Written on: 19/05/2013
The Total Fitness gym in Wakefield is on its knees. The CV machines are falling apart with bits missing from them and the level of cleanliness on and around the CV machines seems to be none existent. There's a smell of drains from inside the mens changing room. They charge £40 a month for a gym that is in need of a refit and in need of management who care about the gym they're running. There are budget gyms better equipped for the job. OK so they have a pool whereas a budget gym tends... (read more)
Written on: 16/03/2013
I visited the Hull branch yesterday having been a member years ago when the previous manager had run it to the ground. I only went for a swim but the building has become cold and tired. The main pool was freezing and dirty. The steam room looks like it's falling apart and the showers don't work properly I had to keep my hand on shower button the whole time. Staff wander around aimlessly at reception. Will I be rejoining? An emphatic NO! (read more)
Written on: 07/03/2013
I have just joined total fitness as it the closest gym to me. However during my time there I have found some staff to be really rude and judgemental. They need better customer care training. I have found the way the speak to you is very down grading and unhelpfulful. They also offer very expensive 'offers' and do not cater for a very wide range of people. I work in a number of hospitals so am not always around to use the gym facilities, so I was looking for somewhere where i could pay a... (read more)
Written on: 01/03/2013 by Sportmonday (1 review written)
After reading some of these reviews I felt compelled to give an alternative opinion. I've been a member of TF for over 8 years with Altrincham being my nearest club. I've always been totally satisfied with the facilities, staff and cleanliness. The free weights section is great and they've just introduced a brand new serif dumbbells and plates for us to use. Sometimes it is quite busy but that's a sign of a popular gym if you ask me! The pool has recently been drained and cleaned and the wet... (read more)
Written on: 20/02/2013
I am due to due to renew my membership - I've been a member for many years but haven't used the facilities for the last few months and having just read the reviews I really am in a quandary. Can anyone give me an honest update on the Lincoln Total Fitness please. Many thanks. (read more)
Written on: 16/02/2013
I was a member of Total Fitness Whitefield and the staff where very rude asking members for bank statements and Passports . I replied back to the manager that's personal information that doesn't concern you my bank details are private and confidential. There terms and conditions where so small you could bearly read them. I quit because the membership is too expensive £40 a Month + £5 for a membership card. Total Fitness more like Total rip off. (read more)
Written on: 27/01/2013 by Jrichardson
Having booked and paid in full for my daughters 8th birthday swimming party at Huddersfield total fitness, I did not expect to have to share an already small pool with another birthday party- due to the total incompetence of a total fitness employee who couldn't book a party onto the system. We booked in advance, and paid in total 7 days before. My daughter and her friends were very upset, and we were hugely embarrassed. Even though we requested to speak to the manager, we were told that... (read more)
Written on: 20/01/2013 by DeepThought (1 review written)
like a lot of reviewers, I joined TF when it was a really well run, clean and cheap establishment....... Unfortunately, the management went down hill, and dragged the gym down with it! Rude, obnoxious and arrogant management and semi competent gym staff (only one cleaner - very good at his job but when he retired he wasn't replaced). Equipment started to break and was never fixed. One day I turned up at the car park entrance to be turned around by bouncers who, in very poor badly Brocken... (read more)
Written on: 12/01/2013 by Speedylister
I have been a member of total fitness in Lincoln for 6 years and used 4 or 5 other clubs and I cannot believe the comments people are making? Totalfitness offers great facilities for the money in comparison to the likes of David Lloyd etc where else do you get that level of equipment and pools for 10 a week (read more)
Written on: 10/01/2013
ive been useing this gym because of my dissability, and the hydro pool, and theyve allowed the DWP or others film me and everybody else that uses the pool, ive been into the crewe one today to ask them what there policy was on people filming half naked people and children, his reply was if there is an investigation by whoever,ther allowed to do what they want!!!!!! would you take your family there, (read more)
Written on: 08/12/2012
The chairman and his incapable cronies were sacked yesterday. The so called 'don' of turnaround business has failed and has subsequently been replaced by a real team of turnaround specialists. They will realise very soon that the failure of the whole company is down to the shocking middle management who have destroyed a viable company. Arrogance has cost this company dearly. The company has no way back and I fear administration is the only option. (read more)
Written on: 04/12/2012 by deanolufc
Carrying on with the general theme - member at Total Fitness Huddersfield for almost 5 years, has certainly changed for the worse. Full of 16 year old kids in the free weights section, not only dangerous but annoying, facilities unclean, equipment maintenance non existent, exhorbitant prices, plenty incentives for new members but no rewards for long serving loyal customers? Closure waiting to happen... (read more)
Written on: 28/11/2012 by Tennis88
Absolute joke! The current manger is rude, obnoxious and can hardly string a sentence together! The membership team got me to join under false pretences! The facilities are unclean, the pool and showers are ALWAYS dirty. When you tell staff they don't even pretend to care! All their interested in is your money, once they have got you locked into the ridiculous contract you can kiss good bye to your hard earned money. They seem to employ the finest idiots in Preston so anyone who has recently... (read more)
Written on: 18/11/2012 by Jimthegym (1 review written)
The definition of madness is doing the same thing time after time and expecting different results. I have joined 3 times over the last ten years and found myself tied into expensive contracts with a gym whose management does not give a s**t about their members. They rely on mugs which is why they are always recruiting new members. Take my advice support your local small gym as they will work with you and value your custom. Still with the New year coming TF will be looking forward to a new... (read more)
Written on: 20/02/2013
Totally agree with you the Manager is rude and doesn't care about it's members.
