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“I checked out Educo Gym on Parnell Street in Dublin...”

written by sandy beach on 16/12/2010

I checked out Educo Gym on Parnell Street in Dublin recently. I had looked at a lot of reviews of educogym first but I had to see for myself. Once I had an informed idea of what they offered I didn't sign up (it would have cost me nearly 600 euros for 3 months). And looking back I'm glad I didn't.



I should mention that I'm pretty familiar with principles of diet and exercise already. What I lacked was motivation. As many fitness experts have observed, getting into shape is SIMPLE but not EASY (i.e the principles are straight forward but it requires real effort to apply yourself). Books like The Abs Diet by the editor of Men's Health Magazine is an excellent source for these principles - it give the most up to date scientific advice on the best exercises and food to get in shape (advice, by the way, that is equally valid for the ladies).



So, why am I glad I didn't sign up to educo gym?

- It's very over-priced.

- There is no emphasis on warm ups (a recipe for injuries).

- It's not a long term solution.

- It appeals to our "instant gratification - I want it now!" tendency.

- Educogym talks ONLY about the success stories - no posters of people who didn't get results on their web sites or walls! I wonder what are the real numbers of people who get results in these gyms?

- They have a hard sell approach that they lay on you. You will be pressured to decide right away on whether to join or not and this is not professional I feel.



There is nothing that educo gym can offer that you can't do yourself with a set or running shoes, a set of free weights (which cost a fraction of the educo gym fees) a good guide book (a good one mentioned earlier) or even videos (YouTube is full of these). And the magic ingredient - your own motivation.