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Messy
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PostPosted: 17:49 - 03 Jul 2007    Post subject: So ive done it.. ive joined a Gym! Reply with quote

Well, i live opposite a Gym (pretty much).

They have just built it, its a David Lloyd. Apparently going to be one of the largest in the country, it sure does look huge, and the facilities are nothing short of 5 Star.

I get a Corporate discount through my work, so got it slightly cheaper.

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PostPosted: 18:02 - 03 Jul 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: 18:04 - 03 Jul 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

lol suppose i should of made the thread into something people could discuss...

Is anyone a member of David Lloyd? Anyone have any experience with them? Im quite familiar with the Gym trade as i used to work for Fitness First.
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PostPosted: 18:14 - 03 Jul 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just out of interest what you paying?

When i worked for the police i got a discount and would now as part of the prison service.

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PostPosted: 18:30 - 03 Jul 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

Resurrection wrote:
Just out of interest what you paying?

When i worked for the police i got a discount and would now as part of the prison service.

Res


Well, their full membership, which includes everything (including tennis/squash etc..) and gives me access at all times costs me £62 pm, and is normally £72 pm.

So, not too bad, i get £10 off a month. I mean £62 is still allot each month, but to be fair, their facilities are un-matched.

Hope that helps.
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PostPosted: 18:34 - 03 Jul 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

Fook me with a dirty stick. I thought i was paying a lot at £23 a month! Shocked
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PostPosted: 18:36 - 03 Jul 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

trevoriv wrote:
Fook me with a dirty stick. I thought i was paying a lot at £23 a month! Shocked


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£62 is allot mate, tbh. I dont mind paying for something i reckon is worth that price though, in this case you do get what your paying for.
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PostPosted: 18:46 - 03 Jul 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

£62 a month for a gym? what are you doing? buying it?
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PostPosted: 18:46 - 03 Jul 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mine has decent facilities, it's used by Bolton Wanderers players and has a full sized indoor running track Smile

But i did get the special retard discount for being a window licker / insurance salesperson.

Been to the David Lloyd up here and its very expensive for what seems to be very little reason other than the staff looking down at you! The family membership is like £200 a month!!
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PostPosted: 18:50 - 03 Jul 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

trevoriv wrote:
Mine has decent facilities, it's used by Bolton Wanderers players and has a full sized indoor running track Smile

But i did get the special retard discount for being a window licker / insurance salesperson.

Been to the David Lloyd up here and its very expensive for what seems to be very little reason other than the staff looking down at you! The family membership is like £200 a month!!


Luckily im not joining my family up!

Short list of their facilities:

Conference Facilities
Lounge with free internet
Fully licensed Bar
Full Gym
4 Studios
8 Tennis Courts
4 Squash Courts
2 Swimming Pools
Full Grounds (For out door sports, BBQ's, social stuff)
Full spa area

Theres tonnes more, but the above is what attracted me to them. Theres nothing in Swindon that can match their facilities and service tbh.
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PostPosted: 18:52 - 03 Jul 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

You'll be holding a conference shortly then will you?
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PostPosted: 18:54 - 03 Jul 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

Owdamer wrote:
You'll be holding a conference shortly then will you?


Actually, as i work in HR (Although theres no direct benefit me being a member) the use of their Conference Facilities would come in useful.

Oh, and in addition to that, they also double as screening rooms, they have a Cinema Room (Much like Next Generation Gyms) which have exclusive access to new films.

Cool
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PostPosted: 19:00 - 03 Jul 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

£100 a month here. Shocked
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PostPosted: 19:03 - 03 Jul 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wtf?! Where?
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PostPosted: 19:31 - 03 Jul 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

Lincolnshire, more of a park than a gym though, as it's got loads of stuff. Somethingsomething acre grounds, old stately home. In the middle of the woods and all that.

It has the works, including free access to the golf course + grounds for members, big discounts at the bar and hotel, etc.

Nice having all those amenities on your doorstep, innit? Makes regular gyms feel so boring.
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PostPosted: 21:42 - 03 Jul 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

Had my second fitness test at the gym today. Went from a average fitness score, to maxing out an excellent. Was well chuffed.

Only £13 a month too
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PostPosted: 21:45 - 03 Jul 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

What was involved in the Fitness test? How did they determine what was average and excellent?
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PostPosted: 21:49 - 03 Jul 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

The score was determined on the cycle, 5 min fitness test, monitors your heart rate and gives a score at the end.

They also did weight, waist, chest, hips, bicep, thigh and calf measurements as well as body composition ie what fat, muscle and water %.

