Would you pay to use an indoor pool

[asianthree]

Just wondering.. there are a few fitness places that could go close to campus that could build a fitness center with an indoor pool and separate swim lanes...open 24/7 with state of the art fitness classes and machines...Would you pay $60 a month for a single or $110 for a couple...I just got a mailing from a fitness center..if i were a frog i think i would pay the $110 for the use of a pool year round but not sure if its in everyones budget...I know you can vacation your membership but not clear on the vacation cost....No this is not a business i have investment in just wondering if my budget will allow the cost...and if others have wondered the same thing

[graciegirl]

Just wondering.. there are a few fitness places that could go close to campus that could build a fitness center with an indoor pool and separate swim lanes...open 24/7 with state of the art fitness classes and machines...Would you pay $60 a month for a single or $110 for a couple...I just got a mailing from a fitness center..if i were a frog i think i would pay the $110 for the use of a pool year round but not sure if its in everyones budget...I know you can vacation your membership but not clear on the vacation cost....No this is not a business i have investment in just wondering if my budget will allow the cost...and if others have wondered the same thing


This is a good question, and I think I would, if it were less crowded and the walking folks wouldn't keep me from lap swimming.

Could you set it up as a poll, Asian three?

[LI SNOWBIRD]

Nope!

[billethkid]

NO!

[cmfjr]

NO. I really enjoy the outdoors and use the pools all 12 months.

[TicoTexan]

No ... Since the "free" pools are heated, there are very few days when an indoor pool would be useful.

[ilovetv]

Yes. I'd pay to use one.

The question was whether people would pay for an indoor pool apart from TV amenities, not to assert that TV residents don't need one.

[Russ_Boston]

Yes. I'd pay to use one.

The question was whether people would pay for an indoor pool apart from TV amenities, not to assert that TV residents don't need one.

Yes that is the question - I've said it too many times on this subject but many people WANT an indoor pool (or ten) but they want it within the current amenities fees.

If it were a money maker then someone (private enterprise) would build one. I don't think it will happen but....

[NotGolfer]

I would pay to use one!! I'm sure they'd have to have it regulated on "useages" like they do the Sports Pools. I for one would like to see some in-door heated pools for folks with arthritis and other issues---that would have appropriate exercises. I guess I'm thinking therapy exercises that are less stressful on the body. I've tried the aqua exercises before and just can't do them---plus they're way too crowded for me.

[msfooter]

Nope

[rubicon]

I would not pay to use an indoor pool. An indicator would be to calculate what % of residents buy the pool package that is offered with Priority Membership? I know they are not indoor pools but it would indices of willingness to pay above the amenity fee

Since I do not use any of the pools I would do a trade off signed agreement never to use any pool in TV for a discount on my amenity fees. Ok no rants I understand the program being all or nothing but I can vent if I chose to its called free speech and since my wife has all these honey do's I have a burr under my saddle. That is cowboy talk for I am not happy.

[lpkshop]

110 is quite high, I pay $75 in NJ for pool and fitness. Would not pay more down here.

[Bogie Shooter]

No.

[Polar Bear]

What Bogie Shooter said.

[SALYBOW]

Too rich for my blood

[jblum315]

No, I would not.

[janmcn]

No, I cannot afford it.

[OpusX1]

No. No matter the cost.

[mickey100]

Yes, if it was chilled during the summer. Try swimming laps in 90 degree+ water and you'll see what I mean.

[kittygilchrist]

nope

[kagney123]

May I ask..
Are the Villages pools not open 24/7?

[Bavarian]

No.

[G&P SSSKI]

I would not

[ilovetv]

May I ask..
Are the Villages pools not open 24/7?

No. The lap pools (sport pools) close at dusk which is a problem, especially during the winter when it's dark at 5pm and the pools are occupied by classes and teams thru 3:00 and sometimes later.

It is often very difficult to get a lap lane. As said in the other thread recently, it would help a lot to use the existing in-pool lights and some deck spotlights shining down into the sport pools, to extend evening hours for lap swimmers.

People who use pools for floating on a foam noodle and conversing with friends, or for soaking when they don't have a bathtub, really don't know what the lap swimming situation is.

All the neighborhood pools close at dusk, too, except one.

[Mudder]

No , pools are not open 24/7. Most are dawn to dusk. I swim laps all year long in the sports pools, no need to pay for indoor.

