HEAVY METAL ATHLETIC :: BASE FEE

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REGION        Next Gen Gyms           Classic Gyms	
USA           USD 64.-                USD 40.-
UK            GBP 32.-                GBP 24.-
CH            CHF 36.-                CHF 32.-
EU            EUR 32.-                EUR 24.-
HU            HUF 12,000.-            HUF 10,000.-

• Valid for FERRUM gyms
• Valid for BASIC / IRON classic gyms
• Access to one (1) gym (the Home Gym)
• Access 24/7 (for Next Gen Gyms)
• Contract on a monthly base
• Recurring contract if not canceled.
• Auto payment activated.
• Canceling can be done with a four week notice
  to the end of contract month
• Monthly payment
• No other options included
• No other options excluded

O P T I O N S :

FERRUM UST, FERRUM, ARGENTUM and AURUM
• FERRUM UST gyms require 75% of thr Base fee
  UST = UnSTaffed. No service personnel on site.
• FERRUM gyms require 100% of the Base Fee
• ARGENTUM gyms require 200% of the Base Fee
• AURUM gyms require 300% of the Base Fee
• AURUM^PLUS gyms require 400% of the Base Fee

CLASSIC GYMS:
• BASIC and IRON levels require 100% of the Base Fee each
• REGULAR and BRONCE levels require 200% of the Base Fee each
• V.I.P. and SILVER levels require 300% of the Base Fee each
• ROYAL and GOLD levels require 400% of the Base Fee each
• DIAMOND and PLATINUM levels require 500% of the Base Fee each

REHABILITATION GYMS:
• No regular Minimum age. Recommended minimum 25 months with 101% supervision
• Gradual supervision ages 4 to 20 years
• 100% barrier free
• Wheelchair accessible
• Specialized personnel
• More coaches compared to a normal gym
• Pre-Rehabiliation
• Rehab Level 3
  Located on site of hospital; open for everybody
• Rehab Level 4, 5, 6, 7
• Rehab Level 8 and 9
• Rehab Level X
• Post-Rehabilitation
• Open 6am to Midnight (2025-2029)
  are considered as Fulltime until 12/31/2029
• ⁴/₃ of the Base Fee
• ⁵/₃ of the Base Fee with physio therapist
• Handicapped status applies
• 24/7 hours from 2030 on
• Medical doctors can presribe treatment(s)

SHORTER INITIAL CONTRACT PERIODS:
• Initial contract one (1) day (a.k.a. zero (0) months; +12½% = +⅛ of the [base] fee)
• Initial contract one (1) week (25% of the fee every week)
• Initial contract two (2) weeks (50% of the fee every other week)
• Initial contract four (4) weeks (100% of the fee every four weeks)
  Special offers may apply
• Ⓜ Initial contract period one (1) month (Standard; no discount)
  After the initial period the contract can be canceled any time.
  Monthly contracts can be canceled with a 4 week notice to the end of the contract month.
  Weekly contracts can be canceled with a 50 hour notice to the end of the contract week.
  Daily contracts (= 0 months) can be canceled to the end of the contract day.
  

LONGER INITIAL CONTRACT PERIODS:
• Ⓜ Initial contract period one (1) month (Standard; no discount)
• Initial contract period three (3) months (-10%)
• Initial contract period six (6) months (-20%)
• Ⓜ Initial contract period one (1) year (-30%)
• Initial contract period two (2) years (-40%)
  After the initial period the contract can be canceled any time.

SHORTER ACCESS HOURS:
• Ⓜ FULLTIME = STANDARD = 24/7/365
  = 168 hours | no discount)
• Ⓜ Full Daytime:
  6am to midnight every day (=18/7)
  = 126 hours | -15%
• Ⓜ Week:
  24 hours from Monday to Saturday (24/6)
  = 144 hours | -10%
• Mon thru Fri (=24/5)
  = 120 hours | - 15%
• Mon thru Thu (=24/4)
  = 96 hours | - 25%
• Short Business Week:
  Mon. 8am until Thu 4pm
  = 80 hours | -30%)
• Ⓜ Long Business Week:
  Mon. 10am until Fri 2pm
  = 100 hours | -25%)
• Short Weekend:
  Saturday and Sunday 24 hours each
  actual access granted Friday late evening 11pm plus
  the 'extra mile' until Monday early morning 1am
  = 50 hours | -50%
• Ⓜ Regular Weekend:
  Fri Noon to Midnight and Sat+Sun 24 hours
  = 60 hours | -40%
• Long Weekend:
  Thu 4pm to Midnight and Fri+Sat+Sun 24 hours
  = 80 hours | -30%
• Happy Time:
  Midnight to 3pm every day (15/7) = 105 hours | -20%
• Prime Time:
  Mon to Fri 4pm to 9pm; Sat 1pm to 6pm; Sun 10am to 3pm (5/7)
  = 35 hours | -55%
• Ⓜ HEAVY KWANZAA:
  12/24 (Christmas Eve) to 1/1 (New Year's Day) every year plus a directly preceding or proceding weekend at no cost (at least 216 hours | -100%)
  Discounts are rounded to the closest 5% of the calculation.
  After the initial period the contract can be canceled any time.
  Your share remains the same as long as the contract is uninterrupted.

