From: doug@eng.umd.edu (Douglas N. Cohen)
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: Re: Wheres a good gym in Greenbelt, C.P., S.S. ?
Summary: a better choice....
Date: 2 Jan 93 21:28:00 GMT
Organization: Project GLUE, University of Maryland, College Park

In article <STXTNT.92Dec31120212@rs733.GSFC.NASA.Gov> stxtnt@rs733.GSFC.NASA.Gov (Nigel Tzeng) writes:
>In article <1992Dec31.145723.26759@srg.srg.af.mil> schan@birch.srg.af.mil (Stephen Chan x4485) writes:
>
>>anon.203@pax.tpa.com.au writes:
>>> I'm looking for a Gym in the Greenbelt, College Park,
>>>Silver Spring area that has your basic weights and perhaps a
>>>few aerobic workout methods (indoor track, bikes, steps, etc)
>>>but does not cost a fortune.  
>
>>   Try calling "Clean and Lean" in College Park. They're a small gym at
>>the intersection of Rt. 1 and Calvert rd. They have machines, freeweights and
>>cycles. Not too expensive (if I remember correctly, it was something $50/month)
>>and best of all, they have washing machines and dryers so that you can get all
>>sweaty and stinky, and then wash your clothing as you soak in their hottubs.
>
>If you're a UMD alumni you can get a card and use their facilities
>(ugh...but it's like $50 a year...).  Holiday has specials every now
>and again and the last time I checked membership ran about $30/month
>if not less...  An iffy deal though as the Greenbelt club is somewhat
>crowded unless you like odd hours.  The weight room is pretty nice though.
>
>>	   Stephen Chan
>>	   uunet!srg!schan or uunet!srg!schan@uunet.uu.net
>
>Nigel
>--
>Nigel Tzeng
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	i was with Stephen chan when we went to that 'clean and lean' place.
yes, it is close to cp, and it does have some facilities, but singularly
un-impressive, and i noticed that there was no-one there, including spotters
or assistance, and it was a little pricey for the facilities offered.
	the north gym is okay, if you have access.... however, it isn't always
available to non-university people.  and the hours are okay but limited.
        the place you want is ritzworld gym (formerly a gold's gym franchize,)
at the corner of randolph road and georgia avenue in glenmont (silver spring)
across from the fire station.  the man who owns and runs it is john ritz miller,
and is a former competitor.  he runs a 'no frills'/non-meatmarket type of gym,
and offers excellent equipment and a great price.  right now, he is offering a
special, and it is a pre-upgrade price.  use my name (that you heard it from
me and on the net...) and it might help; he is a personal friend.
	the hours are ludicrous... something like 06:00 to 24:00, 7 days a week,
and if you have a special need, he is quite willing to work out the scheduling.
        he also offers private showering facilities, and lockerrooms for both
men and women, a complete line of apparal, training equipment, trainers
available, and dietary supplements, etc., all at reasonable costs.  (the only
thing outrageous (pricewise) is non-training 'name-brand' apparal.

        check it out, and good luck....

     and, as always, i am/at:

           doug:  < doug@eng.umd.edu > : < doug@lpf.umd.edu >

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