If you do lots of different activities, how much do you spend on fitness/exercise each month?

[SnappilyMarried]

Until last year I was a member of a really cheap gym which offered some really cool, different fitness classes.
It was £30/month for unlimited classes. I was doing, on average, three classes per week which worked out at £2.50 per class 😍Over the summer months, I was managing four classes per week which worked out at £1.88 per class 😵

The gym closed down - unsurprisingly. I haven't found the types of classes that I want offered in one place, by one gym. So to continue the types and combination/balance of classes that I want I've ended up spread across three different offerings at a total cost of £126/month 😱Quite a jump in price.

The jump in price is making me twitchy.

I've had a look at local gym prices so I have an idea of how much people spend on membership. But I'm more interested in how much people spend when they're doing classes/activities here and there, rather than all in one place that they're a member of.

So, how much as you spending each month on fitness or exercise activities, please?

I'm also aware that there are hidden costs of exercise too - decent trainers, clothing, transport etc. But, for now, I'm just after a sense of spending on the actual activities themselves.

I am a member of a cheap as chips gym so I spend £20 a month there and go 2 or 3 times a week to classes or just work out. I don't know if they do pay per class but last time I looked at our local leisure centre classes they were £6.50 per class.

I'm in South Wales in a cheap part of the country.

I also run but I'm not in a club or anything and only really spend big on a new pair of trainers every year.

I spend way more on my kids activities, I'd probably join a nicer gym and spend more on me if it wasn't for those pesky kids.

£35/month for local authority sports centre. I can use gym/classes/pool at and of the venues but tend to use 2 regularly - think I do 8 classes a week with them

Also have a membership with a newer independent venue and do 2 classes a week with them

Hmm, about 30 on gym membership including swimming, maybe 15 per month for various club memberships and paid sessions, 20 for my online training plan, and then probably an average of 30 per month for triathlon and running events. I'm about to do a 250 course on open water swimming but that's a one off. I had a PT for a while for advice on form but have stopped that now as it was hard to fit around everything else.

I had a big spurge on kit when I started triathlons (bike etc, open water swimming kit, kit for pool drills) but that's settled down a bit.

Anyway, it adds up to over 100 per month but fitness is a priority for me and something I spend a lot of time doing so it feels like a sound investment.

I pay a coach £65 a month and my gym is £22 a month for swim only.
£11 a month for Zwift
I do triathlons and the equipment can cost quite a bit. Ie. Bike, helmet, shoes,
Swimming - wetsuits, swim stuff
Running - shoes clothes etc.

I have Banatyne membership at 60.- / month. This gym has a good selection of classes and a pool included. You can also book a PT session once a month for free.

I also currently pay an eye-watering amount for dog agility training- had to go private as local club is oversubscribed and the training slots for my dog collide with work ... it's £12.- / session paid upfront. v yerly membership of £20.- & 5.- session when you turn up. 😪

(I haven't told DH about the true cost of Agility- he'd have a fit!!)

I pay £18.99 per month for membership of a national gym chain. I'm guessing I can't mention the name. I've been a member for around six years. It's open 24/7, has a good range of equipment and well-trained, approachable and friendly staff.

There are 8-10 classes per day running from 6.30am to 8pm as part of the deal and you can book up for as many as you like. I normally go 3-4 times a week. Frankly I can't fault it as great value for money.

I guess I see it as a luxury in that I know it's something that many people would not be able to do, so I feel very privileged.

It's definitely integral to my fitness and I wouldn't want to give it up, but it's a kind of support that is a luxury for many people, so was just acknowledging that really.

Near me (London) there seem to be three tiers of class prices - this is if you buy ad hoc or a “bundle” of 10 classes, not a membership.

£35 ish per class - this is for reformer pilates, or small group training, generally with physios as the instructor. I refuse to pay this but can see if I had injuries or post partum issues it might be worthwhile.

£18 ish per class - most other privately run classes

£10/11 - classes at council subsidised facilities

PT is £80 ish/hr I think.

I go to a £18 class 2/3 times a week. I could definitely save money by using Youtube etc at home but I just don’t have the self discipline.

Ah, I get you.
I didn't read your other post that way, sorry, I misinterpreted you.

I read it more as a sense of what you prioritise where PT is a kind of luxury 'add on' to your core/priority fitness spending.

But I see my PT spending as core/priority, everything else as non-priority which I took to mean luxury. Sorry, my misunderstanding 😊

I hear you about self-discipline.

I do a weekly HIIT class which is pretty easy to replicate a version (albeit a fairly shit version) of in my kitchen with the free weights I have at home.

