Living in a city and looking to get into shape by joining a gym but not sure what to look for? These 5 points should all be taken into consideration when you’re searching around for a suitable gym for you.

1. Equipment – by far the most important aspect you need to be looking at is the equipment that the gym offers; but don’t worry, you don’t need to be a gym fanatic to know what each piece does.

Instead, all you have to keep in mind is whether there is enough equipment for the size of the gym, whether there is a large variation of equipment and whether the equipment looks in good condition.

2. Additional facilities – whilst the equipment should be your main focus, it’s beneficial to ask what extra facilities the gym offers.

Be it classes, group exercise activities, a sauna or a swimming pool, you might first think that you only want to use the equipment, but after a few weeks of going to the gym regularly, you’ll soon realise the benefit of taking a slow swim afterwards or the additional motivation you’ll get from working out in a group.

3. Instructors / personal trainers – although you may feel that you don’t need the services of an instructor or personal trainer, it’s always worthwhile checking them out to see if they are fully qualified and what services they actually offer.

There’s no need to delve right into their educational past, just simply have a chat to one of them whilst you’re checking out the gym. Ask how long they’ve been an instructor or personal trainer for, what exercise they specialise in and which classes they run – you might be surprised at the answers and find you could really benefit from working alongside them.

4. Opening times – when looking at Birmingham gyms or those gyms in other major cities in the country outside of London, you’ll generally be looking at opening times of 6am to 10pm, every day of the week.

Open for people to go to before and after work, as well as all throughout the day for those people who can (the quietest times are very often during the day), these opening times are more than suitable for most people.

If you live in London, however, although the daily opening hours may not change much, you need to ensure that the gym is open on a weekend if you live in the city.

It may seem like something that should be taken as a given, but a lot of city gyms in London close on a weekend, especially in the more business-focused districts.

5. Membership fees – gym memberships aren’t the cheapest things that you can spend your money on, so it’s important that the money you’re handing over on a monthly basis not only reflects the quality of the facilities, but that it will not be a waste, as far too many people sign up to gyms but fail to go regularly.

In addition, if you’ve looked at the price of a gym membership and feel its too steep, ask about their cheaper options, as most gyms around the country will show Cialis you their most expensive membership level first, when in fact they often have options that are half the price (of course, when you can go to the gym is more restricted, but if the times suit you, then this cheaper membership could be the way to go).

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