Then finished with a strech test.
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PostPosted: 21:57 - 03 Jul 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

T0M wrote:
The score was determined on the cycle, 5 min fitness test, monitors your heart rate and gives a score at the end.

They also did weight, waist, chest, hips, bicep, thigh and calf measurements as well as body composition ie what fat, muscle and water %.

Then finished with a strech test.


(Before i go on, i worked in a Gym for nearly 5 years) Mr. Green


Fitness test, for 5 minutes on a bike wouldnt really tell you much. 25 Minutes, using a bike and calculating your Vo2 Max would give you a better reading (ask if they can do a Vo2 max test for you).

As for the other tests, cool i guess, it gives you an idea of what level your at, at the moment.

Dont pay too much attention to your BMI to be honest, as they really dont give much of an accurate picture. BF though, your target for an average male is looking to be around 11-13%.

One of the most accurate ways to measure BF is using the Tanita machines that work it out by displacing the amount of water you currently have in your body, this is of course effected by what you have before, for example. If you Smoke within 4 hours, drink within 12 hours, eat within 4 hours and/or have caffiene within 24 hours they can all effect the results.

On to the stretch test, well, if they have talked to you about Core Stability/Strength training or if you havent already found out about it, i certainly would, it'll help you with your Core Strength and will vastly improve your flexibility.

Any more info, please ask, i like the subject of Gyms and working out. So... Smile
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PostPosted: 22:08 - 03 Jul 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

Messy wrote:
T0M wrote:
The score was determined on the cycle, 5 min fitness test, monitors your heart rate and gives a score at the end.

They also did weight, waist, chest, hips, bicep, thigh and calf measurements as well as body composition ie what fat, muscle and water %.

Then finished with a strech test.


(Before i go on, i worked in a Gym for nearly 5 years) Mr. Green


Fitness test, for 5 minutes on a bike wouldnt really tell you much. 25 Minutes, using a bike and calculating your Vo2 Max would give you a better reading (ask if they can do a Vo2 max test for you).

As for the other tests, cool i guess, it gives you an idea of what level your at, at the moment.

Dont pay too much attention to your BMI to be honest, as they really dont give much of an accurate picture. BF though, your target for an average male is looking to be around 11-13%.

One of the most accurate ways to measure BF is using the Tanita machines that work it out by displacing the amount of water you currently have in your body, this is of course effected by what you have before, for example. If you Smoke within 4 hours, drink within 12 hours, eat within 4 hours and/or have caffiene within 24 hours they can all effect the results.

On to the stretch test, well, if they have talked to you about Core Stability/Strength training or if you havent already found out about it, i certainly would, it'll help you with your Core Strength and will vastly improve your flexibility.

Any more info, please ask, i like the subject of Gyms and working out. So... Smile


Interesting. Still I like to see the improvement.

I have being doing the core stability stuff AFAIK. Like the 'zipping up' shiznit? I do that most days.

Oh and test had blood presure etc. My HR was 56
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PostPosted: 22:36 - 03 Jul 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hehe, HR doesnt matter too much, its the speed in which you return to your resting heart rate.

Core Stability training, is using the Busu balls, the larger balls, and training using them. Thinks like wood chops, and other primal movements.

The theory on exercising on the balls, and balancing on them is that you learn to balance more, as whatever you push upwards, theres an equal force pushed back to you, and you learn to balance this using core strength training.

For example, when, in life do you ever lie on a bench, and push weights up? Its totally unrealistic to built proper core strength, now, do the same exercise whilst balancing back first on a ball and you not only have to push the weight up, but balance yourself as you have the equal weight being pushed against you.

If that makes sense.
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PostPosted: 22:40 - 03 Jul 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

I go to Fitness first £25 per month platinum membership Laughing


did some eletrical work for them (changed a fuse) and got a special deal. Wink
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PostPosted: 22:42 - 03 Jul 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

tatters wrote:
I go to Fitness first £25 per month platinum membership Laughing


did some eletrical work for them (changed a fuse) and got a special deal. Wink


Which one did you sign up to?
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PostPosted: 22:45 - 03 Jul 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

Was at the local 24HourFitness (fatness?) this morning & was having a laugh at 2 dimwits trying to hit on the hottest looking girl in the place. They were getting nowhere fast & it was quite amusing to watch.....

.. right up until she looked at me & said "Hey dad... tell these assholes to leave me alone"

WTF? Shocked So I tell em to bugger off & leave "my kid" alone. Cool
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PostPosted: 22:46 - 03 Jul 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote

Messy wrote:
tatters wrote:
I go to Fitness first £25 per month platinum membership Laughing


did some eletrical work for them (changed a fuse) and got a special deal. Wink


Which one did you sign up to?



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