Fitness First

Fantastic experience: Friendly staff, always clean, great classes.

Negative experience: Awful. Pay over the odds , but machines are broken for months on end. I’d cancel My membership if I wasn’t stuck into it

Fantastic experience: Fitness first seem to pick the nicest staff.

Fantastic experience: Very good gym, tons of equipment.

Fantastic experience: I can’t believe I haven’t written a review for this place before! I’ve been a member of this gym for about two years, and it’s honestly been a fantastic experience. I used to find going to the gym quite intimidating, the atmosphere here is incredibly welcoming. The facilities are great, some great classes, and I love that they have a swimming pool, especially love H2O HIIT. What really sets this gym apart is the staff, especially Jen—she’s absolutely amazing! Always so friendly and makes a point to check in and ensure everything is going smoothly. Edited to also add: I appreciate how Maria also called up to check that everything was okay and to check I’m happy with the gym. And Catrin (spelling?) is always smiling. And the rest of the guys - sorry about not remembering names

Fantastic experience: is really area for the jym the have nice sauna and good jym

Fantastic experience: Nice to see the centre is developing with a new plunge pool

Fantastic experience: I have been going to FF for two years now, and from the start, we’ve received exceptional customer service, especially from Jen, who always ensures we are well accommodated and looked after. While I don’t know everyone’s name, every staff member goes above and beyond, greeting us with a smile and engaging in friendly conversations. FF is a fantastic gym with great facilities and an amazing team. If there’s ever an issue, the staff are quick to assist, and equipment repairs are usually done promptly.

Fantastic experience: Amazing gym, such a friendly atmosphere among all gym goers and staffamazing facilities, always happy faces and smiles!

Fantastic experience: Great gym, good equipment, excellent environment

Fantastic experience: As an older member I try to attend as often as possible, the equipment is ideal and fits my needs, the staff are approachable, helpful and on hand to give advice. I feel valued as reception staff greet me by name . The facilities are spotlessly clean which is not by chance. Great club

Positive experience: I'm a regular for H2O because of Jen who is a Jem. She's a wonderful instructor and takes interest in every one's well-being. No wonder pool is full every Monday and Thursday Thank you Jen.

Fantastic experience: Friendly and welcoming staff, big gym floor with great equipment. Excellent value.

Fantastic experience: I always look forward to my morning swim. Facilities are kept lovely and clean and the staff are welcoming and friendly.

Fantastic experience: Been using fitness first bangor for many years now and always a good experience. Staff are great and helpful and all classes are really good. Highly recommend.

Fantastic experience: Fantastic gym with friendly staff and good equipment

Fantastic experience: Friendly staff, range of equipment and love the pool.

Fantastic experience: Great gym, good equipment, and helpful friendly staff

Fantastic experience: Great gym great staff steam room is next level after a sports massage

Fantastic experience: Brilliant gym!! Adam is the best employee, he’s kind and helpful. I’ve been a happy member for 13 years now.

Fantastic experience: Love this gym, facilities are good, but it's the friendly staff that make the place the best gym in bangor

Fantastic experience: Great gym, great staff and excellent facilities

Fantastic experience: Lovely staff… member manager Rhys is excellent and informative

Fantastic experience: Excellent place to be a member

Fantastic experience: good facilities, friendly staff, would recommend!

Fantastic experience: Great Gym & friendly, helpfull staff. Really enjoying the new Hyrox sessions, great addition to the schedule.

Fantastic experience: I would say hands down the best gym around , in comparison to all the gyms around , cleanest , friendliest ext you don’t feel uncomfortable like a lot of people would face starting out in the gym , very kind and supportive staff

Fantastic experience: As a self proclaimed gym connoisseur, this is one of the best gyms around, the equipment and facilities are a thing of beauty. The staff are some of the best in the business and are nothing short of a treasure to Fitness First.

Fantastic experience: Amazing staff, great service.