Written on: 17/11/2012
I joined a few years ago, i pay £75 per month. I keep getting harassed by their idiotic employee Rob Miller on social media. Plus the place stinks of sweaty bums. Disgraceful!!!!! (read more)
Written on: 11/10/2012
Until about 3 years ago, the staff at the gym were all very good, recently however the staff seem to have no idea what they're doing. I personally think they've not had sufficient training. The problem I've been having is such as simple one to sort out, involving the squash court booking system. Since complaining about mis-bookings, double-bookings and the ridiculous amount of time it takes for the staff members to put a booking into their system, still nothing has been done about this (3... (read more)
Written on: 01/10/2012
This company signed my daughter up and told her that if she wanted to leave for a very compelling reason,she is now abroad, it would not be a problem.They obviously will say anything verbally knowing full well that the average person is very trusting and will not bother to read the conditions.They are now chasing the percieved debt.I have offered them 2 months as a goodwill gesture without reply.I will update as and when things progress. (read more)
Written on: 15/09/2012
This gym is the highest level of unprofessionalism I have ever encounted with a gym! Never have I felt like the perks I was paying for was worth it! When it's time to cancel you have to go thru all types of foolishness just to get it removed when it's only suppose to be a year contract! I would recommend this gym to NO one! I hope this can help someone before they make the same mistake I did! (read more)
Written on: 09/09/2012
I have been a member at the Wigan Total Fitness since 2001. At this time it was bar far an unrivalled gym chain. Unfortunately the gym has been in decline for sometime now. Faulty and outdated equipment, tired looking shower facilities, untidy weights area, decline in members and all this after promised investment a few years ago which has still not materialised. I used to pay annually at a great discounted rate but now this has gone so am I. £40 per month for the current facilities is a... (read more)
Written on: 04/08/2012 by mwhite566 (1 review written)
this used to be a good club and when I rejoined after a break of a few years I was advised that a new company had taken it over - not for the good! It is dirty and I am at the point where I daren't look at bottom of the pool when I'm swimming! I've seen cleaner outdoor pools. The changing rooms are a disgrace - presumably the person cleaning them doesn't clean the back of the doors so when you close it you can see the filth running down the back of the shower cubicles. The place is a health... (read more)
Written on: 02/08/2012
i have just cancelled my membersip, as i have paid for 7 years and got nothing from this company except excuses, the best thing was peter the spin instructor who i found today has left and gone to another competitior with four other staff not a good sign. We get a letter Jan 2011 saying spending millions on refurbing what rubbish and now aug 2012 nothing has happend or changed and no answers, your staff obviously feel the same as me get out while they still have a job, great clubs , head... (read more)
Written on: 12/07/2012 by jaded2008 (1 review written)
I use the Total Fitness in Preston and sinec I joined it has gone rapidly down hill. Machines not working properly, machines and equipment out of order for weeks on end, and then they eventually disappear! Certainly one way of dealing with broken equipment. The cleaning is very poor, mirrors not cleaned for months, used chewing gum left on the floor, the toilets smell. The air cooling system is useless. I emailed a complaint to the manager and he refused to deal with my complaint by... (read more)
Written on: 04/07/2012
Do not use - avoid like the plague. Equipment is outdated and most of it is not working with signs saying out of order. I was on one machine that stopped half way through I was running on it could of been a disaster, thank god I was jogging slow - a staff member apologised and stated this should have had an out of order sign on it after checking with some other staff - truly shocking. Dirty gym and changing rooms, well ladies anyway,and staff are rude to the point that they are... (read more)
