The Gym Group Oxford Abingdon

Fantastic experience: Love this gym! Very friendly staff and wonderful trainers.

Positive experience: Good ‘does what it says in the tin’ gym. Instructors are always friendly and knowledgeable. I go very early so have no issues with availability of machines. However, cleaning stations have been recently been removed which is consistently causing the machines to suffer quite a bit, I often encounter a large amount of others sweat on the machines and do not feel like using my own towel to clean this up which impacts the machines that can be used. I have noticed a few of the machines are starting to smell very strongly too. Appreciated cleaning stations result in paper waste and gym group are focussed on minimising waste as part of commitment to Net-Zero but feel like an alternative needs to be offered. There are signs that ask people to bring towels to clean the machine but if users forget there is no way to wipe the machines down.

Positive experience: I want to join the gym but which off peak hour period is correct? Timing is different web site and apps.

Fantastic experience: Overall clean with a variety of good equipment

Negative experience: From outside, it looks cool, but inside is below average in comparison to other branches. Just a conclusion, it's worth paying the monthly membership as an alternative for rainy days.

Positive experience: Great gym, been coming here for 5 months now, good equipment although as of late cleaning supplies are sparse, plenty pods have been working intermittently, and bring a friend has just plain not been working when I've tried to bring people with me. Tends to be on the busy no matter when you go, mainly due to the gym groups relentless marketing and texting/emailing of new join up offers for even more members, best after midnight if you want a solid uninterrupted workout, even then though I've had to wait for the bench press since there is only one. 4/5

Fantastic experience: I use to join many classes and the Staff is always very competent,helpful and very nice (Jack,Chris,Edi).24 hours access is great when you deal with shifts and I made the right choice when I chose the GymGroup

Fantastic experience: There are lots of classes to attend throughout the day, which is great as there is always something to choose from. I would recommend trainers Chris and Jack in particular as their classes are fun and engaging, whilst still being challenging. Their broad knowledge means you are coached through the session rather than left to your own devices!

Fantastic experience: Lovely facility, friendly staff, very clean

Fantastic experience: Nice facilities, with a variety of exercise options and good maintenance.

Fantastic experience: Amazing and very very good training session with Jack . 5 stars to him ️‍♂️ ‍♂️

Fantastic experience: Super friendly gym, nice and clean and great classes with enthusiastic instructors

Fantastic experience: Love the 24hr access that includes free classes. I’ve attend classes run by PT’s -Jack, Edi, Chris, Laura and Garth. Jack did my initial induction talking through what I hoped to achieve and what the gym offers. He also went machine by machine based on my interests; explaining the purpose and proper use and this made me feel at ease. The classes are very enjoyable and I look forward to my workouts.

Fantastic experience: Great gym. Great atmosphere. The trainers are very nice and helpful.

Fantastic experience: My friend and I joined the gym after Lockdown and have found it to the cleanest gym we have ever been members of. The staff are all so friendly and approachable . We attend a few of the classes a week with Jack and he keeps them varied and explains clearly what we should be doing but most importantly corrects us if we are not in the correct position for the exercise. The gym is a very comfortable place to be while keeping fit . Lin and Deb

Fantastic experience: Great vibe, great and smiley staff, always clean and a friendly vibe. Would highly recommend!

Fantastic experience: When I joined this gym, I was the type of person who just ran on the treadmill. I signed up for PT sessions with Chris who has taught me so much. The sessions are brilliant! I feel so much fitter and stronger than I’ve ever been & I’m much more confident in using all the gym equipment. The classes are great too. So nice to have a gym that has classes early mornings, meaning I can go before work. All the staff are super friendly and the gym is well equipped. Definitely recommend!

Fantastic experience: Really great gym - best I’ve been to. The place is really clean and well equipped. I never feel intimidated like you do at some gyms when you’re an older woman. Chris is an amazing PT - motivating, knowledgeable and supportive. Highly recommend this place.

