Gyms in Turku

[titaniumman]

Moi! Anyone knows and can recommend me a gym in Turku. I've been planning for some time to join one, but cannot decide without having some opinions. I personally hate two kind of gyms: those full of extra-huge-bodybuilders and those full of extra-posh people that make the place seem a fashion contest rather than a gym. The latter are easy to spot,usually high priced. But the former are not that easy until you go and see for yourself. So anyone nows any normal gym not too high priced? Thanks

[Pursuivant]

what about the easy kind of gym?


have you checked if theres some place say a swimming hall or indoor sports place... they sometimes have a bit of a gym...

[titaniumman]

No i didn't. Thanks for the idea

[titaniumman]

Thanks! I'll check that out too.

Oh,by the way, something I forgot. I know I will need (at least at the beginning) someone there (like trainer or something) because I have a problem with my left arm due a surgery I had, and would need some advice from a professional before going free-style on machines. So is that something that you can find in all gyms? (Not like I need a personal training available just for me. Just someone to take care of how I do things at the beginning).

[Pursuivant]

but nothing stops you from taking a few "instructions" at a fancy place and then continuing on your own...

[Johnny_Peebucks]

Hi

Try Cardio gym....It's cheap and has minimum body builder types and is not full of people posing, it;s quite quiet and friendly (for turku).

It's opposite showtime and quite central - I trained there and had a good time. Might be heading back that way in a month or so.


Drop me a line if you wanna ask owt


http://www.cardiogym.net/

[Johnny_Peebucks]

If you have had surgery you should NOT USE MACHINES!!!!!!!

MAchines are evil and cause more problems than free weights due to the unnatural, locked in position of your body and the unnatural movement of the exercise...free weights give you much more freedom....

And personally don't pay the money for a trainer - especially in the fancy pants gyms...they know nothing and usually teach bad form or make you do stupid things...I know pleanty of people who have told me about the training methods in Motivus and the stupid things they have been told.

[Kupcake]

You should get the exercises for your shoulder from a qualified physiotherapist, not one of the trainers at any gym. They are not qualified to give advice for specific situations like yours, but ok for the run of the mill person with no or minimal health problems.

A good physio will give you exercises for your upper body to maintain flexibility and strength.

[Johnny_Peebucks]

Well said - I was gonna edit and add that...

And if the problem is severe you might wanna look at using some other form of training for rehab...Not weights if you're still having trouble or your shoulder (arm??) is still weak.

[Kupcake]

Well said - I was gonna edit and add that...

And if the problem is severe you might wanna look at using some other form of training for rehab...Not weights if you're still having trouble or your shoulder (arm??) is still weak.

Too true, but even if he's past the rehab stage and the surgery was many years ago, he should still use a physio. Everything changes with surgery! Our bodies seem so strong, yet the smallest thing can change our path. Even yoga can be risky for the certain people in certain poses.

My eldest son had a knee reconstruction when he was 12 - jumping from a couch to a concrete floor (as you do when you are that age). He's 19 now and is still under the intermittent care of a physio for maintaining strength and flexibility in that leg. Actually, the other kneecap is pretty wobbly, so needs specific advice for that too.

[Johnny_Peebucks]

Please - don't talk about knee trouble

Have to get mine fixed one day...hoping for a robotic knee so I can run faster!

[Kupcake]

Please - don't talk about knee trouble

Have to get mine fixed one day...hoping for a robotic knee so I can run faster!

I'm hearing you!! My knees started making the most horrible crunching noises a few months back - i can even hear them when i walk up the stairs. I'm ignoring it all for the moment while i get my running back on track - i know, not the smartest idea. But really, i'm going to try to see somebody about it when the kids go back to school this week. I'll start with a gp and find out where to go from there. I'll let you know how it goes!

[titaniumman]

Ok, sorry that I didn't explain the whole thing. Here it goes.

Three years ago I had quite a bad left arm fracture. I broke my humerus in 3 different parts and it was not a clean fracture, small pieces of bones all around. But i was quite lucky at that time. As the surgeon told me afterwards " Son, you're one in a million" . I was about to loose my hand mobility because one of the bone pieces ("resembing a spear" as doctor said) almost cut my radial nerve. I was lucky enough so that "spear" was just laying against the nerve. The result after surgery is that everything went right but I had to go to rehab because I had for around 3 motnhs my arm inmobilized and in adition wrist drop (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrist_drop) So after rehab and regaining my wrist mobility 6 months later (that gave me an idea about how fragile nerves can be) everything went ok and nowadays I just have a bit os a movement limitation in my left elbow but not from the accident or surgery, just because my elbow was for 3 months completely stopped so , even after painful rehab, I can reach just a little bit my left shoulder with my left hand. So , on topic, the thing is that it's not gonna be dangerous for me to lift weights, BUT, it's the only thing I haven't done so far as a sport since that accident (I've played football, downhill bikes, traction and acrobatic kites, swimming...) it would be just perfect for me if there's someone in the gym I'm going to who I can just ask my doubts and get a basic supervision (not like I need a full.time personal trainer) throughout the first days so I can be sure I'm not doing anythig wrong that might hurt me in some time.

Thanks a lot for your answers and participation. Have fun!

[titaniumman]

Ok, sorry that I didn't explain the whole thing. Here it goes.

Three years ago I had quite a bad left arm fracture. I broke my humerus in 3 different parts and it was not a clean fracture, small pieces of bones all around. But i was quite lucky at that time. As the surgeon told me afterwards " Son, you're one in a million" . I was about to loose my hand mobility because one of the bone pieces ("resembing a spear" as doctor said) almost cut my radial nerve. I was lucky enough so that "spear" was just laying against the nerve. The result after surgery is that everything went right but I had to go to rehab because I had for around 3 motnhs my arm inmobilized and in adition wrist drop (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrist_drop) So after rehab and regaining my wrist mobility 6 months later (that gave me an idea about how fragile nerves can be) everything went ok and nowadays I just have a bit os a movement limitation in my left elbow but not from the accident or surgery, just because my elbow was for 3 months completely stopped so , even after painful rehab, I can reach just a little bit my left shoulder with my left hand. So , on topic, the thing is that it's not gonna be dangerous for me to lift weights, BUT, it's the only thing I haven't done so far as a sport since that accident (I've played football, downhill bikes, traction and acrobatic kites, swimming...) it would be just perfect for me if there's someone in the gym I'm going to who I can just ask my doubts and get a basic supervision (not like I need a full.time personal trainer) throughout the first days so I can be sure I'm not doing anythig wrong that might hurt me in some time.

Thanks a lot for your answers and participation. Have fun!

[Johnny_Peebucks]

Those kinda people can't give you that kind of info...A lot personnal trainer do some half assed course in a local poly for 2 nights to get their Cert.

To be honest as much as I hate those gyms with steroid monsters...you can often find better info from those guys - or guys who are involved in power lifting - those guys know their stuff and train hard...it's not JUST cos of the steroids. Or ask a coach who trains a team - they are more familiar with injuries and how to deal with situations like yours.

What gym did you decide to go to anyway?