reebok sports club is considered really good, but I haven't been there so I can't really say. It is on the upper west-side if I'm not mistaken? But there are many celebrities who go....should expect a heftier price.

 

Equinox clubs are the best in my opinion. They are all over the city and you can use any of them if you pay for the all-access membership. The initiation cost varies depending on your job, credit card membership, etc. The monthly cost is $150; it's worth it to me as the facilities are extremely clean and rarely crowded. Equinox has newer (and more) equipment than the Reebok and the Crunch fitness clubs that I've visited. My $.02.

 

Many (including Equinox) give a discount or will wave initiation for you depending on where you work. I believe all of the BBs are covered.

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Seanc:
I thought Equinox was mostly for broads

Are you wearing a fur coat and drinking bootlegged liquor at a speakeasy?

HAHAHAAA

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people for some reason knock on this but they are a great gym, a ton of locations in the city, all of them have pools and steam rooms and saunas, plus squash courts and you can use the golf clubs and beach clubs they have in the summer (granted they arent hamptonish but its still included in the monthly price). And the monthly price is less than the membership to one equinox

 

How much is Equinox? I know everyone talks about it being "expensive", but what does that mean? $100/mo? More?

How about the other clubs mentioned (NYHR, Gold's)?

Titanboxer - Never done crossfit myself, but I am interested in it. Do you do it somewhere else?

There is a crossfit NYC club, but it looks like they are in the process of moving right now: http://www.crossfitnyc.com

 

crossfit is awesome ive done it at college for awhile, i'm trying to figure out if ill be able to do it in nyc, hopefully the new gym will have showers/lockeroom so i could get in on my way to work

 

i don't know about specific locations but with my corporate discount, equinox is $127.50 a month taken out of my paycheck pre-tax, which if you assume a 34% tax rate, is like $84 a month out of pocket, so its still on the expensive side but not so bad.

i'm starting next week and am subsequently going to check out an equinox in midtown so i'll post about it after i see what they've got to offer

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i don't know about specific locations but with my corporate discount, equinox is $127.50 a month taken out of my paycheck pre-tax, which if you assume a 34% tax rate, is like $84 a month out of pocket, so its still on the expensive side but not so bad.

i'm starting next week and am subsequently going to check out an equinox in midtown so i'll post about it after i see what they've got to offer

Could you give more detail on how your membership is paid pre-tax? I understand that your getting your membership paid out of your paycheck pre-tax, but I think it's still actually included in taxable gross income. I tried searching google to find out, but all I came across was this: http://209.85.215.104/search?q=cache:27BnDsCIi7QJ:englishmajormoney.blo…

I'm unaware of any deduction for gym memberships, and I'd like to find out if there is one. Thanks

 

I'm unfamiliar with how deductions work on income taxes and payroll taxes. Perhaps, because the membership is paid out of your paycheck, it is exempt from payroll tax but still included for income tax purposes.

But, it might be as simple as you getting the discount for arranging auto payment. Still curious. Thanks if you do follow up. Don't worry about it though.

 

Here's an explanation of how it works for transportation. Many companies do this for the unlimited monthly subway cards.

http://www.mta.info/mta/pdf/tranben.pdf

I've never heard of this being done w/ gym memberships though. From my understanding, the Fed & State tax code doesn't allow and sort of employer / employee deduction for this.

 

I couldn't remember what section covered this for transportation, but wikipedia proved useful: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_Revenue_Code_Section_132(a)

Found the answer for gym memberships though. Treasury Reg section 1.132-6(e)(2) provides examples of fringe benefits to which the de minimis rules do not apply, including membership in an athletic facility. http://www.nysscpa.org/cpajournal/2006/406/essentials/p50.htm

Taxes annoy me.

 

so just to follow up, its day 2 of my employment and i found out about this gym stuff.

i was wrong, its post-tax. only benefit of a corporate membership is that the company pays the inititation fee and all that other good stuff.

otherwise it is pretty standard. i'm not sure about equinox anymore...

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------ "its the running joke now, we now have fair trade with china so they send us poisoned sea food and we send them fraudulent securities."
 

New York Health & Racquet on 56th between 6th and 7th is functional, has a reasonable sized weights area.

Staff won't hassle you at all.

They have a reasonable range of classes if that's your sort of thing. See the website for details.

Change rooms and showers are reasonable. Has steam room and sauna in the men's section.

It's about 7-8 minutes walk from Columbus Circle, which can mean post-workout suit sweat on the walk back over summer.

Pricing should be on their website.

EDIT: http://nyhrc.com/find-club/56th-street

Those who can, do. Those who can't, post threads about how to do it on WSO.
 

what's your budget? crunch and nysc are pretty cheap and have tons of locations. nysc has classes all the time which makes it easier to 1) get in the habit of regularly going to the gym and 2) network with members. if you want to throw down some more dough, consider places like equinox, reebok, and nyac.

equinox is famous for being the most expensive gym in the city but i've never been a member so i can't rate it from a networking perspective. i am a member at reebok and it definitely has a club-like atmosphere that is conducive of networking though not nearly as much as something like nyac.

if you went to a "presitigous" college/university, consider joining your school's alumni club. the harvard and yale clubs, for example, offer incredible atmospheres for fitness, leisure, and networking.

if you want golf, and variety, join chelsa piers. it's really the only option in the city. they have a huge driving range (not course) and tons of facilities however they don't have tennis or racquetball courts.

 
turtles:
what's your budget? crunch and nysc are pretty cheap and have tons of locations. nysc has classes all the time which makes it easier to 1) get in the habit of regularly going to the gym and 2) network with members. if you want to throw down some more dough, consider places like equinox, reebok, and nyac.

