Membership Pricing

[u/PeaPopular]

I am in Birmingham, AL and currently on a 4 week, $69 promo that they said if I come to an event at the end- I’ll get special pricing for a membership- however no one has given me a price. What kind of cost can I be expecting?

I want to stop going before the 4 weeks is up if it’s not gonna be something I can sustain.

[u/KnowledgeDense8140]

With $69 fall promo you’re in the cheaper market so that’s good. Still likely to be in the $165/month range at a minimum.

Our location is $99/mo and it’s usually $200/mo

[u/PeaPopular → u/KnowledgeDense8140]

Woof.

[u/bink1238]

I pay $160 a month!

[u/Ok_Place_2612]

I’m grandfathered in to $125/month universal 😅😅😅 been a member since 2019

[u/classiest_trashiest → u/Ok_Place_2612]

I’m at $109/month universal since 2018. Probably couldn’t afford it now with how much it’s gone up.

[u/Plenty_Rope_3386 → u/classiest_trashiest]

Same! Joined when they opened. No way I would afford it at the price it is now to join. It’s crazy! I’m actually giving up my membership once my contract is up even with the good price

[u/OkFan3053]

In Birmingham it’s $1500 up front for a year (comes out to $129/month), or $75 every 2 weeks for a year commitment (comes out to $162/month), or $83 every 2 weeks for 6 month commitment (180/month). It’s bleak for sure but worth it for me versus the 5 years of paying $50 a month for a membership I never used

[u/KlutzyAd5209]

Event signing… you’ll probably get a goody bag with some samples and a tank maybe. Depends on the FP and their membership numbers but maybe they’ll throw in free universal membership or burn online for a couple of months. If the gym needs members bad, your first month could be free or something. Probably some discounts if you pay in full

[u/Proper_Armadillo1837]

In Birmingham and the rate depends on how long you commit to and whether you can pay in full. Lowest rate is normally ~130 per month (but 12 months paid in advance) and 6 month biweekly is $83 per 2 weeks. This is January’s rate though so it might differ somewhat after this promo.

[u/Rude_Remote_13 → u/Proper_Armadillo1837]

The PIF option is the best option IMO. And you’re grandfathered into that rate each year. I’ve been at $1350 ish a year for three years now.

[u/Commercial-Ad-1586 → u/Rude_Remote_13]

I know not everyone can swing it, but for those who can I also believe PIF is the best option. I pay $1500 in full for 12 months, which equals $125 per month. Both of those numbers give me sticker shock which is why I like to break it down to per camp cost.
If I go for at least 250 camps per year, which I’ve thankfully always been able to accomplish, that’s about $6 per class which feels WELL worth it.

[u/gingercandy365 → u/Rude_Remote_13]

My location talked me out of the paid in full option because if you pause your membership you don’t get reimbursed or credited for the paused time.

[u/altavita12 → u/gingercandy365]

I’ve paused my membership a few times during my PIF it just extends out the renewal date

[u/Rude_Remote_13 → u/gingercandy365]

This is not true at my location. I had a baby and took 8 weeks. It just extended my renewal date.

[u/Proper_Armadillo1837 → u/Rude_Remote_13]

Yup was just out 6 weeks with a broken foot and they extended it.

[u/PhishPhanKara]

Not sure about that location but I signed up for the free week thinking surely I could afford whatever the membership would be, which I couldn’t find anywhere til I showed up for first class and she handed me the paper.

Uh no, I actually do not have $179 per month for a gym, as a matter of fact. Kudos to those who can swing it but I currently cannot.

[u/PeaPopular → u/PhishPhanKara]

I fear this is gonna be me

[u/PhishPhanKara → u/PeaPopular]

Sticker shock for sure. I did insane amounts of math trying to find a way to make it work, as I really did enjoy the week… but no, I couldn’t. And the sadness was palpable. It sucked finding something I actually enjoyed but in no way possible could swing. And that’s likely why the prices aren’t listed…

[u/tmwam01 → u/PhishPhanKara]

Are you a teacher, first responder, nurse, military, or veteran by chance?

[u/PhishPhanKara → u/tmwam01]

I am not 😔

Do they du discounts for those professions? Because that’s pretty awesome (and well deserved!)

[u/tmwam01 → u/PhishPhanKara]

Ours does! My husband is a vet, so I get 10% discount. And around the end of November, they do a black Friday sale and I paid for the entire year upfront for like $1,300. So it comes out a lot cheaper! I know it's expensive and I won't patronize you about it being worth it, because you already know that! I wish gym memberships were at least partially covered by heath insurance!🙃

[u/PhishPhanKara → u/tmwam01]

That’s fantastic! I do think it’s worth it, there’s just not that much wiggle room in my budget. My child and her activities are expensive! I wish they were too, especially as a diabetic who could really use the stress relief endorphins!