Fantastic experience: Really enjoying the gym and pool facilities. Staff are really friendly and helpful

Fantastic experience: good gym. Lovely staff

Fantastic experience: Very good gym with great facilities

Fantastic experience: Very decent facilities and really helpful and friendly staff :)

Fantastic experience: Great facilities, would recommend

Fantastic experience: Pool is small but facilities are nice and staff are lovely! Classes are really great too, especially Non, and Maria's yoga!

Fantastic experience: Friendly staff, good facilities, fun classes!

Fantastic experience: The facility is well-equipped, offering a variety of machines, free weights, and fitness classes to keep things fresh and exciting. The ambiance is motivating, with good lighting and upbeat music that creates an energetic environment. Fitness first has an impressive array of equipment. There are plenty of cardio machines, weightlifting gear, and even functional training areas. Most of the equipment appears to be well-maintained, although during peak hours, some treadmills can be in high demand. Instructors: What truly sets Fitness first apart is its team of instructors. I have attended several classes, including yoga, spinning, and high-intensity interval training (HIIT). Every instructor I’ve encountered has been knowledgeable, motivating, and approachable. Their energy is infectious, and they push everyone to work to their potential. Excellent value for money.

Fantastic experience: Fantastic experience since joining, great facilities and friendly staff. Worth the value for sure.

Fantastic experience: Great Facilities! Friendly staff! Would recommend

Fantastic experience: Brilliant gym, kind and helpful staff would really recommend

Fantastic experience: Fitness First Bangor is kept spotlessly clean and the equipment is excellent and regularly updated. There is a wide range of classes and I'm particularly enjoying Non's Recharge classes

Fantastic experience: It is very clean and tidy and also has complete fitness equipment and facilities. It is really enjoyable to exercise here.I very like the steam and running.

Fantastic experience: Really enjoying it! Great staff :)

Fantastic experience: Good gym! And good stuff!

Positive experience: Been going to this gym for many years, great gym and the staff are friendly. Got to know a few people over the years and always have a good laugh with them. Good facilities all round and the equipment is great but could do with some new extra stuff such as ez curl bars, standing calf raise machine and more attachments for the cable multi gym. Only thing they could improve is the speed on fixing broken equipment but other than that its a great place to be.

Fantastic experience: It's is good gym and there are many things to do so all stiffs are helpful thank you so much.

Fantastic experience: Good equipment and helpful stsff

Fantastic experience: Brilliant gym amazing staff love the classes

Fantastic experience: Great Gym plenty of classes and equipment !! The staff are really friendly ! Aqua HITT with Jen is such a good class.

Fantastic experience: Great gym, fantastic equipment, friendly atmosphere and helpful friendly staff

Fantastic experience: Great gym to train at. Staff are lovely and friendly

Fantastic experience: Lovely coffee, great gym

Fantastic experience: Great gym

Fantastic experience: Brilliant gym, welcoming staff. Positive and friendly atmosphere. I look forward to training there every day

Fantastic experience: Been going for a few months now. Great staff, super friendly.

Fantastic experience: Great Gym.... Great classes.... great instructers

Fantastic experience: Fantastic facilities and always space for my workout

Fantastic experience: Nice gym, swimming pool is lush and all the other facilities are really good , lovely staff

Fantastic experience: Great gym! Lovely staff, super clean and amazing facilities

Fantastic experience: Enjoyed my training session today cross trainer, weightlifting and swimming- relaxed in sauna and jacuzzi. Friendly staff and good venue

Fantastic experience: Been coming here for a year. Clean and spacious gym room, love the pool and sauna

Fantastic experience: Great gym. Come in everyday. Has everything and great staff. Would recommend!

Fantastic experience: Great environment.. the staff are really good in pushing you to get out that little extra you’ve got in you.. the classes are fun and iv’e seen a good improvement in my overall fitness and strength since starting the classes.. personally the best gym iv’e been to!!

Fantastic experience: Good knowledgeable staff, always clean, well managed. Good atmosphere

Fantastic experience: Very friendly staff and amazing gym with a selection of classes to cater to everyone's needs and preferences.

Fantastic experience: Great gym, classes are really good. HYROX class is a really good work out with friendly people and staff!

