Friendly attitude free gym with a wide selection of equipment and plenty of room on both floors of…read morethe gym

This is a really nice sports facility where you get a welcome as soon as you enter. There is ample…read moreparking facilities on site and the opening hours mean you have little excuse not to go and utilise your membership. The reception staff are fantastic, I really feel that nothing appears to be too much trouble for them. The facilities on site are good, occasionally, I have found the water in the pool to be a little cool, but thats maybe me. The changing rooms are always immaculate and they offer good facilities, there are lots of hairdryers and it reminds me of a spa in there. The gym itself is well laid out and is a comfortable temperature for your workout, it has never been too busy and I have never felt that I have been looked down upon for my poor physique - whereas some gyms you feel uncomfortable. The staff are all really friendly and helpful and after your workout there is a really nice restaurant which serves really nice food and really tasty coffee.

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.

Kingswood leisure centre has been around for years, I remember coming here as a child for swimming…read moreand and inflatable pool parties! They are part of the Active scheme which gives you the chance to pay monthly for membership and gives you swimming, classes and gym included. They do have some really good classes here, circuits and abs classes are popular choices. More recently I have been here for a swim, they have a 25 metre pool and offer plenty of lane and casual swimming and it's all clean and tidy. You won't find anything fancy here, but for standard fitness activities you'll find it here.

I come here every week as non member for the fitness classes. Although it looks abit run down they…read morehave had a refurb with the gym and reception area. They have all fitness equipment and have slowly started replacing the old equipment with brand new ones. The pool has been the same for years and the changing rooms could do with a refurb still. Im not a member but i always seem to get into the clases without booking and paying on arrival, unless its in the spin studio then i recommend booking far in advance. The classes are £4.90 and around a hour long. The carpark lets it down alot, its VERY small and always packed. And the roads have double yellows everywhere. Go careful parking i managed to get myself a parking ticket there a while ago! I will still continue to use this centre but does still need some improvements.

Best gym in Bristol…read more It has a sauna, the staff are great and it had all the equipment you could want from a proper gym. Cardio, functional and a separate section called 'the dungeon' for powerlifting and functional work. I highly recommend a visit!

What a huge place! Probably the biggest gym in Bristol at this moment, in terms of ground floor…read morearea. It has a studio, a cardio area, free weights section, sauna, aroma therapy, and the list, yes, is literally endless. A news is around the corner, that the Gyn is due of a total revamp with a new state of the art Life Style Machines. The free weight section is pretty much old school. The red seats will remind of those gyms in the earlier era, when the gyms just had irons, and just irons and benches. The monthly membership here is pretty much affordable. Only £25 deposit with a monthly fee of £35. Now, this £25 deposit entitles you with a free session with a Personal Trainer and if you shell £35 as deposit, you get two free sessions! The payment is through a direct debit and is deducted in the first of every month. Now, this £35 might seem to be a bit steep. But, wait! This includes all the classes as well as use of the sauna and the perfume and aroma therapies. You can also get free day passes, like three in a month, with which you can bring in your pals for a free training session. Well, that's not all. They give you a full refund wishing 14 days of joining, if you decide to discontinue. This sounds like a one if its pioneer services in terms of the gyms in Bristol. So, what's stopping you? Get into the training groove! And, get, into your desired shape!

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!

I friend of mine, who is a member of the Bristol Council's gym group, gave me a free pass to go to…read morethe Horfield Leisure Centre. I fancied going for a swim and had been warned against the Bristol South Swimming Pool so thought I'd give the Horfield option a try. I was really impressed, a nice big pool, with good changing facilities (clean showers!). After my swim I visited the gym which was just lovely, well lovely in a gym kind of way. It had plenty of cardio options and a real good selection of weight training options. The classes on offer there are fantastic, if you can't find something you like, or at least don't hate the thought of, I'd be really surprised. The other good thing about these council run gyms is that you become a member of all of them, so you can mix it up a little bit and go to other pools or centres to keep you from getting bored with exercising!

For swimming, Horfield Leisure Centre is far better than most public pools I've been to…read more The main pool is big - 25-metres long, with eight lanes, and the only thing I am not keen on is the mixed sex changing rooms. Obviously there are private cubicles, but it still feels a bit weird legging it from the pool into a cubicle past blokes in Speedos. On the other hand, at least they're kept clean and they're quite spacious. I haven't tried any of the other leisure centre facilities myself, but the gym looks well-equipped with rows of new-looking cardio and weight machines, and there are several classes offering aerobics, yoga, spinning and other types of exercise. There are also squash courts and a big sports hall for team games such as 5-a-side. If you're not going to get to the gym regularly and get your money's worth, this looks like a good budget alternative to joining a private gym.