For my New Years resolution, I decided to start hitting the gym the most pocket-efficient way. I found this gym close to work, which would reduce my 40+ minute commute home due to rush-hour traffic.
It was an LA Fitness. They charged about $120 on the first month (initiation fee, first and second month, etc). I started reading online on how to negotiate the pricing and I was ready for it. I got there and spoke to the manager, but he wouldn’t give me a better price. After a week I came back and persisted, with no luck. I guess it was either paying the $120 on the first month or nothing.
I had the wonderful idea to check my health insurance and see if they would reimburse any part of the gym fee. Instead, they offer this package call Fit Direct, which basically has you pay $25 a month and you can go to ANY gym you want (that is in their policy). So I ended up joining the gym paying about $55 less than what I originally was planning to pay.
TLDR; Tried to negotiate a better rate with the gym manager without succeeding. Found a better alternative through my insurance, saved about $50 the first month and about $10 every subsequent month.
March 19, 2019 at 09:02AM