Fantastic experience: I really enjoy coming to the gym and think it’s great value for money. I particularly enjoy the classes Amrap and Rumble as I like the teamwork and that it makes exercising fun.

Fantastic experience: A great gym with really friendly and helpful staff!

Fantastic experience: Really good and friendly atmosphere Laura my PT for the session was knowledgeable and helped set up a program for me to keep to

Fantastic experience: i joined the gym group abingdon in august 2023 but couldn’t find the courage to go! i found gyms to be scary and intimidating. in the autumn, i heard about their new ladies only lifting class, so i decided to give it a go and i haven’t looked back since! this is the friendliest gym i have ever been to, everyone who goes there is helpful, along with the staff who are always smiling and available for support if you are unsure about anything.

Negative experience: Angry manager.bad attitude will never go here again. Its a shame because i like the gym.

Fantastic experience: The gym group Abingdon is by far the best I’ve been too! The staff are all friendly, happy and full of knowledge. They offer classes all times of the day Monday to Friday which can be really great if you feel you’re lacking abit of motivation and need pushing. The equipment and facilities are all clean and well maintained too which is great to see! The manager Chris is fantastic. He ensures the gym is kept in clean and working order at all times. He offers PT sessions to suit you and has great knowledge in all areas of fitness!

Positive experience: It's OK. Equipment is getting tired. And it's very busy at times. Not enough equipment for everyone to use

Negative experience: Not very helpful staff. I visited hoping to be shown around and given advice and help to join. I got let in after waiting outside for about 10 minutes and told have a look around and go online to join. As an older person hoping to get fitter and get advice on the equipment, I was left unimpressed.

Fantastic experience: I joined this gym a few months ago. I am totally satisfied! The equipment is well looked after and its always clean and tidy. Very friendly staff always available and keen to support.

Negative experience: Really not happy with it to be totally honest! The toilets and showers are constantly dirty like COVERED in dirt and dust and hair. So is the general space usually. And it’s just one big open space with equipment and not very well organised either. To add further-there’s literally just a handful of machines for legs and so but sooo much more for upper body strength. Very much aimed for the use of men only I believe. Having to wait so long for the leg machines is terrible. Unlike other gym groups that also have mini saunas etc. All in all it’s not as clean as it should be and it could have a lot more to offer as a gym. Also the vending machines never work with our Apple Pay!!

Positive experience: Good value for money gym. Friendly atmosphere. Not the biggest of gyms though.

Fantastic experience: I finally found the gym that I like!! :) It is a drive for me (25 minutes) but it is worth it. Very spacious, clean, bright and people are all smiley!!! And I think most people are around my age-ish (working, mums and older) :) I find other gyms in Witney and Carterton are more catered to either bodybuilders or young students. Again, I am okay with bodybuilders and young students but it's either the gym light is too dim and the music is like disco/heavy metal vibe or just students that come in groups and you don't know when they are going to finish their sets.... It doesn't bother me if the functional area is used for work out classes. Just have to time myself to come at the right time so I can use the functional area if I needed to :) Thank you again for keeping the gym so clean! xx

Positive experience: Too small gym, expensive, and lesser equipment

Positive experience: Good gym, the entry pods are a pain in the a@#£

Positive experience: Very solid and spacious gym, especially for the price. The gym is accessible 24 hours a day and offers most standard gym equipment and a good selection of machines. Quite comparable to alternatives like PureGym. The premise is kept very well and clean, with most facilities on the ground floor. Changing rooms are upstairs and you can find bathrooms and showers too. The facilities are bog-standard but well-kept and new. You won't find any special features such as sauna, gym lessons, etc. (to my knowledge).

Positive experience: It would be perfecr if you add a "Leg Extension Machines " front and back.

Positive experience: Pros: The equipment is clean and in decent condition It's open 24h Price is quite good Cons: The space isn't used very well (i.e. 3/4 of the gym could be empty and 1/4 completely packed) There's only 1 bench press setup and 3 racks - and 10 treadmills which aren't being used It's not a bad place, but also not amazing.

