Pure Gym

I am just a few weeks into my membership and I am super thrilled with my experience so far.
As a student, I was looking for a cheap gym, and for £23 a month (and no need for a contract — you can drop out of the membership anytime), I found more value than I have ever hoped here.
The gym is lovely and clean and spans across two floors full of equipment, and a third floor reserved for classes. Your membership entitles you to attending an unlimited amount of classes (bookable online up to 8 days in advance), and so far I am finding the choice plentiful (if you are looking for an early morning or right after work class, you might have to book a couple of days in advance, but otherwise I never had a problem getting in). I especially love the pump and free weights classes — a great way for a lady to be introduced into the world of free weights and proper form even if one can’t afford a personal trainer. If you need some extra care, as a new member you can also book one complimentary training session. I think you really get a bang for your buck here.
As for the equipment in the gym, it’s quite standard: there are a decent sized machines room and cardio equipment room on the first floor, a big free weights area (and a smaller one with lighter weights where one can work out calmly even as a beginner without getting intimidated by the very experienced heavy lifters, if that’s what you need). The ground floor has further cardio machines such as steppers, treatmills etc, and a separate room with top of the range bikes and video equipment for interactive spinning classes.
The showers have so far always been nice and clean. And although there are not many members of staff present, the fact that you can get in here only with a personal code makes this gym feel very safe even later at night.
There are not always many members of staff available, but all equipment has a QR code which you can scan for instructions, and there are booklets with suggested workouts and reps depending on your goals. If you are new, you also have a complimentary induction session where you can ask all the questions you need. So if you are a beginner, like me, I promise that you won’t feel lost.
There is no pool or sauna, but I find that for the price that I am paying, the gym offers great value without any additional fuss. I encourage you to give this place a go (you can either buy a day pass, or just ask for a free tour).

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*Ouch Ouch Ouch*
My muscles are really not happy that I found and signed up for this new gym… and I have a feeling they will be protesting again in the near future.
I wasn’t sure about this place, it is half the price of my previous gym (just £19.99 a month), so I assumed it would be old and a little skanky. Therefore I was surprised to find a bright, sparkly, non-​smelly, new gym with three floors full of machines, studios, stretching rooms etc. It is much nicer than the underground, over-​priced gyms that I have seen in central London. They do not have many members of staff (to keep the price down) BUT if you’re happy coming to classes/​using the machines by yourself, then this is a good option.
How it works:
— You sign up on a touch screen, and have to give up your bank details to set up a direct debit
— The machine then gives you a pin number
— To get in (or out) of the gym, you type in your pin, which opens the doors of weird capsule things. There didn’t seem to be anyone guarding the door, so the capsule doors stop non-​members from wandering inside.
— They have changing rooms and showers but you need to bring a padlock if you want to use a locker (they sell them too)
— If you want to sign up to a class, you can do so on the screens at reception, or online at home (you use your pin number and e-​mail addy to sign in)
I think I looked at little confused when I was trying to sign up, so one of the personal trainers kindly showed me around and gave me a free one hour personal training session. Now, I have never had a personal training session before, so it was a really good (if knackering) experience. If I get a pay rise, I would be really tempted to try this… although my poor muscles would hate me! If you’re richer than me, and want a personal trainer, ask for Dastan; he is a complete sweetie.