PureGym Didcot - Didcot

joe B.

The water in the fountain is pretty terrible and Very metallic.
Otherwise a perfectly good budget gym with decent facilities and showers.

richárd S.

This place did not disappoint so far. They have high quality equipment, usually plenty enough to accommodate a bigger crowd. The place is in good shape, not ran down but gives off somewhat of a heavy use vibe.

San I.

Unfortunately gym is too small for amount of people signed up… I’m weight lifting girl and like benches to lift free weights. Every time I walk in there is no space at all. There is only 1 Biceps bench ….. Pure Gym needs to stop allowing sign people up to minimise overloading the gym …

Thomas G.

Good selection of equipment but didn't feel very clean. Not many people using the cleaning equipment, when it could be found. Very off atmosphere. Prefer other options in the area.

Shamika D. S.

The gym is clean and the trainers are friendly and helpful. I spend lots of time at this gym and its such a pleasure to work out here. The classes by Luke and Craig are excellent. There is a good variety of classes, and it's great that there are weekday classes at 9.15 a.m. - perfect for attending after school drop-off. I love the Olympic weightlifting classes; it's great to have this opportunity to learn something new.

Vinicius D. M.

very dirty structure, people using the machines without cleaning them afterwards, very dirty bathrooms. I am a new customer and very disappointed by the poor hygiene structure.

Josh W.

I have been wanting to write my own review of the gym for awhile and this is now the best time, before the new gym heads come into the gym and start their new year's experiment.

Pros:

Good location
Good price
Good size of the gym
Good variety of free weights/cardio equipment.

All the stuff I have listed on the pro side is what the strong points of the gym very well, I am amazed how big it is with two floor level building that has massive selection of things you can do. My personal criticism however is, do NOT go at busy times, if you go when it is mostly busy you are going to have a fin time trying to get to do what you want. So try and go when it's quiet, for me because of my job and sleep schedule, I go to the gym 2/3am just before you get the crowd coming in roughly 5/6am. Plenty of time to get your work out done and you can use the any available blocks for showers!

Cons:

Shower/toilet rooms
So whenever I am going to use the showers after having a workout, I have noticed each block (except the disabled one) has all got some amount of black mold up on the ceilings and shower cubes, has anyone not decided to get some mold removing spray to try and eliminate the mold spots? I am quite disappointed with this overall as it can affect health like mine with asthma conditions. Also speaking of disabled block (which I use the most) I have been getting some strong odour smell inside, I assume it's the drain that hasn't been cleaned for awhile! But no mold at all due to some ventilation, not the best one mind you. But the showers are also warm compare to using the shower in the disabled block which it can be hottest one!

No experience:
Staff interaction
Lift access for disabled users

I haven't had the chance or need to interact with the staff in the gym, however there is usually two/three in during the day which is good number if needed for customer support, but they seem friendly, but they are always occupied at times which is fine. And if anyone comes in with a wheelchair, you can use the lift which it seems to have alot of space, very helpful.

Overall:

I do think this a great low budget price gym with great selection of choices, it is most of the time clean with friendly staff. Can things be improved? They can sure, but it depends on what happens. I am going to stick to doing 2/3am sessions instead of during the day, so I can enjoy the low amount of crowd gatherings. There is also PT's in the gym that can get you started and also a notice board testimonial to know who they are and what experience they have when it comes to fitness.

This rating gets 4/5.

Katrine

Burn it with Luke - you rock! What a great class, delivered with loads of energy, positivity and humour. Perfectly timed sets with no time lost by modelling exercises during the 10second breathers. Kind words, helpful corrections and lots of encouragement. Excellent! Thank you