Last year, the Better Business Bureau recorded about 9,400 complaints against fitness centers, health clubs and fitness consultants. That is a rise of about 15 percent from the year before. Here are a few things to watch for to keep away from getting soaked before you sweat. Article resource:

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Health clubs love the New Year

Losing weight, getting fit, or joining a gym are some of the most commonly-sworn New Year's resolutions each year. So is it any wonder that so many gyms and health clubs offer tantalizing specials to get new members in January?

However, New Year's promises are also notoriously fickle promises we make to ourselves. And when the reality of just how much effort they require sinks in, many lose interest. However, getting out of gym agreements could be a feat in itself, as club owners know this fact and often make the back door hard to find. And getting the charges to stop may occasionally be even harder.

Do not sign up without homework

Make sure you go to [Bleeeeep!]’s List or the BBB to research gyms and clubs before deciding which one you really want to use. Determine if it is clean and if you are really going to enjoy the facilities before agreeing to anything.

Reading is essential

The largest amount of grievances recorded by the BBB targeted contract problems, with customers often being promised things by sales people which were not backed up by the contracts they are pressured to sign.

According to a BBB spokeswoman, "The biggest complaints that we get are people who sign the contract, and they didn't read it. So what the sales person told them and what the contract says are two different things."

The biggest tip to keep away from being taken advantage of, then, is to read and understand your contract thoroughly before signing it. If the salesperson is pressuring you to sign, or using pointed phrases to make you feel guilty, tell them you need the pressure dialed down so that you can digest the document. Otherwise, don't do it.

Make sure you can get out

You might want to look at what you have to do to cancel your membership by looking at the cancellation policy. If it seems too difficult, just walk away.

There was one male named John Stark who could not get the fitness center to stop charging him $200 a month for a membership. He canceled his yearly member, but apparently it becomes a month to month contract unless you send a letter to the office in California opting out of it, according to Forbes.

Make sure you keep all the paperwork after you take the plunge and sign an agreement just in case there are disputes later.

Sources:
KSL
Prescott News
Forbes

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