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    5.0 (1 review)

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    Fitness4Less Southwark

    Fitness4Less Southwark

    4.1(12 reviews)
    1.3 miSouthwark

    I've been training here for 6 months, really love this gym. There is all necessary equipment to…read morework out. The manager and other staff are polite and friendly, also really like the fact that there are no lines for using equipment

    I'm not as enamored by this gym as other reviewers, but I will say that it's OK…read more Back in the States, I was a member of the YMCA. Though Y's aren't known for being glamourous or particularly well-equipped, the ones that I frequented in Delaware and Maryland were amazing. I hoped to find a similar gym in my neighborhood, but quickly learned that gyms of that caliber are very expensive. Instead, I chose price & location over equipment and signed on with Fitness4Less. In September, they ran a student promotion for three months of membership for £69 cash. While that is clearly more expensive that £14.99** per month, I was able to avoid setting up direct debit for the UK bank account that I hadn't established yet. I appreciate that there is rarely (never?) a wait for equipment. I can use the elliptical or free weights whenever my heart desires. The reason that I gave this place only 4 stars is because of the limited morning classes Mon-Fri. In the evening (after 5pm), there is a class almost every hour. The range includes yoga, muy thai fighting, zumba, body conditioning, and krav maga. In the morning, there is one pilates and one core conditioning classes *per week*. The rest of the morning classes are spinning. While I enjoy spinning, I find that the bikes are too small for my tall frame (5'9''). I wish that the variety of evening classes was replicated in the morning. On a positive note: the weekend morning classes are great, especially Bogusha's pilates class. She may be over 60-years-old, but she seriously works your body! **The monthly fee is now £15.99/mo.

    PureGym

    PureGym

    3.5(4 reviews)
    1.5 miBorough

    I have been a member here since it opened. It has many good points and many bad points. The key…read moreones are: Ripped: *Nice brutalist design throughout *Brilliant staff *Money off affiliates through Freedom Tag program *As it is fairly new, machines are all in brilliant condition Torn: *Music is terrible. Last time I heard this repetitive Euro-nonsense I went to the Astoria on the wrong night. *Gets very busy at peak times. *The showers keep on breaking. *There are cheaper gyms in town. So, when a petition was put at reception saying members had requested a greater variety of music and they would like members to tick a preference, I did not vote, but rock and chart styles were full of votes. A year has gone by and I have still yet to hear either of these styles! SOHO gyms, SOHO nightclub music.

    Soho gyms prides themselves on being a gym that offers carefully selected locations to its members…read morewith "as much natural light and open space as possible". Be that as it may, I think we'd be remissed to not also admit to choosing locations based on the cost of their leases as almost none are all that easy to find from the local Tube stop (coming from a bike rider), most being at least a few block away, after taking numerous lefts and rights to find the destination. The Borough location, yes, has ample sunlight and a good deal of space for each station, but the overall space of the gym itself is not all that accommodating. I could foresee this becoming very crowded during peak hours. Couple that with a lack of multiple pieces of the same equipment, and you have queues at the squat rack et al. However, I found more than ample space in the locker rooms which begs the question: are there more people in the lock rooms than on the gym floor? Still, if you could manage to get in during a non-peak hour I would say this is quite suitable for most people's needs and is relatively clean, which is a big plus.

    Fitness First -London Bridge

    Fitness First -London Bridge

    2.9(9 reviews)
    1.8 miLondon Bridge

    Overall good workout with great location…read more Pros: Location is convenient for lunch workout Overall maintained equipment Good variety of equipment Great variety of class choices Cons: Circuit class could be more structured to maximize workout Overall very little open space for lifting weights or calisthenics Late morning opening time

    So, lucky for me, my company benefits means I get a corporate membership with fitness first…read moreplatinum which means I have gym-hop around and this is one of the ones that allow me access, which is brilliant for me as it's right across from the station which means I don't have to carry my gym gear for very long! (#lazygirl) The gym, like alot of the fitness first gyms I've seen are subterrannean and also recently refurbished with quite new and updated machines. This branch has two floors of gym, the ground and -1 which also has studios and weight. The spin studio is located at the bottom.I've tried a few classes here and I was INCREDIBLY impressed with the spin class run by Jason. It was crazy intense with old school chooons. I loved it. I've also tried the body combat classes and I was on the floor. (Retrospectively, perhaps doing back to back spin and then body combat wasn't a great idea) but my only gripe is the studio is TINY and can fit 8 people max with a squeeze. This gym is also a stickler for having to book into classes (you MUST book or you won't get in- other FFs are pretty lax)

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