oh for the love of fitness

dana and i have decided to join a gym together... we're both after the same main things... a pool and treadmills... all those other machines are fun, but i'm concerned with the basics right now... we went to check out the warren community center, because they have a huge aquatic center and a small, but decent fitness center... the hours aren't great, but they could certainly be worse and it would only be 400 bucks for a year. a whole year, no other charges... from there we hit up the lifetime fitness by my house. i used to be a member a hundred years ago, so i already knew it to be the creme de la creme of gyms... huge, immaculate facilities, 24 hours... it's heaven for healthy folks... but it's also 160 bucks to sign up (oh, and that was a bargain because the "manager's out of town this week") plus SIXTY bucks a month. i know, i know... isn't your health worth 2 dollars a day and all that... but no, that's a bit rich for my blood... i could work out for free at school, except without a workout buddy, i'll never last... so we're on the lookout for other options, but we're set on making a decision in the next week...