Re: Cancelling Gym Membership

On Saturday 11 Aug 2007 17:50 mikec licked a pencil and jotted:

as a gym owner, but one that only imposes 6 month minimum contracts, i
would say it is entirely reasonable to impose whatever minimum you want.
nobody is forced to agree the contract, but if they do that's that
(subject to get out terms, of course).
in fact joining (and we often don't charge a joining fee) involves a lot
of setting up including assessments and paperwork, and how we chose to
amortise
those costs over a period is our affair.
anyone signing up for a daft amount of time say 2 years (and some places
do work on this basis) have only themselves to blame if they lose interest
or indeed move.
sounds tough but why should this be the type of contract you can simply
chose to break.
mike

Costs? The time of the instructor who presumably is paid whether "setting
up" a user or not?

Printing a spiffy membership card, £1-2?

Paperwork, done by the staff paid whether they are doing it or not.

I would think that as long as you have paying members and charge a rate that
covers your various overheads the "setup" costs are negligible.

The business model of these poncy new gyms with such unfair "contracts"
really does smack of money for nothing.

I have joined a gym again recently, has a great business model. Good kit,
good staff, no waiting and £6.50 for the induction (the trainer gets paid
the same whether in the office or doing an induction.)

£3.50 a session for members, £4.50 for non-members or £25 per month
unlimited. Everyone's a winner. I go when I like and only pay when I use
it.

If someone had told me a year ago I would be getting sweaty at a YMCA I
would have been most offended :)

David
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