Written on: 30/06/2012
My main concern about Total Fitness is the very poor customer service and the disinterest and attitude of staff when you are attempting to resolve an issue. Mine is a minor issue about my contract which is escalating into a bigger issue simply because of the unfriendly, unhelpful attitude of staff. I have never experienced such poor customer care before. I will not be reviewing my membership and would not recommend this company to anyone. I will be writing to the chief executive and would... (read more)
Written on: 29/06/2012 by smithy80
never join total fitness, no investment, no retention of members, no staff training . But they do have a bunch of unprofessional personal trainers called easy fit who sell fat loss products and leave the gym a mess which they spend more time on than fixing equipment (read more)
Written on: 01/09/2012
i have to agree with you there, i have been a personal trainer @ total fitness for 3 years. The easy fit guys as you said are unprofessional, I know as i have watched them, they are not p.t's but a cult of salesmen. An accident waiting to happen.
Written on: 21/06/2012
Went to complain to the manager today and he told me ii was a complete idiot. (read more)
Written on: 26/06/2012
you must have found one of the more understanding managers.
their usual reply is that there are other gyms nearby!
Written on: 05/07/2012
It wasn't the woman manager at prenton was it, her bedside manner is far from acceptable. Better off going to a different gym.
Written on: 14/06/2012
I find nice gym staff are friendly and without the kids classes would not be able to go as much. Ladies gym well eqiped good classes overall good value for money. Best hydro pool ever been in (read more)
Written on: 26/06/2012
yes. i agree with your comments on the hydro pool.
have you a comment on the main gym?
are the walls and pipes dust and cobweb free?
if yes then name the club.
i would have to see that for myself!
Written on: 05/07/2012
Not sure what gym your talking about but if it's total fitness in prenton I would keep my kiddies away from it, quite probably come away with some kind of bug or something it's so dirty.
Written on: 05/07/2012
no need to worry about bugs in the whitefield gym. i should imagine even the bugs have standards and would give the place a wide berth.
Written on: 25/05/2012
I read all of these reviews and it is so sad to hear, I joined almost ten years ago when I was working in Chester, everything was clean and modern. The staff just let me get on with my workouts, which I prefer. It was all so clean and tidy the pools were great; I actually used to spend most of my evenings in there. Started with a heavy training session on the weights followed by all the pools and saunas ect. I thought to myself at the time, this is how going to a gym should be. Anyway I... (read more)
Written on: 21/05/2012 by Tfitness19
I wanted to cancell my membership by giving 30 days notice,staff member didn't cancell my member ship saying I got 12 month contract so I can't cancell it, even though I am pay monthly membership Chages!!! Rediculas (read more)
Written on: 20/05/2012 by sean4 (1 review written)
not one member of staff has ever spoke to me in a year !!!!! the place is filthy full of attitude and crumbling down . (read more)
Written on: 26/06/2012
i would have thought the staff not talking to you would be a plus point.
the reception staff here turn there back on you rather than greet you on entry!
Written on: 19/05/2012
Wilmslow was once a good quality flagship gym of the Total Fitness chain. The equipment is now old and very tired looking. In fact some equipment I was using was faulty and I managed to injure myself as a result. When I discussed this with the operations manager Steve Kear I found that he didn't listen, was off hand, aggressive and unprofessional. I felt like he was treating me like a naughty subordinate rather than a paying client. At one point he threatened to end my membership for... (read more)
Written on: 26/06/2012
wilmslow is their flagship gym.
complain and you are told that you are the only one who is unhappy.
threatening to cancel your membership appears to be standard practice.
