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Would you like to stay motivated and use that gym membership for more than three months? Gym memberships seem to be the easy answer to losing weight since money will be withdrawn from our accounts whether we show up or not, we'll formulate a habit of exercising if we can just stick with it for a few days, and the environment lends itself to success (who wants to look like the Michelin Tire Man around all of those hard bodies?). Many of us join, particularly at the beginning of the year, with the best of intentions. But, as anyone in the health club industry will tell you, membership falls off by the end of March when new members have become discouraged by their failure to meet their weight loss goals. That's unfortunate since it doesn't have to be the case.

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Memorial Day is Monday May 25, 2009, known as the ‘unofficial start of summer.’ While this brings a cheer for some and a sigh of relief for others, it invites the days of school ending, vacations, perhaps flexible work schedules, and more time to go to the gym! It is always great to be a member of the gym in the summertime (and all year for that matter).

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Costs comparisons between

• Take Shape For Life
• Nutrisystem
• Jenny Craig
• Slim-fast
• Weight Watchers
• South Beach Diet

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