Lifestyles Alsop Fitness Centre

“Alsop Gym is ridiculously cheap. In fact, it’s so cheap that sometimes the staff don’t even bother charging you — they just wave you in like you’re a regular at a local pub. Blink and you’ve accidentally got a free workout. Frankly, it feels rude to question it. The facilities are good overall and the staff are genuinely great — friendly, helpful, and clearly saints for putting up with the chaos. You never feel unwelcome, even when the place resembles controlled anarchy. That said, when it’s busy… wow. The gym gets so packed it’s like working out inside a sardine tin. You’ll be mid-set, someone else will be benching your elbow, and a third person will be politely hovering, breathing heavily, waiting for your machine. Personal space is purely theoretical. The pool is lovely, the sauna is fantastic, and the steam room is amazing — when it’s open. Unfortunately, it appears to be broken for approximately 361 days of the year, reopening briefly just long enough to remind you how good it is before closing again for “maintenance”. All in all, for the price (or lack of one), it’s an absolute bargain. If you can dodge peak times and catch the steam room on one of its rare annual appearances, you’re onto a winner. Would I recommend it? Absolutely. Just don’t expect elbow room — or steam — on a regular basis.”

“I mainly use the sauna/steam room facilities here. It is well maintained like the rest of the centre. There is alway good, joyful banter in both rooms and sometimes dull, boring amature football analysis but regarless, this facility is good for the soul and great for mental health.”

“So basically, my school would take me every Wednesday and it was so much fun. The coaches were so kind and they would always tell you about your mistake so you could fix them so it was absolutely amazing. I loved it so much shout out to Sam swimming coach.”