Santino's Gym & Studio

Fantastic experience: Decent gym has everything that you could need not ridiculously busy at peak times

Fantastic experience: Absolutely amazing gym! Everyone in there is so supportive and encouraging! This gym as well as my personal trainer, Amber, are the reason for any improvement in my physical fitness! So tidy and clean also.

Fantastic experience: Brilliant old school gym, has everything you could ever need. Well maintained and a great atmosphere

Fantastic experience: Great gym

Fantastic experience: Amazing gym had a lot of new changes as well which encourages me to come often and new vending machines with a lot of great drinks

Fantastic experience: Amazing place to train. Lots of support from staff and members alike. Equipment is in top notch condition. Really good value for money with the support you receive. I highly recommend for beginners and professionals.

Fantastic experience: If you’re new to Derby, quit wasting your time looking for other gym’s and join

Fantastic experience: All you need for a good workout will definitely go again

Fantastic experience: Great gym, packed with facilities, very happy.

Fantastic experience: In Derby for a couple weeks with work and found this little gem of a gym! Reasonably priced, not too busy and very clean! The gym staff are friendly and attentive, 100% recommend this place!

Fantastic experience: Brilliant gym. Great people

Fantastic experience: Amazing gym and very friendly atmosphere the best so fare

Fantastic experience: Best set up I have been too.

Fantastic experience: Right place to be in shape and working some fat out .. friendly staff always ready to help plus best boxing gym at derby

Fantastic experience: Very no nonsense gym, easy to get stuck in straight away. Has all the equipment and machines you need. Friendly staff on the front desk. Overall good vibe to the place.

Positive experience: Ok

Fantastic experience: Santinos is one of a kind. Many places say that they are like a family and fall flat of the statement. Santinos however certainly do have a family feel that makes you feel welcome the second you walk through the door. Owners Kim and Julie and the rest of the team are always happy to chat and offer friendly advice. Other gym users are both approachable and don't pry, they just get on with their workout. A step away from your average chain gym and a lovely environment to work out. The merch is also of good quality and reasonably priced.

Fantastic experience: Thank you to July at Santinos for making me feel welcome and showing me around!

Fantastic experience: Great place to workout, compact with lots of exercise equipment.

Fantastic experience: Had a great session, loved the vibes really chilled and not stressful or very crowded, everyone I spoke to was so friendly and helpful

Fantastic experience: What an awesome place to train. Having previously been a member at The Gym and JD, Santino's is a breath of fresh air! Good selection of free weights and bars, lots of machines, some old, some new, all chosen because they work well. Kim and julie are also very friendly and welcoming. Proper gym

Fantastic experience: Great place , worth visiting , owners Kim and Julie are great ,

Fantastic experience: Staff are super friendly,super comfortable atmosphere would defo recommend people coming here

Fantastic experience: By far the best Gym around, great atmosphere and equipment, Kim and Julie are always welcoming and friendly and Kim is an incredible P.T. who pushes you to your best!

Fantastic experience: Best gym no question.. Kim Santino is the no1 pt no doubt,, brilliant atmosphere and work ethics,, plus Dan ward boxing coach.. On 1st floor.. See you soon,,,,

Positive experience: Get ur self in there

Negative experience: Boxing coach gave 0 guidance on technique or feedback on how to improve. Instead, he spent the entire hour glued to his phone. Especially considering I paid £5 and it was only an hour, I was severely disappointed. Will definitely not be coming back. Gave 2 stars instead of 1 because I only went once so it could have been an anomaly

Fantastic experience: I've been a member of the gym for about 2 yeas now. The gym has now moved from its home on Nunns Street to Great Northern Road. The gym now has much more space and more equipment, more rooms upstairs for other things such as a boxing club, beautician and other things to come apparently. The owner, Kim is a font of knowledge and always willing to give advice when asked. He also does one to one sessions. Since I've been going I've noticed a change in my physique. Best gym I've ever been to for just about everything you can think of. Highly recommended

Fantastic experience: Really friendly staff and members with lots of advice to offer,not too busy either.

