Gym near Dundrum

churrusco · 31-10-2007 10:02pm #1

Hi. I live near Dundrum. Initially I thought to sign up with Dundrum gym but found it was closed. I have been in Benildus Gym for one year and I found it quite nice. However, it does close this month.

Does anyone know an alternative gym near Dundrum? Heard about Westwood in Leopardstown but seems quite expensive.

Cheers.

andywozhere · 01-11-2007 12:36am

There are a couple of other gyms in Dundrum, Fitworks and the atrociously named "Luschin Martin"... don't know what they're like though. Maybe try www.dublinbynumbers.com/index.php/start/areas/4/16 for a list of gyms in Dublin 16.

liamo · 01-11-2007 2:36pm

Jackie Skelly is opening in Nutgrove about now (just opposite the Shopping Centre) and Total Fitness have a gym in Sandyford.

justdoit · 01-11-2007 2:56pm

jackie skelly are doing a decent switcher offer for benildus members too. they hava a stand in nutgrove shopping centre at the moment if you wanted to talk about facilities, rates etc...

dudara · 01-11-2007 2:59pm

There is an LA Fitness in Dartry and a David Lloyd gym in Clonskeagh

Seraphina · 01-11-2007 4:13pm

crunch fitness in ucd if you're looking for a cheaper option.
open to the public at a very decent rate.

churrusco · 01-11-2007 4:35pm

Thanks guys.

All of them seem decent options, but they are quite far from the luas green line, aren't they? The problem is that I don't have car. I guess I'll have to go running

Vinnie K · 01-11-2007 6:13pm

LA Fitness wouldnt be too far, id say 10-15mins walk form the mill town stop i think.

Seraphina · 01-11-2007 6:13pm

get a bike
if you're intent on getting fit its a good investment anyway.

churrusco · 01-11-2007 11:26pm

True. Dartry seems close enough. I wonder if the LA gym is worth. I think I'll try their free day option.

That's true Seraphina

Anyways, now in winter is too dark to go with the bycicle (for me) and also my girlfriend does not have one, so it would be a bit of a mess.

Cheers.

Gaucho · 02-11-2007 1:52am

There is a school on the upper Kilmacud Road which has a gym and does memberships and all that. I don't know the name of the school but I know a couple of people who use it.

They really like it cause it is not packed all the time and not full of posers.

It would be in walking distance and may suit you.

Gaucho

churrusco · 02-11-2007 10:50am

Actually I reckon you're talking about Benildus HFC. That's the gym I used to go to. Was really nice but they close it down this month due to problems with the council.

The FitnessDock · 02-11-2007 12:08pm

andywozhere wrote: »

There are a couple of other gyms in Dundrum, Fitworks and the atrociously named "Luschin Martin"... don't know what they're like though.

Is that a joke?

Martin Luschin is an excellent Personal Trainer and Pilates instructor based in Dublin.

Check out his website http://www.fitnecise.com/

PAUL

Scoobydoobydoo · 02-11-2007 1:25pm

Total Fitness, Sandyford, up around Ticknock.

HammerHeadGym · 02-11-2007 3:41pm

Isn't there a westwood at the sandyford end of the luas line? Or am I thinking of total fitness?

dontdoit · 02-11-2007 4:50pm

Ah ur thinking of westwood in Sandymount!! TF is Sandyford...

ali.c · 02-11-2007 5:27pm

Westwood is in lepordstown and its in walking distance from the sandyford luas AFAIK

JayRoc · 02-11-2007 7:03pm

I don't know of any gym closer to the Luas green line than Pinnacle.
2 - 3 mins walk from Harcourt st. means it's 25 mins at the most from anywhere on the Luas route.

Seraphina · 02-11-2007 7:42pm

churrusco wrote: »

Anyways, now in winter is too dark to go with the bycicle (for me)

whatever about your gf, it being dark is the lamest excuse i've ever heard for not cycling. buy some lights ffs!

johnbeau · 04-11-2007 5:06pm

that may be of help is http://www.gymvisit.com/findagym.htm?loc=europe/ireland

This is not a commercial site so you can nominate gyms and they'll be listed for free.

Cheers,

J

copacetic · 04-11-2007 5:11pm

ali.c wrote: »

Westwood is in lepordstown and its in walking distance from the sandyford luas AFAIK

that is a long feckin walk though!! It is at least 10 mins to the entrance of leapordstown and probably another 20 to the gym intself.

whiskeyman · 28-11-2007 5:37pm

churrusco wrote: »

Actually I reckon you're talking about Benildus HFC. That's the gym I used to go to. Was really nice but they close it down this month due to problems with the council.

Anyone know what problems Benildus gym had with the council?
I was a member last year, but stopped going as I couldn't find time to go. I know it was small, but it was very handy. I hope no one there lost much money and the staff are ok as they were a friendly bunch and very helpful.

I wonder what's going to happen with that hall now.

andywozhere · 28-11-2007 5:50pm

The FitnessDock wrote: »

Is that a joke?

Martin Luschin is an excellent Personal Trainer and Pilates instructor based in Dublin.

Check out his website http://www.fitnecise.com/

PAUL

I wasn't dissing the quality of the trainer, just that I thought the name wasn't great for a gym, no offence to Mr Luschin!

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