Fantastic experience: The staff are helpful and friendly, the gym itself is always clean and there's a great selection of machines and weights to choose from. Thanks!

Negative experience: Kit is dirty no paper in any of the cleaning stations. To hot and no staff ever

Fantastic experience: The most welcoming and friendly gym I’ve had the pleasure of working out at. Esther, the manager, always welcomes you with a warm smile and words of encouragement. I’ve been a member of gyms in England, Australia, Germany and Wales and this is as good as any. Just get me a sauna and it would be perfect!

Fantastic experience: One of my favourite gyms in the network, Very clean, very friendly. Worth a visit!!

Fantastic experience: Fantastic atmosphere and very hygienic! Credit to Esters and her team, Chris and Kira. Very welcoming and help you out with any of your gym needs. Brilliant for beginners and vertrans alike.

Fantastic experience: Great gym and very friendly staff

Fantastic experience: 5 stars all the way! Kira, Chris and all the staff are excellent ❤️

Fantastic experience: Have only been going to the gym for a month, but the gym group has really helped built my confidence at the gym and has become an enjoyable experience.

Fantastic experience: Perfect place to for a workout and everyone is so friendly. Well worth the membership!

Fantastic experience: Friendly and helpful staff Great atmosphere

Fantastic experience: It's a nice place to work out and to talk to other users. The manager is super helpful, positive and approachable.

Fantastic experience: Friendly staff. Great variety of machines and equipment and good price :)

Fantastic experience: I have done a few workouts with Kira she makes you push yourself and is very supportive. The workouts kill and make you go away like you’ve done a bloody good workout .

Fantastic experience: Love the classes

Fantastic experience: Laura is excellent ,her lessons are very structured ,she gives plenty of motivation,they are clear to follow, she is very helpful and always help to answer your questions

Fantastic experience: Great place for fitness. Very well equipped and clean. Staff Ester, Chris always friendly and around to give advice and help. Would definitely recommend to others

Fantastic experience: I enjoy going to the gym and having a chat with Kira, it is always clean and I feel comfortable to talk to all staff if in help

Negative experience: Whatever you do, only train on your own and work out like you know very little, as anything else will be immediately held under suspicion by eagle eyed staff that you're trying to stiff the gym out of revenue. I've often felt very unwelcomed and cancelled my gym membership after only a few months. Avoid and go somewhere you can comfortably train with friends without the Gestapo breathing down your neck!

Negative experience: Not a bad Gym for the price. But there is a couple of issues. Firstly, the Stretching area, if you workout in the morning don't expect to stretch your muscles. There is only one area, and that area has group classes on all morning. Could easily make use of the space under the stairs. Needs heavier Kettle bells, be preparied to wait half an hour to use the showers Monday - Friday, 7am - 9am

Fantastic experience: Great space could do with more equipment

Fantastic experience: Perfect Pe

Negative experience: Disgusting. Unclean, filthy, and every other machine is broken

Positive experience: It's good value for money and there's a lot of equipment. However, some of the machines are incompatible for average to small women - clearly not accounting for ~50% of the population in design. It also seems to attract the forever child - someone who expects someone else to clean up after them. It's just nasty. I like the idea of non-gendered bathrooms, but the reality is unpleasant. I think I'll be switching gyms soon.

Fantastic experience: Great place, highly recommend!

Fantastic experience: Clean and pleasant environment with good equipment and decent toilets and showers. Can't really ask for more from a gym, especially for the price.

Positive experience: Cheap and cheerful, punch bag needs repacking and could do with a few more, otherwise all you'd expect from a 24hr gym. Water membership* isnt worth it in my opinion, you can fill 500ml every 20 minutes, occasionally I drink more than that and I feel disappointed that the membership doesn't cover it. *This is an extra that is provided by a 3rd party company supplied in the gym, unflavoured water is available freely

Fantastic experience: Great gym. Lots of great equipment.

