If joining a gym is part of your New Year’s plan to get in shape, know your options before signing up.

 

Pennsylvania law requires clubs and gyms to register if they sell long-term contracts.

 Contracts over 3  months can be canceled within three business days of signing . 

 

You can  cancel for other reasons including  an injury, verified by a doctor, which prevents you from using one-third or more of the health club’s equipment for six months or longer, if a club closes for more than 30 days and there is no alternate facility available within 10 miles,

and if you move  more than 25 miles from the health club and there is no comparable club available within five miles of your new residence.

 

For more information about the Pennsylvania Health Club Act or gym contracts, contact the Office of Attorney General’s Bureau Of Consumer Protection at 1-800-441-2555 or online at www.attorneygeneral.gov.