How to Negotiate With Your Health Club

"“If you’re ever going to try to negotiate a lower gym rate, now’s the time, as this weekend’s ‘Patient Money’ column noted. The weak economy has been hurting many fitness centers as gym rats looking to cut expenses drop multiple memberships or trade down to lower-priced clubs. According to a recent International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association survey of 54 participating clubs, 53 percent reported decreases in September membership dues revenue compared with the same month a year earlier, and 49 percent reported year-to-date decreases in membership dues.

http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/28/how-to-negotiate-with-your-health-club/