Fantastic experience: New venue for santinos gym is mind-blowing its by far the best gym in derby.staff are amazing,members are so helpful and if your serious about training your body and mental self confidence then theres no better place than santinos gym.

Fantastic experience: Very friendly and helpful

Fantastic experience: Absolutely love this gym. I moved to Derby in early 2020, since training their Kim and Julie have become great friends and a great roll model too. Highly recommend this gym

Fantastic experience: Superb Gym in the centre of Derby! Owners Kim and Julie are really welcoming and able to offer help and advice for first timers up to advanced PT sessions to achieve personal fitness goals. A strong sense of community within the gym makes it a great place to train solo or with a friend as I have done for the last 3 years. As a new member (and very shy) I received lots of help and friendly advice on form and had Kim and other members spot for me when I was training alone, something I have never witnessed at any mainstream gym! The Changing rooms and exercise spaces are clean and members take pride in keeping the gym free from towels/empties and wiping down machines thoroughly after use I Would also recommend Santino’s to all Derby students living locally (DE1/Student Halls) as it is SO close and there are student offers on memberships which really helped me when I came to Derby Uni!

Fantastic experience: A very welcoming and yet extremely professional environment. A rare gem run by Kim and Julie, they are not only kind & helpful but Kim has a wealth of knowledge and is passionate to help their members achieve their personal fitness goals. It is a friendly, family-like, inclusive environment with a great variety of equipment, and the classes are brilliant!

Fantastic experience: All I can say is wow! Santinos gym is well maintained with excellent facilities, the staff make you feel welcome and are friendly, the owners make it there priority to insure you feel comfortable and nothing is too much trouble and are more the happy to give you advice, and talk you through all the equipment you can tell the staff love what they do and are very passionate about the job which makes the whole experience even better. There isn't a gym like it in derby definitely worth a visit!

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Fantastic experience: Joined Santinos about a month ago after moving to the area and absolutely love it. Proper old school gym weights downstairs, but upstairs is where it's at.Boxing ring and punch bags galore plus plenty of keep fit stuff at a very competitive membership price. Run by a lovely friendly couple I would recommend this to gym to everyone.

Fantastic experience: Great atmosphere and people.

Fantastic experience: Great gym and even better people. A proper weight training gym with equipment you dont see at commercial gyms.

Fantastic experience: Great owners/staff. Plenty of equipment and a overall good atmosphere.

Fantastic experience: Love this place, my son attends the boxing classes which he is really enjoying and me being new to the gym world i find it really welcoming, everyone is friendly and really helpful. So pleased we started here. Great for all the family ❤

Fantastic experience: Absolutely amazing atmosphere, insane range of training equipment I couldn’t recommend it more

Fantastic experience: Great little gym.fantastic helpfull staff

Fantastic experience: Just started here with my partner but he has been using this gym a while. Kim and his wife are lovely and welcoming. The gym is on the small side but has everything you need, and also classes are available they are free for members of £4 per session. Always clean and with music to get you motivated! Would recommend!

Fantastic experience: Good gym great staff

Fantastic experience: Lovely place. Well laid out, friendly atmosphere but most importantly I felt welcomed. Just moved into the area (literally around the corner) so this helped loads. Had a good family atmosphere which is a rarity these days. Hats off!

Fantastic experience: A well run gym with great advice from a world champion body builder and a friendly atmosphere...

Fantastic experience: Been to lots of gyms around derby you always find a lot of attitude and big egos I trained at David loyds for a long time and this gym puts their customer service to shame the atmosphere is great and calm the owner is an absolute legend very humble and down to earth 5 stars to Santints gym

Negative experience: If i could give a zero I would. Worst gym I have ever been to. After 5 times of going I had someone give me racist comments after my workout. After speaking to the owners of the gym I had one person tell my other half we can have our money back to then be told by the other owner that I can't have my refund after being there less then a week. To have him then defend the person who was being racist to me. was Saying he is from a different country himself and may not know what he was saying. I would happily stayed there if he had dismissed the person I described and he knew who straight away who it was. But didn't because it ment losing that customer as well as his friends and was more concerned about losing money then what was the right thing to do. I've never been so insulted on so many levels in the span of 2days. Would never go back and has made me realise that I should be at a professional gym with better management. This a response to him comment below: And just to note we aren't leaving the country for another month or so and have joined pure gym. As we wanted to actually lose weight and be healthy before we leave. And not 'just want a refund'. Typical of kim to want to make people who give I'm a bad review look bad. And I mentioned wanting to be in a women only gym while in the country we are maybe moving to in a month or 2. It seems like he will do anything and use anything u have say to make him look better. Such a shame I thought he was a lovely man untill he showed his true colours.

