Can anyone recommend me a gym?

A gym that doesn't cost the earth to join and pay monthly fees for. One that has decent facilities, ideally including a steam/sauna room. Any ideas? I had a look at Virgin Active but they were pretty expensive.

I use Fusion Gyms- they are a group mainly centred in Sotuh London, I used to use Brockwell Lido all teh time, but they have just opened the newly refurbished gyms in Camberwell and East Dulwich, of the two I am going to the East Dulwich one mainly at the moment.

£50 a month gets you access to all the gyms in the group, and the Lido has a sauna type thing I think.

Where do you live?

There are some very good council facilities. I know that Camden has some (Swiss Cottage I think), also the Islington Highbury gym, is fairly good - not as slick as others, but it has what you need (inc. a pool) and plenty of classes.

Also there are probably some deals to be had if you look around. Partnerships with credit cards, I remember a few years ago one health insurance co, gave Virgin membership at a discount, and if you went over a certain number of times a month also reduced your insurance premiums.

Gym, what's a gym?

If you're in the east, the local tower hamlets gyms are ok. I usually go to either mile end or york hall which costs me about £25 a month but I am a student I think it's usually £45ish.

Alternatively these are dirt cheap http://www.fitness4less.co.uk/index.html but are only in cambridge heath and southark.

wow open for two hours and noone has recommended chariots.....

the outer circle round regents park
all the gym you'll ever need

How's the sauna there Dicki?

YMCA by tottenham court road is about £40 a month - swimming pool, steam room, sauna, big CV studio etc etc - looks like it's been recently done out because everything is pristine.

Worth a look if you want something central.

bit cold in mid winter but lovely during the hot summers we get here

If you want to get a slightly 'cheaper' Virgin Active membership of around £60 quid a month and not tied into any of their contracts you need to find a friend or family member who works for Virgin and has a tribe card.

Thanks Dammit, just had a look, all seems to be very pool focussed though and couldn't see a steam/sauna anywhere. They also don't have membership costs on their site (v. annoying) so have sent them an email.

hugo7 - I'm in between Camberwell and Peckham.

Shoosh - sounds great in principle if only I knew someone who works for Virgin?!

I'm in exactly the same position - thus the posting of this thread http://www.lfgss.com/thread68964.html

There must be someone on here who does, or at least has a friend of a friend who can do us a favour. I understand it isn't like a great sin, because the membership sales person of my old VirginActive actually put me on his tribe card in order to get a sale that month.

Thanks Dammit, just had a look, all seems to be very pool focussed though and couldn't see a steam/sauna anywhere. They also don't have membership costs on their site (v. annoying) so have sent them an email.

hugo7 - I'm in between Camberwell and Peckham.

Shoosh - sounds great in principle if only I knew someone who works for Virgin?!

I used to go to the miami health club on old kent road when i lived around there. it was ok, good equipment, quite cheap, never too busy with a small sauna. It's owned and run by Dan and his family who are nice and friendly.

Does anyone have a recommendations for a gym around haggerston/hoxton way? i went to kings gym on kingsland road for a while but it was too much like a prison gym for me

I think PruHealth has the insurance/ gym membership link...

http://www.pruhealth.co.uk/insurance/vitality/vitality_partners/virgin_active

I used to go to peckham pulse. Its a bit ghetto but its fine
http://www.fusion-lifestyle.com/centres/Peckham_Pulse_Healthy_Living_Centre

Muscleworks Gym 2, Stoke Newington.

I used to go to peckham pulse. Its a bit ghetto but its fine
http://www.fusion-lifestyle.com/centres/Peckham_Pulse_Healthy_Living_Centre

This is part of the same lot as Brockwell Lido, East Dulwich Baths and so on.

Possibly, if they are all funded by southwark council.

If you're in the east, the local tower hamlets gyms are ok. I usually go to either mile end or york hall which costs me about £25 a month but I am a student I think it's usually £45ish.

I go to the Mile End Gym, and it's 27.89 or something a month for gym access only. So you don't need to be a student, and it's not bad at all.

I used to go to the miami health club on old kent road when i lived around there. it was ok, good equipment, quite cheap, never too busy with a small sauna. It's owned and run by Dan and his family who are nice and friendly.

Does anyone have a recommendations for a gym around haggerston/hoxton way? i went to kings gym on kingsland road for a while but it was too much like a prison gym for me

I nearest one I could think of is the Britannia Leisure Centre in Hoxton. Here is the link

http://www.hackney.gov.uk/cs-britannia.htm

I think PruHealth has the insurance/ gym membership link...

Thanks fella, just checked it out but £45/month for health insurance with a large excess (£500) is steep for 'up to' 50% off Virgin membership. Need to think about it, I guess on the one hand I get health insurance but the cover doesn't offer me a great deal more than what national health would do if I fell ill/fell off a ladder, anyway...

^thats pretty close to me, will check it out cheers