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IDEALLY SUITED TO MEN AGED 20 TO 30…read more I have been a member of this gym for around 20 very happy years going four times a week so feel well qualified to write a review on Nuffield St Albans. But sadly it has recently declined in so many ways that I am now leaving. I do yoga (not at Nuffield) a lot of running (some at Nuffield) plus other aerobics - but my main reason for going to Nuffield St Albans is to do weight lifting- and as I work full time I usually go in the evenings. If you are a man aged 20s to early 30s who loves weight lifting and likes to flex your muscles in the gym and intimidate others then Nuffield St Albans is the place for you. In the evenings you will meet other like minded men who like to reserve equipment so others can't use it by placing a towel over a machine (while they go on another machine.) If they know you are waiting to use a piece of equipment Nuffield male personal trainers, who like to show off in front of their clients that they are boss and own the gym, will purposely spend longer with a client on it, thus ensuring you wait even longer. This is their pay back to you if you ask politely how long they will be. While there are three main weight lifting areas one of them is pretty much out of bounds in the evening for women (choc full of the types described as above and if you do wander into the 'mens' area, you will be glared at until you leave.) At first glance the other areas look as if they have lots of equipment in them but the reality is they do not have enough of the machines that everyone wants to use - thus there is always a scramble between gym users as the most popular become free. Which brings me to another issue - the state of the gym equipment at Nuffield. Suffice to say much of it is old, out dated and clunky (certainly much has not been replaced since my time there.) Many aerobic machines are also out of order a lot of the time, although quite often you will get on a piece of equipment you believe to be fine only to find it not working (and no one has bothered to even put a notice on saying it is out of order.) Audio equipment may or may not work (always take your own music) and there is no wifi for customers. Money spent on upkeep has been minimal over the past few years. At night the car park is in my view particularly dangerous as no one has bothered to repaint the lines - I recently had a nasty fall walking over a speed bump where the fluorescent warning lines have been eroded and never replaced. There are few pavements making it hazardous for pedestrians. I don't think Nuffield would be responsible though for any car park incidents as they have lots of signs up saying it is all at your own risk. Meanwhile, the carpet and floors at the club are dirty and worn. Due to the ridiculous idea of having a swimming pool open to the gym, it is also so stifling hot in the summer that doing anything more than a leisurely walk on a treadmill could put you at risk of heatstroke. However, if you try to raise an issue or ask for help at Nuffield St Albans you will find yourself talking to reception which is staffed by young women who are often huddled together chatting. When disturbed they will respond with one of five comments: 'well there's not much I can do', 'we are getting a refurb', 'I will speak with the person concerned' , 'what do you want me to do about it' or 'it is only temporary equipment'. It is all pointless as nothing is ever done. A tip - don't make an issue of too many things, especially if you are a woman, as you risk being taken aside by one of the men in his twenties outlined above who bowls over to you, big shoulders squared for combat, to tell you it's your attitude as a customer which is the problem. The threat is if you don't like it, tough and they could ask you to leave. If you have a problem it is much better to get a man (preferably in his 20s or early 30s) to make the complaint as then they might listen. For this treatment Nuffield, a 'health and wellbeing centre' - and a 'charity' to boot - charges around £1000 a year. You have been warned!

This is a review of the pool as I haven't yet used the gym. Firstly, I've been here a few times and…read morenever struggled to find a parking space which is great. I think that it's a little strange walking through the gym to get to the pool and changing rooms, but it's a big open space and it really isn't that bad. The changing rooms are huge, and have always been clean when I've visited. The showers are inside the changing rooms. The pool itself seems large and whilst I'm sure it can get busy it hasn't been on the occasions I've been. The children's pool is also really big and has been quite busy but I've been at the peak time (after school) and they have lessons going on too. I did think that the sides of the pool needed a clean last time I was there, and whilst I appreciate that there are enough chemicals in the water to stop me from becoming unwell, it was a bit scummy and doesn't look very nice. The sauna and steam rooms are in the same area as the children's pool so the layout is a bit higgledy piggledy. All in all I'd happily go back.

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This gym is the dogs gonads ,it has everything you could need from free weights to machines ,…read morecardio and of course a superb boxing and mma training area , including a cage , hardcore all round , and the food aint bad either ! i have trained in many and this is by far the best Killer

The name has recently changed to David LLoyd, but apart from the branding, little has changed. The…read morefacilities are superb, but it is pretty expensive. I used the cardio machines, the pools, the sauna and steam room during my free trial. The pool was warm and clean, and was pretty quiet whenever I went there. The cardio machines were good, but some of the bikes didn't work properly which is annoying. I liked the changing areas and the showers, nice and warm and very clean throughout. I'd love to join, but £51 a month off-peak is too much for me at the moment.

Very helpful staff, two good pools and excellent gym facilities, having the nice restaurant/bar…read morearea to unwind in afterwards is a bonus and the fact that they have a sports wear shop and a beauty salon in the same building also helps. There is also a creche but not having kids I don't know much about it!

