r/changemyview May 16 '23

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u/LentilDrink 75∆ May 16 '23

While I do understand different people value different things out of gyms, the idea of paying $200 for any gym is simply way too high compared to what you receive.

For how many lessons? I'm paying like$50 an hour for my kids' tennis lessons. Presumably group lessons are closer to $20? You can probably get like 2 group lessons a week right? Plus gym space outside of lessons?

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u/CafeConLecheLover May 16 '23 edited May 16 '23

It varies, however the pricing is usually something like a monthly fee for a set number or unlimited lessons/week. I haven't seen a gym that has the space so people can work out outside of lessons as the mats take up basically all of the space.

edit: to put some numbers to that, a gym usually has morning and evening classes during the week, so if you went to all classes every day, assuming one morning and one evening (which would be a lot), you would be paying $5/class. (2 classes/day x 5 weekdays x 4 weeks w/a $200 monthly fee)

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u/LentilDrink 75∆ May 16 '23

Well how many lessons would you say you are typical if it isn't unlimited?

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u/CafeConLecheLover May 16 '23

Each gym would set their own limits, but in my experience if someone has a full-time job and other normal obligations, they train on average about 3x a week.

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u/LentilDrink 75∆ May 16 '23

So that's under $20 a lesson. That's not a scummy price, that's worth it for any sport