The MH good gym guide

Working out at a gym is guaranteed to get you results - as long as you find the right one. Follow these 13 easy steps for your perfect match.

You schedule time together three days a week – four if you’re really keen. Sure, it costs time and money, but you feel great, so you keep going back for more.

This isn’t a relationship guide, but it may as well be, because gym memberships are just like girlfriends, says Sydney-based personal trainer George Doech. Having trained thousands of people in everything from glitzy city mega-gyms to tiny specialist centres, Doech says there’s one thing they all have in common: “gyms are like relationships: a good one is worth its weight in gold, but a bad one will see you fall into a rut, won’t make you happy and will probably take a long time – and a lot of money – to get out of.”

Photo by Adam Doyle Jan 13, 2012