Virgin Active

This club definitely needs a refit. It’s a little old and creeky The reception area is huge yet nothing much is happening there. No notice boards or major info. a bit bland.
I think the staff have been making an effort recently to be more friendly and smiley with members. But it is true, as an earlier review suggests that the staff act like giggling school kids at times and say the most innapropriate things out loud.
The equipment and floor matts were recently re-​arranged this is a definite improvement. But it’s a shame that the second gym does not have TV screens.

Very bad and basic facillities offered by that club compare to other Virgin Active I have been to in last 2 years, reception staff not very helpfull !!! Not worth the money that you paying for membership, you better joining Dawid Lloyd for same price and much better quality of service

The Virgin Active in Kingston is showing its age and need a full refit to bring it up to modern standards. Its looks as if they have had a leaky roof and haven’t fixed the damage. The silver on the mirrors is peeling off on about a ¹⁄₃^rd of the wall mirrors and the ceiling panels are all bent and marked.
As for the equipment — Virgin are very much a ‘free-​weights’ & ‘Cables’ only gym which can make it very difficult for people starting out, or those who are not dedicated gym goers. The free weights section is taken up by a group of bone-​heads most nights so its very difficult to get on them — even when there are as few as 14 people in the gym.

This is rather an unexpected place to find a gym right on the top floor of the Bentall centre. The gym is well equipped and has a wide variety of classes, Yoga with James Bradford is the best I have ever taken part in. The hulaerobics class is also well worth a try even if you think you won’t be able to hula hoop it is surprisingly easy to pick up (and a huge amount of fun). To be honest it doesn’t really feel like exercise until the next day when your abs really feel like they have had a workout!
The showers and changing rooms have always been clean and facilities such as the pool, sauna and jaccuzi make the place a bit more special.