Gyminee UK - Which Gym are you a member of?

My Gym

hififi — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:06:56 -0500

DL in Surrey, expensive but great facilities and opening hours.

Active 4 Less

MMCC — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 10:47:27 -0400

I'm a member of Active 4 Less in Stevenage. VERY good price which includes lots of Cardio equipment, decent amount of free weights, Squash Courts, Sauna/Steam Room, Free Classes, Free boxing equipment AND FREE DVD Rental. There is also a bar.

Apparently its one of the cheapest gyms in the country. I pay £10 a month after referring a friend

NEw to this... Gym

khriphos — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:18:54 -0400

I am a member of 2 gyms at the moment, there is a good reason for it and yes it does in volve a girl... lmao :)

Member of Fitness first and JJB on the wirral :)

My gym

chalkie2 — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:12:53 -0400

David Lloyd in York - was Next Generation. Good equipment as well as good pools etc. Not cheap so I need to get down more often to get my monies worth.

Ian

Peter Martin — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:57:30 -0500

My local councils which are Dromore Leisure Centre and Banbridge. Good quality and good prices, friendly staff and not over crowded!

Billy Freezer — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:52:11 -0400

Next Generation in Cambridge (now davidlloyd). Pricey but I like it because I also play Tennis a lot.

Previously used my university gym in Leeds. It was small (cosy :)) and I liked it. Could fit sessions in between lectures.

Luke_J — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:27:10 -0400

In the last 3 years I have been a member of a couple of the chain gyms - David Lloyd in Kensington which was pretty good, but very pricey.

Virgin Active in Ealing, which was an awful experience which I won't go into - also so oversubscribed it wasn't funny.

The main issue I had with the big chains was they offer far too much cardio and not enough free-weights etc. I was also paying for a lot of facilities that I would never use. The classes, the pool, the steam room etc. It's great if you use it all, but not for me.

I now use the on-site gym where I live. There is not the range in facilities that a big gym will offer, but it has the advantage of being open 24/7 and is 2 mins from my door. It is good to be able to go at odd hours and have the place to myself. I find it far easier to stick to my programme when I don't have to pause or adapt my workout because someone is using the things I need.

My top tip would be to go for the big chain gyms if you plan to use everything they offer. If you love classes and will take advantage of them then you will get your value out of those alone.

For people more like myself who just want a gym without the frills, I would suggest looking for a smaller independent place - there are plenty around if you look in local papers etc. You'll save a fortune!

scottiedawg — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:06:14 -0400

University of Surrey Sports Centre... just joined now that I live within walking distance. Good range of equipment for a uni gym and tres cheap.

Massif — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:52:41 -0400

GLL in Hammersmith. It's cheap compared to the ones around here (Virgin Fitness, etc) and because it's not popular, it's very quiet - a big plus for me :)

My gym is...

ckl — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:48:43 -0400

...The Sports Training Village at Bath Uni. It's used by a lot of the elite athletes training for events like the Olympics, as well as Bath rugby team. And mere mortals like me!

willlyons — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:15:32 -0400

Virgin active, various ones in London.

pewteredout — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:24:14 -0400

I use the local council gym that is tacked on to the swimming pool, so membership allows me to swim or gym as I feel the need. I'm wondering about bumping up my membership to include the sauna so I can use the sauna at lunch times.

When I was in Holland I used a health club, as it was the only place in cycling distance with a pool. It had a great sauna/steam room complex, a lovely warm pool for cooling off in, and a huge range of classes. I paid 120 euros for three months, but that didn't include peak hours. Still, it was wonderful and I was unemployed, I use to end up spending about 4 hours a day there!

Virgin Active...

zeedotme — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:31:19 -0400

A tad expensive but well worth it considering i can use basically all of them...unfortunately not at the same time, that would be pretty impressive.

Starter Home Gym

D_Lifter — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:12:22 -0400

Well, I did buy a few bits and pieces. I bought a secondhand cross-trainer/bike for £20 - used it several times already. And I scoured eBay and bought a bench and some weight plates and dumbbell spindles, etc. Even bought the Hammerite to tart the plates up a bit when I get around to it.

I have only used these for "lighter" stuff such as rotator cuff exercises, some bicep, tricep and back work when I've missed my session at the Work's Gym.

I'm still looking at building a power cage though... (Just nowhere to put it!)

My Works Gym

D_Lifter — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:18:07 -0400

I am pretty lucky - where I work has a small "free" gym. 2 treadmills, 2 cycle machines, 2 cross-trainers, a rowing machine and 2 steppers. PLUS - free weights (up to 1.25kg to 25kg plates) and an assortment of dumbbells 2.5kg to 35kg. Also, a machine shoulder press/flye/bench press and lat pulldown.

As I have a young family I cannot afford the time (or money) for a gym membership. (hankies out to wipe away the tears) Hence this is ideal for me.

I use it some lunchtimes and I am "allowed" 2 late nights at the gym a week. Whoopee!

I am thinking about building a squat/power cage at home plus buying some free weights. There again, I say these things but spend years thinking about them. Oh well.

My Gym

johnktaylor — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:38:24 -0400

My gym is Fitness First in Belfast, its quite good, lots of equipment and lots of space, although it can get crowded after christmas or after promotions that they do from time to time...

I find going in the early morning is better than going at night if you want to avoid the masses :)

My Gym

unbattyboy — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:53:13 -0500

I'm a member of a gym local to me, FX Leisure. It's part of a small chain and has a decent level of equipment. There's plenty of cardio machines and a good selection of machine weights. Unfortunately, there's a lack of space for free weights so when I'm working out it's often crowded and I have to wait for a bench.

Compared to other local gyms though, it's well priced and has a good blend of equipment.

Home Gym

keithcasson — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 08:38:24 -0500

Over the years I've managed to get all the things I need from a gym at Home. Its just a standard sized garage, but in amongst the motorbikes, work bench and tools, I've got:-

Concept 2 (pushed to one side to create floor space)

Atac cycle trainer (which folds up and the bike goes on the ceiling when not being used)

Climbing wall

Heavy punch bag,

Weights bench (and 150Kg of steel weights)

3 sets of dumbells

Pull up and dips bars

and a couple of 'lats' machines on opposite walls.

With putting my family first, I found it difficult to spend the time getting to the gym (from door to door 2.5 - 3 hours including travel, changing, etc). This way I get to train in hour blocks whenever I want. Its not for everyone, but it works for me.