Fantastic experience: I visited Santino’s today whilst on a two day visit to Derby and what a little gem this place is! Upon arrival I was greeted by a very friendly lady, who was more than happy to help with anything. The owner who was equally as friendly, gave me a quick run down on what equipment they had and from what I saw, there was equipment for any goal. I did my usual 45-60 min full body workout and found everything that I needed. I think it’s safe to say that there are no egos in this place and it’s a very fun and friendly place to workout no matter what your goal is. I’ll definitely be visiting again when I’m next in Derby.

Fantastic experience: Response to Avni Kaur - I am a female member who has been at the gym for the whole two years it has been open. There are a dozen female members of various walks of life and colour who have never ever once been subjected to sexist, prejudiced or racist comments againest themselves or any of the gym members. There are 24 nationalities, 5 religions and an array of cultures. We get along together, have each others backs when it comes to advice, we live, breathe and sleep to enrich our lives with good health.Racism...wake up!! I conclude that you are delusional by all accounts accompanied with bad hearing! The gym owner had a dream to open his own gym, help people improve their lives and maintain an extremely excellent and professional outlook. And you know what....he did it! He has a flawless reputation throughout the whole of the UK and you're trying to damage it??? Let's be honest, can you do what he has done with over 30 years experience??

Fantastic experience: Best gym for miles around. If you want results.. this is the place to go. You will be greeted by warm genuine staff.. people that know their stuff... not some disinterested teenager like at some other gyms I've been to..!!! kim is a world champion athlete and is willing to share his experience with anyone that wants it. If you are serious about making a change... you won't go wrong here!!! The gym has everything you need and the upstairs space for dance /classes and parties etc is a huge bonus. Five stars... all day long.. great gym !

Fantastic experience: Great small gym.

Fantastic experience: Santino's is the best gym I've ever been to. It isn't massive but Kim (the owner) has hand picked every piece of equipment so that everything you need is there. What makes it stand out is the atmosphere. Kim is a great guy who is always talking to people and all the other gym-goers will have a chat with you too. It's not a big corporate gym and that's what makes it great!

Fantastic experience: Brilliant gym, staff are friendly and approachable. It’s got everything you need! Would definitely recommend.

Fantastic experience: I just read Dennis Henshaw's review and I have to say that I totally disagree! The Studio is an amazing space that has a beautiful chandelier and Canadian oak dance floor. The decor is charming and the atmosphere wonderful!!!

Positive experience: An old building on two floors. Upstairs is a large beamed, wooden floor area for dancing or karate and downstairs is set up with all heavy and varied gym equipment. The place is well equiped but the make over of the inside leaves a lot to be desired and needs attention on decor to bring it into the 21st century. You can buy body building supplements at the main desk in the foyer

Fantastic experience: Old school type gym with all the equipment that’s required to be the best you can be,it’s all about the right nutrition and a dedicated approach to the way you train. Kim is always there to help you achieve your goals.

Fantastic experience: Great atmosphere, helpful and super friendly staff.

Fantastic experience: Very professional, helpful and genuine, there isn't anything Kim wouldn't do to help you achieve your ideal body fitness, whether it's losing a few pounds to feel better or achieving a more toned physique. 5 stars from me and well deserved.

Fantastic experience: dead friendly made me feel welcome and a gym i can stick with !

Fantastic experience: Santino's is great! Briliant gym, friendly people and an amazing and beautiful studio where Diddy Hoppers Dance love to train and perform :)

Fantastic experience: Great little gym , beautiful studio with lots of classes to chose from and friendly staff !

Fantastic experience: Top gym with good friendly staff

Fantastic experience: A small gym run by Kim Santino. Great atmosphere.