Fitness First

[marose17]

sis ang rate ng PT hindi base sa branch but base  sa position nila if silver, gold or platinum....siyempre pinakamura silver,pinakmahal platinum....

So does it mean that I got the platinum?

I don't know ha.  But in RCBC, I've noticed that all PT sessions last for an hour, hindi 30 minutes.  And, maraming nag-P-PT kaya impossible na may PT session that will last for more than an hour.  Ang trainer ko nga, from 5 pm to 9 pm, booked siya kaya I really have to observe the 24-hour rule for cancellation of sessions.  Walang chica-chica.  All business.

[Heatherette]

I quit Fitness First like a couple of years na tapos tumawag nung isang araw asking me if I want to come back. When I said no, I'm no longer interested in coming back, ang sagot ba naman "ay, bakit ayaw niyo na po." So sinagot ko rin na bakit, bawal ba umayaw?

[angeleigh]

Never bumaba sa 1hr ang session ko with PT. Madalas 1.5hr to 2hrs, pero considered as 1 session pa rin yon. Ewan ko kung bakit ganon? Well, swerte ko siguro.

[snowyice]

So does it mean that I got the platinum?

I don't know ha.  But in RCBC, I've noticed that all PT sessions last for an hour, hindi 30 minutes.  And, maraming nag-P-PT kaya impossible na may PT session that will last for more than an hour.  Ang trainer ko nga, from 5 pm to 9 pm, booked siya kaya I really have to observe the 24-hour rule for cancellation of sessions.  Walang chica-chica.  All business.

 meron sis, hindi lang nila inaalok kasi siyempre mas mababa ang comission nila. but meron yun go to the frontdesk directly and ask, 1hr lang naman talaga ang PT eh if they give you more than an hr courtesy na lang yun and you said booked trainer mo from 5-9pm then thats the reason why 1hr lang kayo kasi tuloy tuloy...if you want longer time look for a trainer na mas walang client

[marose17]

^ Baka hindi magaling kapag walang client masyado ang trainer?

Anyway, happy naman ako with my trainer, punishing talaga ang routine pero effective.  And I am also not ma-chica kaya okay lang na all-business.  Gusto ko rin kasi tapos na in one hour para makauwi na ko sa kids ko.

Sige, thanks so much for enlightening me.  I will pay attention to the pictures of the other trainers nga and see kung sino ang mas mukhang mura ang rates.   I'll ask din the front desk people. 

With FF, based on my 5 years with them before and now that I returned, I've observed that you really have to haggle for better rates ano?  I'll make my own drama-dramahan pag mag-expire na ang 4 months ko.  Sana mag-work.

[angeleigh]

^Yes, kapag na-tunugan ka nila na, go ka sa price. Hindi na nila yan iooffer ng mas mababa or bigyan ka ng discount.

Kainis nga e, may nabasa pa ako na yung ibang Sales Person nila, wine-wave ang joining fee, kapag yung tipong nahila ka lang nila tapos sila yung kumukumbinsi sayo na sumali. E ako kasi, ako mismo pumunta don at nagsign up.

Sayang.

[marose17]

^ Mukha kasing kailangan ko talaga mag-gym kaya naisip siguro nila na go ako kahit anong price.   I've been out of shape since I gave birth 3 years ago.

Thanks for the tips angeleigh and snowyice.  Babalitaan ko kayo. 

[angeleigh]

^ Ako kapag nagrenew ako ng membership, gagamitan ko ng 'ay wala na bang bawas, e sa slimmers/gg ganito ang offer sa hehe

[snowyice]

totoo kapag mas walang client usually mas hindi marunong but it doesn't mean na hindi effective lol 

pwede ba makipag tawaran ng fee??? I paid for the admin fee of 2100 when I joined and got 25% discount kasi I have citibank mercury drug ....pwede ba makipag huggle ng monthly dues?

meron silang promo n1700 but ang access mo m-f morning lang but should at least be 10months member
1500 weekend warrior - fri-sunday lang access mo
kung meron pang ibang proomo hindi ko na alam

[marose17]

I checked last night.  My trainer is classed as Silver.  Bakit kaya ang mahal ng package ko? 

Somebody posted that there's only one rate for PT in all branches.  I was given a package of 18 PT sessions (plus 2 bonus sessions) for Php14,250.  I was informed that the regular rate is Php1,100/session. 

