Gym membership or personal home gym?

[Jed]

My Anytime Fitness story (short version) goes like this:

I go in, look around, not much for free weights but I'll make do. I talk to the hottie working and she says they have a special that is running and she can get me in for about 42 dollars a month with 3 months of free tanning. So I decide to go ahead and do it. After about a month and a half or so, it starts getting so busy that an hour long workout takes 2 hours. Waiting for stuff sucks. So I finally get frustrated and tell the hotness I want out. She says she can't do it as I'm locked in for 18 months. 18 months! What the hell. The only way I can get out is if I move or I find someone to take my place. So I start swearing until everyone in the gym is wondering who the little angry man is. So basically I'm gonna go tell them I'm moving here pretty soon. :D

[CDeutsch]

I'd start by getting yourself a good set of running shoes and then going outside and running (maybe look on the web for a good way to work up to being able to run AT LEAST three miles in one shot). If you find out you do it on a regular basis then look into a gym or home gym. If you're not motivated enough to get out and run, you'll probably give up on the gym as well. At least this way you're not out a bunch of money and if you do stick to it you'll be in better shape to start a regular work out at a gym (or home gym).

[AJ]

My Anytime Fitness story (short version) goes like this:

I go in, look around, not much for free weights but I'll make do. I talk to the hottie working and she says they have a special that is running and she can get me in for about 42 dollars a month with 3 months of free tanning. So I decide to go ahead and do it. After about a month and a half or so, it starts getting so busy that an hour long workout takes 2 hours. Waiting for stuff sucks. So I finally get frustrated and tell the hotness I want out. She says she can't do it as I'm locked in for 18 months. 18 months! What the hell. The only way I can get out is if I move or I find someone to take my place. So I start swearing until everyone in the gym is wondering who the little angry man is. So basically I'm gonna go tell them I'm moving here pretty soon. :D

Ouch, 18 months would suck.

Right now we are both paying for year long memberships. I think I have been there 3 times since signing up this last jan.

I won't sign up for another one till I am out running on a daily basis and I've been telling myself I'd do that tomorrow for the past 2 months.

[Jed]

I won't sign up for another one till I am out running on a daily basis and I've been telling myself I'd do that tomorrow for the past 2 months.

That's funny, I've been saying the same thing. Sure is easy to find excuses isn't it. :D

[AJ]

Plenty easy. TV, sleep, drink beer. All things I'd prefer to make time for over working out. I think I will have a better chance at the whole running thing now that I'm kicking smoking again. 18 days and counting.

[Steeltwo]

from my experience with home gyms.

i'd go for an gym membership. Three people I know have or had home gyms. Some elaborate, others just some dumbells and free weights.

same thing happened on all of them. They kept a workout routine for two maybe three weeks at most.
one of my friends bought a 1200 home gym that used free weights and a few pulley systems.

he used it three times, sold it to his brother for 150 bones when he moved.