I joined a new gym. Adios 16 Hour Fitness. The new gym normally charges around $200 a month, but thankfully, the fee is covered by my Medicare Advantage plan. The swank facility is kept immaculately clean. No more dust bunnies like the old gym. The gym has new equipment, an indoor running track, three pools, sauna, steam room and many other amenities such as a coffee bar, spa and free classes. There’s a lounge in men’s locker room where you can watch the sports game of the day while sitting in leather club chairs. The only drawback is the air of entitlement in the gym. The gym is adjacent to the very affluent Cherry Creek and Hilltop neighborhoods. The parking lot is packed with high-end vehicles. It’s also a very white gym, which, is taking some time getting used to given the multi-cultural membership at my old gym. The members are mostly older when I go in the afternoon. I have yet to see anyone overweight. Many of the women are close to being social x-rays. I find the eye candy more appealing than my old gym, which is a catalyst for fueling my workouts. Overall, the change has been good for my workouts.
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Gym fees covered by Medicare? I did not know that was a thing, although I guess it makes sense.
OL – it’s paid by United Healthcare as a perk of my Medicare Advantage plan, aka Medicare supplemental plan, not Medicare proper.
I am mad-jealous about the eye candy. I got none where I work out. On the other hand it costs me 10 dollars a month.
I get the same gym membership perk and you can join more than one gym. So maybe you could keep the old gym membership, add the new, and choose on a daily basis.
N – I did keep my old gym membership which renewed in December and was paid for by my Medicare Advantage plan.