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Dang, that's not frugal

November 24th, 2005 at 07:34 am

I had another good workout so I made a fateful, not very frugal step. I signed up for four months for the use of a personal trainer at the gym. It will be $1941. Ulp!

It was with decided nervousness that I brought it up with DH. (Our finances are separate, but this is big.) Au contraire, DH told me, this is one of the most frugal things you can do. You want to get more active and slim down, you figure that a gym is the next step (I don't have a car, so I walk everywhere or I catch a bus. That takes care of endurance, but my weight is still high), but you don't have any experience with workout machines. Paying somebody to spot you, point out your mistakes, encourage you and keep you from cheating is da** frugal because you'll get it done with no fuss. The frugal part means that since you've put money on it you won't blow off workouts. And what good is inheriting money but not being healthy enough to enjoy it?

Funny how I'm starting this during the holiday season. I figured as long as its not January, I've got a jump on temptation.

1 Responses to “Dang, that's not frugal”

  1. Anonymous Says:
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    My husband spent a good deal on a personal trainer when he first joined a gym--he says it was definitely money well spent. I can't speak from experience since I don't go to the gym (bad) and haven't ever used a personal trainer, but I know that it's worked for him--he's slimmed down, picked up good nutritional habits and has much more energy. I also think that using the trainer helped him to learn exactly how to use the machines and hence, avoid injuring himself.

    Money spent on one's health is money well spent, I think. I say, good for you!

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