dantilley Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 Hi, Can anyone recommend a good gym / fitness centre in Bangkok? Ideally reasonably priced and accessible by BTS or MRT. Thanks, Dan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarpedon Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hUsh Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 California WOW has branches in Silom and Asoke, both accessible by MRT and BTS. Also, check out the fitness centre at Emporium Tower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantilley Posted August 18, 2005 Author Share Posted August 18, 2005 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hUsh Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 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. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarpedon Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freestylegirl Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 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.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siam_superfly Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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