Gyms & Sport Clubs > Northern Ireland Gyms & Sport Clubs

Advantages: Welcoming, homely, well-run
Disadvantages: Expensive if you do not use it a lot

...heart crisis seemed likely. Esporta Belfast opened not too far away from home, and a caller at the house offered a month's trial for £20. I was there in a jiffy ! 2 ~~~~~~~~~~The Hurdles~~~~~~~~~ Time was still a hurdle. No extra hours had been added to my days! But an early start proved to be the answer - at 7.15 am there are few folk in the gym and fewer on my phone ! Being a creature of habit was another hurdle, and I knew that this had ...
...least half the people in Esporta Belfast, are there with the same needs as myself.! 3 ~~~~~~~~~~The Surroundings~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Esporta Belfast is very easy to reach - traffic permitting, being very close to the City Airport, the Holywood Exchange and Tesco ! It is set in its own grounds with green fields and a little wood surrounding three sides. There is plenty of parking and I have never seen it more than three quarters full. The foyer ... Read review

Advantages: Good instructors
Disadvantages: Poor management/maintainance.

...have been a member of LA Fitness Belfast for two years and what was once one of the best places to be a member has now become a total disgrace. Over the last six months the facilities have become worse and worse. Examples : A Spa that doesn't work very often - its currently cover over with a cover as its so disguting looking. A Steam Room that isn't working properly, A Sauna where it has taken 2 months two put a light bulb in and its not the ...
...taken away and never replaced - the one in the Ladies room is fine. The shower system has not work correctly for over three months and its still being fixed. Either the manager needs replaced or the maintenance person/people need replaced. Only good thing about the place now (besides being close to my workplace !) is that the instructors are good. Take my advice don't join unless you get a good reduction or proof that they have fixed everything. ... Read review

Advantages: Easily accessible, good facilities and nice staff
Disadvantages: Cost - unless you use it well

Gym memberships appeal to two groups of people - those who want to impress others with their affluence and those who are desperate to improve fitness. I am in the latter, and reckon it is good value. Why ? Lloyd's in Belfast is in a great location, close to the Dundonald Ice Bowl, and on a nice green field site. It has pleasant outlooks and plenty of parking room - which is a secure, card-operated facility. Inside, the spacious entrance area ...
...courts, pools and gym. Racquets courts - if you are for tennis after all, the courts are vast indoor areas as well as some outdoor courts, plus squash, badminton and table-tennis facilities. Swimming facilities include a large indoor pool, a smaller, heated outdoor pool, spa, sauna and steam room, all accessible from the changing rooms which are used for the rest of the facilities. ( I have been in other clubs where that is not the case, and it ... Read review

Advantages: very friendly and ethusiastic staff, fun, cheap
Disadvantages: parking, opening hours

...One day I came across Curves website when searching on Google. Their venue is based in heart of Shopping mole in Redhill. I decided to phone them and find out some information about their concept and price... They were very helpful and well trained to tell you everything you need to know about Curves. I still couldnt believe that 30mins workout 3x weekly could make you tone up and lose weight in combination with healthy lifestyle and right food ...
...by parking in front of Curves by realising that every time I visit I will be charged because I parked at the shopping centre car park but there isnt any other parking avaliable in Redhill centre. It maybe doesnt sound like much £0.60/h but every time you want to pay for parking you have to go inside the shopping centre which is so tempting when you see all those shops and the mashine for paying could really be located nearer too. I got to the gym ... Read review

Advantages: nice friendly atmosphere
Disadvantages: dirty showers, bad customer service

Ive been going La Fitness Northolt since march, got a good membership offer although there was some details the rep did not tell me e.g. i can get a discount because im a student, or the fact that i couldnt cancel my memebrship unless i went bankrupt. customer service is very poor at this branch especially on the phone, otherwise pretty helpfull. ive always had a problem with the music never being loud enough while working out, ive never had an oppurtunity ...
...that they lack good customer service skills. equiptment nice and up to date yet there never seems to be enough cross-trainers, there is always one of service. ussually overcrowded after 6pm. pool too shallow to enjoy but nice, steam room and sauna nice and updated. easy to settle into a gym like this, very friendly members and staff, reviews and consultations with p.t's make you look forward to excersizing. I dont regret joinging this gym at all, ... Read review