Fitness First Milton Keynes - (Near Buckinghamshire, UK)

5 /5 Tom King: Great gym!! Best gym for its price range. Comes with great top of the range equipment, a large free weights section and plenty of benches. Steam room, recovery pool and hot tub all included. It’s spacious enough to not feel like you’re on top of everyone else while working out!!! Staff all at the Milton Keynes fitness first are very helpful and polite!! They are also very professional and would never guide you wrongly!! Nothing bad to say about this gym especially compared to other gyms I have been a member of previously

2 /5 Olesya: I have been a member of this gym for 5-6 years. I used to really enjoy it, but lately it feels run down, overcrowded, and overpriced for what you actually get. Its also hard to book a class now as it gives now priority for booking earlier to premium members who pay the highest price. It’s especially busy in the mornings and after 4pm, you’re lucky to find an available machine or piece of equipment. There are only four squat racks, and some people occupy them for ages, doing all their exercises there or filming themselves, which is frustrating. The opening hours have also been getting worse over time. It used to be open until 10pm on weekdays and 8pm on weekends, but now it closes at 9:30pm on weekdays, 8:30pm on Fridays, and just 6pm on weekends. That’s really limiting for people with busy schedules. The gym used to feel spacious, but now that most equipment is downstairs, at the rooms upstairs are rented out for something else, it’s very cramped now. Some machines are so close together or pushed against walls that it’s hard to use them comfortably. It often feels overcrowded and chaotic. It’s still a good gym in some ways, but it’s definitely gone downhill since I first joined. I’ve heard similar complaints from other members, so I know I’m not alone in feeling this way. Looking to change the gym.

5 /5 Luke Redman: One of the best gyms I’ve been a member of in the 20 years I have been training. The staff are welcoming and engaging with your goals, the equipment is well balanced and the layout is well thought out. I’ve even done Hyrox classes and I’d never thought I’d hear myself say that! All the other people who train here are friendly and welcoming and there is a strong sense of community too. So if you’re thinking of joining in January for the new year new me window then please don’t spoil it for the rest of us! Only joking…

5 /5 Carolyn B: This is the friendliest gym around. I was a bit intimidated by all the heavy metal, but the team here, especially Naz has helped me use the equipment with correct technique and weight. Particular shout outs to Larry (best spin class ever), Elks for LGC and general nice guy, and of course Naz for all her brilliant teaching and fun classes. Thank you to a great team.

1 /5 Sue: After years of using this gym, I had to cancel my membership. One of the biggest problems is the fast-food shop by reception. The gym regularly smells of cooked food, especially fish or beef, to the point where it feels more like a low-budget takeaway rather than a gym. Somehow, the smell gets sucked into the ventilation system and distributed throughout the gym and changing rooms. Trying to work out surrounded by heavy food smells is incredibly off-putting , it badly irritates my eyes, kills motivation, and makes it hard to have a normal session. The smell also clings to your clothes, so you leave the gym smelling like a burned fish and beef cocktail. It’s hard to tell whether the staff don’t care, or they’ve just been trained to ignore the problems. Other people have raised similar concerns over the years and nothing has changed. I can’t tell whether this is a deliberate attempt to push food sales or they just don`t care. Either way, it’s disrespectful and something I’ve never experienced at any other UK gym chain. The opening hours are also terrible. Closing at 6pm on weekends makes the gym effectively unusable for me and a lot of other members. I`ve heard many people complaining about this The equipment layout is bad as well. When you’re on the treadmills, your main view is the backs of people on the bikes. Usually large people. So that`s what you’re staring at for your entire run. Safety is not on the priority list either. The treadmill next to the boxing bag is especially concerning. One slip and you’re a headbutt away from a steel column. The same applies to treadmills placed next to metal fence separators. The boxing bag area is frequently unusable at peak times because it gets randomly taken over by classes. Most staff don’t seem to care how this impacts other members. Treadmills are often out of order or reserved for classes, which creates shortages at peak times. When the remaining ones are occupied by walkers, you’re basically queueing for cardio. The changing rooms are another low point. They’re not clean, and many people don’t bother showering before using the pool, jacuzzi, or steam room. These are often the same people who generously share their terrible body odour throughout the gym before heading straight into the pool , jacuzzi or steam room. From a hygiene perspective, it’s grim. At peak times, you often have to queue to refill your water bottle, while some people drink straight from the taps. This is a serious hygiene issue as I’ve even seen some put the tap directly in their mouth, even though it’s meant only for bottle refills. The staff don’t seem bothered to intervene. Toilets are also often blocked and unusable. There are either no rules to deal with this, or no one enforces them. It’s a shame, because with a few basic fixes, removing or relocating the fast-food shop upstairs, enforcing hygiene, fixing equipment, and actually listening to members, this could be a good gym. Unfortunately, feedback and suggestions seem to go in one ear and straight out the other.