The Training Gyms

Negative experience: PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THEIR 30 DAY CHALLENGE They take your money and don’t deliver what is promised. The gym has limited equipment and is sold to you on the experience of their trainers and having small classes. I completed my 30 day trial and joined this gym to find myself on small classes with men and women with different levels of experience and fitness. The lesson was not set to meet all the requirements of the members and I was asked to complete a task that I was unable to. I hurt my lower back and was left with a lot of pain and sciatica. I contacted the gym and they would not refund my money and have been informed the owner is not available to talk to me STAY CLEAR Eileen

Fantastic experience: Excellent trainers who take the time to demonstrate exercises, explain what muscles should be working and work on technique so you don't hurt yourself and can improve. As a middle aged, menopausal woman whose body has changed so much, it feels like starting again from the beginning but I already feel the benefit in mind and body and have no hesitation in recommending.

Fantastic experience: I 100% recommend the Hitchin DVCC. I really enjoy training here. The trainers are professional but also fun and engaging. The atmosphere is great with like minded people with a range of abilities. Whilst the sessions are tough they are always fun. There are a range of classes, never larger than 12 people and mostly a lot smaller, allowing the trainers to give you personal attention. I really like the boxing. If you are a geek like me the Myzone tracking is great to help you monitor your performance. Definitely sign up if you can.

Fantastic experience: I would never have recovered from injury without the support of the Trainers and the other clients at the DVCC Hitchin. If you want to see real results but lack motivation you need to train with a PT in the room. Plus the rest of the class shouting and cheering you on! We laugh so much, I have never laughed in any other gym. After 4 years I am still training with many of the same people - it is a very positive dimension to the experience. If you hate the idea of going to the gym, come to the DVCC - like a gym but much more laughing

Fantastic experience: Thoughougly enjoying my 6 week trial with the DVCC Team in Hitchin. Working in small groups means you get plenty of attention, ensuring proper form when handling weights. Definitive confidence boost!

Negative experience: My post is based on the senior management of DVCC. I was a member at the Hitchin branch for a few years, the trainers at Hitchin have been amazing and faultless. Unfortunately I ordered and paid for boxing gloves in October 2021, which I’m still yet to receive. I was chasing these for months but in the end decided to request a refund for ease. Further months down the line chasing management still no refund although told it was coming off my following months membership.

Fantastic experience: Great outdoor training with Christian. Since I joined in Aug, I am very impressed with the whole team @ DVCC

Fantastic experience: Great ethos: all about being healthy. It's certainly not a"vanity" gym. Small group training with friendly, professional trainers who keep you on it! If you're looking for a different gym experience, try DVCC.

Fantastic experience: I was waiting for my wife to come out after training.

Fantastic experience: Lovely clean atmosphere and great people... I cant speak highly enough . I'm so enjoying the one to one and am definately feeling more energetic .

Fantastic experience: ,great atmosphere, no pretentious types... the personal trainers care brilliant, match your abilities, push you, encourage you.. well worth the money

Positive experience: Fantastic

Fantastic experience: Very nice experience, friendly staff and not like a normal gym they understand people have differing knowledge on training and work with you to your abilities

Fantastic experience: Very welcoming. Didn’t feel intimidated at all. Patient when showing me how to position. Feel I can ask questions and not think I’m stupid. Hopefully this will be the start of a long commitment, something I’ve struggled with at other gyms.

Fantastic experience: Cannot fault the trainers here. I've got a few long term health issues and they've taken them into consideration from the start. The atmosphere is superb, I'd describe it as a social club with a fitness habit....

Fantastic experience: Great trainers. Very friendly.

Fantastic experience: Great place with very friendly trainers. They really made me feel up for training

Fantastic experience: Friendly And welcoming, the whole team make you feel at ease and the encouragement , whatever your ability , size or age is phenomenal. Everything is done possible to advise and motivate you on a personal level .

Fantastic experience: Great place to get the help I need

Positive experience: First visit so far, really helpful, friendly staff. Ensure to fully inform you how everything works, makes sure your prigram suits you personally.. Looking forward to next visit.

