A Japanese fitness club used be a very expensive to join when they started about 30 years ago. You needed the deposit more than one million yen (about 9,000USD) and monthly fee. It means for only limited person to join. But now it is popular for all generations people. The average of the price is about 10,000yen per month (about 90USD). There are many facilities swimming pool, machines, studio for aerobics dance and yoga, sauna and bath, relax room, etc. One of the major fitness club in Japan is 'Konami Sports', which I have been joining for about 5 years. The information at the web pages says that 276 facilities in operation、960,394 members nationwide as of March 31, 2006.
Normally, I only use the swimming pool, sauna and spa in Konami Sport near my house. Today, I went to swim there. I think regularly I want to go once or twice a week for my health. After swimming, I can be refresh, relax and a little tired with nice feeling, then you can sleep very well at night.
The other people have different purposes and use different facilities. For example, in the day time of weekday, mainly house wives use aerobics and swimming pool, and for workers at night they use running and shap-up machines for young ladies and young men. Some of them come very often almost everyday to spend their time for long hours without extra money and enjoy their senior life. Some seniors said if such a facility is not available, It is impossible for me to kill my time.
http://www.konamisportsandlife.com/index.html
I have never liked going t fitness clubs, as I find exercising at places like that is boring. Instead I prefer to go outside to exercise. When I ride my bike or job through an area, you can see many interesting things.
But, when the weather gets bad, I can understand going to a fitness club. I lived for a year in Seoul, Korea, which has weather similar to Japan, and it was often uncomfortable outside in the humid summers and cold winters.
Posted by: PeterD | May 22, 2006 at 03:17 AM
Hi Peter It is nice season to go out side in Japan. Especially Day time is so beautiful. How about in your city? Is it getting hot or nice now?
Posted by: yasu | May 22, 2006 at 09:24 AM
I want to pick up fitnessing this summer, to get in good shape again. Commercially, fitness is not that popular in Belgium. That's one of the reasons why I want to move to Japan.
Posted by: David | May 23, 2006 at 07:27 AM
Hi David Welcome to Jpana! By the way, do you have own weblog or Homepages? I try to find, but I couldn't.
Posted by: yasu | May 23, 2006 at 09:40 AM
You would be jealous of the weather we have here in San Francisco. We don't get the heat or humidity that you have in Japan, so the temperatures are much more comfortable. And it doesn't rain here much in the summer.
Posted by: PeterD | May 24, 2006 at 02:12 AM
I know the CA weather is so nice, when I went there about 20 years ago. I had a tennis camp as I was a tennis instructor.
Posted by: yasu | May 24, 2006 at 09:19 AM
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