David Lloyd - WTAF?
Discussion
Blown2CV said:
i've seen online that several of their clubs are falling to pieces now too.
My "club" falls into this category, but the price reflects the state its in.My city has 3 DL gyms. One is a brand new state-of-art thing on the edge of the city as part of a "new town" devolpment which is £150.00. The other is maybe 10-15 years old purpose built David Lloyd gym and in very good condition and its £110 per month. My David Lloyd started off as a Next Generation gym, probably 25 years old with little investment and its starting to show but it is cheaper at £90 a month.
Is it expensive..? Depends on what you get out of it. I'm a full-time student, parent and part-time worker so don't get along as much as I used too so will admit i'm almost at the struggling to justify it stage. My pal on the other hand is single, with flex-time/work from home so is there 4-5 times a week as he has the luxury of scheduling a tennis league game any time he wants.
PS I've been a member for over 5 years now and i've not witnessed any snobbery. Granted most people will be higher earners (well except me on £11.43 an hour) but its just a well kept, clean gym with plenty parking, complimentary towel and decent "club room" for coffee and scran afterwards.
Animal said:
I'm 46 now and what I mostly want from a gym is space to do my stuff in peace without being jostled or interrupted by the bros and preferably a sauna/steam (and maybe a pool?) so that I can look after my rapidly aging body a little better. I wonder if David Lloyd might not be the answer.
No, it definitely isn’t. Not the one I attend anyway. We don’t need another overly loud “WFHer” taking up a table designed for four people and engaging in Teams meetings with people who I would punch if they weren’t distanced from me by the internet.There is one woman, who I assume is a sales manager, who only ever attends the club to loudly issue motivational speeches, via Teams, which would make David Brent blush. She is absolutely immense.
Smaller club members are inextricably drawn to her by her gravitational force and condemned to orbit her in perpetuity. Why she pays to attend a health club is beyond me, perhaps it is the hope of becoming fit by osmosis. She never goes into the gym and, were she to do so, the equipment would collapse under her heft.
So, no. David Lloyd is not the solution you should be seeking. Try a Wetherspoons and Pure Gym combo.
Louis Balfour said:
There is one woman, who I assume is a sales manager, who only ever attends the club to loudly issue motivational speeches, via Teams, which would make David Brent blush. She is absolutely immense.
Smaller club members are inextricably drawn to her by her gravitational force and condemned to orbit her in perpetuity. Why she pays to attend a health club is beyond me, perhaps it is the hope of becoming fit by osmosis. She never goes into the gym and, were she to do so, the equipment would collapse under her heft.
This is why PureGym fit those glass pods you have to go through to enter and exit. People who are so heavy they would break the equipment can't fit through them.Smaller club members are inextricably drawn to her by her gravitational force and condemned to orbit her in perpetuity. Why she pays to attend a health club is beyond me, perhaps it is the hope of becoming fit by osmosis. She never goes into the gym and, were she to do so, the equipment would collapse under her heft.
Louis Balfour said:
Animal said:
I'm 46 now and what I mostly want from a gym is space to do my stuff in peace without being jostled or interrupted by the bros and preferably a sauna/steam (and maybe a pool?) so that I can look after my rapidly aging body a little better. I wonder if David Lloyd might not be the answer.
No, it definitely isn’t. Not the one I attend anyway. We don’t need another overly loud “WFHer” taking up a table designed for four people and engaging in Teams meetings with people who I would punch if they weren’t distanced from me by the internet.There is one woman, who I assume is a sales manager, who only ever attends the club to loudly issue motivational speeches, via Teams, which would make David Brent blush. She is absolutely immense.
Smaller club members are inextricably drawn to her by her gravitational force and condemned to orbit her in perpetuity. Why she pays to attend a health club is beyond me, perhaps it is the hope of becoming fit by osmosis. She never goes into the gym and, were she to do so, the equipment would collapse under her heft.
So, no. David Lloyd is not the solution you should be seeking. Try a Wetherspoons and Pure Gym combo.
My nearest DL is Chigwell and it's apparently £200 or something a month which is just daft! Luckily there's a number of alternatives nearby that don't cost the earth (plus the joys of either Romford or Harlow PureGyms).
Animal said:
Louis Balfour said:
Animal said:
I'm 46 now and what I mostly want from a gym is space to do my stuff in peace without being jostled or interrupted by the bros and preferably a sauna/steam (and maybe a pool?) so that I can look after my rapidly aging body a little better. I wonder if David Lloyd might not be the answer.
No, it definitely isn’t. Not the one I attend anyway. We don’t need another overly loud “WFHer” taking up a table designed for four people and engaging in Teams meetings with people who I would punch if they weren’t distanced from me by the internet.There is one woman, who I assume is a sales manager, who only ever attends the club to loudly issue motivational speeches, via Teams, which would make David Brent blush. She is absolutely immense.
Smaller club members are inextricably drawn to her by her gravitational force and condemned to orbit her in perpetuity. Why she pays to attend a health club is beyond me, perhaps it is the hope of becoming fit by osmosis. She never goes into the gym and, were she to do so, the equipment would collapse under her heft.
So, no. David Lloyd is not the solution you should be seeking. Try a Wetherspoons and Pure Gym combo.
My nearest DL is Chigwell and it's apparently £200 or something a month which is just daft! Luckily there's a number of alternatives nearby that don't cost the earth (plus the joys of either Romford or Harlow PureGyms).
paolow said:
Blown2CV said:
you do realise the point of swimming lessons is to improve technique, power, speed not just to teach them how not to sink.... right
Of course, but shall we start with the not sinking bit? Then perhaps move to technique and a growing confidence?Wouldn't do it now though, due to the increasing danger of being harpooned in a case of mistaken identity.
AdeTuono said:
paolow said:
Blown2CV said:
you do realise the point of swimming lessons is to improve technique, power, speed not just to teach them how not to sink.... right
Of course, but shall we start with the not sinking bit? Then perhaps move to technique and a growing confidence?Wouldn't do it now though, due to the increasing danger of being harpooned in a case of mistaken identity.
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