Written on: 05/07/2012
Zero emotional intelligence - this goes for the woman manager at prenton total fitness also - must be a qualification they need to have
Written on: 09/04/2012 by GyminyCricket (1 review written)
I've been a member of Total Fitness on and off for about 10 years and the price has slowly increased. But with that increase I have seen no investment (which I was advised to expect with my last annual increment). Total Fitness, in particular the Prenton branch, is always filthy - constantly training amongst other peoples finger nails, old drinks bottles, thick dust and grime. I'm amazed at how poorly maintained the place is in general. When it rains the car park floods, the cardio... (read more)
Written on: 26/06/2012
i reiterate everything said here and more!
i am seeing how long a discarded blob of chewing gum lays in the sauna,probably deposited it by some socially inept yob,on the floor.
Written on: 05/07/2012
Quite agree think prenton tf is the worst, staff are rude as are management especially the woman manager there trumped up and way above herself. Management seem to be more interested in running around after her and feeding her ego than interested in the gym and keeping things up to date. Save your money and go elsewhere
Written on: 05/04/2012
lack of investment and poor staff. Also can anyone confirm if they have just closed over the weekend and laid off the staff? (read more)
Written on: 21/03/2012 by this.guy....matt
I joined TF in 2008 and found the price of £29.99 a month for a student very good compared to other gyms with the standards matching it's rivals. However by 2010 the standards were slipping and the TF in Crewe was becoming very bad. Ignoring the fact my locker had been broken into twice, the gym equipment was not being maintained at all with machines commonly out of order.Furthermore there was no air conditioning and the pools were becoming colder and colder. Me and my friends visited TF in... (read more)
Written on: 19/03/2012
In recent months TF have lost there once high standards. The pool is cloudy and showers are dirty, I understand that they may need to cut costs but hygiene is something I'm not willing to risk. Swimming in a cloudy / dirty pool everyday is not what I want when I'm paying for a gym membership. Luckily I have been a member for many years so I could cancel at anytime, which I did. I would have preferred TF to put up my monthly bill and keep their standards, it seems they didn't agree - As... (read more)
Written on: 03/03/2012
Unfriendly and uninterested staff. Everything is dirty. The indoor running track is good until the novelty wears off. Half of the members seem to know the staff and get better service. They also look like they are planning to steal the contents of your locker. The smell is wrong. The equipment is old. Just look at their website to see how poor the quality is. Avoid this terrible gym! (read more)
Written on: 19/05/2012
The same is true of Wilmslow
Written on: 21/05/2012
Reading these reviews it seems the whole chain maintains the same low standards of cleanliness, customer service and equipment investment. They will soon be out of business....again.
Written on: 22/02/2012
From the moment you stroll past the uninterested staff on reception you know you are in for a dismal experience. The lockers are shabby and the lower ones full of dust and hair. The equipment is so old and clapped out it is frankly a a joke. Simple things to put right like ab frames with the head rests ripped to shreds, machines not cleaned properly, machines not maintained. Cleaning is with buckets and floor mops sloshing dirty water over the machines, they need someone who knows how to... (read more)
Written on: 19/05/2012
So true. I feel that the management are unintelligent and not customer focussed at all.
Written on: 01/02/2012
The equipment is old and poorly maintained. It takes literally months for anything to be repaired. The staff are clueless, they don't even know how to work the equipment. The men's changing rooms are dirty, they just hose down the toilet area, which smells, I have never seen any detergent being used. I can no longer justify paying the monthly fee and often come away from the gym angry as a third of the equipment is out of order or in poor state of repair. They deserve to go bankrupt. (read more)
Written on: 28/01/2012
I have been a member of the gym for a few years and have found it is going downhill. Equipment are all old and new ones never been bought.. Changing rooms very good sized but showers not very hot water. Hand driers don't really work. No air conditioning so it is horrible in the summer for classes. No classes before work so only gym can be used. Lots of classes but ones I usually do have dropped so was going less. I have now joined a different gym that is allowing me to use any of their gyms... (read more)
Written on: 26/06/2012
its not just lincoln.
reading through these reviews i have not seen one positive comment for a NAMED total fitness branch.
