How do CrossFit gyms justify their membership prices?

I’m not a CrossFit person and am happy to pay for my cheap gym membership, but I can see how a good CrossFit gym can justify $200 a month. If classes are small, there is a knowledgeable coach/personal trainer there (which I think many CrossFit boxes have), and you are someone who thrives in a group settings with coaches I can see how it’s worth it. Also, that price may allow them to provide more individual attention by limiting class size.

The value will also depend on if you actually use it. If you went 4 days a week that’s only about $12 a day.

A good gym will provide hands on coaching and legit programming.

If thats important to you, then it is pretty justifiable.

If it is not, just go to a normal gym.

Although I will say that $200 per month is pretty expensive. Most around here are in the $120-$150 range.

That sounds like what I'd expect to pay for a full access membership to "box" in that area. Just make sure it's full access(and by that I mean unlimited number of classes and no restriction on when those classes are), and to answer your question, "How do they justify that price?" As others have mentioned, it's a fully, 100% coached environment. If you sign up, and attend classes, there will be at least one, if not more, coaches running the class. 100%

If you're really interested, it's worth asking if they do any kind of free into sessions. Just tell them you're not sure about the price and you want to "test drive" their place out. Most boxes have something on their pricing plans they can work out with you, if not an outright free session or two so you can assess their coaches, facility, equipment, etc.

I wish you could do barbell free weights at Planet Fitness but you can still get a good workout there

I thought $100 for Lifetime was a lot.

They have their version of CrossFit in their own private area called Alpha and it’s free to members.

I’ve been to both and it’s the exact thing plus a million other amenities

A lot of Crossfit gyms are group/class setting with a coach and programming and all that jazz. You’re paying for more than just access to a gym. With that said, its worth is up to you.

I pay that for my gym although agree it seems a lot for only CrossFit. Like someone else said, Lifetime’s Alpha is similar plus you get everything else resort-like.

the 199 is not bad if, and big if as there is lots of variance between boxes, your coach understands and helps with a couple things

1) programming, and im not talking just the class setting. the good ones will have novices on an LP, then 10-12 min metcon. they take the tactical guys like police and firefighters and put them in a class that is similar to the old crossfit football or Power athlete model. they take their hs athletes and put them on a cf football programming model after running them through a basic LP, then a weekly lp version.

2) nutrition- they should be providing some for of nutrition coaching. not specific foods but more macros and guidelines to help you reach your goal

3) coaching, specific to your weaknesses and tailoring programming to the level you are

open gym time is another big thing. overall though if its a good gym, you should be paying for the above plus to be around highly motivated people. CF isnt my thing but if done correctly can be a great thing, done wrong...and it sucks.

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Cleaning things up a bit should help me get there

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not really as it comes down to simple calories and protein in the end. cleaning it up usually can result in lower calories.

so i would use this calculator to start

LINK

instead of standard, select lean gains calculator

start tracking using myfitnesspal and weighing you foods. atleast for now. try and hit those macros listed for 14-15 days straight then adjust based on weight loss.


we want to be in slight caloric deficit and lose about 1-1.5lbs per week if you are CFing. keep protein high at all times. measure around naval and track that measurement too.