But it takes all my willpower and self-discipline to actually remain in the kitchen and do it for half hour. And even then I'm only operating at about 60% effort.

At the moment I’m doing a weekly £10 mat work Pilates class with an instructor I’ve really clicked with. It’s the most important part of finding a good class for me, everything rests on the quality of their teaching. I also intermittently use Class Pass (one month on, one off) for things like spinning, reformer Pilates etc, which works out around £35/month. That’s pretty good value as it gets me into the boutique classes @minipie mentioned for less.

@MotherWol YES to the importance of the teacher/instructor! Most definitely!
My PT was a Muay Thai teacher at the gym I used until last year.

When the gym closed, I tried a few other Muay Thai classes but none came close to his style and quality.

We follow each other on Instagram so as soon as he posted about starting up PT sessions, I message him. I mean literally within five minutes of the post going up. A good instructor that you click with is worth their weight in gold.

Mmm I need to look at ClassPass!

£35 for local authority leisure centre which has a pool, gym, yoga, Pilates, spin, aikido etc etc
i go three or four times per week for pool ant table tennis

£30 a month here for local leisure Centre. I don't use their pool as it's freezing, but I do 8-10 classes a week so it's about 83p a class! The price is going up this month though.
If I had the money, I'd love a personal trainer. A weight lifting specific one.
(As a side note, my kids activities cost me £270 a month for two kids 😱 so my £30 a month is pocket change!)

£33 a month at my local leisure centre, I love it and am very grateful it’s so cheap.

I do spin, Pilates and body pump type classes and occasionally swim. I haven’t really used the actual gym but am getting more confident with weights through the classes so will start soon.

Other than that, new running shoes once a year at £130 a go. Haven’t bought actual new exercise clothes in years!

@SnappilyMarried , yes I loved loved the bit of boxing I have done. amazing workout and stressbuster. I just can't quite fit it in at the moment with the strength training I do (calisthenics) and need my rest days, so am in the odd position of looking forward to taking up boxing in my old age 😀. I do the odd combat on the telly via Les Mills but look forward to hitting actual people again!

And totally agree with you and pp about the good instructor thing - I just want to make the most of that right now.

I think what is core and what is luxury is really interesting and will vary so much depending on baseline, motivation, what is available etc,.

Nothing. I go running which is free aside from replacing my running shoes every so often and I do YouTube videos so the only purchase necessary for those were my dumbbells and exercise mat.

£35 local authority gym and pool. I'm mainly doing pump and circuit at the moment.
£30 kickboxing. I do this with teen DS.
And parkrun which is free.

I'm v envious of these excellent value gyms. I live overseas where things are expensive.

I run which is free and have a cross trainer at home so I save costs there.

I have four tennis lessons a month which cost me around 350 quid a month and then Pilates/ballet classes which cost 100 a month.

As spoken said, I consider this a huge investment in my health and future and I'm very lucky to be able to afford it. If I couldn't, I would stick to running and the cross trainer 😍

I do Reformer Pilates classes twice a week, which cost between €19 - €21 per class depending on how many I bulk buy at a time. I could buy 50 together (which would bring the per class cost down to €14) but that would mean paying out €700 in one go which isn't happening anytime soon.

At 8 or 9 classes a month that comes to about 150 - 170 euros per month 😱but I love it, the classes are 50 minutes, there's only ever about 8 - 10 people in the class so you get good attention from the instructor. I really love them - I'm getting stronger and noticing a big difference from them, and it's something I can't do at home because I don't have the machine. Basically it's been great for my mental and physical health.

To me it's totally worth it, but I realise for some people that's a lot of money per month to spend on exercise when you can just run or whatever for free.

I also do at home weights workouts from Youtube that are free, but I find it harder to motivate myself to do those and don't push myself as hard.

I run three times a week.. so that's free.. unless l need to pay for parking when on the Saturday for parkrun.

I swim twice and have a leisure card that gives me a discount. It was cheaper that way then getting the monthly membership as l only do the swimming.

I then do Pilates elsewhere for one class a week. That is £13.

Peloton here so it’s £39 for membership and the cost of the bike was £1000 I think. It has cycling, Pilates, yoga, strength and stretching so I just use that. With young DC and a DH who works away from home a lot it’s by far the best option.

Thing is for me it's an experience. I have a disabled child and the days are tough. When I go to a lovely yoga class it's the highlight of my day. I don't want to do to a sweaty gym room, or do it in my bedroom hearing my son shouting and banging the door. I want a lovely studio with a blanket and beautiful smells. It's escapism. So I spend a lot of this per month as it keeps me sane!

Pure gym 28 a month in London