Hi,
I’m currently in Japan, Osaka, for 3 Months (Teradacho) while I’m studying at a language school. I would like to find a gym while I’m here, but I’m not sure what options would be fitting for me.
A few big names I’ve seen thrown around are things like Anytime Fitness, which does seem nice and I have one near me, but I’m not sure how that’ll work with my short term stay considering that filling out their website form requires you to put in a method of payment after the 3rd month.
I wouldn’t mind paying monthly in cash, but I’m not sure if it’s possible – anyone tried it before?
I also likely wasn’t planning on getting a Japanese phone number (or bank account) since it’s a relatively short stay.
An interesting alternative I’ve seen are gyms like chocoZAP – virtually everywhere, cheap monthly free and powered completely by app, but with the downside that they are strictly machines. I usually work out with weights and prefer that style overall, but I could sort of see myself doing maintenance for 3 months as a “better than nothing” option, especially since this seems to be the easiest option to set up.
Any advice or experience on this topic would be great!
by Wormic