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hi,

im thinking of joining planet fitness the one in craig hall (closest to me) there biggest draw card for me is that its opened 24/7 is that true ???
i will only get time to gym at around 10ish at night or so .... are they worth the price ? dont really like virgin active cos of their closing times.... any feedback on this gym (in general as well) would be great...thanks in advance for your replies
 
I have been a member of both, Virgin is superior in my opinion, perhaps its just the vibe, Virgin feels more like a gym, so you are more motivated.

They are open 24/5, ie on weekdays only, I recall them opening @ 5am on a monday, and closing at 10pm on a Friday.
 
killadoob said:
Whichever you choose do not sign a 3 year contract.
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well i work for the bank and our medical aid recently added vitality to its benefits scheme so i join vitality for about a R100 extra pm and pay a once off payment of R850 to join planet fitness or virgin active...im not sure how long that lasts but im told its forever :) as long as you swipe your card at least a few times a month or something ....if anyone knows how it exactly works please feel free to post it on here....
 
btw i cant seem to get onto the planet fitness website ...wtf ? it just freezes ...
 
has anyone ever thought that virgin is a gym for all the "posers" ie. they stand around and look at the machines whilst drinking water :D the gym I go to is pretty hardcore, air con doesn't work, people juicing it up, woman squating 100kgs (seriously WTF), some dude benching 150kgs, another leg pressing like 500kgs, its an extremly intimidating place so "posers" get chased away very quickly :P
 
Waaib said:
You planning to work out at 2am?
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lol i dont mind ...im a very light sleeper these days and wake up in the middle of the night and cant get back to bed ....so dont mind going to the gym instead....
 
javs said:
well i work for the bank and our medical aid recently added vitality to its benefits scheme so i join vitality for about a R100 extra pm and pay a once off payment of R850 to join planet fitness or virgin active...im not sure how long that lasts but im told its forever :) as long as you swipe your card at least a few times a month or something ....if anyone knows how it exactly works please feel free to post it on here....
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my mom and dad go to virgin and it's minimum 4 times a month to keep it activated.
 
On discovery its a minimum of 24/25 times in a rolling year.
@hoegh, I've not found that no. Sure there are some really good builds, but it is a gym after all!
 
im pretty thinnish guy but my stomach in the last year has grown out of control.... its my fiance's fault ...and yes we stay together now...and yes the food is good... yes im in heaven and no you cant join...yes i tried cutting back on the food but its of no use the stomach is still taking over me :(
 
killadoob said:
Stop the beer before the food dude :p
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you know i get that line from everyone !!!!!! but i dont drink believe it or not ...havent had a beer since 5 months back or so...i tried cutting back on my meals but that didnt work...tried skipping lunch but that didnt work either cos i get too hungry...i used to be able to survive on a meal a day but now i get hungry and have to eat...
 
Your stomach has stretched, takes a few weeks of *very* little eating to get it smaller again, then you'll go back to feeling full again. Everytime I go on holiday to Italy, I end up picking up weight because all you do there is eat. Then you come home and you eat mroe because you're 'hungry'.

Hit the treadmills, hard :p
 
javs said:
you know i get that line from everyone !!!!!! but i dont drink believe it or not ...havent had a beer since 5 months back or so...i tried cutting back on my meals but that didnt work...tried skipping lunch but that didnt work either cos i get too hungry...i used to be able to survive on a meal a day but now i get hungry and have to eat...
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Tell me about it:rolleyes:. I think it all has to be with the Metabolism:rolleyes:, i used to work in an environment where was active during the day, I would eat anything I wanted at any time of the day:p. and my last two jobs I have been gaining wait because all i do is sit at my desk and work, no more walking around, i used to eat breakfast and have lunch as well, but these days I have very little breakfast, and decent lunch.:o I'm getting a bicycle this Saturday to do some cycling, Metabolism can get used to working around the clock.:D My stomach was getting out of control.:o I had a picture of myself on my phone, took it in December, I was thin then because I had some problems... that's a motivator for me.
 
killadoob said:
Stop the beer before the food dude :p
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I stopped smoking been pilling on 1.5 to 2 kgs a week:(
I stopped started to gym and snack as little as possible...
Eat only healthy food in small portions 5 times a day....:(

Very very sad if stopped for 3.5 weeks and is now at 67 kg started at 60.:(

But Virgin is good and your medical aid pays for the biokeneticist..
 
adelp said:
I stopped smoking been pilling on 1.5 to 2 kgs a week:(
I stopped started to gym and snack as little as possible...
Eat only healthy food in small portions 5 times a day....:(

Very very sad if stopped for 3.5 weeks and is now at 67 kg started at 60.:(

But Virgin is good and your medical aid pays for the biokeneticist..
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smoking has screwed you up very badly, your weight of 60kg was an illusion brought about by the smoking, you are gonna need a lot of time for your system to rid itself of the effects of smoking. also avoid carbs (beer and bread especially) and make sure you eat a good breakfast and no pasta for dinner
 
Keeper said:
That is a bit harsh, if you ask me.... atleast now you have found the sauna room you've been looking for:D
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harsh...not really, are you there to get in shape or be comfortable? with summer coming the sweat is gonna pour off me and thats just with weight training:D
 
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