How much do you pay in Gym Membership?

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  • £46 a month at Nuffield in Norwich.
  • DaisyAliceB
    DaisyAliceB Posts: 17 Member
    I was a lifeguard on my gap year and worked on reception at the same place for most of my first year at uni, as I'm still technically on the books as a casual member of staff, I use the facilities (gym, pool, health spa, classes etc.) there and can do so at any of the 5 sites it's linked to for free. I feel a bit cheeky, having not done a shift there for well over 3 months but I want a gym with a full size (25m) swimming pool so unless I offer to actually start paying a membership (which would be £34 as a student, and it's really not that nice a place), it's the only place in Brighton I can actually use!
  • hughtwalker
    hughtwalker Posts: 2,213 Member
    £43 a month
  • salsagal36
    salsagal36 Posts: 91 Member
    I pay 12.99 a month for Klick Fitness. It's a no frills gym with cardio, weights, machines and free classes every day. You can pay for extra classes that instructors cme in for and they're about to open a sauna/steam for a minimal fee if you want to use it.
  • ToriiXx
    ToriiXx Posts: 14 Member
    I go to puregym - no pool or sauna, but HUGE with great equipment and always clean, open 24hrs and free classes. I joined before my local one opened so I pay £10.99 a month for the first year, if you join once it has opened its around £18.99 a month.

    I got this deal as well :) It's such a good gym as well, has everything you need for a great workout.
  • IsabellaC45
    IsabellaC45 Posts: 137 Member
    I pay £9.99 for 4 weeks unlimited gym and swim.
  • Florawanda
    Florawanda Posts: 283 Member
    Sounds like Isabel has got the best deal!

    I go to the former Civil Service gym in North Portsmouth, Roko, which has about 3 other branches... I pay £36.50 a month for off peak membership - Monday - Friday, enter between 9 and 3.30 (though they don't kick me out once I'm in!! Lovely 20 m pool, steam, sauna and jacuzzi, great changing rooms, loads of different machines to use and weights and other equipment to use. Free classes. Regular free checks with one of the fitness instructors to review your programme. I love going down there, but really don't get down there often enough to make it worthwhile.
  • pboroaddick
    pboroaddick Posts: 29 Member
    I use the local authority Gym membership. £30 and you have a choice of 4 Gyms, 2 Swimming Pools in the local area. Also free admission to any classes.

    I use the nearest Gym not the most modern but has everything you need, benefit being it is only 2 minutes drive away, so very convenient. I found if you have to travel then you don't do it. So best to be local and it keeps the cost down compared to Virgin Active or Bannatynes which are double these fees.
  • caroleannlight
    caroleannlight Posts: 173 Member
    Oh I pay a lot - £110 per month for virgin active classic club in central London. Worth every penny! I previously had a LA fitness membership that was much cheaper but never went!. So on the £ per visit rating much better value lol. I decided that nothing is more important than my health so found the money with a deep breath
    Free classes -good range
    Good range of kit
    Spa / Sauna/ steamroom
    Swimming pool with swimtag analysis
    Free towels
    Free coffee and newspapers

    Really friendly and helpful staff
  • Veganniee
    Veganniee Posts: 460 Member
    I pay £26 per month (work discount. Should be £32). It's Fitness 364 in Chelmsford, just been taken over from Fitness First. It's got loads of machines so you will always find a treadmill, elliptical or bike to use. They are a bit old now though. There's no pool, but there is steam room and sauna. It's open 6am -10pm. Oh and it's right next door to work!

    My husband pays £33 (I think) a month for local council gym which has just been refurbished with brand new machines with touch screen and maps etc. It also has a pool. I would join this one but it's too out of the way. Wouldn't be able to go before work and wouldn't want to go all that way after work. I'll just be jealous of his gym as I spend my lunchtimes trundling on the old treadmill at my gym!
  • herebeeri
    herebeeri Posts: 39 Member
    £60 a month at Nuffield Health Wimbledon (London) with corporate discount (!). Includes all classes including Les Mills, Zumba, Yoga, Pilates etc... and has pool, sauna, steam room and jacuzzi. I *hate* the gym though and am happy to say I've cancelled my membership after not using it for 6 months - I'm now getting much more exercise taking brisk walks at lunch time and after dinner and cycling at the weekends (when it's not snowing that is!) - started 30 Day Shred yesterday too so not missing the gym at all! :)
  • pblevitt
    pblevitt Posts: 8 Member
    £9.99 per month - Xercise4less. No pool, sauna, towels etc. Majority of classes (inc Les Mills) except instructor specific ones. :smile:
  • £20 for glasgow club (£15 cheaper as i have NHS discount applied)
  • traceyjj
    traceyjj Posts: 406 Member
    Thegymgroup dot com: £10.99 a month. I use the one in Nottingham and it's great - open 24/7, all the equipment you could ever need, massive, good staff, clean and easy. No pool or frills, but value for money.
    Wow, that looks a great deal. Is it very busy? The gym I go to (ROKO) is so busy, and much of the equipment is now getting old. I went to a class last night and had to wait for a parking space, which made me late for class... and they are STILL showing people around, and signing new members, (at least 2 or 3 every night)
  • Lupercalia
    Lupercalia Posts: 1,857 Member
    I'm currently at Virgin Active and I pay £37/month. I am on the limited hours option, which works out fine for me.

