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More Frugal Fitness—Hit the Gym for Free
Our friends at the 405 Club point out that New York Underground Fitness, on West 57th Street, is offering free access to people who can prove they’ve been laid off.
“There’s more to this business than just counting how many memberships you can sell,” said owner Eric Slayton.
According to a Bloomberg story out last week, people are taking advantage of down time by going to the gym. At Equinox, usage among existing members is up around 15 percent for the first quarter. The story notes that it doesn’t mean more people are joining gyms. Tell that to Equinox, who refused to give me a break on fees after my corporate membership was cancelled.
“Maybe we’ll have you back sometime,” the staffer said. Or maybe not.
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I got laid off last month, but I hardly have even a minute to hit the gym like i used to. I still do pushups / situps, but seriously who has time to work out when you don’t have moeny to pay the bills?
Geoff, Power Plate
I hear you Geoff! Thats f’d up.