Gyms in limerick

cottager83

Membership is up in the Maldron, Wud like to go elsewhere, it's not the cleanest place but it is cheap at €125 for 9 months, can anybody recommend other gyms and the price if possible?? Cheers!

Poxyshamrock

While the Maldron is not the cleanest, it's def one of the cheapest (and quietest) around.

Jofspring

I don't think you'll beat that price either. Most places are at best 135 for 3 months.

TestTransmission

Delta is pretty good and cheap.

ronanc15

Beefit/Delta €20 euro a month, dry facility (no pool/sauna/steam room).

A_Sober_Paddy

Punches is €150 for 6 months, pretty good gym and fairly empty during the day but can get quiet busy between 5.30-7.30

Jono!

Ul Gym is very good and is 125 for four months that has access to pool and spa to.

A_Sober_Paddy

Jono! wrote: »

Ul Gym is very good and is 125 for four months that has access to pool and spa to.

Wrong side of town for me, also the staff & gym goers in there are for the most part ignorant little feckers(that's from past experience now)

Jono!

yea there can be a lot of kids and people not knowing what their doing there but if your there early in the morning ya don't get any of the plus ya bump into most of the munster team. great for inspiration! wrong side of town tho. maybe try the one in grove island looks alright and is 130 for four months i think

A_Sober_Paddy

Jono! wrote: »

yea there can be a lot of kids and people not knowing what their doing there but if your there early in the morning ya don't get any of the plus ya bump into most of the munster team. great for inspiration! wrong side of town tho. maybe try the one in grove island looks alright and is 130 for four months i think

Found the Munster players to be hogs on the machines to be fair which really annoyed me, and there was one player who wouldn't let others sit on the bike beside him...it was the only one left free...thankfully that player no longer players

fl4pj4ck

cottager83 wrote: »

Membership is up in the Maldron, Wud like to go elsewhere, it's not the cleanest place but it is cheap at €125 for 9 months, can anybody recommend other gyms and the price if possible?? Cheers!

does that include pool?

maryk123

I left dooradoyle gym recently 160 for 3 months and joined the maldron for 150 for 6 months and i have to say machines in maldron are a lot better-all have tv screens- place is fine to be honest. its a bit up and down type place - gym upstairs - pool downstairs - but for 150 how could you not move-4 other people i know moved from dooradoyle to the maldron-great offer

DaveNoCheese

Not sure about price but MK Fitness always looks busy everytime I pass. They do MMA in there as well, might be worth your while enquiring.

Millmount

MK Fitness, good gym. Great instructor who will give you personnel program if you want or will just ensure you are using the machines correctly.

A_Sober_Paddy

Millmount wrote: »

MK Fitness, good gym. Great instructor who will give you personnel program if you want or will just ensure you are using the machines correctly.

What's the costs

Poxyshamrock

Maldron is doing a deal atm. €70 from July 1st to August 31st.

Millmount

Usually they do a deal. on average they charge €30 per month. Look for jack

panda100

Where is this best gym for classes,in particular bony toning and spinning? Would it be UL?

Anyone tried the Woodlands in Adare, Do they have a good range of machine and weights?

highlydebased

panda100 wrote: »

Where is this best gym for classes,in particular bony toning and spinning? Would it be UL?

Anyone tried the Woodlands in Adare, Do they have a good range of machine and weights?

Woodlands is a very good gym and pool. I go there often with a friend. Not cheap though

Mr E

JJB have an offer on at the moment - about €21 per month (direct debit), 12 month contract. If you were watching your wallet, you couldn't really beat that price, and the facilities are good. I cancelled membership there in 2010, but I'm getting that itch again. Our crap summer weather means I'm less inclined to hit the roads.

Cartman78

Has anyone here tried the gym in Delta?

Would be interested to know how it is in terms of crowds at peak times (6pm to 8pm). Are there queues for the cardio machines? Or just gangs of young fellas standing around the bench press?

