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Exercise is great. It makes you look better, feel better and helps you lose weight, build muscle mass and prevent all kinds of diseases. But you only get the benefits if you actually do the exercise -- and health clubs' business plans are based on the assumption that you won't.

Think about it. What if everyone who belonged to a health club started showing up every day. The crowding would be intolerable. But since most people drop out, or come only rarely, the bottom line beefs up, even if you don't.

Health Clubs
American Women Health Club Ballys Total Fitness Blast Fitness, Wilmington NC Body of Change, Torrance, CA Curves Fitness World Gold's Gym	High Tech Women's Gym LA Fitness Lucille Roberts New Image Fitness Club, Fairfield, NJ New York Sports Club Washington Sports World Gym
Equipment
Ab Energizer Abslide Abtronic Bodyflex Fast Abs Nordic Track	Orbitrek Sears Sun Ancon Torso Tiger
News
Gym Membership Isn't Necessary For Fitness Fast Abs, Ab Energizer Promoters to Pay $5 Million Wal-Mart Sued In Injuries Involving Weider, Weslo Exercise Equipment "Blue Nitro" blamed for series of seizures, deaths Man Sues Gym in Wife's Death Says club prescribed ephedra

Most health clubs have more rates than US Air, so what you pay may vary widely from the person next to you. And most have an annoying habit of signing you to lengthy contracts which can be very hard to break, even if the club turns out to be less than satisfactory.

But, all that being said, exercise is even more important than money. So if you find a good health club, don't begrudge them a few bucks a day. It's well worth it.

May 10 2008

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