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Advantages: if you want to make a lifetime commitment to a poor to average gym, great
Disadvantages: i don't live within a hour of a virgin active &they're taking me to court!

...court ! No correspondence from Virgin in that time, staff very unhelpful, and clearly bored with dealing with this problem. 3 months notice to exit actually refer to 3 specific months! And no guarantee that they won't just ignore you, as you have to cancel from the website, and have no record of your own! And if you are willing to debate the matter you could find yourself 'rolling over' into another 12 month contract, as they won't let you cancel ... Read review

Advantages: More Stress
Disadvantages: Careless, not available managers, No hot water, dirty ...

We came to LA Fitness to get out of our stressful life but almost every time that we used the gym there was enough problems in this gym to give us stress so why bother to come to LA Fitness after this contract finishes? Here is a letter I have sent to LA Fitness complain email address below(member.relations@lafitness.co.uk) and will let you know the result: Date: 07 February 2008 ED13154 Dear Sir / Madam I have joined the Edgware brunch from ...
...to trust the managers of LA Fitness and therefore LA Fitness is not organised properly otherwise it wouldn't employ managers that making those mistakes or maybe this is the way you could get money out of people. Here is my complain, my brother did not come to the gym whole December and January at all but you have charged him for December and January and February the total of £120 and it was all your fault not ours. We came to LA Fitness to get ... Read review

Advantages: Good enough if you don't mind having money removed from your account against your will
Disadvantages: Similar to the disadvantages of being mugged

I was a member of Esporta Islington for a year or so and was reasonably satisfied with their facilities. I then broke my arm and suspended my membership. A year and a half later I noticed unexpected withdrawals from my bank account. It was Esporta - they had reactiveated my account without telling me and removed almost £400 over 6 months before I had noticed. I complained to Esporta and despite the fact that I had not made a single visit to their ...
...active) they REFUSED to re-credit the fees. They said that the contract I had signed allowed them to make the charges. They claimed that they had written to me, but no such letter was received. I was shocked by the behaviour of this supposedly reputable gym and would strongly recommend you find somewhere else to get fit. ... Read review

Advantages: Good equipment and security
Disadvantages: Bad service, hygiene and ventilation. It is costly and almost impossible to cancle membership

...free joining fee. I joined Fitness First in October 2007, being a student I was able to pay the reduced membership fee of £32 per month. The staff were very courteous when I joined up and thanked me for joining. From this point in the level of service I received immediately depleted. A few days after joining I, with my sister (who joined with me) went for the first time hoping for some form of introduction. We received no such introduction. Our ...
...am still a member of Fitness First. Something I must say to everyone wanting to join this gym or any other gym probably is that you must be completely sure that you have to time a will-power to attend the gym. I do not, and because of this I am paying membership for a gym I don’t attend. ... Read review

Advantages: Opens early, closes late. Lots of facilities and services
Disadvantages: Too many noisy children, expensive

Esporta Croydon, also known as The Surrey Health and Rackets club, is part of a huge UK chain, owned by venture capitalist Simon Halabi. It was primarily a rackets club and has been responsible for helping train some of the up and coming Tennis stars of tomorrow. Esporta is situated in a purpose built warehouse on a large industrial estate not far from Waddon mainline station and houses a spacious gymnasium, also known as the "Fitness Arena", a ...
...Other services provided at Esporta are a variety of studio classes, Pilates, personal training sessions, gym inductions, beauty treatments, tennis coaching, swimming lessons, sun beds, a chiropractor, creche and "The Zone", which provides after school and school holiday activities for youngsters. As Esporta is a very social club, many social activities are laid on throughout the year. These include quiz nights and various themed parties, events and ... Read review