Gyms in Sherman

Fixr's national figures put a basic membership at $15 to $40 a month and a gym with more advanced equipment at $50 to $100 (January 2025). The 2021 national average was $28.58 a month, according to Statista as cited by Forbes Health, with prices from about $10 to $300. Neither figure is a Sherman price. Get the monthly rate, any initiation fee, what the rate becomes after a promotion ends and the cancellation steps in writing, and see the Texas gym guide.

Under the Texas Health Spa Act, a business selling memberships for exercise instruction or facilities needs a certificate of registration from the Secretary of State for each location. It costs $100 a year, must be posted conspicuously at the gym, and the number must appear in your contract. A contract signed with an unregistered seller is void. The Secretary of State registers gyms but does not regulate their business practices.

Unless exempt, a gym posts $20,000 to $50,000 of security per location with the Secretary of State, held for members who lose money if it closes. Gyms that never require contracts or prepayment beyond 31 days, financing, bank drafts or initiation fees can be exempt. A gym may not claim it is "bonded by the state" or misrepresent staff qualifications or likely results.

Not every fitness business is covered. Dance-only or aerobics-only studios, nonprofits, member-owned clubs and school programs fall outside the Act, so read their contracts with extra care.

• Cancel for a full refund by certified mail by midnight of the third business day after signing.
• Contracts may not run longer than three years; financed ones may not require payments for more than five.
• If the gym is unusable for 30 days or more because of something beyond the owner's control, such as a natural disaster, it must extend your contract by the same time.
• If it closes without offering facilities within 10 miles, or moves more than 10 miles, you can cancel for a partial refund.
• Death or total and permanent disability lets you or your estate cancel for a refund of unearned payments.

A closing gym must post notice at each entrance at least 30 days ahead (the notice isn't required when fire, flood or an act of God forces the closing). Members can claim against the security within 90 days of the closure notice on the Secretary of State site. Disputes over sales practices belong with the Attorney General's consumer line, (800) 621-0508. See dentists in Sherman for other health appointments, compare gyms in McKinney, and visit the Sherman services guide.