LESSER VISITS PER WEEK
• ONE (1) workout per week (-12%)
• TWO (2) workouts per week (-8%)
• THREE (3) workouts per week (-4%)
• FOUR (4) workouts per week (-2%)
• FIVE (5) and more workouts per week (no discount)

ALTERING PAYMENT SEQUENCES:
• Weekly payment
  52 or 53 installments per annum
• Bi-Weekly payment
  26 installments per annum
• Payment every four weeks
  13 installments per annum
• Ⓜ Payment every month
  STANDARD; no discount
• Ⓜ Payment every three months
  and save 5%
• Ⓜ Payment every other month
  and save 3%
• Payment every six months
  and save 8%
• Payment every year
  and save two months
• Payment every other year
  and save five months Ⓜ Payment periods cannot be longer than contract periods.
  Payments in advance for 3, 6, 12, or 24 months are valid only for the initial period.
  Payment is stabilized as long as the contract lives uninterrupted.
  Pausing is possible because the contract is still alive while pausing.

PAYMENT METHODS:
• Ⓜ Local cash (a 1% surcharge may apply)
• Foreign cash (a 5% surcharge may apply)
• Debit card
• Ⓜ SEPA mandate in Europe
• American Express credit card
• Diners credit card
• Master credit card
• VISA credit card
• Autopayment (credit card)
• Cheques (mainly USA)
• Crypto currency
• Sofort
• Nouvelle d'Argent
• SDR (= Special Drawing Rights)
• Gold Francs (vintage)

EXPAND ACCESS TO MORE THAN ONE LOCATION:
• Upgrade to a TWIN GYM. The more expensive gym includes the cheaper one.
  Twin Gyms are close together. No more than one mile apart. The combined equipment and service is higher than the uncombined option for each of the two gyms.
• Upgrade to two gyms of choice (e.g. residential address and workplace address)
  Surcharge = +5%
• Upgrade to gyms within the same ZIP code area
  Surcharge = +10%
• Upgrade to gyms within the same city
  Surcharge = +15%
• Upgrade to gyms within the same county (arrondissement / canton / province)
  Surcharge = +20%
• Upgrade to gyms within the same U.S. state
  Surcharge = +25%
• Upgrade to gyms within the same country (according to the TLD system)
  Surcharge = +30%
• Upgrade to gyms within the same continent
  Surcharge = +35%
• Upgrade to gyms within the same world onshore
  Surcharge = +40%
• Upgrade to gyms within the same world including seabound vessels
  Surcharge = +45%
• Upgrade to gyms within the same galaxy
  Surcharge = +50%
• Upgrade to gyms within the same universe
  Surcharge = +55%
• Upgrade to gyms with the same equipment and service level
  Surcharge depends on Gym Line.

TIME CARDS (no contract):
• Ⓜ Single Entry
  15% of the regular fee
• 25 hours with multiple entry
  20% of the regular fee
• 60 hours with multiple entry
  35% of the regular fee
• 99 hours with multiple entry
  55% of the regular fee
• Business Week (short or long)
  Short BW: 70% | Long BW 75% of the regular fee
• Ⓜ One week (today until same day next week)
  24% of the regular fee
• Two weeks
  45% of the regular fee
• Four weeks
  A 5% discount applies
• Ⓜ One month (today until same day next month)
  No discount: 100% of the regular fee
• One quarter
  2½ times the regular fee
• Weekend (short, regular, or long)
  Short WE: 30% | Regular WE: 60% | Long WE: 50% of the regular fee
  Ⓜ Time cards can be obtained in any combination.
  Ⓜ The combined time must not exceed 400 days.

