Pool or pulpit...that is the question!…read more Here at the Virgin Active in Repton Park, they placed a swimming pool right inside a church...how cool is that? When I first entered the pool I was really taken aback and quite mesmerized - it felt a little sacrilegious, but at the same time I very much enjoyed swimming in this beautiful environment. The gym area itself is also quite neat, as you sweat underneath a prettily-decorated vaulted ceiling. There's plenty of exercise equipment, although the weight-lifting area is a little small. This Virgin Active gym is in Repton Park, which was the site of the fomrer Claybury Hospital - a psychiatric hospital. Apparently there's still the ghosts of the past haunting these premises....

I joined this Virgin as it is my local club about a month ago. This Virgin club is nestled within…read morethe closed community (Repton Park), the best way to get here would be by car, although there is a bus stop just outside Repton Park it is still quite a walk when you are inside. This gym has a Costa Coffee inside next to the reception that also includes food (this can get slightly irritating when working out and smelling food) o_O The gym has quite a few treadmills, bikes, rowing machines, free weights, TRX etc, each machine has a tv screen with the ability to plug in your IPhone/IPod which allows you to listen to your music but also you can store your workout data to your phone too. The most amazing area in this gym is the swimming pool, it is absolutely stunning, the whole gym used to be a chapel for the mental institution, so the decor inside is beautiful. Within the pool area, you also have the sauna and steam room, along with some sun loungers and some juice to drink. The only gripe I have is that there is no air-conditioning (but I don't think there is anything they can do about that due to the building structure).

Wicked gym if you want to work out in style.. you get the occasional show off's down there that…read morejust want to pose but other then that have great stuff to do down there large gym, tennis court's, swimming pool, is quite expensive but if uve got the money take a tour and give it a go!!

I had a super disappointing experience in this GYM! The gym is not clean at all always full of…read moredisclasting smell and used tissue everywhere. Most important thing is the personal trainers are so not professional and dishonest! Especially the manager!!! Please do avoid this gym by all means, you will regret to join it. if you already join, do not ever hire any of those personal trainer at all!! It's totally waste of money and you will get nothing in the end. Simply because they make the rule and they decide whether to give you training or not.

Beware this company.. was told that I could cancel my gym contract prior to going to university,…read morehowever when I had to leave claimed that they never said that & I would have to pay the full amount for the rest of the year. They then started spamming me with threatening emails, calls & letters claiming to be debt collectors. Just research these guys online and you'll see they're bad news (they were even on watchdog). Do not give these scamming scumbags your money.

Great looking gym and a place you can train properly surrounded by people who care about working…read moreout. Real bodybuilding centre

This gym is the dogs gonads ,it has everything you could need from free weights to machines ,…read morecardio and of course a superb boxing and mma training area , including a cage , hardcore all round , and the food aint bad either ! i have trained in many and this is by far the best Killer

The name has recently changed to David LLoyd, but apart from the branding, little has changed. The…read morefacilities are superb, but it is pretty expensive. I used the cardio machines, the pools, the sauna and steam room during my free trial. The pool was warm and clean, and was pretty quiet whenever I went there. The cardio machines were good, but some of the bikes didn't work properly which is annoying. I liked the changing areas and the showers, nice and warm and very clean throughout. I'd love to join, but £51 a month off-peak is too much for me at the moment.

Very helpful staff, two good pools and excellent gym facilities, having the nice restaurant/bar…read morearea to unwind in afterwards is a bonus and the fact that they have a sports wear shop and a beauty salon in the same building also helps. There is also a creche but not having kids I don't know much about it!

Amazing I really had a great day afternoon tea was lovely. I actually really enjoyed going alone…read moreaswell. For your mental health maybe try to do things differently.

superb gym, very clean and nice staff ! Thank you Spencer for showing us around and motivating my…read moredad to join the gym soon (hopefully!)

What a lovely place!! I had a couples 3-treatment package and it was so nice. We paid a small…read moredeposit for a towel, robe, sandals, bag, and locker. The facility was so clean. We enjoyed our swim in the pool and the steam room and sauna. The staff are so helpful and nice. Definitely recommend this place!

Moved to London - check! Found a new nest in Limehouse -…read morecheck! Stocked up on booze - check! Signed up for a gym - ............. check!! Being new to this land of strange English vocabulary and fried chicken at every block, I needed to find a new place to get my eye-of-the-tiger fitness on! Especially working at Canary Wharf there were so many places to choose from! HOW TO CHOOSE! Well... I can tell you what's important for me: Price: Some of these gym prices in London could be mistaken for home mortgages... Douchebags: You know these guys... they walk around the gym acting like they own it while they chat with people or use their phone whilst hogging 3 machines at a time... I need a place with as LEAST number of d-bags as possible Screamers: Keep calm and scream less... says the queen. I'm not a fan of super serious places where people need to scream and grunt as they lift weights too heavy for them Ooooooohhhhmmmmmmmmm.... Ooooooohhhhmmmmmmm - Love me some Yoga. I need some classes to get my downward dog ON! Alternative Workouts: I really like to diversify my workouts so the more kettlebells, trx, rings, plyo, etc stuff a gym has, the better! After going through these criteria, the best choice in my area was........... ..............drum roll please......... Limehouse Marina Elite (which I shall now refer to as LiME) The price is a little higher than I wanted and after telling the gym this, we worked together to find a price that was agreeable for both of us. Now with the unpleasantries of price negotiation out of the way, I can tell you some things about this gym: Electronic keypad locks (hallelujah I don't have to bring a lock with me) Towels provided (again hallelujah I don't have to bring a towel with me!) can you sense my laziness here... Fingerprint entry (last hallelujah and a throw-my-hands-in-the-air AMEN I don't have to bring a pass with me) By now, my extreme laziness is fully transparent At the busiest times, I think I've seen maybe 20 people in there... so it's a PERFECT size almost family-like gym. Sometimes I have the entire gym to myself! WEEEEEEEEEE!!!!! This place is always squeaky clean and has all new shizzle for me to get on my fitness fizzle The oh so zen locker room area has nature sounds, plenty of lockers (this is a big problem for some gyms), always smells like tea tree (instead of being forced to smell the hard labors of others), nice showers and of course a nice steam and sauna room to relax those muscles after a hard workout! I would say more things I like about this gym, but I think it's time to get off my lazy ass and work up a sweat over at LiME!!

I have been a member for almost 2 years now and would recommend it. The club is pristine clean at…read moreall times. Staff is helpful and friendly. I never wait for a machine. The free weight section is larger than any other club I have been in and the pool, sauna, steam room are an added plus. I saw someone earlier with a negative comment on here and had to set the record straight. If you want a well cared for club and to be a pampered patron you will have no problem paying the membership fee. Just to note the fee is no different than any of the other comparable club. Michael

I would not recommend this gym. The monthly fee is extremely expensive for what you get. They also…read morehave recently closed their creche so it is near on impossible for mums like me to go anymore unless you go when partners get home from work which is when it is really busy! They do have a swimming pool on site which always is really cold so again would not recommend it! On the up side there is a huge choice of classes and there is lots of equipment in the gym. If you go at peak time though expect to wait for a treadmill or bike.