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Originally Posted by Flying Dutchman
As someone who was a member in the Old Villages Health Club from 2000 to 2005 and again now in 2010 I have seen many changes. When I returned they bumped my monthly fee up to $43 +tax and I have friends paying $50. Theys also pay an additional $70/month for Zumba lessons. With MVP who if you check them out on Google, Facebook etc have a very good rep, I only pay $39 +tax for everything and anything. I am looking forward to the wide range of equipment and sevices MVP has planned. One reason I left 5 years ago was because The Villages refused to get in any free weights and treated anyone who liked to lift heavy like a cancer. They continually viewed it as "UnVillagerlike" to want to train seriously. Someone commented on "no-one ever using the heaviest dumbells" or some such. Not true, I do and I know others who do as well. There are lots of guys who have been frustrated for years at the paucity TV provided. Many of them simply went up to Belleview's "Too Your Health" spa to meet their needs.
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I have been lifting with free weights for 10 years, and plan to do so for the rest of my life. I don't even mind getting older as I seem to be stronger and in a little better shape every year. What is the set up for benching, squatting, and deadlifting? How heavy do the dumbbell's go. Are the machines plate loaded or already have stacks installed.
If these centers aren't equipped for heavy lifting, are there more suitable gyms outside of TV? I'm spoiled where I live. Even though we are in a small area, the school district has a weight room that has been equipped better than most YMCA's through local grants, volunteers, etc. Best of all it's free as it's mostly staffed by volunteers.