Colets Health & Fitness
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"Disappointing. I tried it because of the location, there..."
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9 years ago
Disappointing. I tried it because of the location, there not being too many options around the area without going into Kingston. As a swimming pool/squash club for families it may be alright, but as a gym I feel it's overpriced for the facilities. The weights area is small and basic, and the cardio area on the upper floor primarily holds cross trainers facing windows into the cafeteria. So you can trundle away on those while watching people eat their lunch. The bikes section in the middle felt stuffy because the ceiling's quite low there and you're away from the windows in what feels like a converted loft space. It felt pretty dated. You need to exchange your membership card for a locker key at reception and the receptionists I met seemed uninterested - I felt like an inconvenience. The gym staff were similar and so the general feel I got was uninspiring. When you're paying over £80 a month for something like that then for me it has to feel like somewhere to enjoy going, have a bit of a lifting atmosphere, but it didn't. Towels were an additional cost on top and four months was the minimum membership. Showers, apart from two or three, are the open communal type.
