# 8 Things To Stop Buying This Year - (Gym Memberships) **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [August 15, 2024, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/8-things-to-stop-buying-this-year-gym-memberships/5955 "2024-08-15T17:00:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DallasGG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d2c977/32.png) [@DallasGG](https://community.clark.com/u/DallasGG)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/8-things-to-stop-buying-this-year-gym-memberships/5955/1 "2024-08-15T17:00:37Z")
Clark posted an article on 8/15/2024 about “8 Things to Stop Buying this year”. I agree on 7 of them. The one that I don’t agree on is Gym Memberships (for some people). Having said that, yeah, for many people they are a waste of money if they don’t use them. Clark suggested buying exercise equipment for home instead. If someone isn’t motivated to work out at a gym, they probably won’t use the home equipment either. Just keep that in mind and don’t kid yourself. I have paid for gym memberships for decades and always get my money’s worth from them. Over the years I’ve gone to a gym at least 2-5 days a week. I do think you have to be motivated though. One other hint for anyone on medicare and a gym membership. Most medicare advantage plans and some medicare supplemental plans will include a free gym membership in their benefits. So once you get to medicare age and want to belong to a gym, investigate that option. ---
**Author:** ![H200h](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e79b87/32.png) [@H200h](https://community.clark.com/u/H200h)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2024, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/8-things-to-stop-buying-this-year-gym-memberships/5955/2 "2024-08-16T14:25:23Z")
> [@DallasGG](#): > > If someone isn’t motivated to work out at a gym, they probably won’t use the home equipment either. I disagree with your logic and it’s application to most people I know, including myself. We have a dedicated exercise room with a precor crosstrainer, a total gym, an inversion table and a Matrix treadmill all professional-grade equipment. The treadmill and crosstrainer are used daily. The Total Gym 2-3 times a week and the inversion table as needed. You couldn’t pay me or my wife enough to make daily trips to the gym. ---
**Author:** ![SonoranSilkies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@SonoranSilkies](https://community.clark.com/u/SonoranSilkies)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2024, 1:13am UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/8-things-to-stop-buying-this-year-gym-memberships/5955/3 "2024-08-17T01:13:34Z")
Exercise equipment at home would be a total waste for me. Anything large would likely become a clothes horse, and anything small would get buried under clutter. With a gym, there would be at least some accountability and/or social interest. ---
**Author:** ![RasputinII](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.clark.com/rasputinii/32/334_2.png) [@RasputinII](https://community.clark.com/u/RasputinII)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2024, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/8-things-to-stop-buying-this-year-gym-memberships/5955/4 "2024-08-18T21:23:41Z")
> [@DallasGG](#): > > Having said that, yeah, for many people they are a waste of money if they don’t use them. My advice has been that it a member is not going to consistently attend the gym they might as well just give me the money. I have been a 7 days week member for 40 years.