money saving gym tip... any good to anyone?

Bakedgoods · 23 Jul 2007 at 16:20

Volcs said:
I think they vary quite a lot. I was a member at Brondesbury Park one and there was a limited DB selection and no squat rack.

After moving flat I transferred to the Bloomsbury one where they have plenty of DBs, squat rack and 6 or so benches. Plus the bonus of it being a bit more of "health club" is in 4 months I've yet to have to wait to use the squat rack!

Wish they had that down here, actually a nice place to train etc.

Only one smith machine that could be used for squatting/benching.

Grr i'm jealous

weringo · 23 Jul 2007 at 16:31

I'm 9 months short of being eligable for heath insurance

£54 a month it is then.

InsomniaCalls · 27 Jul 2007 at 14:13

DanH84 said:
just noticed it's on jjb fitness gyms as well.

Where did you see that?

DanH84 · 27 Jul 2007 at 15:02

http://www.pruhealth.co.uk/medical_insurance/vitality/partners/exercise/other.jhtml

the other gyms section on pru health webby

Blakey0500 · 6 Sep 2007 at 18:58

Has anyone done this yet then? I'm guessing i have to buy the pruhealth insurance first and then do i turn up at a cannons gym and tell them my pruhealth details to get the cheap membership???

Cemetery · 6 Sep 2007 at 19:25

Btw, anyone doing this may wanna go via Quidco, you will get £115 cashback.

http://www.quidco.com/pru-health/

salami1212 · 6 Sep 2007 at 19:46

at the moment im paying £35 a month for virgin active gym. I go 3 times a week, how much would I be able to save? Cheers

alexakasloth · 6 Sep 2007 at 19:55

Has anyone used this? There's an LA fitness near me and i'll hopefully be back in employment soon, the LA fitness is also about 2 mile closer to me than the alternative (a lot of time saving when it's by bus). Is it for peak or off-peak?

Wardie said:
Although Canons is a nice gym and has lots to do with all the swimming and saunas etc, my local one is lacking quite a lot for a serious bodybuilder.

No standard bench or squat rack (smith machine only).
Fixed dumbbell and barbell weights (useless for deadlifts really).

Everything else is just machines :\

Although for £20 i'm considering it because it's usually £46.

I know what you mean, my old gym was like that but I couldn't complain as it was only £20 a month.

salami1212 · 7 Sep 2007 at 20:33

salami1212 said:
at the moment im paying £35 a month for virgin active gym. I go 3 times a week, how much would I be able to save? Cheers

anyone got any ideas roughly so I can show my dad?

SK07 · 7 Sep 2007 at 23:48

Bhoya said:
Damn it, me & the girlfriend have been paying £50/month for ages to go to our local Cannon's. Thanks for the link - going to have to try it out.

£50 lol? why bother.

I pay £16 atm, then again it's council owned and im a student so it cuts the costs

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DanH84 · 8 Sep 2007 at 09:13

salami1212 said:
anyone got any ideas roughly so I can show my dad?

if you go to the pru health website and get a quote then that will give you an idea. you might pay a bit more for first 3 months but after that you will just pay your helath insurance, so it's entirely dependant on your quote.

Blakey0500 · 12 Sep 2007 at 18:42

I have now signed up and received my stuff from Pruhealth, and applied for pruhealth through quidco, so for the year my membership will have averaged £19.75 per month and that's at the rather nice cannons gym in covent garden. where they usually charge £72 a month. and ontop of that free medical insurance with no excess.

Best deal ever i think.

Ultra_Extreme · 12 Sep 2007 at 23:32

jeez when i look at those fee's and think of the kit i could put in my spare room instead.....

Good deal though! and private health is always good.

salami1212 · 18 Sep 2007 at 00:23

do you have to be 18? And i apparently can get it for £15 a month. How do i actually get the insurance?

Richard_16v · 18 Sep 2007 at 10:48

Why do people spend so much to go somewhere that doesn't have the equipment they need/want? :eek:

salami1212 · 23 Sep 2007 at 23:23

exactly how is this cheaper when you have to pay £100 a month for the insurance

MTA99 · 23 Sep 2007 at 23:32

salami1212 said:
exactly how is this cheaper when you have to pay £100 a month for the insurance

Exactly how have you come up with a figure of £100/month? :confused:

salami1212 · 24 Sep 2007 at 00:37

well my dad did.. i keep telling him that its cheaper than that.. what are you actualy meant to do to get the cheaper gym membership

Morba · 24 Sep 2007 at 20:52

SK07 said:
£50 lol? why bother.

I pay £16 atm, then again it's council owned and im a student so it cuts the costs .

£50 gets you away from the random scum that enter council gyms for one off workouts.
the cannons i use is pretty damn fantastic, and thats before i think about the fact that i do not pay to use it (or any other cannons for that matter!).

Morba · 24 Sep 2007 at 20:53

salami1212 said:
well my dad did.. i keep telling him that its cheaper than that.. what are you actualy meant to do to get the cheaper gym membership

if your dad is old, a smoker, drinker, has had medical issues previously, then yes, a high quote would be given.

low quotes - young, non smoking people with no pre-existing medical conditions.

money saving gym tip... any good to anyone?

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