Fitness Centre In Bangkok

[dantilley]

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a good gym / fitness centre in Bangkok? Ideally reasonably priced and accessible by BTS or MRT.

Thanks,

Dan.

[Sarpedon]

Check online but look out for Fitness first. California Fitness or California Wow and the Capitol Club. They are all around Sukhumvit or silom area.

[hUsh]

California WOW has branches in Silom and Asoke, both accessible by MRT and BTS. Also, check out the fitness centre at Emporium Tower.

[dantilley]

Thanks for these.

I went to California WOW on Silom the other day and I guess they gave me the "tourist price" of 500 Baht for a single session! A month's membership was 5,000 Baht. But these suggestions have given me a few more options which are hopefully not so extortionate.

[hUsh]

Thanks for these.

I went to California WOW on Silom the other day and I guess they gave me the "tourist price" of 500 Baht for a single session! A month's membership was 5,000 Baht. But these suggestions have given me a few more options which are hopefully not so extortionate.

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A friend of mine went to CW and was told the same price as you mentioned. He suddenly started bargaining saying he wouldn't pay that much, finally it went down to like 60% of the original price...

You can try this small, but quite good fitness gym in a condominium called CNC Residence on Sukhumvit Soi 33 (BTS PromPhong)

[Amethyst]

California Wow is too expensive....

They tends to charge expensive rate to foreighner at a high rate...

I am lucky to get my platinum membership from Singapore branch for only 1300baht permonth without contracts...and could use all the california fitness center all over the world...

5000baht per month is unrealistic....

A friend of mine who is working in California Fitness center told me that they charge customer based on their Occupation...The higher your status the higher you pay...and that goes the same as your nationality....

But you will need to hustle these guys hard...And get the lowest rate....They need to hit a certain amount of membership sign up per month...Sometimes you will be surprise to get at a very low rate...So hustle hard...

Edited August 18, 2005 by tytus

[Sarpedon]

Yeha i heard the full price of 5,000 naht per month but this ever rarely gets paid. As Tytus says...hustle hard! Good luck if you go with them.

You can also check out the big hotels as they sometimes have quite good gyms...The Westin (near Asoke BTS) has a gym which is only a year or so old. Havent been there myself but maybe worth checking out.

[Amethyst]

Fitness first charge at only 1800 baht permonth....Dont worry Dan ill go with you this weekend and hustle them hard cuz i know all this fitness center tricks...

[freestylegirl]

i joined california wow and got them down to 1,700 a month without much trouble at all, but had to sign up for a year....

[Amethyst]

so did you paid 20,400 upfront??? If so yes it is true but you can still get lower than 1,700 baht per month without paying upfront of 12 months...

just the normall every month cash...its possible

[Siam_superfly]

Fitness First... around 2000 baht a month is what I pay....no contract

but its more about what "u" need in the gym....has the gym got all that "u" need, do the machines work good...enough free weights..etc....and is it close to where u live or work...

[Amethyst]

There is a Free open air Gym at Lumpini Park....Its free but the weights are very Rusty.... :) But its good for a start....After a Jog just hit the Open Gym and begin flexing some muscle...