Gyms and Health Clubs

I've been working out at this place over the last couple of weeks and for what I want it suits me just fine. At 60 pesos a month (short term membership and no joining fee) you can't complain about the price. No medical certificate needed either - nor any preliminary instruction given on how to use the equipment when you first joint. After you've paid your money you just walk in a get on with it. Its the kind of place you'd expect to find in Abasto rather than Recoleta - a Mega-mile away from Megaton. Not the most modern equipment, badly marked and some poorly maintained. Lots of free weights, but hardly any safety clips - easy to drop a 20Kg weight on your foot if you loose your balance. Needless to say, a certain amount of improvisation is needed if you want to get the best out of the equipment. An assortment of other weight machines from a variety of local manufacturers. Very few treadmills or exercise bikes. No aircon, just ceiling fans. Even on a mild day like today it was a bit steamy in there. Attracts a youngish crowd of locals including some fit looking girls. Best avoided during busy times (after 5 on week days) when it gets overcrowded.

In summary - just my kind of place. Reminds me of my old rowing club gym. Recommended, but not if you are in imminent danger of a cardiac arrest, or if you don't know how to organize your own training session.

An update from my visit here today. $250p a month if you go month to month. 150p a month if you do a year deal with a debit card and 120p a month for a year deal if you use a credit card. As best I can understand it.

Will be heading down to BA in a couple weeks and wanted to see if there is an update on gyms you all would recommend for a 2 week stay.

Thanks

Megatlon told me when I signed up for a pre-paid six-month membership that the money that I was paying up-front would be the only financial transaction that would occur. They said that after six month my membership would automatically expire. Yet, they kept charging me forty dollars a month for seven months thereafter, until I convinced VISA to block their charges. Be careful with these people-- I didn't authorize them to use my details for direct debit, yet apparently to them a foreign credit card was an invitation to steal funds. DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THESE PEOPLE.

Anybody have a current recommendation for a good gym in Palermo?

Thanks.

Moore.

The one I went to last year wasn't too bad. A better cardio place than for strength training, relatively speaking. Sport Club on Guatemala behind the Disco. I think the cross street is Gurruchaga.