Joining a Gym

Length of Shower:  If I'm showering in a public place with other people nearby, do I get as clean? --So, the time has come to join a gym.  I now live in Los Angeles and I'm not getting any younger, so I've put off the inevitable long enough.  I start my first "Free 7-day pass" in a couple days....but I have doubts.

See I was a part of a gym years ago and had a lot of trouble getting out from the automatic recurring membership.  I basically had to lie and do some heavy manipulating to convince them that there was no gym near my new apartment...which I convinced them I had moved to the middle of nowhere Nebraska.  That process took a couple of months, during which they continued to take money from my credit card.

That experience left a bad taste in my mouth about gyms and their membership fine print.  So, now that I am about to start going again, I am very leery about trusting them.  I don't want to get ripped off, but I do want a gym I feel comfortable in and one that I like going to.  I want to trust them, but letting go of my past experience is tough.

So, for the next few days I will do my best to rid myself of this "anti-trust" issue I have with gyms.  I will try to enjoy my experience and workouts and classes and I will try to really evaluate the gym based on things outside of the contract they will try and get me to sign at the end of my trial period.  Is it clean?  Is it comfortable?  How crowded is it?  Is it full of meatheads?  Are the hours good for my schedule?  Stuff like that.

We will see how it goes and I will keep you posted....especially if I see any hotties while I work out!