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Poor customer service from Head Office. Broken and cold showers

Advantages: variety of fitness classes, pool
Disadvantages: lack of lockers, lack of usable showers, cramped fitness classes

...services, using all threatening manners to extract payment from you because they say you have signed an agreement, but then they themselves fail to fulfil their side of the agreement. I would not use this gym again and do not recommend the the London Wall branch of LA Fitness ...

vickylondon 29.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of LA Fitness, Holborn, London

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Virgin Active Croydon - It Didn't Work Out

Advantages: Clean, functional, has all key facilities and equipment.
Disadvantages: Cramped, basic and has a poor ambiance.

...I was living at working. Virgin Active Fitness Club in the Grants complex, Croydon, fitted the bill in this respect and I’ve been a member there since November 2008. Why Did I Join a Gym? There are many reasons for joining a gym. These include vanity; concern about health; a desire to improve fitness for sporting or professional reasons; programmes for recovery from injury; and no doubt various other reasons that haven’t even crossed my mind. ...
...My decision to join Virgin Active rather than any other gyms was based on location and to an extent on brand recognition – I was aware that Virgin Active was a major player in gym provision and felt that I couldn’t go too far wrong. The only other gym I’ve been a member of before was the Fitness First at Cottons near London Bridge, which was an excellent gym with which I was very satisfied, but which was no longer suitable once I wasn’t working in ...

MikeOCarroll 04.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Virgin Active Fitness Club, Croydon

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Keeping Fit at a Not So Leisurely Pace

Advantages: Facilities all over the city, no contract to tie you in, excellent service overall
Disadvantages: Occasional staff shortages, unruly kids

...time I have lived in Edinburgh I have tried my level best to ensure I get a decent amount of exercise to try to counter the calorific content of the sweet treats I enjoy. There are, of course, a large number of private health clubs in the city, offering fantastic facilities. However they are not cheap and many tie you into a contract that can be difficult to extricate oneself from if, for various reasons, you can no longer make use of your membership. ...
...owned by the City of Edinburgh Council and offers fitness facilities for all the family at various locations dotted around the city ensuring you are never too far from somewhere to go to keep fit. I use Edinburgh Leisure predominantly for swimming and the gym but it's worth noting that they also have a marina, two golf courses (the Silverknowes course is particularly attractive and offers lovely views over the River Forth), tennis club and climbing ...

rosebud2001 12.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Edinburgh Leisure, Edinburgh

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La Fitness in Sutton Coldfield - Don't Bother!

Advantages: Location, low price, although quality reflects this
Disadvantages: Poor state of repair, over crowded, bad service, poor value for money.

I joined La Fitness - Sutton Coldfield just under a year ago and I am counting the days until it ends. I thought this gym would be a good choice as it was close to the train station where I get off and would encourage me to go more frequently. There is a Bannatyne at New Oscott but I couldn't face the traffic on the Chester Road. I secured a corporate deal by introducing our company to LA Fitness. As I forgot my card on the day I actually went to ...
...I would be able to use any gym for the same price. This would've helped me as I could've used the branch in town as I work nearby. When I joined I noticed that there was often equipment that wasn't working and was left for a fairly long time before it was fixed. The air conditioning is only on now and then and the swimming pool's heating frequently doesn't work - I have actually been in outside pools that are warmer than theirs. Now there is no ...

Nuttinikki 21.08.2009 · Read full review
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Review of LA Fitness Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham

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Don't join

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Facilities

...has meant that companies like LA Fitness continue to operate when they ought to shrivel up and dissappear. This club is awful! Showers are closed, though if you were to go inside them you would find broken floor tiles and a leaking roof. The exercise studio features a leaking roof and lots of 'feature' puddles that gym instrutors need to warn of, just in case a member falls. The club is like an unwanted puppy - neglected, tired and in need of some ...
...complete the much promised £1m refurbishment as its unusable at present. It's a shame as I have been a member for many years and used to love it - a really friendly and and intimate club, which under the 'new' ownership of LA Fitness has been run into the ground. ...

busymummy1972 11.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of LA Fitness- Northolt (Dragons)

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