30 Minute Fitness

LionelNashe

Hi folks,

I'm looking around at gyms in Dublin 1. There don't seem to be as many as I expected. I am a 34 year old male, not needing to lose weight, but looking to put on some muscle. Also, I would not mind being able to run a few kilometers without wanting to kill the inventor of the treadmill by the end of it.

I am wondering if anyone has used 30 Minute Fitness on Wolfe Tone Street?
Their website uses phrases such as "tones your entire body" and "shapes and tones". Would I be wasting my time? It strikes me that it is more directed at women who want to tone, or at guys who are trying to control their weight.

EileenG

It's a rubbish gym. It's a Curves type workout, hydrolic machines which you do for 30 odd seconds, then move on to the next one. You can't adjust them to make them harder.

They've got a male and female gym, and I suspect that the male one probably has a few dumbbells scattered about (the female one has artistic photographs of chocolate, I'm not kidding) as well as a few mats and "cardio stations" where you are supposed to lep about between machines.

They do have working showers, though, which is a major step up from most Curves gyms.

However, their opening hours are odd, long lunch and only open for a few hours on Saturday, not at all on Sunday.

There are no treadmills!

LionelNashe

Hmmm, thanks for that. I'll keep looking then.

EileenG

There is a gym in Capel Street, near the camping shops. Can't remember the name, but you can't miss it, it's got a sort of covered laneway leading to it. That might be a better bet.

LionelNashe

Olympus, according to the web. I went along there yesterday evening and the guy in the music shop next door told me that its gone.

Riverside is also gone, I discovered, and World Gym as well. Had a look in the Trinity Sports Centre on Pearse Street but I hear that its pretty crowded. Had a chat with the guy in EducoGym but there are half a dozen reasons why that doesn't suit.

I've decided to try training at home for a while and see how that goes. Thanks for your help, though!

EileenG

Tara Street swimming pool has a gym attached, you can do pay as you go.