24 Hour Fitness
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This
all-hours fitness gym has multiple locations around the Portland area
and if you can get through the all the membership options, you can
actually walk away with a pretty good deal if you pay up front.
Offered a couple times during the year, the catch is that you must pay
all at once and your membership is valid for 2 to 3 years. What
makes this a super sweet deal is this: when your membership
expires, you can renew on a year-to-year basis for an annual cost of
$20-$50. Be sure your contract spells this renewal fee out!
If you can't afford to pay all at once, then the club offers the
typical monthly membership that you'll have to talk to a member
representative about.
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Bally Total Fitness
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Has twelve locations
around the Portland metro area. Promotions run all the time, and
in order to get in on their latest deals you'll have to meet
face-to-face with a member representive. Good luck finding out
specific prices online or even over the telephone. To get a feel
for your local club, here are some options:
1. Go to the web site and download a free 2-week guest pass.
2. Go to the web site and get a 30-day trial pass for $19.
3. Wait til January of each year for the Discovery Health
National Body Challenge. When you register, you get a free 30-day
guest pass to Bally Total Fitness. Click
here for details.
Once you are in their system, if you wait around long enough they'll
send you a pretty good offer where you can get a one-year membership
for $99. Many of our friends have been mailed this deal and have
taken advantage; however, it's hard to say when the company will
actually send this to you so don't wait around expecting it.
There are a myriad of options when choosing a Bally Total Fitness
membership, so carefully read through the contract and know about the
finance charges, enrollment/initiation fee and if there are
restrictions to days, times and clubs. Also ask about the
cost for 3 year pre-paid memberships (similiar to the deal offered by
24-Hour Fitness).
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LA Fitness
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The
new guy on the block. Currently has five locations around the
Portland area. Go online and print out their free guest pass,
which is valid for three days. The club usually sends out fliers
in the mail, generally good for a one-week guest pass.
The club offers monthly memberships that require Electronic Funds
Transfer, in addition to the initiation fee. We don't have much
experience with this club so your best bet is to visit them and get the
sales pitch from one of their member representatives.
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| Portland Parks
& Recreation |
Owns and operates 13
community centers around Portland, including St Johns, Sellwood,
Southwest, Mt Scoot and more. Offers sports, fitness, dance,
music, swimming pool and more. Call or visit your local community
center to see if you are in-district and to find out more about drop-in
fees and frequent visit cards.
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Tualatin Hills Park and
Recreation District
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If
you live on the Portland west side then you may be in-district to take
advantage of the facilities, sports leagues and classes offered by the
THRP. To find out if you are eligible, click here and on
the bottom left hand corner select "Am I In-District?" and then plug in
your address. See web site for drop-in fees, search for programs,
classes and more.
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Other
Gyms
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We have highlighted the
'well-known presence' clubs here in Portland, but your best deal might
very well be the smaller and one-chain operations that are closer to
your neighborhood or place of employment. Try these:
Cascade Athletic Clubs:
2 Gresham locations and one at Mall 205.
Curves:
multiple locations, a 30-minute fitness center for women
Lloyd
Athletic Club: a couple blocks from Lloyd Center
Nelson's Nautilus:
locations in Oregon City, Milwaukie and North Portland.
YMCA of
Columbia-Willamette: locations in Sherwood, Beaverton,
Vancouver and Portland on Barbur Blvd.
YWCA 10th Avenue Athletic Club: across the street from the
Portland Art Museum
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