



The cheapest item on the menu is Cancellation Fee (One Person) (Monthly), which costs 0.00. Want more advice? Read previous columns at /jeanchatzky. On the Anytime Fitness menu, the most expensive item is Yearly Fee (Two People) (Yearly), which costs 659.99. Jean Chatzky, best-selling author, journalist and money editor at NBC's Today, is AARP's financial ambassador. Eventually, the exercise can become the reward itself. " running this morning and say, 'Tonight I'll have a beer,' it's hard for your brain to make the link," he says. The reward should be enjoyable and immediate. Reward yourselfĬharles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit, says a successful habit loops three things: the cue that alerts you that it's time to do it, the routine itself and the reward. Other apps, such as Fleetly and RunKeeper, let you track exercises you're already doing. One person, prepaid for the entire 12-month contract: 31.99 to 33.99/mo. Our research of local locations revealed the following prices for a 12-month contract membership: One person, paid monthly: 38.99/mo. There are thousands of apps to give your workout a boost that don't cost a cent - such as the hugely popular 7 Minute Workout, a high-intensity, interval-based program, or the well-reviewed Simply Yoga, which provides 20-, 40- and 60-minute sessions. Anytime Fitness’ website says the average monthly fee across all their gyms is 36 per month. Have a few exercise DVDs at home in case you just don't feel like going to the gym. The takeaway - whether you want a gym membership or a treadmill: Start with a test-drive. Subjects went less often than they thought they would (and not just a little less often they overestimated by 200 to 300 percent). One experiment asked people to predict how often they'd go to a gym, then tracked their behavior. Many people join gyms with a monthly membership fee because they think it'll be cheaper than just paying per visit. "If you can attach healthy behaviors to other things you already value, it's much more easy to sustain," says James Hill, author of the book State of Slim. At season's end, whoever has won the most matches gets - yes - a trophy. The group has a schedule set well in advance, so the guys know who'll be showing up. Every Saturday, my husband plays doubles tennis.
