a specialised gym to one in a hotel

primary 2

hi all i am just looking for your views on gyms,from your own exsperiences how to gyms in hotels compare to a stand alone gym? i know it depends how much effort you put in and all but where would you see better results and where would you get better advice and guidance?

Zillah

Most gyms don't provide advice and guidance unless you hire a personal trainer. I doubt there are any at hotel gyms, but most normal gyms will have people on staff who can be hired - whether they're worth the money or not is another question (and from what I've seen around the gym, they are often not).

If you want training you should get recommendations for a PT in your area, that's more important than where you go with them.

Nervous Wreck

Depends on the place obviously but, in general, a hotel gym won't have barbells, pull-up bars, heavy dumbbells, dip bars etc. so would be at a disadvantage to my mind. That said, most gyms don't have a pool so if that's what you're into, a hotel might be better.

primary 2

Zillah wrote: »

Most gyms don't provide advice and guidance unless you hire a personal trainer. I doubt there are any at hotel gyms, but most normal gyms will have people on staff who can be hired - whether they're worth the money or not is another question (and from what I've seen around the gym, they are often not).

If you want training you should get recommendations for a PT in your area, that's more important than where you go with them.

so if i joined a stand alone gym the staff would be there to monitor your progress and advise you on the way foward and do up a gym programe for you wheres a hotel might not offer these services

Nervous Wreck

primary 2 wrote: »

so if i joined a stand alone gym the staff would be there to monitor your progress and advise you on the way foward and do up a gym programe for you wheres a hotel might not offer these services

Yes, as long as you pay them.

primary 2

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

Depends on the place obviously but, in general, a hotel gym won't have barbells, pull-up bars, heavy dumbbells, dip bars etc. so would be at a disadvantage to my mind. That said, most gyms don't have a pool so if that's what you're into, a hotel might be better.

no not interested in a pool,just a good plan to follow and good equitment

Zillah

primary 2 wrote: »

so if i joined a stand alone gym the staff would be there to monitor your progress and advise you on the way foward and do up a gym programe for you wheres a hotel might not offer these services

Unless you are going somewhere very swanky the staff will largely ignore you unless you hire them as personal trainers, in which case you pay them per hour, and most of them will give mediocre guidance. As I said, get recommendations for good personal trainers in your area (I'm sure people here can advise) and get them to show you the ropes in whatever gym you two agree upon.

Mellor

primary 2 wrote: »

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so if i joined a stand alone gym the staff would be there to monitor your progress and advise you on the way foward and do up a gym programe for you wheres a hotel might not offer these services

If you hire them as personal trainers, not if you just join the gym.
That's availible in the larger hotel gyms too.

Your question is way too vague tbh. Some hotels gyms that operate commercially could be better equipped that a poor normal gym. If all you are paying for is the use of the equipment then it's best to compare the exact gyms you are looking at.
If you are going to get a PT then get some recommendations of a good local PT, regardless of gym type.