"24 Hour Fitness"

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"24 Hour Fitness" is a national fitness center and health club. They have 425 clubs in 16 states. They currently have 6 levels of clubs:

"Fit-Lite": Contains cardio-resistance equipment, limited weight machines and a small fitness mat. Facility is set up to be a a circuit to be completed in 30 minutes.
"Express": Contains cardio equipment and limited free weights.
"Active": Generally over 20,000+ square feet. Amenities include cardio equipment, free weights, and kid's facilities.
"Sport": Generally over 35,000+ square feet. Amenities include cardio equipment, free weights, kid's facilities, basketball courts, sauna, steam room, spa and pool.
"Super-Sport": Generally over 50,000+ square feet. Amenities include cardio equipment, free Weights, kid's facilities, basketball court, pool, sauna, steam Room, Jacuzzi and tanning beds. Some have racquetball courts. Some do not have a pool and/or tanning beds.
"Ultra-Sport": Generally over 100,000+ square feet. Amenities include cardio equipment, free Weights, kid's facilities, basketball court, pool, tanning beds, lockers, massage services, racquetball courts, climbing wall and volleyball court. There is only 1 open Ultra-Sport level club, located in Irvine, California and more are being built.

Membership to "24 Hour Fitness" varies according to what kind of a plan you select. For instance, the Platinum Plan is $990 a year and gives you access to all locations worldwide. A 90-day membership costs $149, but check with your local facility as rates and offers vary. "24 Hour Fitness" is always open and its facilities in most locations are excellent.

The real problem when it comes to fitness for weight loss is that most people fail to maintain long-term motivation for health club-style workouts. They are expensive and inconvenient due to the fact you have to commute to their physical location. For many, exercising in a gym is too repetitive, inherently dull and embarrassing when you are overweight and out of shape. In my experience of going to the gym for over 20 years, a vast majority of people are there to socialize and do light exercise which does not burn many calories.

But regular exercise, even gym workouts, are by far the most important variable in long-term weight loss. We prefer lifestyle exercise activities such as tennis, hiking, cycling, skiing, climbing, dancing, etcetera... They are the type of activities that you don't think of as exercise, they create a passion in your life and will lead to a lasting victory over your weight problems. Find a basic food plan or choose one of the inexpensive online weight loss programs for structure and support, add regular exercise and you have all the ingredients for the best possible solution.

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