You never want to sign a contract at a health club, especially a multi-year contract. Why? The entire business model for most gyms is to get your money ahead of time and then hope that you don’t ever work out. In one of its filings with the Feds, the health club Bally’s disclosed that the average member works out one-half of once per week. It’s just what happens after people sign these contracts. Bally’s is one of the most notorious clubs out there for its shenanigans with customers. Most recently, the company has been under the watchful eye of Wall Street for allegedly cooking its books. In addition, several consumers had expensive watches and money stolen from the club’s locked lockers. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the people wanted to cancel their memberships but Bally’s wouldn’t let them. They claimed it was an isolated incident. A legitimate health club is interested in your physical fitness and doesn’t make you sign a contract.