Fulfilling a New Year's resolution to exercise more just got cheaper for D.C. residents.
Mayor Muriel E. Bowser and the city's Department of Parks and Recreation announced Wednesday that fees at city-run fitness centers will be eliminated next year, the Washington Post reported.
The Department maintains fitness centers -- which house standard gym equipment such as ellipticals, stationary bikes and free weights -- at 22 recreation centers in the city. For D.C. residents, it currently costs $125 for yearly access and $5 for daily access.
The cost for non-residents, who will still have to pay in 2016, is $150 per year.
City spokesman Jordan Bennet says the fees generated about $10,000 annually, but city leaders decided the money generated wasn't worth the number of people who might be dissuaded from using the facilities because of the cost.
"This is a great opportunity because there are a lot of people who simply can't afford memberships at a boutique gym," said Gwendolyn Crump, of the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation.
The new policy goes into effect New Year's Day.
