The park plaza certainly is a jack of all trades. From the fabulous hotel itself to the excellent…read moreLaguna bar and this, the spa and gym smack bang in the middle of Cardiff. A friend of mine was a member there and so suggested I come and try it out for the day. Of course we bypassed the gym and went straight for the equally taxing pool/steam room/jacuzzi. The pool area is an oasis of calm in the middle of a very busy city. The walls are tranquil blue and it's has the feeling of being pure indulgence. The water is treated with a combination of UV and chlorine which means you don't get that OTT feeling of dry horrible skin that you get in other pools that just use chlorine. People watching is great here, for some reason the most beautiful men in Cardiff chose to swim at this establishment. Great if you're a bit of a perve like me but it's advisable to keep your wits about you to avoid drowning.

In this area of the city centre there are at least three good gyms all competing for membership:…read morethis, the Laguna Health & Spa at the Park Plaza Hotel; Vitality, around the corner, which is based upstairs above Henry's Bar on Park Place and doesn't have a pool; and the Hilton's small LivingWell gym, which can get busy during peak times. This cluster of gyms in close proximity has created plenty of competition between them to attract membership, so there are usually some promotions on at each of them to try to lure you in. The Laguna is good for those into swimming, and its pool is filtered using UV rather than just chlorine (unlike the Hilton's LivingWell pool), which makes for a less chemical swimming experience. They have a relaxing jacuzzi and a steam room next to the pool, and the changing rooms are very smartly done out. Here you definitely get the feeling you can indulge rather than just exercise hard, and it's a relaxing space to spend some time after work or at the weekend. If you want a real treat, the spa also has a range of beauty and relaxation treatments, most of them fairly expensive (as is the case with most spas). They also have a proper gym, of course, and about 35 exercise classes a week (unlike the Hilton LivingWell, which has no space to hold group classes). The gym has cardio vascular stations including treadmills, rowers, cross-trainers, steppers and walking machines, plus fixed resistance stations, a free weight area, a warm up and stretching area, a Power-Plate® Machine, and screens showing sport, news and music while you work out.

Mel and Gareth are two excellent, dedicated personal trainers. They've helped me lose weight, build…read moremuscle and get massively fitter! They tailor the work outs to whatever you require. Their early morning bootcamps will leave completely awake and gunning for the day ahead!

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Great gym. Great for ladies. Warm relaxing and very welcoming. Not like some of the other…read moreintimidating gyms. Got all the important machines you need. Exercise on your own or get one of the experienced personal trainers to help you. Over 35 classes a month. Different classes to choose from.

Inside the Hilton Hotel is a LivingWell fitness centre and health club, shared by hotel guests and…read moreprivate gym members, with genuinely friendly staff who can offer induction, exercise plans, and other expert advice. It has a gym, pool and therapy rooms for massage and other spa treatments. The gym room itself is well-equipped with cardio vascular stations, cross-trainers, running and rowing machines, weights, inflatable pilates balls, and more - but does get busy during peak times, such as after work (about 5pm until about 6.45 is the busiest). The spa area has a lovely, warm 20-metre pool (which is suspended upstairs, above the reception and bars on ground level), a jacuzzi, a sauna, and a steam room. It's a really nice little space to relax, with a couple of loungers where people sit and read magazines. Because the gym gets so busy during peak hours, when I was a member here I used to use give the gym itself a miss and swim in the pool, followed by some time relaxing in the jacuzzi, sauna and steam room - the perfect after-work wind down. You get very few posers in this place because it's really not big or butch enough to attract those types, which is refreshing - although I have seen a couple of international rugby teams descend on the gym from their hotel rooms, much to the delight of the female gym members! There are water dispensers available, and they provide you with towels, so you don't even need to remember to take those along with you! My only criticism of this place is that the showers could be checked more regularly (it's gross to come across someone else's soggy plaster in the plug hole) and also, due to lack of space, they don't have any group classes (such as yoga or pilates) so you really need to be self-motivated to get the most out of it - or pay to hire a personal trainer (which are available there).

A little on the small side, but is lovely on the inside, good facilities and a nice pool and steam…read moreroom.

We are here from Canada, and needed a place to practice before WKU karate and kickboxing…read morechampionships. Great space, very clean and friendly staff who were very accommodating for us. Thank you

Puregym has it's own 'yanga water' in several flavours. They don't advertise the ingredients. They…read moresay it's the best way to hydrate. The only hydrating ingredient is water, the rest dehydrate.. It also has these ingredients: Sodium Cyclamate (banned in the U.S. and a known cause of Cancer and ADHD. Acesulfame K, a known cause of cancer and ADHD and Saccharin a subtance known to destroy good bacteria in the gut. No wonder they don't advertise the ingredients.. Don't drink it.