I'm a runner but injured at the moment so looking for some cross-training for a few weeks to keep fitness up. This seems like a good option as I don't want to get tied into a contract

overthebridge

JJB have an offer of 3 months for 99e at the minute and Grove Island have 2 months for 80e. Might suit anyone off for the summer.

ronanc15

Cartman78 wrote: »

Has anyone here tried the gym in Delta?

Would be interested to know how it is in terms of crowds at peak times (6pm to 8pm). Are there queues for the cardio machines? Or just gangs of young fellas standing around the bench press?

I'm a runner but injured at the moment so looking for some cross-training for a few weeks to keep fitness up. This seems like a good option as I don't want to get tied into a contract

From my experience at peak times Ive never seen a queue for cardio stuff. Equipment hogging is very very minimal in comparison with other gyms ive been to such as JJB. People seem to just do their bit and move on. I don't use the cardio as much as the free weights so maybe somebody else can confirm that there are no queues for the cardio gear as I believe.

jfh

Cartman78 wrote: »

Has anyone here tried the gym in Delta?

Would be interested to know how it is in terms of crowds at peak times (6pm to 8pm). Are there queues for the cardio machines? Or just gangs of young fellas standing around the bench press?

I'm a runner but injured at the moment so looking for some cross-training for a few weeks to keep fitness up. This seems like a good option as I don't want to get tied into a contract

HI Cartman78, recognise the name from ART alright, there was a Groupon deal going 20 euro for 10 passes for Beefit gym, sounds like a good deal. you probably require a pool though, handy for the running injuries..

Cartman78

jfh wrote: »

HI Cartman78, recognise the name from ART alright, there was a Groupon deal going 20 euro for 10 passes for Beefit gym, sounds like a good deal. you probably require a pool though, handy for the running injuries..

Cheers, that's the deal i heard about alright - hopefully it's still on as it would suit me down to the ground.

Not too bothered about the pool tbh...I'm an ok swimmer but don't really enjoy it at all

Cartman78

Joined the gym in Ballysimon last night - very impressed with first outing.

Clean and uncluttered, plenty of space and no equipment hoggers to be seen. After 5+ yrs of UL gym it was a nice change from having beefed-up Munster wannabees mincing around guzzling protein shakes.

The free weights section isn't huge by any means but there's loads of cardio machines (I would estimate 10 each of treadmills, x-trainers, upright and recumbent bikes and a handful of rowing machines as well).

The flexibility of the membership too is handy - hope to be back running next month so this will be a low cost alternative in the meantime.

puntosporting

jfh wrote: »

HI Cartman78, recognise the name from ART alright, there was a Groupon deal going 20 euro for 10 passes for Beefit gym, sounds like a good deal. you probably require a pool though, handy for the running injuries..

Thats a con of a deal you can join for a month for 20 euro which is 30 sessions if you go every day?
No contract up there either, just pay month to month!

fl4pj4ck

I guess the deal is when you don't want to go too often

jfh

Saw a brochure for the altitude gym. whats the deal here?
Anyone here a member. wouldnt mind giving the treadmill a go at altidute if that's
how it works ?!

A_Sober_Paddy

jfh wrote: »

Saw a brochure for the altitude gym. whats the deal here?
Anyone here a member. wouldnt mind giving the treadmill a go at altidute if that's
how it works ?!

Isn't that just part of the delta complex and their gym BeeFit?

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A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »

Isn't that just part of the delta complex and their gym BeeFit?

Yup, it's part of the same place

http://deltasportsdome.ie/altitude-chamber/

Cartman78

jfh wrote: »

Saw a brochure for the altitude gym. whats the deal here?
Anyone here a member. wouldnt mind giving the treadmill a go at altidute if that's
how it works ?!

