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......

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.

I have walked passed Bubalu so many time but for some reason never given it a second thought…read more Health food and non alcoholic drinks weren't really my thing until recently. But last week I read some Yelp reviews and decided to give it a go, and I am so glad I did. Now, I want to give Bubalu five stars, but I haven't used the gym or fitness facilities, so It wouldn't be right. But, based on the food and drinks, I will definitely be going back. And when I'm full of January fat blues and post Christmas over indulgence, I'll definitely be back to check out some classes. I ordered the B-Boost Smoothy which had Coffee, Banana, Honey, cinnamon and ice in it. It was by far the best smoothy I've ever had. The coffee had a real punch and all the other flavours stuck to the pallet. I never wanted it to end. When I first arrived there was nobody else there, but within half an hour it was half full with a really nice buzz and atmosphere. The food being served looked great and I really wanted to some, but I couldn't unfortunately. Gloucester Road is always full of surprises, but this has been one of my recent favorites - event though I've known about it for several years! That's the beauty with yelp, I suppose!

I've known Mike for years and was so pleased to see how the place turned out for him…read more Great coffee, good smoothies!

I dislike gyms (and even most exercise if I'm honest) so I'm excited to have found Nordic walking!…read moreThe beginners session was great fun and I think I've finally found something I can enjoy.

From the owner: Nordic Walking is fitness walking in Bristol's stunning parks, using specially designed poles. It…read moreis a total body workout and we have different walks so you can work to your own fitness level. If you're not fit then don't worry, we can start on an easy walk and build from there. If you're already fit we have more intensive walks and specialist classes that should suit you. Check out our website for more details and come and join us by booking a one-off Beginners Workshop where you will learn the technique. Then you can join us at any of our daily hour-long fitness walks or our longer walks advertised on our website. We look forward to meeting you. Any questions just get in contact.

Phenomenal gym that is always looking at ways to improve. The rooms were redesigned some time ago…read morealong with the implementation of a new 'High performance zone'. They have recently installed a new 'Functional zone' that now caters for every part of my training. The individual areas are spacious and make you feel like you are training in your own personal space. BS7 Gym is the best kept secret in Bristol.

This is a pretty average gym, it's basically made up of 4 rooms 2 with cardio machines and 2 for…read moreweights. There's also a class studio and squash court. They do offer a pretty good class timetable with all the usual classes such circuits, boxercise and yoga, which are all included in your membership. Squash is also included although you need to pay to hire rackets and balls. The gym is looking pretty tired and good do with a bit of TLC and a tidy up, maybe an upgrade of machines and certainly needs the air con sorted out. Membership is £34 a month for individual or £54 for joint. You are primarily a member of the county cricket ground which is home to Gloucestershire cricket club. Your membership gets you into the home games for free and although I'm not a cricket fan there is possibly nothing better than soaking up the rays and atmosphere whilst enjoying a glass of something fruity on a summers evening!

Back when I was in college and getting into rugby and football on a more professional level I…read moreremember frequenting the gym a whole lot more. After months of trying to find a short cut to getting fit I realised that there really is no alternative than to actually lift weights and train hard. Nowadays however we can send animals hurtling into space strapped to multi-billion dollar space craft, send messages to a hundred people at the click of a button and listen to appalling R+B on our mobile phones. The next technological advancement has been the Power Plate, and Good Vibrations is a business built entirely upon the back of this outer space headed primate. The idea being that you reduce an hour's workout into a mere twenty minutes having your muscles contracted and released at such high speed more muscle is worked much quicker. Perfect I am told for those on a lunch break or with little time. I'm sure it works wonderfully I'm just a bit of a cynic when it comes to these things. Pills that are equivalent to a meal are still not meals and twenty minute workouts equivalent to an hour are surely still twenty minutes??

If the upbeat, optimistic and fun-loving Beach Boys' track comes to mind, then you'll fit right in…read moreat Good Vibrations. I have never met more upbeat and optimistic people than the staff and trainers here. Good Vibrations provides fitness and health treatments using the method of oscillation to get your heart pumping and your energy rising. I'm not sure just how effective the treatments really are but the staff assure me that just one 20 minute work out with the Power Plate is the equivalent of one hour's sweating at the gym. Worth a visit if you fancy trying something different in your healthy lifestyle...anything is better than being cooped up on the treadmill in a busy gym!