Absolutely clean with a very friendly atmosphere! At first, I was unsure about joining this gym…read morebecause of its location, but now I'm happy I did. Thanks, PureGym

I've been coming to this gym for around 6 months now and have to say I like the Pure Gym philosophy…read more- very simplistic, no padding and bringing you the cheapest possible deal they can. For £18.99 a month it's not too bad considering I used to pay £45 at peak time at Bannatyne's in Manchester city centre a few years back. All modern equipment and a massive warehouse type feel to it all, there's plenty of room to move around and feel like everything is quiet and available even when it's busy. With regular classes each day (download their app to book) included in the price, it's a really good deal if you actually go regularly. Yoga is £2 more per class though. Open 24hrs a day too making it a really handy and helpful if you live a busy life.

Now a member of the David Lloyd group, this gym boasts several facilities. It is one of Lancashires…read morepremier racquet's club. The gym facilities are excellent and there is a range of equipment and activities for everyone, including a full timetable of classes. We particularly enjoy the swimming facilities. There is a large indoor pool with clean well maintained changing rooms. There are steam rooms and whirlppol spas. The best bit for us is the outdoor swimming area. All safe and supervised with views of the canal. I can highly reccomend a visit to this gym and we have had a family membership for a long while which we have certainly had good value. Have a look at the website for full details.

Club Moativation is a hotel club at the Doncaster Holiday Inn. Like most hotel clubs, Club…read moreMoativation Doncaster benefits from hotel levels of service. The staff are really friendly and approachable - none of that snooty health club nonsense here! The gym is well equipped and the pool is a "leisure" pool rather than a serious swimmers lap pool but its a great club. Its always seems to be quiet and has a broad cross section of members.

Lancashire Health and Racquet club is located about a 5 minute drive off the Middleton exit of the…read moreM60. Open from 6.30am if you fancy an early morning swim or workout until 11.pm if a late evening badminton match is more your thing. A humongous gym with a plethora of cardio machines, weight machines and free weights is on offer, plus a cool stretch area too, god forbid you forget your cool down! Need some motivation, then there are personal training sessions available as well. The club says its offers the largest range of exercise classes in the North, I have no actual hard data on this, but I do know classes on offer include Body Pump, Body Attack, Body Balance, Body Combat, Group Cycle, Yoga, Pilates, Legs Bums and Tums . . just reading the list of classes tires me out. Once you have buffed and puffed it out in the gym, there are saunas and steam rooms to unwind and relax in, as well as a tranquillity spa offering such delights as a stress buster stone massage or a muscle relaxer body wrap. As hints in the name, this is also the place to visit for all kinds of racquet sports, offering lessons in tennis, squash, badminton, as well as casual matches with friends; you can get professional coaching and even join the league. There is a crèche for children and they also offer facilities for a range of themed birthday parties all with the expertise of an on-site children's co-ordinator. On Wednesdays there is a Wii night and Thursdays is children's film night, so any parents out there, may never find an excuse not to visit the gym again, as their children will practically be encouraging them to go! There is a fully licensed bar for adults and a restaurant which does Sunday roasts and every Thursday they offer a themed menu night, you may even find yourself visiting without even feeling the need to pop on your trainers. Its expensive of course and completely out of my price range as facilities and service like this doesn't come cheap. There is currently a 'free guest pass' offer available via their website should you fancy a taster, but the reason I visit weekly . . . Roller Derby practice 6.30-8.30 £6 a session every Monday night *insert smiley face*.

After being a member here for a good while now I can certainly recommend it…read more Situated within The Printworks, this gym and fitness centre is a stones throw from both where I work AND where I live. Excellent. It is a very large gym with all the usual equipment you'd find and a great exercise space for free weights and routine gym work. When you join you get a complimentary health MOT - a 12 point health inspection that covers every aspect of your fitness you can think of. It definitely gives you the motivation to keep going, especially if the results deem you quite unfit, as they did for me :/ The pool and sauna / steam room / spa are excellent and usually quiet and the changing rooms and shower facilities are state of the art and very well maintained. There are personal trainers wandering around the gym most of the time, so it's really easy to grab them for advice or even book them for a PT session. Classes also run daily and are included in the membership. I can't fault this gym.

So this was Holmes Place health club. Then Virgin Active. And now it's Nuffield out with the red…read moreand in with the green. So some staff have hung on in there from both clubs before but nice to see some fresh faces. There has been quite a lot of cosmetic change. Much needed shower refurb. Some new equipment. And better use of the space. They have also developed a new health and fitness centre where you can get MOT done and check you're still alive lol. I also think they have listened to us old timers or loyal members as we like to be known. And they have introduced the coffee shop with juices and healthy snacks and for the city centre it's very reasonably priced. I like the vibe. And the atmosphere. No offence To Virgin but it's less electronic tag and more cooperate membership now!

As I have to stick to a budget, my decision to choose one of the cost driven gyms was mandatory, I…read morehave been a member of pure gym and namely have been attending the one on bury new road for quite sometime. However. Lifestyle fitness in Whitefield provided a breath of fresh air and has plunged me into a new health-kick. For the same monthly payment of £18.99 they have additional steam room/sauna/aromatherapy room facilities. Additionally they have more squat racks/smith machines and benches than that of my old pure gym, with the added bonus of their appearing to be less people who use the gym. (This is good for all the lifters out there) Unlike pure gym, Lifestylefitness has staff actually working in the gym! These members of staff are very friendly and polite and they help give the gym a sense of community.

This is a good gym with a good atmosphere. Plenty of equipment, great classes and a nice pool…read more The downside is trying to book onto classes. They are invariably booked up. Very frustrating. Parking can also be tricky and time consuming.

Everyone is aware of the excellent quality of gym service by Virgin Active and it needs to further…read moreintroduction! This Parrs Wood branch woes you away like any other and makes you believe that the membership fees were worth every penny. They're obviously stocked with the latest equipment and there might not be a single machine that you might want and they don't have. They also have a wonderful swimming pool and steam suana room to help you relax after that intensive workout! I love the sunbeds here too! It comes well packed with a cafe with internet access and makes your day a well spent one.

Amazing gym, great facilities and it is never overcrowded, when walking it you feel welcomed and,…read moresafe

Staying in a nearby hotel for 3 weeks, this gym offered the only outlet of sanity in the area. A…read morebeautiful gym situated by a small lake with outside dining area leading from a well-priced and pretty darn good cafe inside. The staff were lovely, the gym itself extremely modern and well spaced. The swimming pool is a good size though trying to avoid the oap's or kids sessions in the day was hard and sometimes got frustrated at the stopping and starting of any training. Loved the smaller cold pool adjacent the sauna and steam rooms and the gym floor itself. Great place.

The Vault Mossley (Formally known as Bulldog Gym). Excellent local community based gym. Staff are…read morereally friendly.