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Drop Y membership and just row or not?

Yesterday, 02:10 PM	? #1
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post ? Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,161	Drop Y membership and just row or not? About a year ago we bought a concept 2 rower. Before that we had joined the Y and was using it for exercise. A year later we've moved and the rower is still convenient for us to use....but the Y is less so. We are still in the same area but are paying $88 a month for family Y membership. The closest Y is about 25 minutes from us so frankly we tend to not go (OK, I'll be honest -- we haven't gone since we moved here a few months ago). For aerobic exercise I think we are fine with the Concept 2. The only reason to go to the Y is a couple of days a week for strength training (probably mostly machines). Is it worth it basically a $1000 a year or is what we get from the Concept 2 good enough? I know it isn't ideal but how necessary is it to spend $1000 a year so we can do strength training twice a week? And, with an hour long round trip drive. We could also join the Gold's gym that is 15 minutes away. For 2 people on a 2 year membership ($100 cancellation fee to cancel early) would be $65 a month. We do have kids but they don't really use the Y as they do martial arts and my son is in college and can use the exercise facilities at school. So... Keep the Y for $1056 a year? (I generally like the Y atmosphere better than I like the commercial gyms.) Join the Gold's gym for $780 a year? (10 minutes closer to so 20 minutes closer round trip - Also it is in the main shopping center that we go to all the time while the Y is off the beaten track and where we wouldn't go to that area to do any other shopping) Or drop the Y and don't join either and just use the concept 2? Any other thoughts? ' + '?' + google_ads[i].line2 + '?' + google_ads[i].line3 + '?' + '' + google_ads[i].visible_url + ' '; } } '' } if (google_ads[0].bidtype == "CPC") { /* insert this snippet for each ad call */ google_adnum = google_adnum + google_ads.length; } document.write(s); return; } google_ad_client = 'ca-pub-7757781251671730'; google_ad_channel = '3711355403'; google_ad_output = 'js'; google_max_num_ads = '6'; google_ad_type = 'text'; google_feedback = 'on'; // --> __________________
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Yesterday, 02:30 PM	? #3
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ... ? Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 5,487	I've always been too cheap to join a health club/YMCA, and the charges we've considered were a whale of a lot less than $88/mo (jeeeeez) - DW paid $40-50/month for a while, but she decided that was too much and driving too and from added a lot of time to her workout time. It's way more convenient to not have to drive somewhere, and I can work out in crummy clothes and my fuzzy slippers if I want to. Don't have to fight over what's on TV, wait for machines or wipe the sweat off equipment after an inconsiderate member. If I had to drive somewhere, the (winter) weather would probably stop me way too often. I'd rather work out at home, so we have a Bowflex, treadmill & dumb bells. We also walk or ride (bikes) outside whenever the weather permits. My workouts take 45 minutes, not 45 minutes plus time to drive back and forth (no thanks). Unless you're going to use the health club at least several times a week AND you value the social aspects of a health club (some people join primarily for the social aspect, and there's nothing wrong with that), I'd drop the Y and not join Gold's. If you're uncertain, start a workout routine at home and see if you can stay with it. For me, having goals like body weight, increasing resistance and/or reps on weights, increasing time/speed/incline on the treadmill are key to sticking with it. If you find you just hate working out at home, you can always join Gold's later. Give it a try & best of luck. The best program is one that you will stick with and get/maintain results - whatever that takes. __________________ The only normal people are the one's you don't know very well. Alfred Adler Retired Jun 2011 at age 57
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Yesterday, 02:35 PM	? #4
Dryer sheet wannabe ? Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 19	I think the rower alone is not enough - you still need some kind of strength training/weight bearing exercises. Do you think you could be diligent enough to do these at home? I pay $70/mo to go to CrossFit (for just me). Even though many of the exercises I could do at home with my own weight rack, I know I don't have the drive that I do when I'm working out next to my competitors (aka don't get as good a work out at home). __________________
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Yesterday, 07:19 PM	? #6
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ... ? Join Date: May 2005 Location: Stepfordville Posts: 8,797	A few dumbbells, resistance bands, and some body weights exercises might tide you over. I pay $11/mo for a municipal rec center membership, plus it's a mile away. But I have a few dumbbells, a barbell, and a universal multi-station (Craigslist, $45) in the garage. Too hot in the summer, but the spare room is filled with guitars and home studio gear... __________________ Have Funds, Will Retire Master of dumbassery
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Yesterday, 08:00 PM	? #8
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post ? Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,610	Kat, I think your answer is in the first paragraph. You tend not to go as it is too far away. As others have said, you can get strength training through some of the above. Let's face it, a lot of us do cardio and strength training, but we have no intentions of bulking up like the Hulk. A famous athlete in the 1980s Hershel Walker weight training consisted of 1500 daily push ups and sit ups. The reason why I have a membership is because it forces me to go since I paid for it. I have tried and failed to work out at home because I just can't make myself do it at home. If I could, I would have dropped mine. Try setting up a routine at home, and if it don't work, they are always willing to take your money and you can try it again, then. Good luck! __________________
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Yesterday, 09:28 PM	? #12
