Its time for me to get off my lazy butt and find a gym to join in my new hood. The closest place for me to work out would be the newly rehabbed armory, but they haven't opened yet, and I can't wait forever.
Does anyone have an opinion on the 9th street Y ? What about Harbor fitness ?
Hoping to find a place that won't cost much, where I will feel comfortable, unlike my old gym which was overrun with Vanilla Ice look-a-likes. South Slope-ish / Windsor Terrace-sh nabe preferred
Thanks !
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A sauna or steamroom is a nice plus, though not a necessity. It would be great if I could keep the price to around $60 a month.
Edit: you said south slope so ignore my post.
It's not local to Park Slope, but I stopped by Lucille Roberts on Fulton/Flatbush nr Juniors in downtown Brooklyn and their 12 mth contract is $20/mth! Or 2 yrs for $15/mth. I know it's pretty basic and no trimmings, but as I've just been laid off, seems pretty good to me.
If you're going just for the cardio machines... well, that's unfortunate, but yeah, they have plenty of those.
They also offer a lot of classes. I haven't taken any of those, but they might be good for someone just getting started and they've got to be more effective then spending 30 minutes watching tv on an elliptical. Plus it would probably be motivational to be in a group situation.
One favor though, if you join the Y, please don't read while on a cardio machine. If I see you, it will just make me sad.
Good luck (despite my arrogance, it's great you're looking into taking better care of yourself).
You are so funny about reading on the cardio machine - isn't that better than watching TV? What about a Kindle?