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I have to make a choice... a bike or a gym membership. i can't afford both. my friends split on this.

so what do y'all think? i have made up my mind as to which i'm going to do - for now -

but please tell me which would you get first? i will tell you which it is later on... i promise ;)

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I have to make a choice... a bike or a gym membership. i can't afford both. my friends split on this.

so what do y'all think? i have made up my mind as to which i'm going to do - for now -

but please tell me which would you get first? i will tell you which it is later on... i promise ;)

The gym has AC, outside doesn't. It's super hot here in Louisiana. I do my workouts at the gym, where the AC lives. I probably wouldn't be as committed to doing anything outside. That's just me though.

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Gym membership so you can vary your workouts... I have a membership at the Y and it's not too$$ and they have free child care at my location. However I am thinking about getting something for home as well I am thinking about buying a rowing machine to do while watching TV.

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I might bet on the bike. It's really rewarding to go out into nature and get our exercise. :)

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My husband is a boxing trainer and personal trainer, he says with big weight loss, weight training is just as important as aerobic exercise. You get both at a gym.

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Gym..its so motivating to get to gym and see other people with same goals...

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The gym because of the variety of exercises you can do.

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I say Gym and use the stationary bike buy yourself a bike in a few months when you drop all that weight you will be happier on it.

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I went for the gym, I knew I wouldn't go if I just plopped money down and the equipment i bought sat around waiting for me. I opted for the more expensive gym in my area because I needed there to be a cost to me every time I decided not to go. It needs to cost me if I don't go, a bike for me would just be a way of saying yeah the bike is there i'll get to that later. later hasn't come in 15 years....i need the cost of a gym to motivate me to go. it's worked for me. I go 3 times a week and I've lost 25lbs pre op.

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Ok i have the Correct answer here. The BIKE. because a giant percent of people that pay gym membership dues go hard at first then stop going all together. As for the bike, it would be yours forever. on those nice days go for a ride, in the evening when the sun is going down. when you need to get away and cruise the neighborhood. the gym is nice, we have a fabulous gym where i work and out of 4 years here i have worked out in it maybe 5 times, treadmill only. the bike is the best route.

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I am a bicycling fanatic, so of course I'm gonna say bicycle. I don't have a gym membership but I have several bikes. The great thing about a bike is....you can't quit mid workout like you can on a treadmill or elliptical. You have to get back to where you started from. For me, time doesn't matter and I never get bored. And the scenery is always changing.

But the biggest win....if you can figure out a way to ride to and from work safely, you kill 2 birds with one stone. Bicycle commuting is great. I did it in Houston for years, so the heat has nothing to do with it. It's not near as hot riding a bike as it is just standing around outside.

At one point, my ride was too long so I just loaded up my bike and drove to the local Junior college and parked there, then pedaled the rest of the way. There is always a way to do it.

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The gym membership is official. I thought about and the gym fits me right. Biking will be in the future and not that far away. I will take my time and get to where I want to be mentally and emotionally b4 I get on a bike.

I will get a bike just not right now. Thanks for all the suggestions, I really do appreciate it. :)

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