Recycles dryer sheets ? Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Illinois and Florida Posts: 247	Check out "Silver Sneakers". See if your healthcare plan covers this. Free if you are eligible. In our community, currently oversubscribed and has a waiting list. There are 10,000 locations for the program. __________________
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Today, 12:48 AM	? #13
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ... ? Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Hooverville Posts: 17,569	I think the rower alone is not enough - you still need some kind of strength training/weight bearing exercises. Do you think you could be diligent enough to do these at home? I pay $70/mo to go to CrossFit (for just me). Even though many of the exercises I could do at home with my own weight rack, I know I don't have the drive that I do when I'm working out next to my competitors (aka don't get as good a work out at home). People survived well into the 70s with little or no weight training. It was commonly thought to be harmful. My former brother in law, a prominant academic physician cautioned us to avoid weight training. For men at least, it does make muscles look more impressive. Specifically speaking of rowing, many successful University programs just row. So it is hard to say really, how much is excellent marketing, and how much is benefit that is worth the trouble. Whatver benfits are there, are likely available with a very small investment that will take no more room than what can be devoted in a typical city apartment. Weight lifting injuries ae fairly common also. I think it comes down to individual choice, unless cosmetics are an important consideration, or someone wants to be a professional athlete. Ha __________________ ?Every third American devotes himself to improving and lifting up his fellow citizens, usually by force; the messianic delusion is our national disease.? ? H.L. Mencken
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Today, 07:59 AM	? #15
Recycles dryer sheets ? Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Illinois and Florida Posts: 247	Forgot the link to Silver Sneakers. SilverSneakers | Older Adult and Senior Fitness, Fun and Friends Eligibility is dependent on having a healthcare plan that accepts silver sneaker membership. Typically over 65 or on Medicare, with a supplement health plan. Memberships in the ten thousand participating health facilities is free. In our small town, there are three, including the YMCA. The programs are quite complete, and tailored to the individual needs, including consulting, medical evaluation, personalized regimens if preferred, and follow up. The popularity of the program accounts for a short waiting list here, but not a problem in most facilities, from what I've heard. Ummm... did I mention "free"? __________________
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Today, 08:16 AM	? #16
Full time employment: Posting here. ? Join Date: May 2011 Location: Belleville, ONT Posts: 621	Weight lifting injuries ae fairly common also. Back in the 1970s, when I used to frequent a weight room in Toronto, one of the 'older' guys, (who was younger then than I am now), remarked that, in his youth, he and a bunch of buddies were quite 'heavily' into weights......he said that every one of them ended up with 'bad' backs. __________________ "Exit, pursued by a bear." The Winter's Tale, William Shakespeare
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Today, 08:19 AM	? #17
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ... ? Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 5,487	With downsizing to our current house we really don't have room for a weight set here. Back in the old days I actually a large multi-station weight machine at home but that was when I could devote a room to that. Now, we have every room fully used and now extra room at all. We are using the concept 2 regularly (it is in our bedroom). In a few years our kids will be gone and we would have room for more weight equipment at home but just not an option now. Though I have a Bowflex Ultimate, I will sell it before we move to downsize, it takes up way too much space. I'm not sure we'll keep the treadmill either, not only space but I'd rather walk outside and do in all but the most extreme weather. A few dumbbells, resistance bands, and some body weights exercises might tide you over. +1. I assume few if any of us are training for a bodybuilding contest, we're just trying to keep fit. If so, you can do good resistance training with nothing more than a good set of dumb bells and the basics (push ups, sit ups, chin ups, squats, etc.) - you don't have to have a weight machine. If you need more resistance (unlikely IMO), old style free weights don't have to take up much room. I have Bowflex SelecTech dumb bells, all I really need. __________________ The only normal people are the one's you don't know very well. Alfred Adler Retired Jun 2011 at age 57
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Today, 08:41 AM	? #18
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ... ? Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 5,487	Back in the 1970s, when I used to frequent a weight room in Toronto, one of the 'older' guys, (who was younger then than I am now), remarked that, in his youth, he and a bunch of buddies were quite 'heavily' into weights......he said that every one of them ended up with 'bad' backs. I assume those were (aspiring) body builders. For folks just trying to maintain basic fitness, there's no reason fear of injury should be a part of it. For that matter, knee, ankle, back and other problems plague a lot of runners too. I hope we're not confusing basic fitness routines with those who take fitness more to an extreme. Resistance training has always been more beneficial than cardio for me anyway. Though I know others who find just the opposite. Of course the best exercise is just engaging in activities that use all the muscles & flexibility like our ancestors, instead of "training," YMMV ' + '?' + google_ads[i].line2 + '?' + google_ads[i].line3 + '?' + '' + google_ads[i].visible_url + ' '; } } '' } if (google_ads[0].bidtype == "CPC") { /* insert this snippet for each ad call */ google_adnum = google_adnum + google_ads.length; } document.write(s); return; } google_ad_client = 'ca-pub-7757781251671730'; google_ad_channel = '2895579729'; google_ad_output = 'js'; google_max_num_ads = '6'; google_ad_type = 'text'; google_feedback = 'on'; // --> __________________ The only normal people are the one's you don't know very well. Alfred Adler Retired Jun 2011 at age 57
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