The Cost of Fitness

I just ran to the gym (LA fitness). I didn't go to work out, but to freeze my sessions with the trainer. When you sign up for a trainer there you sign a contract for a year, but you can freeze it if you don't want to use it. So, when I left in Dec. that's what I did. In June my freeze is over and my account will start to be charged, whether I use it or not. So, having decided that I don't want to spend the money on a trainer and would rather pay somethings off, I went in to re-freeze. All went smoothly until they contacted corporate headquarters who told them that a contract can only be frozen for 6months and that I had already used my 6 months. I was unable to freeze my account any longer. I had two options, 1) continue to train with a trainer 2) buy out of my contract. I opted for option number 2. I mean seriously, how much could it cost to opt out of training. The answer....... $1000. Yep, one thousand dollars due immediately. It was so much because I had barely used any of my year contract which had been frozen for 6 of the 8 months that I've had it. I checked the bottom of my purse, and the ash tray in the car for change but there wasn't even $10, let alone $1000. So June 1, I start training again.
Not my plan, although I had gone back and forth about it, but definitely not the worst thing that can happen this summer.