Fantastic experience: Brilliant atmosphere. The team are warm, friendly and very encouraging. Great if you are a bit self conscious or just sick of gyms. Would totally recommend!

Fantastic experience: After just 2 sessions I realised that I had been wasting my time at the gym. The whole training team are excellent at what they do and the atmosphere is warm friendly. Really glad I joined !

Fantastic experience: I am currently going through the DVCC Trial and I cannot praise the programme enough. The personal trainers are friendly, engaging and thoroughly professional. They really motivate all their clients and they are genuinely interested in our personal goals and individual needs. Yes the sessions are hard but they are meant to be, but dont let that put you off. Give it a go and you will be hooked !

Fantastic experience: This is definitely a gym with a difference! It’s a very friendly environment from the trainers and the clients. It’s personal and motivational. Training is usually in small groups - (there are lots of other options to choose from) - almost like having your own personal trainer but cheaper! I love the morning sessions - great start to your day. I would highly recommend anyone to do the 30 day trial...you will be hooked!

Fantastic experience: We are recently new members and thoroughly enjoying the experience so far and definitely feel that even after only 6 weeks positive changes are happening. A great place to train and we find all the staff and other clients friendly and supportive. Impressed enough to sign up for a year.

Fantastic experience: I’m just coming to the end of a 4 week trial and cant fault the environment and the training team. I have been to gyms on/off for years, trained at work and also been a runner but none of these have provided the same results as 4 weeks at the DVCC. I’ve seen a full range of people attending, young, old(er), mums, dads and all have been given dedicated time from the trainers to make the most of their session. The training team are really friendly, great motivators and will answer your questions on anything even if its not ‘included in your package’ which is often something I’ve experienced in a normal gym or PT session. The different memberships seem like a good way to make the most of your time and money and although after the trial the membership isn’t cheap I can only say that you get what you pay for…

Fantastic experience: Signed up for the 30 day trial as only in the area short term. Was quite apprehensive at first but was instantly put at ease by the brilliant trainers and the sense of community that is created. As someone who struggles with motivation​, the DVCC was perfect as they don't let you quit and everyone pushes you to give that extra effort. I would definitely recommend joining and I found this so much more enjoyable than a gym and can already feel and see the difference it has made.

Fantastic experience: Great trainers who will get the best out of you and ensure that you are pushing yourself on every workout whilst maintaining correct form. Really friendly and supportive environment and the sessions are always fun!

Fantastic experience: Excellent gym with exceptional trainers, a real focus on getting results and great fun at the same time.

Fantastic experience: Join up! It's a great place to train. I love it.

Fantastic experience: This place is amazing! All the trainers are brilliant and it feels like a little family. If you are a bit self-conscious, this is definitely the place to train! You can see progress quickly, as you can work your way up the weights and exercises. Give it a go, a definite life changer :)

Fantastic experience: I have been a member now for just over three weeks and I have loved it. Everyone is really friendly and helpful, it's not like other gyms I actually really look forward to going. I would highly recommend.

Fantastic experience: Love working out with Laura at the DVCC. She has taught me lots and always pushes me to work hard. Noticing changes in my body after just a couple of weeks! Would definitely recommend

Fantastic experience: Thoroughly enjoy training at dvcc

Fantastic experience: What a great place to go . Professional and friendly trainers . Come out of every session feeling energised and raring to go . Should have joined years ago . Which there was a 10 star rating !!!!!

Fantastic experience: All you need to do is turn up and do as you are told! The trainers are amazing .... tough, inspirational, motivational and fun. The DVCC community is great, from all walks of life, all shapes and sizes but with one goal: be fit and healthy and in better shape. The workouts are created for you, changed regularly, they work and they are over in 50 minutes. I love DVCC Hitchin!

Fantastic experience: Just do it people, I have loved every one of my training sessions. The personal trainers are simply amazing. They know their stuff and support and encourage you every step you take. I can not speak highly enough of my experience so far with the DVCC. Brilliant!

