The media tells us we are in the midst of a ressession. The supermarket tell us that a loaf of bread now costs 10 cents more than last week and the price of fresh fruit has gone “sky high”.
So what about the cost of exercise; 
the cost of being in a sports team, the cost of the gym, of the vibration training studio? When I worked in a gym and the membership price was increased a significant number of people cancelled their membership. So now, when everyone is affected by higher prices but with little or no wage increases, or their own business isn’t making as much money, what to do about the cost of exercise?
Firstly, the decision needs to be made – to continue or not? Weighing up the health and fitness benefits of exercise with the costs involved and also time management; finding the time to exercise on a regular basis. Once that decision is made and a person has committed to some form of regular exercise it’s important to look at the cost.
Vibration Training in a studio format is generally low cost and very time efficient. It’s hard work and demanding on the body but only for a very short time period of around 15 minutes and the benefits are huge.
Prices vary somewhat and can depend on what services are offered but many studios offer one-on-one or small group training with an instructor for just $7-10 U.S. This represents very good value and when training two or three times a week it’s much less than working out with a Personal Trainer at the gym. In New Zealand the price for a Vibra-Train studio session is just $10 with concession cards and a weekly access fee system available to make the price even less. The customer is in full control of their spend as we have no memberships and operate on the basis of just turning up at the studio as the quick time frame and multiple machines mean there’s rarely, if ever, a wait.
Another option I saw recently in a local advertising brochure is a Hire Machine (it was BodyGreen brand in this advert) for N.Z.$40, (U.S.$26), per week. I quickly saw that at three times a week (and you can’t train more often than this on a regular basis without detriment) this is $10 higher than the highest price for studio based training with an Instructor. Add in more charges for delivery and later for pickup,
I know which option I’d choose!
