Review of PureGym UK - Oldham


Rated 2 out of 5 stars

It is the worst gym in existence, at least for public government funding standards.

It is the worst gym in existence, the manager doesn't check equipment after being told several times by me and others who I speak to in the gym.

There is literally something wrong with every machine just due to the unbalanced nature of the gym it's self flooring doesn't match what's there, nothing is bolted to the floor, no safety checks.

For example peck deck seat still not sorted after months of being told, even me and one of my mates had to tell the manager, still nothing. And the other peck deck left arm is stiff and also isn't parallel with the other side, pretty much alot of the machines are quite lob sided.

I've been injured several times because of the gyms inability to actually get people out to sort and straighten out everything especially the racks omg the racks.

Of course not everyone, but the majority of new comers are damaging the gym, it's reputation, and vandalising and not taking care of the equipment they use. Usually young lads between 16 18, and alot of people don't put their weights back and don't even get told off for it.

Get in your way, deliberately steal things, or even my things in the past.

People are rude and stare, people don't help at the gym like certain PT who work there when people are clearly doing the forms bad or completely wrong. Constantly speak and not actually do much of anything,

Also staff don't even tell anyone off anymore for doing the most basic rules to follow that isn't hard, even when said to follow the rules like putting the weights back.

Unstaffed a lot too at the worst possible times.

People get in your way or stand behind you when your lifting especially heavy which can throw your hole balance and cause injuries itself.

It's just a ignorant, and lazy management in this gym and it isn't just me that has said this everyone I've spoken to agrees including the workers

5 years in that gym and I've seen the huge fast decline and again it's because of immigrants vandalising, not knowing rules slamming weights and cables, one manager works in two PureGym wtf where is the work flow, that's more stress and more things for the manager to not do.

They are also very ignorant and don't say hi and can't take blame for their wrongs either when told straight, well at least from what I've seen, and my own interactions.

I keep me to myself but it's got to the point where it has to be said.

But yeah bent gym, no maintenance or proper management, don't know what they are doing, or just blank ignore or don't help at all.

I feel judged when I'm in that gym alone. They r lucky the safety inspectors haven't come out because I bet they would make sure it gets done right.

They r getting away with it due to a wager as well, but they claim it's always safe which still defeats what they claim in their form so they can still get into trouble.

I remember one time where one of the workers said oh it's supposed to be bent it's how the bars are like what no that isn't how they are supposed to be.

But yeah anyone goes to this gym first time, keep this in mind. It is usually worse when you're lifting heavy since that's where a lot of the cracks show and are noticeable.

I remember when the management in late COVID times between 2020 and 2021 was amazing then but after COVID stopped, it went down hill after that.

Oh don't forget how everything breaks a lot and can take up to a month on average to get them sorted at times and their excuse or we try but they just won't come out . Eh stop justifying and projecting and admit with pride that the management is not good and the system is just broken nothing works and the multiculturism doesn't work either at least in not these extremes.

11 February 2025
Unprompted review