I signed up for the gym (and actually went!)- hopefully this is one of many steps towards a happier, healthier me. The initiation, “towel fee” and the prorated fee for November added up to $115 – after that it’s $50 a month for the membership. The gym offers several classes that I want to take: yoga, ab workout, cycle intro, kickboxing… so I’m going to try my hardest to make time for workout.
I also purchased my first pair of workout shoes since… summer of 2005. It costs $95… SO PRICEY. But it was pretty difficult for me to find workout shoes in my size without going online (and I’m too impatient to wait for an online order), so I had to pay up.
I ALSO saw a pair of very cute black pumps with kitten heels on sale for $60 – but decided it against it. I need a new pair of running shoes much more than I need a pair of dress heels.
For Sephora, unfortunately I couldn’t cancel the order because the products already shipped this morning. But I called and confirmed that I can bring in the products to a Sephora store, return it, then re-purchase it on my gift card online. So that’s what I’ll do after I receive the stuff in the mail.
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A gym membership is an investment in health. You’ll get your money back in happiness and health.
Good athletic shoes are worth the money. I learned that after getting an inflamed IT-band in my knee while running in bad/old shoes.
Staying in shape should help your income significantly in your industry (or what I assume is your industry). In-shape, attractive people get better pay. Additionally, you get treated better than average.
Even the most frugal people have to admit that money spent on maintaining and improving health is money well spent!
A thought on shoes online: I discovered a really awesome website that has a ton of cool shoes, including running shoes (I’ve done a marathon and am a loyal Sacony buyer, so I know what I need in running shoes).
The website is called Endless (www.endless.com). Since it’s kind of new (I first heard about it last spring), they’re still running a promotion where all orders get OVERNIGHT shipping for NEGATIVE $5. That’s right: they take $5 off the bill and ship overnight. I’ve used it like four times. It’s awesome. Try it.
See if your company Health Care Provider gives any reimbursements for a gym membership. I get back 150 for 125 visits and my girlfriend gets 350 per year from her company.
Also, spinning rules.