Recently rebranded under the David Lloyd Banner. The Gym is…read morelarge and full of modern equipment. There are 3 squash courts and ltos of tennis courts. The indoor pool is 25m, water clarity can sometimes be a problem but the outdoor pool is fantastic. Sauna/Spa area is very nice. This is a very nice gym/sports club but it does have the pricetag to match. The 'Celcius,' membership is ~£70pcm

I have tried the swimming pool - it's got a decent size and the water was definitely warm (perhaps…read moretoo warm for my taste, it's good for relaxing but if you swim for more than 5 minutes your core body temperature generally hot!). The staff were really nice and supportive. The changing rooms were clean and actually quite nice. I did not try the gym but it looks overall fine, albeit a tad small for my taste. Overall worth going if you are staying at the hotel or need a spa/pool/gym in the area, as I'm not aware of any other swimming pools near Marylebone station.

terrible it wasnt clean and was gross staff was rude telling me if i did not like i then i should…read moreleave so overall it was bad

As an aspiring lightweight boxer from England, I had been training in Mendez Boxing Gym in New York…read more(moved there last year) for the last 10 months or so. My fitness has vastly improved and I have been better off because of it, however, in terms of learning the boxing fundamentals and actual technique, none of the trainers so much as gave me the time of day beyond the generic "hit the bag for 3 rounds, do padwork with x for a half an hour, now shadow box for 3 rounds" stuff you'd find in your run-of-the-mill fitness gym that facades itself as a boxing facility. Nonetheless, despite all the time and dedication I had spent in this gym, I never felt at home, and felt that my efforts and aspirations to AT THE VERY LEAST fight in an amateur setting were neglected, and it felt as if all my efforts and sacrifices were in vain no matter how hard I tried. I train 6-7 days a week and throughout the majority of those days I try and train twice (once in the morning and a second time at night) I had recently returned to England for a 2 week holiday and I had spent time with one of the trainers named Tony, who happened to be a friend of another family friend named Harry Cowap, who had a history of professional boxing in Ireland. Within a matter of a few hours I felt more at home and covered more of the rudimental boxing mechanics at Peacock than I ever did for the last 10 months at the place I was "training" at back over in New York. Nonetheless, even my family who was there to watch me train noticed that everything from my form and performance had greatly improved while training with Tony. I am currently back in New York, I'm not sure when my next trip back home to England will be, and I am currently holed up in New York finishing off uni and training at my old gym (Mendez) for the sake of keeping my fitness, however I will not forget the workout, tutoring and overall kindness that Tony and the gym provided me that day. Since then, my view on Boxing has fundamentally changed for the better and I have a new sense of instilled self-confidence in the sport! Until I return, I say Peacock keep up the damn good work and keep aiming to push and train the next generation of boxers England (or anywhere else) has to offer! Would definitely recommend Tony and Peacock Gym to any and everyone in the London area with a die-hard dream to fight professionally! Proud As A Peacock!

Great Gym, excellent staff and facilities. Has a coffee shop, just needs a kids pool and will be…read moreperfect.

Pool or pulpit...that is the question!…read more Here at the Virgin Active in Repton Park, they placed a swimming pool right inside a church...how cool is that? When I first entered the pool I was really taken aback and quite mesmerized - it felt a little sacrilegious, but at the same time I very much enjoyed swimming in this beautiful environment. The gym area itself is also quite neat, as you sweat underneath a prettily-decorated vaulted ceiling. There's plenty of exercise equipment, although the weight-lifting area is a little small. This Virgin Active gym is in Repton Park, which was the site of the fomrer Claybury Hospital - a psychiatric hospital. Apparently there's still the ghosts of the past haunting these premises....

I joined this Virgin as it is my local club about a month ago. This Virgin club is nestled within…read morethe closed community (Repton Park), the best way to get here would be by car, although there is a bus stop just outside Repton Park it is still quite a walk when you are inside. This gym has a Costa Coffee inside next to the reception that also includes food (this can get slightly irritating when working out and smelling food) o_O The gym has quite a few treadmills, bikes, rowing machines, free weights, TRX etc, each machine has a tv screen with the ability to plug in your IPhone/IPod which allows you to listen to your music but also you can store your workout data to your phone too. The most amazing area in this gym is the swimming pool, it is absolutely stunning, the whole gym used to be a chapel for the mental institution, so the decor inside is beautiful. Within the pool area, you also have the sauna and steam room, along with some sun loungers and some juice to drink. The only gripe I have is that there is no air-conditioning (but I don't think there is anything they can do about that due to the building structure).

I am not a professional and I needed a boxing club just like this. As I am a beginner in this sport…read moreI want someone to teach me and here I found a personal trainer and the others also helped me a lot. The trainers are professionals and they build a whole program that starts with warm-up exercises and stretching. Then we group out in pairs and start a little sparing, friendly of course. Then we finish with a cardio blast and the whole train is 90 minutes long. I suggest everybody to try this sport and this club is the best to start.

Great gym and trainers. Classes are fantastic, no attitude tolerated just lots of hard work and…read morefun. Welcoming for men and women, also has some kids classes. I've been training regularly with these guys for more than a year now and love it.