customer

Extremely hot, extremely busy and extremely annoying.

I will preface this by saying that I only have positive experiences with the staff there. Nothing against them. I would give the staff 5 stars. Cameron, in particular, is an asset to the gym.

The place is like a Cambodian jungle with the heat and humidity.

The brand new barbells and dumbbells have little to no knurling on them. Quite dangerous, actually, when performing bench press and associated lifts in which a slip would be very bad news.

The gym gets so busy. Not just a little busier at peak hours, it is unusable at peak hours. ~100 people in there officially. Not to mention those unaccounted for, who enter the gym without a membership at the same time as their friends.

I've never been on a morning but on a weeknight, during the hours of 16:00-21:00, the gym is unusable. Forget following an exercise routine. There's no chance.

Equipment selection and utilisation of floor space is extremely poor. One flat bench press to serve the entire gym. Not enough weight benches to serve the free weights section. Flat bench and decline bench pushed right up against each other, preventing spotters from easily accessing them.

Truthfully, they need a bigger facility, but more importantly than this is that they utilise the space that they do have effectively. The space upstairs is extremely poorly utilised. Additionally, they should look to expand the entire upstairs and make it as large as the lower floor.

Don't waste your time joining this gym. I have been attending gyms regularly for almost one decade now. Never have I ever been so inconsistent with my routines. The gym does not permit it. I was a member for one month and have cancelled my membership. There have been many occasions where I turn up to the gym, only to walk straight out of the door.

PureGym Consett is a victim of it's own success. It is supposed to be a budget gym, but with the cheapest membership at £22, the price certainly does not make up for the inconvenience. You couldn't pay me to use this gym.