I know regular gym-goers but I also know lots that take a 12 month membership and use it so infrequently they'd be better off paying £100 per session for a personal trainer.
I would always recommend PAYG to start. Obviously it's more expensive but it tests whether you'll actually fit it into you life/routine. Then if its definitely for you switch.
Personally I find a lot of it intensely dull and don't think I often utilise all of the specific equipment to its fullest. The most efficient I've ever been was when I lived at home before travelling. I'd do pressups and dips before showering, walk to/from work, go for a quick 20min run as soon as I got home, maybe take a skipping rope, then do pressups, dips, and sit-ups while my bath ran.
It meant that by 6:30-7:00 I'd be ready for dinner / going out / etc. Admititdly that was when I finished work at 5pm, and I realise that none of that routine ^ is really going to help if you're training for something specific. But as part of an overall eg of easy regular excercise I think it was a good one.
I would always recommend PAYG to start. Obviously it's more expensive but it tests whether you'll actually fit it into you life/routine. Then if its definitely for you switch.
Personally I find a lot of it intensely dull and don't think I often utilise all of the specific equipment to its fullest. The most efficient I've ever been was when I lived at home before travelling. I'd do pressups and dips before showering, walk to/from work, go for a quick 20min run as soon as I got home, maybe take a skipping rope, then do pressups, dips, and sit-ups while my bath ran.
It meant that by 6:30-7:00 I'd be ready for dinner / going out / etc. Admititdly that was when I finished work at 5pm, and I realise that none of that routine ^ is really going to help if you're training for something specific. But as part of an overall eg of easy regular excercise I think it was a good one.