[Lbmb24101]

No
I would not pay extra for an indoor pool.

[cquick]

Just wondering.. there are a few fitness places that could go close to campus that could build a fitness center with an indoor pool and separate swim lanes...open 24/7 with state of the art fitness classes and machines...Would you pay $60 a month for a single or $110 for a couple...I just got a mailing from a fitness center..if i were a frog i think i would pay the $110 for the use of a pool year round but not sure if its in everyones budget...I know you can vacation your membership but not clear on the vacation cost....No this is not a business i have investment in just wondering if my budget will allow the cost...and if others have wondered the same thing

Yes, I would pay that for the use of an indoor pool.

[Didiwinbob]

Yes

[Futurevillager2013]

No prob wouldn't use it and don't want to pay more

[KARENNN]

YES, I would pay to use one, but not that much...and I would hope it would be close by. I would be interested in paying per visit, maybe $5 each time I went.

[ajbrown]

To answer the OP question, I would not consider paying $110/month for my wife and I to use a facility like that. This is just my opinion of course. I would be hard pressed to imagine such a business would make it. From my experience, quality gyms make money by selling memberships at a reasonable rate relying on the fact that a large percentage of folks never show. I would never consider $110/month reasonable...... well maybe with weekly massages... and free mimosas after a tough workout... :D

We are spoiled in the suburbs of MA (apples and oranges to FL) to have many great fitness centers for less than $50/month per couple. To be honest, I have always been a bit disappointed with what the Villages offers for gyms at the cost it is offered, but it is what it is….and I do not have to partake if I choose not to….

[Halle]

Just wondering.. there are a few fitness places that could go close to campus that could build a fitness center with an indoor pool and separate swim lanes...open 24/7 with state of the art fitness classes and machines...Would you pay $60 a month for a single or $110 for a couple...I just got a mailing from a fitness center..if i were a frog i think i would pay the $110 for the use of a pool year round but not sure if its in everyones budget...I know you can vacation your membership but not clear on the vacation cost....No this is not a business i have investment in just wondering if my budget will allow the cost...and if others have wondered the same thing

If I understand your post correctly the cost would cover the regular gym membership including use of all the standard exercise equipment and the indoor pool. Basically equivalent to MVP with the added benefit of being open 24/7 and an indoor pool. It would be a private business not associated with The Villages. Yes I would pay $60 a month for a membership.

[KathieI]

No, would not pay extra for the use of an indoor pool.

[obxgal]

No, I wouldn't pay extra either for an indoor pool

[cbh1975]

Nope.

[DougB]

Nope, I wouldn't even use it if it was free.

[Baileysmom]

As a swimmer and total water enthusiast I would not pay extra for what you describe. Swimming laps in a heated pool can be very difficult at times with higher temperatures. I find cooler water increases my intensity and is easier to work out in.

[senior citizen]

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[SusanOfWoodbury]

Yes, I would pay for a indoor pool

[dotti105]

I personally think the prices quoted are a bit steep.

But I would love to have access to an indoor pool.

We are sold on the Villages, but I have wondered again and again about the lack of shade at the pools and with skin cancer so prevalent in FL, I must say I am surprised that TV does not have several indoor pools.

To me it is a no brainer, but the Morse family must think differently.

But could we get some real shade at some of the pools? The Pergola roof shade areas are not any protection from the sun at all.

[mickey100]

I personally think the prices quoted are a bit steep.

But I would love to have access to an indoor pool.

We are sold on the Villages, but I have wondered again and again about the lack of shade at the pools and with skin cancer so prevalent in FL, I must say I am surprised that TV does not have several indoor pools.

To me it is a no brainer, but the Morse family must think differently.

But could we get some real shade at some of the pools? The Pergola roof shade areas are not any protection from the sun at all.

Good points. If we had some shade covers erected at the sport pools, so you could finish a lap and be in the shade instead of out in the broiling sun, it would make a huge difference. I know many people with skin cancer that are trying to swim first thing in the morning before the sun is bright. Fine in the summer, but with temps in the 30's in the winter, not as easy to do. And in the summer the water temperatures in the sport pools have averaged in the low 90's. It is just awful to swim in hot bath water like that. Very tough to get an aerobic workout. That is when i think an indoor pool with a regulated temperature in the low to mid 80's would be wonderful.

[Missouri boy]

Yes, I'd use an indoor pool