Fantastic experience: A nice, clean gym. A 7.30am session and lots of people inside doing pre-work workouts. Plenty of machines (TechnoGym), loose weights and treadmills to choose from, and floor space to work around. One machine ‘out of use’ - leg press (03.09.24). The pool and surrounding area is clean and very busy with the early morning swimmers. 1 jacuzzi out of 2 working, but plenty of space to use it. Changing rooms are clean, tidy and a padlock can be borrowed from reception if needed. Bring your own towel. Shower gel provided. The only item of kit missing is a costume spinner. Post workout shakes are available in the coffee area at reception. £4 for a protein with frozen fruit shake. A nice seating area. Parking is free, and right out of the front. And there are plenty of spaces. All day parking allowed if needed. Not overnight. Parking Eye on the car park. Jennifer on reception is super helpful and very polite.

Fantastic experience: Complete all rounder gym, ticks all of the boxes!!

Fantastic experience: Fantastic session on a day pass working away down here. Good equipment, good music, clean and tidy gym and swimming area. Jen on reception was brilliant, informative, helpful and great to speak to. Highly recommended gym.

Negative experience: AVOID! Terrible visit!! Intimidating ginger bald headed older member of staff!! I attended Fitness First Bangor, Gwynedd today (21 June 2024) to take and collect my nephew to and from his swimming lesson. I had in my care my two nephews; one whom is 12 weeks old and the other 4 years old and I was accompanied by my partner. I attended as I had previously done and had my youngest nephew in a carrier strapped to my torso. I had in my hand an empty Cafe Nero cup. I attended the reception and made my way to the cafe area with a view of taking my nephew from the carrier and giving him to my partner in order to collect my older nephew from his swimming lesson. My partner had gone to the car to get my older nephews bag. Upon placing the empty coffee cup on a table and prior to being given the opportunity to remove my nephew or do anything I was abruptly told by an intimidating ginger bald headed older member of staff raising his voice “you can’t drink that here”; to my shock I turned around and explained that the cup was empty and proceeded to hand him the cup by way of confirmation of truth by what I had just told him. I explained that I was collecting my nephew for his swimming lesson, before completing to explain my intention he abruptly interrupted me told me that the cafe was a separate business. Information I did not request or require or did it have any bearing upon my intention. At this stage the member of staff had not established whether or not we would be having a coffee following the collection of my nephew, which was the intention as my youngest nephew was requiring his bottle. At this stage it is prudent to note that the cafe was empty not one person was present!!! This member of staff ought not be in a front facing customer services role. I am appalled at the way in which he spoke to me and his conduct and behaviour. It comes as no surprise that the cafe was empty! I was horrified that such conduct took place in the presence of my nephew! Terrible experience and visit!! AVOID AVOID AVOID!!!

Fantastic experience: Been going regularly to Bangor Fitness First now for few years and, due to relocation, wanted to say a big thank you to all the staff for their friendliness and professionalism in making it the best facility in the area. The wide choice of gym equipment, classes, swimming pool, jacuzzi and steam room make it a fantastic experience whatever mood you are in ! Thanks again.

Fantastic experience: Fantastic gym. The facilities and equipment are first class and the staff are even better! Made some great friends and I will miss it all! Thanks

Fantastic experience: Took my daughter here for her first ever swimming lesson, shes never been confident in water, and just after 1 lesson with Olivia and Emily she seems to just have switched and absolutely loves swimming and shes super excited to continue her lessons with Olympia swimming Thank you Ladies ❤️

Fantastic experience: Great gym - they really value their members and the PT instructors are friendly and intersted in your goals and will motivate you.

Fantastic experience: I am so happy to have joined this pool/gym. The pool is amazing, warm, clean and the jacuzzi and steam room are simply perfect. My daughter too has now joined the olympia swim classes and I am able to sit back in the jacuzzi and relax whilst she has her swimming lessons. The instructors are fanstatic. The staff at Fitness first are all so very kind, helpful and polite. I only wish I had joined sooner! Thankyou

Fantastic experience: Olympia Swimming at Fitness First is, without a doubt the best swimming choice around. Both my children had so much fun learning to swim confidently, in small groups, to an amazing standard in very little time at all. By far the best investment- I am so pleased to watch them swim and dive with confidence. So reassuring when we are down the lake and in the sea in the summer. All the instructors are so friendly and welcoming, the changing facilities are spot-on and the children have loved every single lesson. Thank you to Alan and the team, I cannot recommend you highly enough!