GYM EVALUATION
HEAVY METAL ATHLETIC evaluates every Gym.
Evaluation covers the following divisions:

• Equipment
• Service
• Security and Safety
• Barrier Free Access
• Design

1.: "F" = less than 50 points (fail)
2.: "D" = 50 ... 66 points (sufficient)
     D- = 50 ... 54 | D = 55 ... 61 | D+ = 62 ... 66
3.: "C" = 67 ... 80 points (fair)
     C- = 67 ... 70 | C = 71 ... 76 | C+ = 77 ... 80
4.: "B" = 81 ... 91 points (good)
     B- = 81 ... 83 | B = 84 ... 87 | B+ = 88 ... 91
5.: "A" = 92 ... 99 points (very good)
     A- = 92 + 93 | A = 94 ... 97 | A+ = 98 + 99
6.: "A++" = 100 points (excellent)

If a gym reaches an "A" degree in a division extra points can be given. 
Extra points are void if a gym reaches less than 75 points in one division.
If a gym reached 100 points for every demand up to 10 extra reward points can be earned.

PERSONAL TRAINING:
HEAVY METAL ATHLETIC's current recommendation is $1.- per minute in face-to-face (1:1) personal training. Personal Training is available in 15 / 30 / 45 / 60 / 75 / 90 minute sessions.
• 2:1 every participant pays ½ plus 5%
• 3:1 every participant pays ⅓ plus 5%
• 4:1 every participant pays ¼ plus 5%
• 5:1 every participant pays ⅕ plus 5%
• 6:1 every participant pays ⅙ plus 5%

STARTER'S PACKAGE:
Members can ask for a Starter's package.
The full package includes:

• Ⓜ Gym access card
• optional: key fob (a $10 deposit applies)
• Free standard smartphone app (Android / Apple)
  Some systems may charge up to five cents plus 1 cent per month due to technical reasons.
• Premium smartphone app upgrade (Android / Apple)
• Workout Calendar
• One $1-Sixteen-ounce protein shake
• One $1-Gallon of mineral drink
• Training information in printed (book) and electronical (PDF) version
• T-Shirt (Sizes XXS to XXXL)
• Pair of workout shorts (Sizes XXS to XXXL)
• Pair of workout shoes (sizes 3 to 19)
• Towel
• High-Security Padlock
• Gym bag (genuine leather available too)
• 20-oz HEAVY METAL stainless steel mug
• Car sticker (magnetic or sticky)
• Discounted personal training sessions (no less than three sessions recommended)
• Heavy Rand McNally Road Map Atlas (North America)
• Daily or weekly or monthly Heavy Newsletter (in English)

SPECIAL STATUS:
• Ⓜ Handicapped persons
• Police personnel
• Firefighters
• Centurios
  You become a CENTURIO the day you turn 100.
  Gym fees are reduced up to 100% depending on status.
• Tristate Status
  A gym with a Tristate Status must not alter features / characteristics / conditions while under Tristate. Hours must remain. Fees must remain. Member contracts are not affected. Contracts can be made and canceled as usual on a limited base. Minimum age is 21. No Benefit / ABC / Centurio during Tristate time.

AMERICAN BENEFIT CUSTOMER (ABC) Enrolling into the ABC program reduces your share by one percent every year as long as the membership is uninterrupted. After 101 years the share reaches zero. ABC cannot be combined with the CENTURIO status.

PAUSES:
• FERRUM allows pausing contracts up to 12 months a year. Pause(s) can only be calendar months.
• ARGENTUM allows pausing contracts up to 12 months a year. Pause(s) may start any time.
• AURUM allows pausing contracts up to 53 weeks a year. Pause(s) may start any time.
• Classic gyms allow pausing depending on the service level:
  
  1. BASIC: up to 2 calendar months per year
  2. REGULAR: up to 4 calendar months per year
  3. V.I.P.: up to 6 calendar months per year
  4. ROYAL: up to 8 calendar months per year
  5. DIAMOND: up to 10 calendar months per year

CANCELLATIONS:
• Ⓜ Contracts may be canceled any time with a four week notice to the end of the contract month taking into account an optional initial period.
• Contracts may be canceled any time with a 50 hour notice to the end of the contract week for weekly contracts.
• Options are void after cancallation.
• Benefit options start over from zero after cancellation.
• Centurio option remains in effect. You are Centurio the day you turn 100 (Not for American Benefit Customers).