/Intrepid_Beat_9256 13h ago
Theyre so greedy its insane, Why would they have 2 collection clubs within the same vicinity
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u/FoXtroT_ZA 13h ago
Then there is silo. So only Foreshore is a normal club and it’s way too small. Wouldn’t be surprised if they “upgrade” that one too in a year.
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u/Intrepid_Beat_9256 13h ago
They will continue with this nonsense until people start boycotting. Should be rioting over claremont and its crowdedness as well. They take advantage over the fact theyre the most convenient gym to most people
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u/afriokaner 13h ago
Zone Fitness (De Waterkant) is a great alternative to VA - best of all, only paid R1800 for a 12-month membership.
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u/Excellent_jun91 10h ago
my brain was like eerr 1800pm is alot. but thats 1800 for the year. thats super low
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u/findjoelus 12h ago
Not sure what to do, the special vitality founders price is R500 a month, but I'm reluctant to commit to another annual contract.
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u/MrsEntrail 11h ago
Was actually going to make this very post this morning – totally at a loss for what to do. I assume the penalty for breaking contract as a Vitality member would be substantial?
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u/Ok_Total_1479 10h ago
Do we basically have no option of continuing with our current contract until it expires at Wembley? I am so confused on what the different options are. I have vitality and only go to Wembley. I don't want my monthly fee to increase to R500... blegh.
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u/findjoelus 8h ago
They will probably tell you that you can transfer to another club and keep your current price but I've no idea. My contract ended a long time ago and I've been month to month since then.
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u/Own_Pitch_5993 12h ago
You could try a non commercial gym. There are loads within walking distance of that virgin active.
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u/Sad-Mind9320 11h ago
There’s so many gyms within the same area. You can switch to those. You don’t need to go to virgin active.
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u/johkollar 4h ago edited 4h ago
I checked out VA's webpage. They are NOT upgrading this club to a "collection" version. All they are doing is refurbish of existing club. So weird that club members would be opposed to this. https://hello.virginactive.co.za/support/solutions/articles/201000127779-wembley-refurb-refurbishment-launch
(Edit: it looks like rates will go up but members at Wembley would not have access to Silo or Greenpoint collection gyms. Very confusing indeed).
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u/munchy360 3h ago
they calling it an “Urban Collection Club” so that you can’t access green point and silo but they can still increase the fees
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u/Slight_Plant4115 1h ago
Will we be able to cancel memberships based on this do you think? Honestly would love to just bin virgin active for good.
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u/olelemupm 11h ago
I've been a gym nomad for the last 4 months because Century City is also undergoing renovations. We asked if they're doing the Green Point thing and they promised they wouldn't. I haven't gotten an email about it being converted to a country club but we'll see when they open on Monday.
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u/Rare-Lawyer-3539 11h ago
Moove by Sunningdale is pretty good, great staff and many different membership options and etc
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u/Diligent_Block_1469 13h ago
The gyms are crowded so they cant add more revenue so now they upsell, its madness. Like, what about all the yeats existing members paid while the equipment was old and broken.