Finally ditched my $200/month gym membership for home workouts and it actually stuck

I used to pay $200 a month for a fancy gym downtown and barely went 3 times a week. After 6 months of that waste, I canceled it and bought a $50 pull-up bar and some used dumbbells off Facebook Marketplace. Now I workout in my apartment 5 days a week and spend zero dollars on it. The real win was realizing I was paying for convenience I never used. Has anyone else made the switch and felt guilty about how much they wasted before?

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rileynelson1mo agoMost Upvoted

How's your back holding up with the pull-up bar on a doorframe? I tried that setup but my landlord freaked out about the paint peeling and I had to figure out outdoor options. That's actually how I ended up using trees at the park for pull-ups now, which feels a little ridiculous but works fine.

julia_lee2mo ago

Man I felt personally attacked reading this, that's basically a mirror of my own bank statements from last year. At least we're both finally getting our money's worth out of our living rooms now.

the_rose2mo ago

Same. My couch and I have a real relationship now.