Clean swimming pool run very well. Shame some of the…read moreswimmers are ignorant but thats Formby for you. I find the staff lovely welcoming and helpful. Such a lovely pool beautiful.

Formby Pool is so beautiful. The architecture is very plain, very simple, with nothing traditional…read moreabout it at all, a mix of wood, concrete and big sheets of glass. The cafe is great, it has a view onto one of the pools, and I was able to watch an aerobics class. Its very warm inside, of course, and very well used - there are classes for all ages, both swimming and exercise. Even though there are two pools, classes don't take up the whole of the pool that they're in, so there's a real mix of activity the whole time.

All the classes have music SO LOUD the speakers distort the sound and the, so called, instructors…read morebellow from ear phones ~ even uoga operates under the same formula. It's even more horrific when the instructors decide to sing through their mic along with the crashing noisy music. You are never asked if you have any injuries, pregnancy or limitation. It's hilarious, the instructors all operate from a stage doing their thing and never come round to check if your body is aligned with the instruction, if you're potentially going to harm yourself. Hearts is dangerous. The one early flex morning class has been removed from the tt, even tho it's show as running and every other morning is the same old high impact class with no variation for other members.

I've been a member of Hearts for years and love nearly everything about it: the gym is well…read moreappointed, there is a fantastic range of classes, the staff are friendly and helpful, there's a sauna and jacuzzi and plenty of changing facilities which, like everywhere else in Hearts, is always spotlessly clean, there's also a beautician's and hairdressers downstairs and a great snack point upstairs. My only complaints, really, are that there are few truly outstanding instructors; the fittest and most inspiring girl left recently and the remaining are not really quite at the same level. Further, the incorporation of "Cyber Classes" still baffles me, as in my mind the whole concept of attending gym classes such as aerobics and boxercise is to join in; it's social, it's live and it's motivating; I don't want to be paying membership to watch a fitness DVD, I could stay at home with Colleen Nolan's Lets get Physical. I do appreciate that the cyber classes provide extra sessions, perhaps when instructors or a specific class is not available in one of the studios, however these should not become the norm. My final qualm is the ridiculously complex written timetable - the range and number of diverse classes is fantastic, however the actual timetable is, to my brain, quite daunting. There's times and length of sessions (of course) and, for the most part self explanatory named classes: "women and weights", "abs blast", then a code of "styles" and a weight loss system to work through which is both colour coded and points based. While it is useful to know what sort of class you are partaking in: Muscular; aerobic, holistic and so on, and it is encouraging to ascertain the body fat you have burned in each class, it all seems a bit much: the writing is tiny and barely discernable so all this information can fit on, and its so convoluted a box detailing "how to use this table" is required. Anyway, enough moaning. It's a good gym and with your own dedication and positive mental attitude you will achieve your weight loss and fitness goals. I lost around 3 stone through regular attendance at Hearts, and my fitness levels were greatly improved. My favourite classes are probably body combat and legs bums and tums. Memberships vary according to age and desired times of attendance but they're all pretty reasonble and there are usually offers on.