Came here for a seminar and WOW what an awesome gym facility. Top trainers, great atmosphere, super…read moreclean, friendly staff, convenient little cafe inside and right across the street from the north Sydney train station. Tons of powerlifting equipment and free weights/cables for a small gym. Wish I lived closer, I would love to train here!

Ninth Wave is the best gym I have ever been to…read more Having been a member for a year now I can say that it has been a such a great experience going to an independent gym and working with Owner and trainer Matthew. All of my workouts are completely personalised to what my goals, strengths and weaknesses are. The gym has a community feel to it and is not an intimidating place for new people. I have made some great friends by participating in some of the great classes that the gym has to offer. The members that go here are from a diverse age bracket, fitness level, experience level and all have different goals. If you are looking to recover from injury, lose fat, get fit, or get strong, Ninth Wave Fitness is the place you should look to for quality personalised support.

They have great and varied equipment. Their service is excellent and the staff is very friendly. If…read moreyou love to lose weight or to gains some muscles this is the place to go.

Great gym now that's it's got the red upgrade. Looks very professional and sleek now. Got lots of…read moreracks for squatting and free weights. The classes are provided in a large size room so can fit loads of people . Staff are friendly and all positives about the gym except the closing time on Thursday night . Closes at 9pm which is so early considering that North Sydney is open till 10pm. Otherwise great gym

I like this gym as have a lap swimming pool . Not everyone…read morefitness first gym has a pool. Majority don't. So I was excited about it. And the water is actually nice and warm too. The room for the classes is actually very big so can fit a lot of people too. Good local gym.

I come to Chatswood to visit family, but I don't live here full time. When I'm here I need a gym…read moreand Fitness First is, as far as i can see, one of the few places that will give you a punch card. Other places you just have to pay membership or a full guest fee. I bought a 10-pass, which is about $8 cheaper, per visit, than paying a guest fee. The gym itself is nice. It leans more towards classes and weight training than cardio, so if it's just a ton of cardio machines you're after, this might not be the place. That said, you can at least usually always find a free cardio machine, if that's what you want. They have a great range of classes. They always have a 6am class but then the next classes are usually around 9. Is it just me that thinks it's weird that there aren't many 7 or 8am classes. Like most there there's just an empty time slot. Odd. The staff are very friendly, especially at the front desk.

Recently paid a visit to this Fitness First Platinum health club. Wanted to take a break from…read morestudying and attended their Les Mill Body Attack, and then the Les Mills Body Balance class on a Wednesday night between 6:15pm-8:15pm. All good, got to experience the new releases for both classes last week, as at the time of writing this. Really helpful staff. Internet access and a cafeteria greet you, with a great swimming pool facility. No time to swim, just get ready for the classes. There are an abundance of locker facilities, and ample space to hang up your clothes prior to taking a shower unlike the other Fitness First gyms. Then why only three stars? Firstly, the classes were way too crowded, especially Body Balance. The Body Combat class in the main group exercise room were delayed, and hence my Body Attack class was delayed making me late for Body Balance in the mind-body studio which is a minutes walk. Never mind. With a platinum club you pay platinum prices, even if you do not use all of the facilities. Casual visits are $28 a pop, even though I did achieve my fitness goals on this occasion. However, if you come with a friend or family member who is a member of this gym, or of all Fitness First clubs, you get in for $22. Tried to download the free pass you can use on your first visit to come here, and I received server errors. I like Fitness First, yet I will give the George St Platinum club a try. Great, yet the platinum clubs are still overrated having tried this one and their one at Bondi Junction a while ago.

Crossfit Chatswood is a wonderful community gym. The people are exceedingly friendly, the coaches…read morewere wonderful, the environment​ was great... there were literally no negative experiences I had here. I am from out of town and visited for only one workout but I spent the remainder of my trip trying to make time to fit in another visit. I can't want to come back into town and come back to this gym. Highly recommended​.

I have my suspicions that the Willoughy Leisure Centre logo depicts a parent and child hobbling in…read morediscomfort on the daggy old pebbles that provide floor covering in the pool area. They're aggressive wee stones that leave angry sores on little knees and make bottoms tender and dimply (no it is not cellulite thank you very much!). Turn your grimace upward from the floor covering however and this pool is a great family spot. There's a warm kids pool which I think is mechanically heated as well as being full of wee. The adult pool has plenty of lanes and is popular. There's an oddly cold spa and a heated one if you want to pay extra. Showers are hot and free of charge, which as a local of Mosman Pool where you pay for the pleasure of rinsing off chlorine, that's a welcome change. There's a café, free onsite parking, gym and crèche, so popular with mums and tums. Just what is with the pebbles?!

As your local leisure centre, Willoughby ranks pretty well - surrounded on three sides by parkland,…read moreit's hidden away in the 'burbs and remarkable for the sheer size of its facilities - dominated by up to 30 outdoor under-lights netball courts. Between players, umpires and officials, this must account for pretty much half the women of the northern suburbs on a game night! Sadly, the parking facilities reflect that and it can be tricky to find a space especially at the end of one game and start of the next. Indoors, the Centre has another two multi-purpose courts (also in high demand for netball, basketball, volleyball and badminton) plus racquet sports courts, a large gym and rooms for exercise classes, and a 25-metre indoor pool (I'm never a huge fan of indoor public swimming pools and their associated facilities but this one is as clean and pleasant as they can be ..) Willoughby Council owns the Leisure Centre so along with the independently run competitions, the facilities are also used for schools, older people's fitness classes, swim school and more, so it can be pretty busy. But then the cost of membership - or casual entry - is much more reasonable that you'd pay in a privately run club.