Fantastic experience: Great first experience with Olympia Swimming, very professional and clearly very experienced, my son went in screaming and came out with a massive smile on his face and is keen for more, very pleased and looking forwards to continuing our swim lessons with Alan and his team. Thank you.

Fantastic experience: My son has been going to Olympia Swim and it's a fantastic swimming school! Alan and the coaches are all wonderful and so good at what they do. My son had lost his confidence in the water over covid and Olympia swim sorted him out in no time. Highly recommend.

Fantastic experience: My son has been swimming at Fitness First (Olympia Swimming) for around a year now. Olivia has been excellent with him. From the wobbles at the start, to being so welcoming every week we turn up. She really has the time to talk and make the lesson enjoyable for my son. He's just started swimming with Sara too, and really enjoyed his weekly sessions with them both!

Fantastic experience: Friendly staff and great facilities. Lost 20lb in 2 months with the help and advice of my personal trainer, Nathan Jeavons, ( he works from here), and I can't wait to carry on my fitness journey in 2024 . Get a personal trainer because you deserve it!

Fantastic experience: Our daughter has been going to Olympia swimming lessons with Alan and his team. The quality of the lessons are really high. The team are really focused and work really hard with each child. Very impressive to watch. Our daughter loves it and her swimming is improving all the time. Thanks everyone!

Fantastic experience: My son has been going to Olympia swimming now for nearly a year, the improvement in him is out standing. He first started with one to ones with Olivia his confidence grew very quickly with her as she was kind, patient and understood George and his worries from the word go. They then put him in to a group which I was worried about as previously he has found this difficult, this is where he met Emily again Emily was so patient, caring, encouraging and knew exactly how to be with him. He has gone from being so nervous and crying to actually enjoying his lesson’s looking forward and saying to me that he is proud of himself as he is now swimming and putting his face in the water. The whole team are so lovely and I would highly recommend them to anyone especially if you have a little one who is a nervous swimmer. I can’t thank the girls enough for the hard work and the understanding that everyone has a different pace, there is no pressure put on the children, what a fab wonderful team.

Negative experience: Good gym but awful closing times and for some reason they just made it even worse? A gym closing at 9:30 is ridiculous for the price they charge

Fantastic experience: Fantastic gym and very well run. Great selection of equipment and seems to be plenty of availability on equipment. Steam room and jacuzzi very relaxing too!

Fantastic experience: I only joined at Bangor this week after a life time away from Gyms ( I am 67). When I went for the first time on Thursday I was gobsmacked how friendly and helpful everyone were, nothing too much trouble, smiling staff everywhere. Had my second session today and it was just the same atmosphere, like a big family. I absolutely love it will be going a lot ( if my body stands up).

Fantastic experience: Great place Went as a day visitor Friendly staff very helpful. Facilities are excellent, clean , great spa and steam room really felt refreshed after. Wish I lived closer would be my regular place to go !! Highly recommended!

Fantastic experience: Best gym in Bangor great equipment, nice pool and studios.The staff make you feel really welcome I Love this place. Fully recommend anyone to join.

Fantastic experience: Enjoy the gym, great pool and welcoming environment. Staffs super nice too

Fantastic experience: I have been a member at this gym now for the better half of 2 years, i enjoyed my first year so much that i convinced my 70year old father to come and join as there are many machines and classes for his ability. By far, the BEST thing about this gym is the EZ Bar Cafe, this cafe is clean, reasonably priced with knowlegdeable staff and often some great banter to be had. They only ask a small favour of buying a small item which is a reasonable request if you are socialising with friends and using their tables, this is a small local business after all. Being able to go to the café after my workout sessions has been the main reason my father and I have kept our memberships as we can rest, rehydrate and get our protein in! The owner of the café always gives a warm welcome, he knows all there is to know about supplements and recovery after training, which you cannot find in any other gym nearby. I would also like to give a special thankyou to the cafe owner (Gavin) and the manager (Jen) for being so helpful and understanding towards my father who struggles with mobility, they have helped come up with excersises and suggest classes that benefit his health greatly. This is what makes Fitness First Bangor a Gym that is a step above all the rest. A Café, fantastic facilities and extremely helpful staff, what more could you want in a gym?

