Comments on: Working out on a budget: A brief tour of Austin-area gyms http://shoestringaustin.com/2010/06/16/working-out-on-a-budget-part-1-a-brief-tour-of-austin-area-gyms/ because living on a budget doesn't have to suck Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:47:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Planet Fitness contest winner! « Shoestring Austin http://shoestringaustin.com/2010/06/16/working-out-on-a-budget-part-1-a-brief-tour-of-austin-area-gyms/comment-page-1/#comment-9460 Planet Fitness contest winner! « Shoestring Austin Sat, 21 May 2011 16:43:41 +0000 http://shoestringaustin.com/?p=276#comment-9460 [...] wins all six of the Planet Fitness day passes, for being the sole reader with enough courage to respond to our post. As a recent UT [...] [...] wins all six of the Planet Fitness day passes, for being the sole reader with enough courage to respond to our post. As a recent UT [...]

]]> By: Quickie contest: 6 free one-day passes to Planet Fitness! « Shoestring Austin http://shoestringaustin.com/2010/06/16/working-out-on-a-budget-part-1-a-brief-tour-of-austin-area-gyms/comment-page-1/#comment-1088 Quickie contest: 6 free one-day passes to Planet Fitness! « Shoestring Austin Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:01:34 +0000 http://shoestringaustin.com/?p=276#comment-1088 [...] I previously mentioned in my post on Austin-area gyms, I’m a member of Planet Fitness. This is mainly due to its insanely low-priced membership [...] [...] I previously mentioned in my post on Austin-area gyms, I’m a member of Planet Fitness. This is mainly due to its insanely low-priced membership [...]

]]> By: Shoestring Austin http://shoestringaustin.com/2010/06/16/working-out-on-a-budget-part-1-a-brief-tour-of-austin-area-gyms/comment-page-1/#comment-849 Shoestring Austin Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:19:31 +0000 http://shoestringaustin.com/?p=276#comment-849 Brook, I've been to a lot of gyms around the world, and have NEVER seen a pulley machine held together with fraying rope, "marine" or otherwise. That, to me, is unsafe and does not inspire the confidence required to become a member. Fix that and I really have no problem with your gym. It doesn't have the number of cardio machines I'd ideally like, but really, that's not the problem, or the reason HPG gets a C. The biggest issue is safety, and honestly, if I were you, I'd look into either buying new machines or getting ones with reinforced cables to make the patrons who use those machines feel safe. Brook,

I’ve been to a lot of gyms around the world, and have NEVER seen a pulley machine held together with fraying rope, “marine” or otherwise. That, to me, is unsafe and does not inspire the confidence required to become a member. Fix that and I really have no problem with your gym. It doesn’t have the number of cardio machines I’d ideally like, but really, that’s not the problem, or the reason HPG gets a C. The biggest issue is safety, and honestly, if I were you, I’d look into either buying new machines or getting ones with reinforced cables to make the patrons who use those machines feel safe.

]]> By: Brook http://shoestringaustin.com/2010/06/16/working-out-on-a-budget-part-1-a-brief-tour-of-austin-area-gyms/comment-page-1/#comment-848 Brook Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:22:16 +0000 http://shoestringaustin.com/?p=276#comment-848 Hyde Park Gym has 3 ellipticals, 3 treadmills, 2 spin bikes, 2 recumbent bikes, and yes, 3 AirDynes. And those aren't jump ropes. They are 1000 pound marine ropes that are stronger than cables. How do you give HPG a C and give a gym "not for people who are serious about working out" a B? Hyde Park Gym has 3 ellipticals, 3 treadmills, 2 spin bikes, 2 recumbent bikes, and yes, 3 AirDynes. And those aren’t jump ropes. They are 1000 pound marine ropes that are stronger than cables. How do you give HPG a C and give a gym “not for people who are serious about working out” a B?

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