Fantastic experience: Third time editing my review for this gym. I've been going to the gym for over 15 months now and have seen a crazy amount of progress in the strength of my body and I have this gym to thank for it. Although I've spent most of my time at the gym in Bournemouth, I've spent maybe 6 months of the time at Abingdon and I have a very clear understanding of the quality of the gym. There's a wide range of equipment suitable for every muscle group and I've almost never seen any of it out of order, in contrast to Bournemouth where it can stay broken for months. The gym is also kept clean to a very high standard due to the efforts of both the staff reorganising the weights, and the gym members wiping down their equipment after using them. The prices seemed to dip down recently. The Abingdon gym used to cost about £24 but right now it's £18 which is a great change and feels like a very balanced price. Right now, the only noticeable complaint I have about this gym is that there are no dedicated machines for calves, but this can be done with alternative methods using the smith machine or leg press. There's also only one dedicated bench press which can be difficult to use during peak times when the gym is busiest. Other than that, it's a great quality gym. The only enemy at this gym will be your own consistency & dedication.

Negative experience: Good price and facilities. Unfortunately the gym manager approached me in a very rude manner following an incident so I cancelled my membership.

Fantastic experience: Love this place! Staff are professional and welcoming, the gym is immaculate and the equipment is good quality. The app is great to keep an eye on your progress etc. Great value for money

Positive experience: Pretty good. Needs some bigger lockers for motorcyclists. And winter.

Fantastic experience: Great Gym, fantastic staff, machines always clean and everyone is always friendly.

Fantastic experience: I have joined the gym it's a great place to get fit I'm 64yrs old and I'm still able to get fit

Fantastic experience: Best gym in thr area

Negative experience: Rated it low because i paid for a day pass and then once i arrived i couldnt get in. Again no real customer service for you to contact by phone so if you have issues dontbother trying to fond a number, it doesnt exist. Now i cant even get on the app, says oh no! Somethings tangled!

Fantastic experience: Absolutely brilliant

Positive experience: Good place. Small gym doesn't warrant the higher price compared to my home gym.

Fantastic experience: Nice displays of machine. Would recommend gym assistance for new users.

Fantastic experience: My second love in life!! After food!! Great equipment, staff are around during the day and helpful. See you tomorrow!

Positive experience: One of their smaller gyms, gets quite busy 6 am to 8 and also 4 pm thru to 8 pm. It's got OK equipment but I'd generally say it's more treadmill heaven than lifters paradise...

Fantastic experience: Good gym. Polite staff...

Positive experience: Best gym in Abbey. Would be 5 stars if water filters were exchanged more frequently. Overall good gym with new equipment as it was opened in July 2021

Fantastic experience: Amazing place, great value for money.

Fantastic experience: Good experience cleaned place kindly staff variety of kind of gym

Fantastic experience: Have recently switched gyms from another monthly contract gym due to it being overcrowded and having old equipment. The team at Oxford Abingdon are really friendly, especially the new management team which I have noticed recently. There is a huge amount of floor space in the gym and plentiful amounts of equipment to use even in peak times. The staff are always cleaning down machines and renewing the cleaning stations, ensuring the gym is a safe place to train. Overall The Gym Group in Oxford Abingdon feels very welcoming, and membership is very affordable, with top of the range new equipment, great facilities all round and amazing staff. Would not hesitate to recommend The Gym Group to friends and family!!

Fantastic experience: Clean, lots of equipment. Very good gym.

Fantastic experience: its a good gym

Fantastic experience: A lot of different machines. Most of it in places, so it is well organized and taken care of.

Fantastic experience: Welcoming affordable gym, what more is there to say. Love it.

Fantastic experience: Great gym great staff very welcoming

Fantastic experience: Great gym, managers are helpful and staff are welcoming. I will be returning and recommend this gym to all.

Fantastic experience: Been here since the start. Very impressed everytime I go recently.