I used to pay a cancellation fee in advance just in case I got transferred (at the time I was being shipped all over western Canada or Australia every 6 months). Even with that in my contract it was a pain to get my money back. Legit or not the person running the front counter would just look dumb and puzzled and make it as difficult as possible for me to have my money refunded.
Not all gyms have this prepaid cancellation fee though.
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