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Saw an ad today that says no charge & free 6 months!! Any current users can share experiences? Is the plc good?
I'm currently training at Hougang gym, was wondering if Cali provide trainers & at what price. -
don't go to Planet Fitness or California gyms lah.....$$$$$$$$$$$$$. go those cheap ones like Sports Council one or CCs one.......
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then just use for 6 months then quit
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ask u pay for 1 yr but let u use for 1.5 yrs or something similar.....Originally posted by the.raven:then just use for 6 months then quit -
Coming from California, its probably a scam. Don't trust it. Definitely some trick lah...maybe they ask you to pay for 1.5 years and give you membership for 2 years, etc. I don't believe they'll just let unlimited number of public go in for 6 months free of charge.
I've heard so many complaints about the place - too crowded and can't get machines, staff are very pushy and always try to sell you something, etc etc. Check with the person with the nickname "Care Bear". She had a slight experience with California recently. PM her or something.
By the way, personal training at gyms like California is S$70 per hour (in addition to your membership and other fees)....and you have to sign up for many sessions at the same time. Aiyah, if you wanna spend that kind of money, then Chunyong and I can teach you for S$50 per hour. Then you can have two trainers somemore. haha. We not qualified so we charge a bit less than ourside. Chunyong: we'll split $35/$15 (I take the bigger share).
Hey, I started doing weights about 20 years ago. Never had any personal trainers or anything (there weren't even proper big gyms at that time - and there were probably less than 10 personal trainers in this country during that time too). During those times, we just trained with friends, watched others and learn, read about it in mags, etc. Nowadays, you have the internet which is much easier. And in the end our bodies all turned out OK what - far from perfect lah, but still a bit better than average.
Try surfing the net for research...its quite a good source of information! -
Oh, another thing I noticed is that you'll usually use is not necessarily the best/biggest/most expensive one. Instead, its usually the most convenient for you (usually in terms of proximity).
I'm a member of quite a few gyms....and the one I use most frequently is the one downstairs from my place, which also happens to be the smallest, lousiest and cheapest (its free in fact).
After work or study, when you come back, you just don't wanna go out again lah.
If you live in Hougang (teochew nang har?) and join a gym in town, I suspect that one day in the future, you will be asking yourself why you keep going so far and spend so much just to exercise.....when you can do it nearer and cheaper at Hougang gym. Then the whole situation gets a bit sian liow....
(As for me, I'm also member of Planet Fitness Suntec. I go there only once a week, or 56 times a year. If you divide the annual membership fee by 56, you will see how expensive each visit is! But mine's a idifferent story because I like the girls there lah....so no choice.....got incentive mah.). -
no need assistant one lah....just go to those Clubfitt gyms in Sports Complexes, there will have a certified guy, just tell him u are new, wanna build up on which part and he will tell u which machine to use and how to use it. nutrition part i have posted liao mah....
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I know Hougang Clubfit gym has instructor there on Sunday giving lesson.Originally posted by A Beautiful Mind:Saw an ad today that says no charge & free 6 months!! Any current users can share experiences? Is the plc good?
I'm currently training at Hougang gym, was wondering if Cali provide trainers & at what price.
I know that "superman" instructor.
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hmmm....i not out to make $ but if need guidance/spotter, go to JE clubfitt gym on Sat/Sun...i will go but provided you pay the S$2.50 entry fee+2 bucks transport...Originally posted by gentlerock:Coming from California, its probably a scam. Don't trust it. Definitely some trick lah...maybe they ask you to pay for 1.5 years and give you membership for 2 years, etc. I don't believe they'll just let unlimited number of public go in for 6 months free of charge.
I've heard so many complaints about the place - too crowded and can't get machines, staff are very pushy and always try to sell you something, etc etc. Check with the person with the nickname "Care Bear". She had a slight experience with California recently. PM her or something.
By the way, personal training at gyms like California is S$70 per hour (in addition to your membership and other fees)....and you have to sign up for many sessions at the same time. Aiyah, if you wanna spend that kind of money, then Chunyong and I can teach you for S$50 per hour. Then you can have two trainers somemore. haha. We not qualified so we charge a bit less than ourside. Chunyong: we'll split $35/$15 (I take the bigger share).