equinox is famous for being the most expensive gym in the city but i've never been a member so i can't rate it from a networking perspective. i am a member at reebok and it definitely has a club-like atmosphere that is conducive of networking though not nearly as much as something like nyac.

if you went to a "presitigous" college/university, consider joining your school's alumni club. the harvard and yale clubs, for example, offer incredible atmospheres for fitness, leisure, and networking.

if you want golf, and variety, join chelsa piers. it's really the only option in the city. they have a huge driving range (not course) and tons of facilities however they don't have tennis or racquetball courts.

stfu freshman

 

If you join a gym to network, you are a tool. I am a little more favorable to joining a social or alumni club (NYAC, Harvard/Yale, etc) for networking purposes since they're by nature about group interactions, events, alumni connections etc. One thing I've found is that once you're in the real world/not actively looking for a job, it often rubs people the wrong way if you're constantly blatantly "networking," ie trying to befriend or impress older/richer people who have something to offer you. It's better to let networks come about more organically once you're on stable footing-your connections will have more respect for you because of it.

There have been many great comebacks throughout history. Jesus was dead but then came back as an all-powerful God-Zombie.
 
Kenny_Powers_CFA:
If you join a gym to network, you are a tool. I am a little more favorable to joining a social or alumni club (NYSC, Harvard/Yale, etc) for networking purposes since they're by nature about group interactions, events, alumni connections etc. One thing I've found is that once you're in the real world/not actively looking for a job, it often rubs people the wrong way if you're constantly blatantly "networking," ie trying to befriend or impress older/richer people who have something to offer you. It's better to let networks come about more organically once you're on stable footing-your connections will have more respect for you because of it.
Great point about letting networks form instead of actively trying to make them. Also, you meant to reference NYAC and not NYSC, right? Not to shove it in your face but NYSC is definitely not a social/alumni club.
 

Kenny: I swear to god every time I see your picture I hear Kenny Powers yelling, "You're fucking out!"

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Kenny: I swear to god every time I see your picture I hear Kenny Powers yelling, "You're fucking out!"

And you, D M, stfu brown noser.

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What are you, a fucking kid?

 

I got more out of joining a fishing club than a gym. As far as gyms go, every MD that I ever met who worked out regularly went to Equinox, with the exception of one.....and she went to her company's gym.

Get busy living
 

How did I get owned? I wasn't just referring to this thread specifically. It's just really annoying to hear turtles give internship advice and such....and he's only a freshman working in PWM as an unpaid intern. It's up to you guys to listen to his advice. I'm just saying I wouldn't.

 

Best GYMS for NETWORKING? Are you people INSANE?

This is exactly why exclusive clubs like Harvard Club, New York Racquet Club, University Club, Union Club, New York Yach Club exist...so successful people can avoid some idiot with a s*** eating grin passing out business cards in the shower....

I mean seriously patrick just pick a gym based on what you can afford/is convenient and play sports to enjoy them/stay fit. you will meet a lot more people that way. no one likes a social climber...

 
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Best GYMS for NETWORKING? Are you people INSANE?

This is exactly why exclusive clubs like Harvard Club, New York Racquet Club, University Club, Union Club, New York Yach Club exist...so successful people can avoid some idiot with a s*** eating grin passing out business cards in the shower....

I mean seriously patrick just pick a gym based on what you can afford/is convenient and play sports to enjoy them/stay fit. you will meet a lot more people that way. no one likes a social climber...

New elevators are being sold with the premise of tracking passengers with the express reason of making sure high value personnel don't have to come into contact with people farther down the food chain....and people will find a way around that as well. The more that someone tries to isolate themselves from the 'common folk', the harder some ambitious person will try to reach them - or take advantage of the fact that they are inaccessible and thus isolated....

Easy examples: Pres Ford joined a sports team just to get close to a law school admissions person. LBJ used to hang out in the locker room when he first moved to Washington, simply to meet everyone and make sure everyone knew who he was - the guys his age who hung out in the social clubs did not end up president....

....I'm just the messenger

Get busy living
 

New York Sports Club offers a universal membership that allows you to use any of of their gyms. It is worth the extra membership fee if you travel a lot for business and don't want to skip a routine or use a lesser quality hotel gym.

A lot of the membership fees are negotiable and may be discounted if you bring in new business to the gym - i.e convince a friend to sign up.

 

$70 a month is pretty run-of-the-mill. You can definitely spend less (I have friends at NYSC for $30 a month who managed to finagle a student rate, or you can check if Blink has a location near you), but there are many (nicer, better) places that are more expensive than $70.

I am permanently behind on PMs, it's not personal.
 

24-Hour Fitness on 53rd and Lexington.

$79.99/month and 24/7

Pros: - Clean facilities (including lockerooms) - Lockers that lock themselves - Good cardio section with a lot of machines - Wide range of dumbbells - Proximity (a lot of banks are on Park Ave) - You'll see co-workers, friends, etc. there - Some attractive women - Saunas, steam rooms

Cons: - Limited weightlifting area - Way too crowded during peak hours (especially 5-8pm) - Limited room to maneuver in weight room

 
IlliniProgrammer:
1.) The one in your building. 2.) Central Park 3.) I really like the pool at Manhattan Plaza, but they're only 6-11 PM.

IlliniProgrammer. The Dutch-Calvinist saving you money since he joined WSO.

 

i agree, its annoying that all the manhattan gyms are overly fancy -- I just need a power rack, jump rope, place to do dips (thats it, i think?)

anyway, what neighborhood? dolphin in the east village is super cheap (i left b/c they got rid of the squat rack, but who knows they might've brought it back), cityfitness in the east village is also cheap and i pay month-to-month -- they have a power rack and a platform for deads/cleans

 

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