Gyms in Galway?

tribesman78

Can anyone recommend a good gym in Galway City, preferably with a pool and sauna. Looking to lose weight, get fitness levels up and tone up a bit. Pros and cons of the gyms would be nice too.

snubbleste

Do a search. It's come up once or twice

tribesman78

snubbleste wrote: »

Do a search. It's come up once or twice

I did that first but the last post i could find was March but the thread started in 08. I was hoping for up to date info.

Steyr

Kingfisher NUI.

Fuinseog

verz few gyms show you how to use the equipment which can be dangerous. the trainers maybe walking around but do not appear to notice you misusing the machines.
with kingfisher if you are not a member you can also use it at certain times and only for an hour.

Chirps the Gran

tribesman78 wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a good gym in Galway City, preferably with a pool and sauna. Looking to lose weight, get fitness levels up and tone up a bit. Pros and cons of the gyms would be nice too.

Harbour hotel by the harbour (strangely enough!) is quite cosy, 2 treadmills, cycle, recumbent cycle, cross trainer, free weights and deadly weight machine, sauna and jacuzzi, clean showers!

No pool... there's never anyone in there so you can belt away on your own if you know how to safely. You can try it for a month for 30 eur

inisboffin

NRG membership let's you use two gyms for one price; Bohermore and Clybaun. Handy if you live on one side of town and maybe work on the other.

JJayoo

salthill hotel has a very nice gym, nice weights and lovely swimming pool/sauna/jacuzzi/steam room.

ronnie3585

JJayoo wrote: »

salthill hotel has a very nice gym, nice weights and lovely swimming pool/sauna/jacuzzi/steam room.

I've been a member there for about the last four or five months.

It's hands down the best gym I've ever been a member of. Great facilities, nice staff and the pool is superb if you like swimming, I've yet to have to share a lane with anyone.

brianthebard

How much is it per year?

ronnie3585

brianthebard wrote: »

How much is it per year?

I'm paying €48pm - student rate. I think the full rate is around €75pm.

El_Drago

ronnie3585 wrote: »

I'm paying €48pm - student rate. I think the full rate is around €75pm.

Does the student rate allow full use of the gym at any time?

telepylus

nui kingfisher is a brilliant gym, am a member there and the facilities are brilliant, all really new and modern. Pool is big and clean, but is often busy in the evening, empty during the day. Lots of classes on during the year, and clubs ya can join. It's 250 for a student membership for the year, which is really cheap I think. Not sure how much for non-students. Was previously a member of peak physique gym on headford road, which is a major kip!! I joined as the price was really cheap and I just assumed it would be a standard gym (as all gyms I have ever been in were of a similar/reasonable standard). I went in straight after paying for membership, and realized what it was like but was refused a refund. Told to ask manager, I did, and he wouldnt refund me either. A lesson learnt, to view a place's facilities before assuming standards... Yeh but the kingfisher is really good anyway

ronnie3585

El_Drago wrote: »

Does the student rate allow full use of the gym at any time?

Yesssir

El_Drago

telepylus wrote: »

nui kingfisher is a brilliant gym, am a member there and the facilities are brilliant, all really new and modern. Pool is big and clean, but is often busy in the evening, empty during the day. Lots of classes on during the year, and clubs ya can join. It's 250 for a student membership for the year, which is really cheap I think. Not sure how much for non-students. Was previously a member of peak physique gym on headford road, which is a major kip!! I joined as the price was really cheap and I just assumed it would be a standard gym (as all gyms I have ever been in were of a similar/reasonable standard). I went in straight after paying for membership, and realized what it was like but was refused a refund. Told to ask manager, I did, and he wouldnt refund me either. A lesson learnt, to view a place's facilities before assuming standards... Yeh but the kingfisher is really good anyway

.....yea but they don't allow you to use the "elite" fitness room unless you're there on a scholarship. The guy giving me a tour of the gym said that although non-scholarship members do enter and use the room regularly, they are told to leave if any of the gym hierarchy decides to inspect the room. The last thing I want is someone asking me to leave during my squats and deadlifts. Maybe when someone drops a bar loaded with 200kg+ of weights on the floor in the "regular" weights room they may reconsider who can/can't enter the "elite" room. What's more is that the equipment in this mystical room is that which everyone going to a gym should be using,regardless of whether they are an athlete or novice.

Is there any gym that offers a weekly rate? Or even a daily rate? I am put off the idea of paying for a yearly rate, when I know I wont go enough to make that amount of money feasible.

El_Drago

Deleted User wrote: »

Is there any gym that offers a weekly rate? Or even a daily rate? I am put off the idea of paying for a yearly rate, when I know I wont go enough to make that amount of money feasible.

Why not pay the yearly rate and use that as motivation to keep going. The hardest part is getting to gym door.

Xiney

El_Drago wrote: »

Why not pay the yearly rate and use that as motivation to keep going. The hardest part is getting to gym door.

I've done that so many times at this stage I shudder to think of what I could buy with the money I've wasted.


My solution has been to go with monthly direct debit. If I wimp out and stop going I'll cancel it.

brianthebard

Deleted User wrote: »

Is there any gym that offers a weekly rate? Or even a daily rate? I am put off the idea of paying for a yearly rate, when I know I wont go enough to make that amount of money feasible.

GCG are a fiver per visit afaik. Not to be rude but I'd question why you want to go to a gym in the first place if you know you won't stick with it, and why you don't find a different activity you would enjoy more? Personally I love lifting but I wouldn't suggest it to someone who already tried it and knows they don't enjoy it you know?

inisboffin

NRG are great in both gyms about letting you try it out for a day. They do peak and off peak membership, but off peak isn't great if your hours are all over the place. They do a 3 month membership (but 4 x that works out more than the yearly). Direct debit there too, but I think a lump payment saves you more. All classes are free for members.

brianthebard

brianthebard wrote: »

GCG are a fiver per visit afaik. Not to be rude but I'd question why you want to go to a gym in the first place if you know you won't stick with it, and why you don't find a different activity you would enjoy more? Personally I love lifting but I wouldn't suggest it to someone who already tried it and knows they don't enjoy it you know?

I just know I won't use it more than once a week, if that. With the workload I'm going to have in college this year, I just know I am not going to have enough free time/funds to make paying for a gym feasible - however I would like to have the option of keeping active, without having to sign on to a membership.

JohnCleary

Just a little tip....

I signed up to Kingfisher NUIG yesterday (€250)

When I signed up, he just said "You're a student, yeah?" and I nodded the head and he said the €250 price. Didn't ask for ID or anything. I guess its because theyre so busy taking on new students this week.

Might be worth a shot for someone, not gonna cost ya anything to try. If they insist on ID you could always just make up an excuse and say it's in your locker etc. and you'll go and get it (and just never return).

I'd say if it's gonna work its only gonna work this week

brianthebard

Kingfisher emailed to sort out their new member by the name of John Cleary. :pac:

JohnCleary

brianthebard wrote: »

Kingfisher emailed to sort out their new member by the name of John Cleary. :pac:

Good thing I don't use real names on public internet forums then, innit? :pac:

Keyser Söze

Anyone know a good gym to join with a pool and steam room on the east of the city thats quiet before 6? (not the kingfisher)

fifib

i just joined the Carlton leisure club for €120 for 3 months..special offer they have at the minute. pool, saune, steamroom,jacuzzi and lots of free classes included and their in the middle of updating their gym which i believe will be finished this week....tho duno what its like before 6