Gym Membership =OVERRATED

Have you got a gym membership?

Do you use it regularly?

Do you use it, but hardly ever?

I spoke to a business leader last week, a very successful one. He was proud to tell me that he started his business 25 years ago, had bootstrapped it and grown it into a 30 million pound turnover BEAST. I was impressed.

He went on to tell me about all of his past achievements in business and sports.

"I was a semi-professional footballer from 1988 - 1996. Scored 62 goals."

" I used to run half marathons every other week."

As I looked through the Zoom camera at him, I could feel his heart rate quicken, and his ego begin to rise higher into his throat. He could tell I had heard this same story 500 times.

He was 51 years old, at least 20 kg overweight, his face was bloated and as red as a beetroot. He was (for want of a better phrase) a heart attack waiting to happen.

As he continued to tell me how fit and strong he USED to be, he moved on to what he does now.

"I have been a member of my local David Lloyd for 12 years; it's got a lovely pool, a sauna and a steam room."

As the words left his mouth I could see he regretted it.

I asked the obvious question, "How often do you go?"

He LOL'd.

"Well, I use the coffee bar and have the odd sauna, but I never have the time!"

We estimated that he went on average three times per year, and that was to have a sauna and more coffee (he later admitted a pint) in the bar area.

I did some basic maths.

David Lloyd's membership is ￡180/ month for 12 years, that's ￡25,920.

If he goes three times per year, that means it costs him ￡720 every time he has a sauna (not including the three pints that he now admitted he has consumed on each visit.)

This is an EXTREME example, but I hear it all the time. Just having a gym membership may make you feel better that you do nothing for your health. But it doesn't do anything to help; it just wastes your money.

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