Parents How far do you travel to your gym?

[floppycat]

We are thinking of moving gyms but it involves a much longer commute. How far do you travel and how many times a week?

 

[LuckyMommy]

Used to be 20-30 min's each way depending upon traffic -- that was when we had one gymnast going 3x a week. We have moved (for different reason, not for gym) and luckily now our gym is 10-15 minutes from our home and 10 minutes from school. We have 2 gymnasts now in elementary school with class 5 days a week each, we are at the gym every day but Sunday, and different starting and ending times. One is done at 8;30 pm 4 nights a week and I can't imagine how hard it would be if we lived farther away.

 

[Rainn14322]

We travel 40-45 minutes each way 4-5 days a week depending on the time of year

 

[Lisbeth]

The gym is a 15-20 min. drive each way from our home and about a 10 min. drive from the school. DD goes 3 weeknights and 1 weekend morning (4 hrs each practice).

 

[Becauseisaid]

Our gym has 2 locations and team girls practice at both.

Mon/Wed gym is 15 min drive with traffic.
Tues/Fri gym is 30 minutes away.

 

[cbifoja]

20 mins on a quick day but usually closer to 30 mins one way. 5 days a week.

 

[Iwannabemargo]

15 miles door to door, 25 mins all year, except for the 6 week summer break when it can take up to 45 mins, 4 x a week. Hubbie does Monday, Car share Tuesday, I do Friday but come home as she is there longer and I do Saturday

 

[MAcastsalot]

On the way there it is typically 15 minutes, but the way home is more like 45, and sometimes up to an hour. We live just outside a major city, so traffic jams are very frequent.

 

[billise]

10 minutes there, 10 minutes home 3 days a week.

 

[lovemygymnast]

10 minutes! Some of the girls travel an hour to get there though! Very thankful it's a short trip for us.

 

[meganliz77]

40 minutes or so.... Next closest gym would be 1 he away... But then again, I live in the sticks and everything is far away! I'm used to driving... But it does make for some interesting scheduling issues... :/

 

[windydays]

20 to 30 minutes away depending on traffic, five nights a week...

 

[suebee]

20-25 min with no traffic and anywhere from 30-60 min with traffic. I know that others travel further but this is at the limit of what we can deal with.

 

[Pea'sMom]

Gym is about 15 minutes away, but we carpool so it takes me about 30 minutes to round two other girls up and get them there. We carpool four nights a week (so I drive 1-2 nights) plus I drive there or back Saturday (with another carpool.) I'm totally spoiled! We are in heavily populated area so gyms and carpools are readily available.

 

[claudidoll]

We are spoiled. We live so close to our gym it is often faster to walk there than to drive. 3 minutes out our front door to the gym floor

 

[3gymgirls]

90 minutes one way. I'll make the drive three times a week starting in a couple weeks with the fall schedule. My two team girls go twice a week each and my rec girl goes once a week. I schedule as much overlap as possible to minimize trips. We would like to move closer, but it wouldn't be just for gymnastics.

 

[gopuckgo]

1 hour and 15 minutes.

 

[jessmomto2]

Our drive is 20-25 min. usually shorter time on the way there and longer on the way home since we hit 5:00 traffic. We are there two days a week right now.

 

[juststartingout]

I travel 45-50 minutes each way 3x a week. We aren't allowed to watch so I have to entertain myself for 4 hours at a time which stinks. Honestly I don't think I will ever get used to the drive. We've been at this gym since the beginning of the summer.

 

[JMACAZ]

ODD gym 20 min 3x per week
YDD gym 10 min 3x per week
Time between gyms 10 min