Fantastic experience: A simply brilliant way to get trained by outstanding trainers who care about your improvement without being the army major types. All you have to do is turn up they do the rest, well nearly. They wont let you fail. I highly recommend this way for getting fit

Fantastic experience: I have tried home workout DVDs, gyms, fad diets and as much fun as they are...nothing has ever worked and nowhere has reached out to make me feel so welcome. I love the workouts and can feel the benefits. The members/team are a bit like family, but not the kind you can't wait to get rid of!

Fantastic experience: Loving training with dvcc especially after several years out of a gym

Fantastic experience: The DVCC has helped me immensely over the past 6 months. I've lost a lot of fat and gained just as much muscle. The experts have encouraged me throughout the process with excellent advice and pushed me when needed. I have completely changed the way I feel/think about nutrition and most imortantly the time spent during training is fun, challenging and with a great atmosphere generated by the staff.

Fantastic experience: Love Love Love The DVCC - I have been going to gyms for 26yrs on and off. This is the most motivating friendly and non competitive gym I have ever been too. The sessions are hard but can be completed in a short space of time for those who haven't got a lot of time. The workouts are always changing so challenging every part of your body. The trainers offer so much support and advice on exercise and nutrition almost 24hrs if you need it because of the amount of support offered online as well. I have seen so many success stories come from The DVCC from either weight loss, increased strength and general health improvement. Personally it has given me strength, better health and a healthy attitude to food(having been a serial on/off dieter) The DVCC really promotes a friendly and supportive gym with great workouts!!

Fantastic experience: I was one of those people who joined a gym, went for a month and then never set foot in the door again, but not with the DVCC. I look forward to my sessions and go several times a week and have been for over a year. The trainers are amazing they push you to do your best and really motivate and support you to do more, to be better, to get those results you want. I cannot praise them enough. My attitude to exercise and eating has been transformed along with my body!

Fantastic experience: I have trained with several different personal trainers, gyms and fitness clubs over the years and I have never come across anything like the DVCC before. I don't like big gym classes because there is no personal support. You can either follow the instructor or you can't. However, I don't like training all by myself either because I find it hard to stay motivated, I don't push myself and I find it boring. I have had good results with one-on-one personal trainers but it's still horribly lonely training on your own and the cost is unsustainable if you want to train more than twice a week. At the DVCC, you get the best of all worlds. You get the attention, expertise, motivation and support of a highly qualified personal trainer. You also get the encouragement, camaraderie and banter of training with a very small group of workout buddies. The combination is very powerful. If I was a member of a regular gym, whenever I had a difficult/busy/stressful day it would be very easy to just not bother. However, at the DVCC, no matter how stressful my day has been or how rubbish I'm feeling, I'm always made to feel welcome, I always enjoy myself, I always get a great workout and I always leave feeling fantastic. The overall package is better than any I have seen. You can train as often as you want. You get regular one-to-one progress tracker sessions that involve a full body composition analysis, nutritional advice and help with any fitness questions/issues you may wish to discuss. You get a full website which includes online access to your progress tracker results, online booking for convenience, a vast recipe repository, knowledge base and blog. As well as all that, the DVCC trainers themselves provide a high level of personal support on top. They are available by text and email and are always happy to take the time to discuss your program with you. Regarding the science of it all, you don't have to spend much time on the DVCC website or be a member for very long before you realise that an incredible amount of research and planning goes on behind the scenes. These guys aren't working from old hymn sheets regurgitating out-of-date techniques. They are constantly updating their knowledge and methods. The workouts are changed frequently to prevent stagnation and cycle through scientifically planned phases in order to ensure the clients achieve the best results possible. I have lost 11% (30 pounds) of fat since I joined a few months ago. I've completely changed the way I eat and the way I think about food. I no longer obsess about the scales. In fact I don't even use my scales anymore. Most importantly, fitness has become part of my life. It's not something I have to force myself to do anymore. It's a part of my day that I look forward to and I miss it if I can't make it. That is the power of the DVCC.