Advantages: Good classes, excellent customer service Disadvantages: No pool
...Aerobics. There are both daytime and evening classes. I've very rarely had a problem booking in for a class. They usually only get full after New Years when all the resolutions start again!
I've tried out the Yoga, BodyBalance and LBT (Legs, Bums, Tums) classes, all of which are excellent and run by well trained staff. I hurt my back recently and the instructor made sure that I didn't do any moves that weren't suitable and reccomended other excersises for me to try that might help.
The Spin (mad cycling) class looks very scarey and the Latino Aerobics looks great fun, but I have 2 left feet! Rather than go through what each class entails I'd reccomend you look at the Les Mills website http://www.lesmills.com/ which describes them.
The one downside to the fact the club is so small is that the spin bikes in the Gloucester Peak Fitness...
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Advantages: Only for Ladies, Creche, free drinks Disadvantages: Everything else
...will hear different versions if you interact at the branch and if you interact with the admin).
9) They are expensive too (there are good gym starting from 16£/Month).
10) 20£ Joining fees
35£ Admin Fees
7.5£ for keeping not using and putting you membership on hold.
Even if you have a fixed period contract (12 or 3 or 6 months contracts) you will have to inform them 1 month before your contract end date, or else they send Credit-collection agency.
11) No swimming pool.
# Note: This is not a one off incident, you can read through the reviews on other websites.
Everything looks rosy when there is no problem, the nightmare will start when you decide to leave.
Never - Never - Never join Fitness First, you have been warned.
They truly are Money First & Fitness Last organization.
I am planning to take legel action against them...
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Advantages: local (to me), lots of facilities, no posers!! Disadvantages: none that I can think of
...not to hog the machines for long and there are always machines to use. I have never had to queue for a machine!!
The staff are fully trained gym instructors and they are happy to write personal fitness programmes for you if you have areas of you body which you need to focus on. They also provide a Personal Instructor service for those who need some extra motivation and encouragement. There are also lockers in the gym which costs £1.00 and are refundable, male and female toilets with plenty of room to change, water cooler (which is free) and there are scales to weigh yourself which are also free to use.
Fitness Classes
There are a number of Fitness classes which take place at the Afan Lido, these include:
Indoor cycling, Fitball, Cardio Kick, Boxercise, Yoga, Aerobics, Step, Power Max, Easy Step, Dance Aerobics, Magnificent 3...
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OK its confession time! I think I am an exercise video addict!
If I could I would buy every single exercise video that came onto the market. Luckily for my video shelves, I can’t afford to :o(
My son gave Geri Yoga to me for Christmas. He... more