Hey, I started doing weights about 20 years ago. Never had any personal trainers or anything (there weren't even proper big gyms at that time - and there were probably less than 10 personal trainers in this country during that time too). During those times, we just trained with friends, watched others and learn, read about it in mags, etc. Nowadays, you have the internet which is much easier. And in the end our bodies all turned out OK what - far from perfect lah, but still a bit better than average.
Try surfing the net for research...its quite a good source of information! cheap eh ?! the $ just enough to cover the expenses and i only make a few cents cos to and fro the busfare 1 dollar plus liao.
SONG ! cos my house there will be building a sports complex....next time after work (if i can find a job lah) can go there....walk there can liao cos just 100m away ! Jin SONG ! -
clubfitt gyms are ok, the things there quite good liao....value for $Originally posted by kops21:I know Hougang Clubfit gym has instructor there on Sunday giving lesson.
I know that "superman" instructor. -
Originally posted by gentlerock:
(As for me, I'm also member of Planet Fitness Suntec. I go there only once a week, or 56 times a year. If you divide the annual membership fee by 56, you will see how expensive each visit is! But mine's a idifferent story because [b]I like the girls there lah....so no choice.....got incentive mah.).
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Planet Fitness got Teeko man!!!! I dun wan to sign up liao!!!!
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y dun u come ntu ygm ? i jagar there one...let uu se free...even after opening hours....Originally posted by care bear:
Planet Fitness got Teeko man!!!! I dun wan to sign up liao!!!! 
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I go to california regularly abt 2-3 times a week, normally the raffles branch. And yes, the place is extremely crowded on mon-thur nites with the after work gym goers. If you go like 7plus, u'll probably have to wait for lockers. And queuing for machines is a standard practice there too.
But if you go on friday nites or weekends, there're not many people. Orchard branch shd be ok too. Joining or not is a personal issue. Convenience is impt. Thou for me, I would travel down just for gym and back home. The staff there are very pushy when u're joining, but after that they normally don't bother you. (btw, free 6 mths there must be some catch lah). And ya, personal trainers are a waste of money if u ask me...
Clubfitt is cheap and good, but it can be crowded too. I chose to join california cos it has so many more types of machines.
One advice: if you're really joining, make sure u bargain hard. Don't pay like 80-90 a mth. You can get 40+ monthly only if you pay a lump sum for like 24-30 months. -
Unlike some other yoga joints, which have teeko girls. Instructor say bend one side, all the girls keh-keh bend the other side, hoping to get some attention from the instructor.Originally posted by care bear:
Planet Fitness got Teeko man!!!! I dun wan to sign up liao!!!! 
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queueing time more than work out times then pointless liao...i dun like to queue...i rather go use other machine.Originally posted by lao_chio:I go to california regularly abt 2-3 times a week, normally the raffles branch. And yes, the place is extremely crowded on mon-thur nites with the after work gym goers. If you go like 7plus, u'll probably have to wait for lockers. And queuing for machines is a standard practice there too.
But if you go on friday nites or weekends, there're not many people. Orchard branch shd be ok too. Joining or not is a personal issue. Convenience is impt. Thou for me, I would travel down just for gym and back home. The staff there are very pushy when u're joining, but after that they normally don't bother you. (btw, free 6 mths there must be some catch lah). And ya, personal trainers are a waste of money if u ask me...
Clubfitt is cheap and good, but it can be crowded too. I chose to join california cos it has so many more types of machines.
One advice: if you're really joining, make sure u bargain hard. Don't pay like 80-90 a mth. You can get 40+ monthly only if you pay a lump sum for like 24-30 months. -
how long u queue oso depends on what sort of person u are. Some people always paiseh don't dare to show that they're waiting, so have to wait longer. Some quite persistent will stand beside and stare at the person doing, so normally tat person will finish sooner.Originally posted by chunyong:queueing time more than work out times then pointless liao...i dun like to queue...i rather go use other machine. -
got once a Gek Leng Gia-E* go use the machine when i go take my waterbreak...my towel still there. time i was away was lesser than 5 seconds....farking gek lengOriginally posted by lao_chio:how long u queue oso depends on what sort of person u are. Some people always paiseh don't dare to show that they're waiting, so have to wait longer. Some quite persistent will stand beside and stare at the person doing, so normally tat person will finish sooner.
i am selfish, dun like to share, especially with Gek Lengs-E/L.
