What is Gym Membership?
The cost of membership to attend and use a gym. Gym membership is normally paid monthly or an annual fee depending on the gym or fitness studio’s terms and conditions of membership.
Gym Membership Prices In South Africa?
Viva gyms
are currently in four major cities: Cape Town, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, and Pretoria.
They have a single session drop-in option and 2 contract options: monthly and yearly.
The single-session drop-in fee is R100 and perfect should you only want to train for one day or have your friends pop in for a bro sesh with you.
The month-to-month contract option eliminates the hassle of having to commit to a long-term contract.
The yearly contract has a 12-month commitment and then rolls into a monthly membership
Both the contracts require that you pay a joining fee. The monthly contract ranges from R330 – R350 depending on the gym.
For the 12-month membership, the joining fee is R260 – R290.
Monthly contracts are in the region of R329 – R349 and yearly contracts range from R259 – R289.
Planet Fitness
has four different membership options.
Their joining fees range from R100 – R300.
Just Gym is their value gym group which offers members all the offerings of Planet Fitness, without the trimmings.
There are differences in class offerings as well.
A Just Gym membership starts at R199 whereas the Planet Fitness memberships vary depending on the area of the gym. The lowest membership begins at R399 and escalates to R899.
Should you want national access, your joining fee will be R600 with a monthly rate of R999.
Platinum members will be charged an R900 joining fee and a monthly fee of R1199.
Zone Fitness
membership options range from R200 – R600.
Their joining fees are between R50 – R100 and the access cards cost R50.
A 12-month contract is R250 per month and their 24-month local membership with access to a single club is R225. Should you want a Super Club membership, this will set you back R299 per month.