Bakit may Php8100 for 20 PT sessions in other branches?  I'm perplexed.

[angeleigh]

18+2 rin yung sakin for P8,100

Ang mahal nga ng sayo sis. Baka mukha ka kasi mayaman? hehe.

RCBC kasi is Platinum. Kasi may pool? Kaya mahal ang rate nila. Confirm ko later sa FF kung ganon nga ang reason.

Ang laki kasi ng difference eh, yung 30 sessions ko sis 12,600 lang yun, eh sayo 20 sessions lang 14+K na agad. hehe. Luging lugi, tapos hindi ka pa gumagamit ng pool.

[marose17]

^ Naku, naiinis na nga ako.  Feeling ko naisahan ako.  Hindi ako mayaman ha at openly akong nag-haggle sa rate na iyan kasi namahalan ako at first.  Then, when they said na Php1,100/session kapag walang package, kinagat ko na ang Php14,250/18+2 sessions.

I will investigate further and update everyone.

[angeleigh]

^Feeling ko sis ganon nga yun, baka bine-base nila sa location. Eh syempre sa RCBC ka, sosyal! hehe. Sa Robinson's Summit din siguro ganon ang rate, kasi sa Ayala e?

Magkano ang monthly mo?

[marose17]

^ Php3700/month for 4 months, passport.  Ayoko ng annual basis kahit cheaper - Php3400 - kasi di ko alam kung kakayanin ko na 1 year i-career ang gym and based on my experience, mahirap kumalas ng membership kapag yearly basis.

Sa Ayala, di ko alam ang rate.  Mas malapit yun sa office ko, kaso ang ayaw ko doon, puno palagi kapag 6-8 pm (ganyan pa naman hours ko sa gym).  Hirap sumingit sa GX and kumuha ng lockers.

To be honest, nothing spectacular about the RCBC gym.  The lockers nga are de-susi pa.  Tapos, luma na ang shower stalls.  May pool lang.

Kahit sa Trinoma (Platinum also) hindi naman ako impressed sa facilities.

For me, pinaka-okay na FF gyms na napuntahan ko are the ones at the Fort and Emerald Avenue, Ortigas.

[jolly_meeh]

Trinoma, RCBC, and Alabang have the same rate dahil pare-pareho silang platinum 3600k monthly, other branches na hindi platinum share the same rate as well, I think 2600k monthly but if you have citibank mercury drug you will get 25% discount.

[marose17]

Gold na pala ang class ng trainer ko.  Hindi updated ang pictures sa RCBC.

[angeleigh]

^Ah, kaya mahal. hehe.

[marose17]

^ Sis, ganoon ba talaga kapag gold ang trainer?  Parang ang laki naman ng difference.

Anyway, gusto kong ituloy ang PT ko (4 na lang remaining ko + 2 free).  But I will haggle talaga for a better rate.  Do you think it's a good idea to tell them kunwari na may better offer ako in some other gym (*Gold's kuno)?

[jolly_meeh]

^ Sis, ganoon ba talaga kapag gold ang trainer?  Parang ang laki naman ng difference.

Anyway, gusto kong ituloy ang PT ko (4 na lang remaining ko + 2 free).  But I will haggle talaga for a better rate.  Do you think it's a good idea to tell them kunwari na may better offer ako in some other gym (*Gold's kuno)?

tell your PT na namamahalan ka. usually meron silang scheme ..aminado naman sila na mahal ang package nila eh...sa isang branch na alam ko kapag nagrenew ka they will give you +5 sessions. ask your PT if he can give you such or if you want enroll ka na lang ng 30mins...yung 12600 30 sessions.

[angeleigh]

^^ Basta haggle lang sis. Wala naman mawawala, or you can opt to get a Silver PT. Papayat ka rin naman don. hehe. Ako i lost total of 20lbs in 2mos. Nung nagstart ako nasa 24% ata ang fat to lose ko, ngayon 16% na lang. Feeling ko ang pagpapapayat naman eh wala sa PT, nasa determination natin yan. Guide lang sila.

IMO, masyado mahal ang Gold. Basta stick pa rin ako sa sinabi ko na wala naman masyado difference ang Gold and Silver.