Would be curious about this as well? Not too sure if it would have any effect on a plodder like me

Still can't believe that there's an 'Altitude House' up in Kilmurry Village

jfh

any of ye lads give it a go. i might call in there some eve & check it out myself.

panda100

Moving to Limerick permanently at the end of this week, Yay! I'm going to be living the Dooradoyle side of the city. Anyone any experience of Dooradoyle leisure club? I'm looking for a place with swimming pool,sauna etc, and that does classes such as spinning as well. Anyone have any reccomendations?

deadeye187

Does the Deltasports gym have punch bags?

TestTransmission

deadeye187 wrote: »

Does the Deltasports gym have punch bags?

Yup,pretty good gym tbh.

deadeye187

TestTransmission wrote: »

Yup,pretty good gym tbh.

sound man, thanks. Defo gunna check them out.

metamorphosis

the altitude centre is hypoxic training taking oxygen outa the room - not as effective for the gen pop as you would be led to believe. Complete different story if you live at altitude and train at sea level.

What i will say for limerick is that for a small city, there's not much shortage of facilities between Beefit, UL, JJB, all the leisure centres and fitness class studios in the city and thomond side of the city. Something for everyone i think.

Mossess

Does anyone know or use the The Olympic gym or Dominator Gym and how much is an annual membership?

kilburn

anyone know where beefit are opening in the city?

Mossess

Are they, sign me up if they are

kilburn

They have a countdown on their website saying new city centre gym opening in 14 days

michaelduignan

panda100 wrote: »

Moving to Limerick permanently at the end of this week, Yay! I'm going to be living the Dooradoyle side of the city. Anyone any experience of Dooradoyle leisure club? I'm looking for a place with swimming pool,sauna etc, and that does classes such as spinning as well. Anyone have any reccomendations?

Can someone give a review of this gym? Is it busy in the evenings? Is there enough space etc? Looks small from outside? Is pool crowded?

sav1980

Anyone here a member of the Greenhills gym? I'm looking for a gym with swimming pool and am on the Ennis road so it would be pretty convenient. They don't seem to have a great range of classes though. Any body have any feedback?

A_Sober_Paddy

sav1980 wrote: »

Anyone here a member of the Greenhills gym? I'm looking for a gym with swimming pool and am on the Ennis road so it would be pretty convenient. They don't seem to have a great range of classes though. Any body have any feedback?

I've heard its OK, but its ridiculously expensive and not worth the money

sav1980

They have a special offer on at the moment so they're much the same price as the other gyms. Its either there or the strand as I wont go if i have to travel too far. Was hoping for somewhere with a pool and spinning classes but no such luck at this side of the city!

ronanc15

kilburn wrote: »

anyone know where beefit are opening in the city?

Mossess wrote: »

Are they, sign me up if they are

Opening where MK Fitness and the MMA centre were, MMA is moving to a premises across the way I think. Some walls will be knocked to make it one big setup I think, supposedly bigger than the current setup.

Also, one membership covers both gyms. perfect for me because sometimes I couldnt be arsed trekking to the tipp road.

TestTransmission

ronanc15 wrote: »

Also, one membership covers both gyms. perfect for me because sometimes I couldnt be arsed trekking to the tipp road.

Really?that's pretty handy.

ronanc15

TestTransmission wrote: »

Really?that's pretty handy.

Yeah extremely handy. Covers both sides of the city so no matter what you're at your probably in reach of one of them.

SNNUS

sav1980 wrote: »

Anyone here a member of the Greenhills gym? I'm looking for a gym with swimming pool and am on the Ennis road so it would be pretty convenient. They don't seem to have a great range of classes though. Any body have any feedback?

Greenhills is a nice local gym but not good for classes and not great equipment for the serious gym goer. Pool, Sauna, Steam room is good and the staff are lovely.

demon1

Mossess wrote: »

Does anyone know or use the The Olympic gym or Dominator Gym and how much is an annual membership?

I go to the Olympic gym. If your into heavy weights I'm led to believe is one of the best but probably a bit basic in terms of facilities compared to some of the others. Can't say as I have not been to any of the others. But I like it. €15 per week €45 a month.