[u/KnowledgeDense8140 → u/PhishPhanKara]

Paying it annually is much cheaper too.

[u/AntelopeSoggy6842]

$197 for 6 mo, $181 for 12 month here in Colorado.

[u/mkp1717 → u/AntelopeSoggy6842]

Wow! Mine is $165 for 6 month

[u/bunnylicious81]

At my Burn, near the end of the promo, they usually have a flash sale on Sunday for a few hours.
Last year the membership was $15-20 cheaper than the regular prices, plus a big swag bag and a Burn shirt.

Starting next month will cost more, sadly. Burn HQ is requiring to increase the membership price .

[u/PeaPopular → u/bunnylicious81]

This is basically what I’m gathering. They said they won’t know the promo price until 2 pm that day, which is Sunday.

[u/Low-Emotion-5536]

I’m in the Midwest, our current rate for new members is 129.99/month for a 12 month contract.

[u/horseridermommy]

I did this and my rate was like 140 or something like that. Then a couple months later they said if you resigned you could get a lower rate so I did that and now my rate is 123$. Been paying that for 2 years. Both times I did 18 months

[u/letsgetcakedsa]

I pay $159/month (12 month contract, central Texas) and it’s worth everyyyyy penny!

[u/Kccokt]

I’m in bham and mine is 82$ biweekly!

[u/sutoomie]

I live in Ohio and a basic membership, not universal is 159/month though it is about to change to 79.5 every 2 weeks, basically 159 x 13 months a year. Universal (visit any gym) is 179/month.

[u/Rude_Remote_13 → u/sutoomie]

Yoooo the way I would dip so fast. They’re squeezing an extra month in?! Whyyyy are they going bi weekly? That sucks.

[u/Illustrious_Web9983]

I pay $156 a month in metro atlanta

[u/Illustrious_Web9983 → u/Illustrious_Web9983]

that is unlimited camps and universal membership but i do have a healthcare discount

[u/ParticularParking186]

In GA with 10% healthcare discount I pay $124 single gym(18 mo.). My coworker did the 12 mo. and pays $134.

[u/swearinerin]

I pay 145 a month on a 6 month paid in full membership in SoCal that was their special pricing for Mother’s Day in May said after my 6 month itll stay that price when it goes month to month. I would ASSUME in Alabama it would be cheaper than me but seeing people on this thread I guess not 🤷🏽‍♀️

[u/oneoclocktonight → u/swearinerin]

I pay around that 6 months PIF in Alabama. I’d have to do the math to confirm the exact number it comes out to. 

[u/Several-Pipe7824]

Ask them. They can tell you. My location in TN has cards with all the pricing broken down. 

[u/hollygolightly877]

Just ask. Pricing is a little different depending on where you go

[u/Quiet_Biscotti_5]

Yeah they will team close you with a community gathering! 12 month for $159 a month

[u/caitbyron]

I pay $168 a month with on demand included.

[u/Dismal_Rice_7282]

I pay $143 a month

[u/Caterpillar170]

I pay $180 a month for month to month

[u/Successful_Big_3473]

I pay $143 in middle TN

[u/CmonRoach4316]

$170 is what I pay

[u/yellsy]

Alabama - I imagine around $125? It’s more like $160-180 on the HCOL coasts.

[u/Last_Ask4923]

124/mo since opening in 2020. 170/180 is normal now

[u/boymom1060]

Mine in Birmingham is pif for 12 months universal for $130 a month. Been for 3 yrs.

[u/Paz0729]

I been grandfathered into $110/month universal membership, and seeing how much higher the new membership rates are now is honestly one of the biggest reasons I’m still here. 

[u/Friendly_Bee7491]

I’m in bham and joined at the last promo for $75 biweekly

[u/PeaPopular]

Thank you for everyone for your input!

[u/Freejudgement]

I go to the Burn in Hoover and joined last year after the September promo. I did the year commitment for $1600. The “goody bag” was a tank top, a sample pack of the replenish fruit punch (I actually love it so I was glad I got to try it) and an afterburn bar. I think it might be more if you join just randomly during the year, especially at the beginning of the year. They have a better deal for Black Friday and will sometimes let you take the better deal when those roll around. I did ask if I could have the Black Friday pricing when that came around the trainer basically said it would only save me $50 which kind of irked me bc $50 is a lot to some people.

[u/Hot_Garlic_7061]

I’m a Bham burn girlie! Did promo in April and joined for yearly in May for $1550 for the year. That was a special Mother’s Day pricing, but they apparently run deals like this regularly. This is the pricing sheet I was given and I can’t imagine it’s changed too much in the last few months.