    There are far too many cardio machines, all sorts of group exercise classes, a couple of pools, saunas in the locker rooms, spa, cafe, internet, etc. etc. but not quite enough in the way of free weights considering the number of people using them at any given time. Also, I only really go to the gym for the free weights, so all the other stuff is overkill for me. I suspect I could find a better fit elsewhere, but this particular gym was within walking distance (kind of a long walk, but ok) and cost a bit less per month than the totally useless place I was a member of before.
  • I pay 10.99 a month at pure gym but considering moving to virgin active but it's the price that puts me off
  • jst1986
    jst1986 Posts: 204 Member
    Another Pure Gymer here at £18 per month. Does everything I want.
  • Glendower
    Glendower Posts: 5 Member
    I pay £22-99 for membership of two leisure centres. Between them they have everything, fitness room, pools, saunas and any indoor sport you can think of including rock climbing. Mind you, I am a "wrinkley" do I do get it a bit cheaper.
  • F1uffy123
    F1uffy123 Posts: 121 Member
    I used to pay £65 a month at Esporta, but I wasn't really using the swimming pool and sauna etc so now go to a chain called 'the Gym' and pay £10.99 a month. Huge gym. Great facilities and free classes. It's 24/7 too.

    http://www.thegymgroup.com
  • there's a new leisure centre just opened not far from me, i'm going to have a look and see what's on offer, there is a local Gym4all, but not too keen on that one
  • DarrelBirkett
    DarrelBirkett Posts: 221 Member
    Ok, ready to point and laugh?

    £30 per month for the gym (ish) - FX Leisure, includes free weights, machines, usual cardio stuff, video jukebox in the main area, 3-4 class rooms and a pool. Oh and randomly they do free DVD hire.

    £199 per month personal trainers. Ouch. but had great progress from it so keeping it going for now. What price to get where you want to eh?
  • geebusuk
    geebusuk Posts: 3,348 Member
    I've paid between £25 and £71 per month at various places.
    Now got a squat/press rack set up at my work unit. Just got some more weights so should keep me going to 150kg; hopefully will have sorted an olympic bar before then to take more.
    Also got a rower and multigym, at some point will get a crosstrainer back from a friend.

    Nice not having to weight for a rack and being able to get some work done between sets.
  • gbozward
    gbozward Posts: 3 Member
    I pay £86 per month for 2 people, at the refurbished council gym - although it also gives me access to sports halls and a running track (never visited) and free classes.

    Lots of new machines and knowledgeable staff too. a pretty good deal for South West London
  • KarenJanine
    KarenJanine Posts: 3,497 Member
    Prices vary greatly where I am in Norwich however with the arrival of a couple of budget gyms the higher end places are now cutting their prices.

    Nuffield - around £53 per month (previously around £60)
    Virgin Active - around £49 per month (previously around £65)

    Smaller gyms are around £40 per month

    Lottery funded pool/gym £33 per month

    Budget gyms are around £15 per month or £5 per guest pass
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    I'm very lucky that there is a not-for-profit gym at work - £10/month.
    Fairly small and busy but equipment is good quality. It's working out at about 50 pence a workout so can't complain!

    Big "thank you" to all the inactive members that are subsidising the active members. :happy:
  • £50.00 per month, which includes personal training (its automatically included in the membership) and all gym classes, sauna and steam room. I get three sessions a week with a PT and two metafit classes and two kettlercise classes and a fab dynamic stretch class at the end of the week.

    There's also access to physios and a biomechanics coach, but you have to pay extra.
  • gvdoliver
    gvdoliver Posts: 106 Member
    I use DW Fitness, £38 per month, better is you buy a year up front, you get 2 months free. DW has it all and all with no extra costs, I'd go for cheaper but they are all over the place so I can pop in depending where I ma for work
  • £21 a month at my gym; nothing special just a nice, small little gym with plenty of equipment and its not stupidly busy either!
  • I use Lifestyle Fitness and it only costs me £12.99 per month

    http://www.lifestylefitness.co.uk/index.php/clubs/darlington
  • Ok, ready to point and laugh?

    £30 per month for the gym (ish) - FX Leisure, includes free weights, machines, usual cardio stuff, video jukebox in the main area, 3-4 class rooms and a pool. Oh and randomly they do free DVD hire.

    £199 per month personal trainers. Ouch. but had great progress from it so keeping it going for now. What price to get where you want to eh?

    *points but doesn't laugh*

    I pay £12.50 per month for unlimited use to our brand new council sports centre and have free use of the pool at the local hotel too. The price includes all and any classes as well as the gym.

    £199 a month ??? - I think the personal trainer that uses my gym is £17.50 per hour. Exactly how many trainers/hours are you getting for that price?? Although, it does seem to be working at least.... :)