Those westerners normally very friendly and will share with u automatically.
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The correct gym etiquette is to share machines, so that everyone can stick to their tempo/schedule as much as possible. So if you're using a machine and someone asks "can I share?", you're supposed to say yet and alternate sets with him.
Very seldom has anyone requested to share with me....in Singapore, we usually just wait for our turn. I also...if I see someone using a machine, I'll just go and use something else first.
Angmohs are friendly on the outside only lah, many of them have good etiquette....but don't let that fool you into thinking that they're friendly people who treat you as equals. Many look down on us. I had many many many bad experiences before.
Its common to line up at California for machines? So during line up got chance to talk with girls or not? Eh, but very uncomfortable if someone stands there and stares at you leh. At Planet Fitness, its quite empty and getting emptier, like going to close down like that. haha. The only time when I lined up was when some bastard inconsiderate yaya stood there and talked with his friend (which he shouldn't be doing in the first place). I cut in and they showed me dirty face, but they walked away anyway.
Anyway, I seldom use the weights and machines....sometimes only. But seroiusly, even at peak hours at Planet Fitness Suntec, at most 50% of the machines are used. I would prefer a bit more crowded...more lively.
I have a friend who joined California for 4 years at a shot....I think he bargained like hell and came up to $400 per year only. -
personally i hate people who leave their towels on the machines and go elsewhere. but if really less than 5 sec then probably still ok... else not very considerate. for me as long as i walk away i'll take the towel alongOriginally posted by chunyong:got once a Gek Leng Gia-E* go use the machine when i go take my waterbreak...my towel still there. time i was away was lesser than 5 seconds....farking gek leng
i am selfish, dun like to share, especially with Gek Lengs-E/L.
Those westerners normally very friendly and will share with u automatically.
* E denotes Elite aka Original from India. L denotes Local.
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Originally posted by gentlerock:Unlike some other yoga joints, which have teeko girls. Instructor say bend one side, all the girls keh-keh bend the other side, hoping to get some attention from the instructor.
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Hey Care Bear,
I forgot to tell you that the other day, I saw True Yoga featured on TV. I forgot which programme it was, but I think it was some Chinese weekly show type of thing.....
Wah, there is a lobby/living room with very nice furniture leh. And many instructors, all from India, I think. And they also have a class called yoga combat, which is something like boxing aerobics. And the classes are very big too....quite a bunch at a time, all ladies.
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actually, ppl pay for that amount of money u think go train? is to see chio bus mah.. u think ppl so stupid pay so much when they can pay peanuts for a local gym?Originally posted by chunyong:don't go to Planet Fitness or California gyms lah.....$$$$$$$$$$$$$. go those cheap ones like Sports Council one or CCs one.......
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If it is left for a short period of time(less than 30sec), it is okay. If you left it there and go for different sets of weight training then it is very inconsiderate.Originally posted by lao_chio:personally i hate people who leave their towels on the machines and go elsewhere. but if really less than 5 sec then probably still ok... else not very considerate. for me as long as i walk away i'll take the towel along
I will take down the towel and put it aside. After finish my set of training, i will put the towel back. -
no loh, some people go there is for networking and some is becos they work there and gyms are not near their houseOriginally posted by SGnewbie:actually, ppl pay for that amount of money u think go train? is to see chio bus mah.. u think ppl so stupid pay so much when they can pay peanuts for a local gym? -
hey hey gentelrock..true yoga very nice right?!!!Originally posted by gentlerock:Hey Care Bear,
I forgot to tell you that the other day, I saw True Yoga featured on TV. I forgot which programme it was, but I think it was some Chinese weekly show type of thing.....
Wah, there is a lobby/living room with very nice furniture leh. And many instructors, all from India, I think. And they also have a class called yoga combat, which is something like boxing aerobics. And the classes are very big too....quite a bunch at a time, all ladies.
Have you joined already? yup instructors are from India so you're getting the authentic instruction....n yup yoga combat is cool, one of my faves actually. I havent signed up yet, thot of waiting till Feb to start properly... you interested? you'll be a happy man cos you'll be surrounded by chio bus all around...and partner yoga...is just...amazing..