Fantastic experience: Fitness first is so important to bangor and the wider community, it creates loads of jobs, provides facilities for all ages from kids swimming, gym, pool, high intensity classes (love the spin & trax!) to lower ones for the elderly and does it well! As for the few comments slating the cafe i use it every day as do all my friends and loads of other members who rely on it for their breakfast before work (me for one!), pre/post workouts, chill out area for a coffee who would be lost without it but then 1 or 2 people who don't understand you have to actualy buy food or drink from a small cafe to actualy sit in that cafe or think they can bring their own picnic in try to destroy it's reputation because the world won't bend to their needs! I for one along with hundreds of others appreciate what gav brings to the club with his cafe (which is a totaly seperate business btw) along with the cracking banter/atmosphere you get in there! Stop moaning and be gratefull there is a facility this good left in bangor!!

Fantastic experience: Awesome facility! Really knowledgeable PTs. HUGE variety of classes something for everyone! Cafe on site awesome for those who would like to support a small business with a huge variety of healthy products and coffee Is lovely!

Fantastic experience: Great staff and location. Easy Bar cafe with Gav is fantastic to serve the needs of the genuine members! Plenty of scam reviews out there, but all genuine users know the place is spot on

Fantastic experience: First class facility. Very clean, all staff are very friendly and helpful! Warm and friendly environment. The coffee from the ez bar tops my morning off everyday!

Positive experience: The gym, classes, pool and staff are all wonderful. I really enjoy the HIIT classes and the Aqua classes too, and there's a great selection of weights on the gym floor. However, they need to drastically improve the café and this would be a 5* review otherwise. Firstly, it has a terrible smell, which on occasions penetrates the entire reception area. Secondly, the quality of the items on sale is terrible and many of the items are purchased from B&M Bargains next door for a small fraction of the price they are sold in the café for (I've actually seen the café manager in the store buying a whole trolley of flapjacks and protein bars). Thirdly, I've felt bullied by the café manager on several occasions, which I think may be due to my race and religion. Finally, they need to serve better coffee. It's from a push button machine but prices as if it's barista coffee.

Fantastic experience: Amazing gym with amazing facilities. All the staff are so friendly and helpful!

Negative experience: Gym Staff are friendly, gym is OK, gets very overcrowded, don't like the gym floor classes they run, as that limits equipment available for use at certain times. Classes in studios are good if a little repetitive. "Spa" area 1 hot tub seems permanently broken and up to 10 people squash into the the other one. Pool always has a kids swimming lesson running very noisy for a "Spa" area. Cafe policy of must purchase to sit needs to be looked at this was a members lounge when i joined the gym in 2010, somewhere to chat after a workout with friends. But the cafe managers attitude is the worst, he has no customer service skills what so ever, I mean does he even realize that it's our membership payments that give him his space. FF should cordon it off and put signs up as according to them the cafe has nothing to do with them and any issues are to be taken up with the cafe manager - see captive audience attitude from corporate too.

Fantastic experience: Great facility, Well kept, all new equipment & really friendly staff. Needed a spot for working sets and Arron was happy to help with my set alongside offering advice on shoulder rehab and seemed very knowledgeable on all fitness subjects that came to topic. Top staff! 10/10 would recommend

Fantastic experience: Brilliant gym with friendly staff! Highly recommend

Fantastic experience: Simon, personal trainer. Excellent. Improved my health and fitness. Totally would recommend.

Fantastic experience: A very good gym, with modern equipment and a good swimming pool. The sauna and jacuzzi are good after a workout.