Written on: 24/01/2012 by pssedoff (1 review written)
ALTRINCHAM BRANCH ================= Only half the (mens) showers are ever working at any one time. ALL showers and ALL toilets are broken at the moment because of a \"major problem\" and have been for at least 24 hours now. This last straw is why I'm writing this. Water fountains are invariably out of service, which is great when you are parched after a hard session and only discover this when you are desperate. In summer the place is too hot and they would rather put the (useless) fans on... (read more)
Written on: 24/01/2012 by sayitasitis2012 (4 reviews written)
i have been perusing over various comments on total fitness and i am not in the least surprised in the comments that i have read. i have only came across a couple of positive posts. at a creditors meeting re the closure of the irish gyms the senior executives of the "new"ly formed total fitness 2010 were referred to as "thieves" conditions at my local branch are attrocious. run down,broken equipment,thick dust and cobwebs hanging from pipes,girders and indeed the upper reaches of the... (read more)
Written on: 23/01/2012
pay at the door and walk in bad news at total fitness anyone can and could do this ! thats bad news please make it that members only can book in friends that way my son would still have his phone after someone paid at the door and did a break in on his locker the staff @ crewe did help him with calls to the police and his phone company i was a former member at total fitness about 3years ago and pay at the door was the reason i moved away to a gym that did not do pay and get in deals ! please... (read more)
Written on: 16/01/2012 by Smithmeister (1 review written)
This is the worst gym ever,dirty & it stinks, staff unhelpful,lights not working,lockers require padlocks which they dont actually sell,off back to bannatynes as soon as i can get out of the membership, if they dont go t**s up in the meantime. (read more)
Written on: 15/01/2012
Filthy dirty At least 30% of the machines out of order long term (>3months) Air con dangerously poor in summer, swimming pool uncomfortably chilly in winter Useless rude staff (read more)
Written on: 11/10/2011
I had a family membership there. The cleanliness of the changing rooms was poor and the shower facilities worce than a municipal baths from the 1970s. Complaints did no good. The free weights area was full of blokes in wife-beater vests admiring themselves in the mirrors and dropping their weights on the floor. TBH I'm glad it's closed as I won't have to renew my membership, I'll spend the money on a decent road bike instead. (read more)
Written on: 27/09/2011
I've been a member at Warrington for the past 3 years and during that time used the kids pool a lot with my boys as well as one of the evening classes. The past 12 months has seen a steady deterioration in the quality of the classes, the cleanliness and tempaerature of the pools (I took my kids out or TF swimming lessons as the large pool was just too cold) and the changing areas/toilets are nothing short of disgusting - Council run facilities are far better! Not a penny has been spent... (read more)
Written on: 23/09/2011 by totalrubbish
Wrexham branch of Total Fitness closed its doors on Thursday September 22. No prior warning to staff or members. In fact, they still had the audacity to take on full memberships the night before they closed. That's Total Fitness for you! Wigan branch is rumoured to be the next venue to close. Apparently it's going to be a warehouse for Tesco. (read more)
Written on: 14/09/2011
Do not join Prenton, it will put you health in danger! Equipment is in disrepair, often has temporary out of order signs on for over 6 weeks. Weights are written on with tippex. Broken machines not always labelled as broken causing accidents to which health and safety procedures are not followed. Staff are scarce and the ones present are dishonest. Nicki Boniface is the worst manager I've ever met who blatantly lies. If you complain, she will tell you she will personally investigate and... (read more)
Written on: 17/12/2011
Totally agree - Total Fitness is badly run, badly maintained and they do not care a damn when you complain.
Written on: 09/09/2011
Joined TF some years ago as they have a hydro pool and I find its really useful for my arthritis. However, recently the temperature in the hydro pool, main pool and children's area dropped down suddently. The hydro water shoots no longer function properly and its actually cold in the 'hot' hydro pool. This is no use for me. On asking about the problems I was told a new pump had been installed and was being broken in (read more)
Written on: 03/09/2011
Terrible, has continued to go down hill even after the takeover and promise of "substantial funds" has brought nothing other than a lick of paint to a few of the walls. Half the cardio equipment is on it's last legs and most of the free weights are missing or damaged. Some of the benches are even so bad they aren't even in a safe condition to use anymore. The air conditioning is never on and the showers are always cold. The staff numbers have fallen and there is only a handful of gym... (read more)
Written on: 24/09/2011
Odd how these so called members who have these opinions keep using the gym and renew there memberships yearly! If it is so bad there are better ways of expressing your opinion!
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Written on: 09/03/2013
I myself have just joined Prenton but lucky me I can cancel my contract, 1st time I went the boiler had broken pool area freezing, have been and used the gym which is ok, but today thought I would go for a nice swim, use hydro pool etc well all I can say is that I was very disappointed pool water freezing, hydro pool Luke warm, showers warm and to top it off sauna not working in the ladies changing room.
I was a member when it 1st opened but did cancel a few years ago as wasnt