Hidden Fees

So I find this pretty ridiculous... I went over to the new(ish) gym by my house called "Just Fitness". I was very interested because its much closer to me than LA Fitness and advertisements said only $10 a month with no hidden fees...wow great! Sign me up!

Or so I thought...
I walked in and got the tour, nice enough place-they even have a cardio/movie theater in there. So the guy sits me down to go thru his little sales pitch routine which I was a bit annoyed at...was just thinking SIGN ME UP. Then he goes over the HIDDEN FEES.

Ahem, hidden fees. Didn't the ad say no hidden fees? Well there was a 199 enrollment fee that had been conveniently "marked down" to 99. Listen bud, I was in retail sales, I know how this works. Then he tells me there is an annual "maintenance fee" of $50. .... I asked maintenance of what and he goes, "well of the gym of course". Riiiight. You know what, just call it what it is, a hidden fee. Do these marketing departments think that we're all just idiots?

Oh no sir, that's not a hidden fee, its just a fee that you didn't know about. Oh ok, in that case I'm ok with it...as long as its not one of those HIDDEN fees.... pffft. Lame!

Rock Climbing is FUN

I got the chance to go Rock Climbing (ok not on a real cliff but at the Stone Summit Gym) with Kyle and Jeremiah yesterday. It was TOTALLY fun. I've never done it before and I gotta say that I felt like a kid again doing it. I used to be big into climbing trees as a kid and I haven't done it since.

Getting to the top of a huge three story wall and looking down is amazing, the feeling of being so high is exhilarating. Well, you'd think after sky-diving it would be no big deal, but its harder to see the ground from way up there. Anyway, I think I found a great new hobby.

I also really enjoy how much strength and flexibility it requires, was a great workout. Oh yeah and I will mention that the girls at the place were....

Yeah so I'll probably be going there a few times a month! Should have gotten some pictures but I didn't. I'll take some next time. I'll find a good one off the Internet to put up here...You'd be amazed to see some of the athleticism some people showed, climbing nearly upside down, 100 feet up, holding onto tiny stubs with two fingers...just insane.