It costs the same as the place I went to in Saitama. They have fewer classes but lots more cardio machines. There's also a tennis school but it costs extra. By extra, I mean it costs the same as the gym membership itself. So if I were to join the gym and add the tennis school the total would be about 200 bucks a month. However, the costs don't end there. This gym is quite far from my apartment. What I would do is, after work, take the train to Shizuoka station, work out, then take the bus back to my apartment. That commute (uni-gym-apt) costs about 500 yen. So that x 5 days x 4 weeks = another 100 bucks per month. So all in all, about 300 bucks a month. Damn. Or I could skip the tennis school and just do the gym - which plus commute totals 200 bucks a month. Still a heap of money, but cutting back on the alcohol would pretty much cover most of it (sad but true). Hmmm....
Tomorrow I'm going to check the gym that's closer to my place. It's actually not what I'd consider "close" but at least it's reasonably accessible by bike. I don't know what the facilities are like, but I imagine the price (for just a gym) will be about the same, 100 bucks a month. Probably no fancy pants tennis school but I can do without. I just need to get some exercise. What really bugs me about this place is the actual commute itself, the roads to get there are rather treacherous for bicycles. It is a somewhat harrowing experience. If I go work out, I want to relieve stress not build it up!
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