$10 a Month for the Gym?!

Friday, June 5, 2009

I have never really had an official gym membership, since I have always used the gyms at college/law school or in my apartment buildings. However, my membership to the law school gym expires at the end of this month, so I am considering joining one. There is a cool all women's gym, Healthworks, but at about $80/month, that is so not happening.



My sister-in-law recently joined Planet Fitness and loves it, and says it is an amazing deal. They recently opened one by me, and it is only $20/month (with no start up fee); and they also have a deal for $10/month(but that one has a $60 start up fee). Any one else go to Planet Fitness/if so, do you like it? My needs aren't super high, I do the elliptical and the treadmill, and for lifting/strength training, I mainly do free weights as opposed to machines.

Lululemon Love

For my birthday, April got me a pair of awesome workout pants from Lululemon (http://www.lululemon.com/) and I am so in love - I usually only wear shorts or capris to the gym b/c work out pants are not really made for people 5'11" (neither are pajama pants or evening gowns for that matter!). However, Lulu Lemon's pants come in short, regular or tall - and the tall are even a little long for me, which is awesome, that never happens!



And the best part? They have a pocket in the waistband where you can hold your gym membership card - perfect for me, since I have to have my student ID for the gym, and always come to so close to leaving it on the elliptical or on the gym floor. Now, they are definitely way expensive, but I figure I may splurge on a couple pairs for myself when I start my job :)