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Article: Pound stretchers Overweight? Thinking of joining a gym? Clare Francis advises on the best deals around
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- January 9, 2000
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f getting fit was your New Year's resolution but you've never
belonged to a gym before, choosing which fitness club to join can be
a daunting prospect. Rather than dreaming about fitting into a bikini
or Gucci thong in time for this year's summer holiday, your main
concern should be value for money. Checking out what is included in
the membership fee is vital.
Our survey demonstrates how dramatically prices can vary from club
to club in the same locality, and even within the same chain. In
London, Cannons charges a pounds 240 joining fee at its Battersea
branch, for example, but only pounds 175 to join its Covent Garden
gym. Members of Fitness First in Camden pay pounds 39 a month, but ...