After a long period of injury from playing sport I received physiotherapy and rehabilitation…read moretreatment at the gym. Ed has been my personal trainer for 2 years and during that time I have lost a considerable amount of weight, but most importantly I've gone down 2 dress sizes and my shape has changed considerably. It's taken until recently for me to manage my eating habits due to working shifts but thanks to Ed's persistence I am seeing the results now. Its not been easy and my muscles can vouch for that, but without the pain and the aching muscles you wont see any results. Absolute Health is a small and intimate gym which caters for the shy and reserved person. Its easy on my pocket because I can choose when to attend the gym for my personal training programme. Ed's is very flexible and understanding as well as task master who ensures you get the results on a one to one. I wont be going anywhere in a hurry Absolute Health is the gym for me!!!

Unlike most gyms ,the staff here as keen to see you reach your goals as much as you are…read more I have been training here for just over 6 months and have learnt so much information from Ed and Aaron regarding training and nutrition, it has completely changed my way of thinking. No more 1-1.5 hrs at the gym, 30 mins and I done and looking better than ever.

OMG i love this gym! It is so good and the trainers are really friendly! I go everyday and i love…read moredoing all the classes, especially spin and combat! I have definitely lost so much weight since i started and i just can't stop. Open all hours and great value for money! cant ask for anything better!

Desperate to be a skinny bride with guns like Jennifer Aniston's and a pins like Tina Turner's yet…read morelazy, greedy and with an over-riding penchant for red wine? Well it sounds like you need maximum outlay for minimum input. That's not quite what Pro-Fitness offers, but the results in just a few months were better than my own disastrous efforts to hit the gym. At around £40 an hour it is more for Clifton's yummy mummies than average scrubbers like me, so it's no wonder I couldn't keep the sessions up once I'd cornered my man. But the team here are really dedicated and really know their stuff. They tailor-make work-outs and chop and change them so often that you can't get bored. And they give you the confidence and impetus to work harder for every single second of a 60-minute work-out. They are also great at advising altered work-outs if you are injured, pregnant, or getting over an illness. The facilities are a little cramped but the gym's owner Lee works hard to change things around. And every trainer has a speciality. If I was loaded, I would be here every day. Maybe one day perhaps......

Unfortunately I'm not rich enough to hold a membership here but I have taken full advantage of the…read moreregular weekend offers - you know the kind, give over your mobile number or email address in exchange for a barrage of communication until you attend on of their trail days. Not that I was particularly hard to convince as this place has an amazing spa area and swimming pool, as well as all the usual gym suspects. You really do get what you pay for with gyms and although this place is eye-wateringly expensive, you do get an easier gym experience - think personal greetings, complimentary towels and regular free health check-ups such as BMI and cholesterol levels. If your paycheque doesn't stretch to becoming a member then check out the website for weekend or daytime offers for non-members.

As far as gyms go (the equipment they have etc.) this is the best in town. Apparently it was even…read morevoted one of, if not the best in the country by one of those magazines that has a half naked, smug looking bloke on the front, the type of guy with more time on his hands to spend in a gym than is humanly possible. Get a job man! Chip on my shoulder, me? Never... But it does have the perfect mix of cardio machines (for girls) and weights (for boys) and an extremely good number of both. They also have a pool, which is really nice for a gym in the centre of town as this one is. They do evening classes that come free as part of your membership, although I haven't done one yet. You can also buy a day pass if you are not in town for long and looking for a gym to use. They have Sky Sports so you can watch the football at the weekends while you pretend to be exercising. The only bad things about this gym are the price (for us normal people, i.e. not students) and how busy it gets in rush hour (after work). You might even say it is almost over subscribed, as often there are no lockers available and no treadmills to use. it's a real shame they've done this as I know it does anger a lot of members.

Welsh Back Gym prides itself for having people, not posers and I can only say that my time at this…read moregym has given me every reason to believe them. The staff were always extremely helpful and friendly, always willing to take you through different exercises and help adjusting the different machines. They're also fortunate enough to have a MedX circuit, a combination of machines that give you a full body work out. When used properly, these machines are absolutely fantastic and very well maintained. They also have treadmills that overlook the quayside which allow for a peaceful run and an additional treadmill room with plenty of televisions. The resistance machines are also well kept, though should be replaced soon. The free weights section is quite small, but the layout makes up for it. I never had a problem getting on all the machines I wanted, and I always managed to do several circuits on the freeweights without having to wait for anyone else. I found the members of the gym to be extrememly friendly and always willing to discuss various techniques, which is an attitude I haven't encountered in a gym before! The classes are also excellent, with a great yoga class led by Wale, and an excellent thai boxing class with Jason. The restaurant downstairs is also well worth mentioning, since the soup and food available was always surpringly great. Overall, this is a fantastic gym in need of a slight refurbishment.

From the owner: Welsh Back is home to the MedX, the most technologically advanced fitness equipment available…read more Focusing on fitness, health and strength training, the MedX is perfect for those of us who are time limited, but not exercise independent. Home to Bristol Rowing Club and host to Bristol PSL (Premier Squash League); the club also has 5 squash courts, over 24 classes a week, free-weights, cardio studio and a bar area for socialising.* *available for private functions

The best value gym i have ever found. I paid for my membership up front when i first got to…read moreBristol, spending the £300 was one of the best decisions i have ever made, although it may seem expensive you will be saving money, no matter how you look at it. The gym is big. It is spread across three rooms; the main room has all the cardiovascular machines and a few weights machines. The next largest room has a large area for stretching etc. Finally the smallest of the three is a free weights room. The machines are not looked after especially well however this does not matter much as there are so many of them. So many in fact that you can literally feel the floor pulse the the steps of the running machines.

If you're brave enough to enter the different dimension known as the gym, then Pulse will have you…read morefit as a fiddle in no time. Open to student and non-students alike, the annual price is very reasonable. Parking may be difficult for those who live further afield but I guess the walking will do you good as a warm-up! There is a separate weights room for the hunky men who spend hours pouting at themselves in the ceiling-size mirrors and a fitness suite full to the brim with cardio machines. A quieter, more welcoming weight room is round the corner for those not quite ready to join the Hercules wannabes. Trainers are on-hand to assist you and also make good eye-candy whilst you're sweating it out on the treadmill.