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Keith B wrote:Here's another thing for me. I pay $10 a month at my gym. No pool, shower, massage room, etc., just workout equipment. I cannot buy the quality of equipment and types I 'like' to use for less than about $5,000 total, even used. Itt would take me almost 42 years to pay for the equipment I exercise on to use at home. I think that is a savings.

If you are a person who is happy working with free weights and getting your cardio biking, so be it. You are not everyone. Some of us like to use other methods and the cost of a gym membership provides access to that equipment without a large financial investment.

Abraham wrote: Because that's all you need for muscle fitness.

Also, I don't work out with weights every day like I once did. I work out every other day. On the off days, I ride a mountain bike for twenty-five miles. Am I obsessive about exercise - heck yes!

For 22 years, before I started cycling, I ran ten miles a day and fifteen on the week-ends. After finally blowing up my knee and getting it scoped, all I'm allowed to do for aerobic fitness now is either swim or bike.

I tried swimming for six months and found I hated it as an exercise, but still love it for recreation.

Cycling isn't hard on the knees - so that's what I do and it isn't boring either. It's an adventure every time I go...

NorthDallas7 wrote:Sorry to hear this. Breakins are fairly common at both gyms I work out at. Which is why for the past 10 years, I carry a small bag with me on the floor. It holds my wallet, and any other valuables including my ruger lcp. Yes, I carry my gun with me on the gym floor in a bag. A ruger lcp. A few years ago, you may recall a guy walked into an LA Fitness back east and killed a few people.

Again, sorry to hear about your loss.