Fitness First

Negative experience: Permanently closed without any prior notice to gym members, either by email or on-site. Looking forward to not being a Fitness First member ever again.

Positive experience: Good range of equipment, however it's dark and dingy in the gym area. Very dusty with torn equipment. It looks like it hasn't been cleaned in a week or so. There was a strange sewage smell in the main gym area. I had to leave.

Fantastic experience: Great big space with plenty of machines. Steam room and sauna is spacious and has a drinking fountain nearby :)

Fantastic experience: Great gym, amazing staff!! Thanks guys

Fantastic experience: Great environment, staff always there to help with any concerns. Definitely recommend ✨

Negative experience: Not worth the money. Classes are at odd times, plus the only two Yoga classes fill up straight away. The system of you signing up for a class and attendance in class doesn't work. Hot showers were out of use for three months and they have constant towels supply issues. Finally cancelling my membership after 1 1/2 years and it cost more than I pay for a month to attend. There are many other gyms in Angel, I highly recommend you seek elsewhere.

Positive experience: A really big fitness first gym with different sections which is nice. It’s a well kitted out gym but some of the equipment is a bit dated. The changing rooms are very nice but you need a padlock for the lockers.

Fantastic experience: Decent size gym with ample equipment, friendly staff and unlike many other gyms they get the music (genre and volume) right!

Positive experience: Dark, dirty, only 2 squat racks (+1 assisted). Pricey for what you are getting.

Negative experience: This used to be a decent gym, but has recently been overtaken by bro culture, with big dudes noisily working out shirtless. Management is indifferent and explicitly declined to enforce the gym's policy when asked. Given the gym is very rarely cleaned (stains remain for days!), this is very uninviting and unappealing, despite these dudes being a small minority.

Fantastic experience: Great little place, never too busy, and really good HIIT classes especially the ones led by Carly...she's brilliant.

Fantastic experience: Zoe’s body pump class was fantastic! She works you hard!

Negative experience: Total rubbish never ever..manager give day pass trial and after ask pay 20£. And i come twice to lost my all days time

Fantastic experience: Pleasant atmosphere, and absolutely wonderful group classes. SHRED is my favourite, particularly when there is sufficient warm-up and cool-downs. Kudos to the instructor O.R. for some of the best routines!

Fantastic experience: Highly recommend this gym! Very clean and has the best equipment you need to get in a good pump. Very good staff as well that will help with all your fitness goals ( special shout-out to Saaid, Enzo, Ike, Daniel and Matt).

Negative experience: This gym in Angel has deteriorated. Never see it being cleaned, broken equipment, problems with hot water (whole month without it) and out of action sauna and steam room. To top it up, turn up at 7am and no towels available! Membership cancelled! It's a joke of a gym. There are better gyms out there.

Fantastic experience: Phenomenal gym, especially Enzo has wonderful customer service. He's a very respectful, helpful and genuine individual.

Fantastic experience: Great gym, it has many different machines and is spacious, everything I needed in a gym. Enzo and the rest of the team are super friendly and made me feel welcomed from day one!

Negative experience: Just once it would be nice if everything at this gym worked

Fantastic experience: Friendly, welcoming staff. Good range of equipment on the gym floor. Changing rooms are a bit of a maze but very spacious. Generally a nice vibe.

Positive experience: Nice place some of the staff are nice. Especially David in Zumba. A great instructor. However I find the classes not challenging enough. Impressed with the cleanliness.

Fantastic experience: I recently joined fitness first and instantly felt welcomed. There is an amazing vibe in the gym and the staff are very friendly. Donyx in particular was very helpful with explaining everything I needed to know!

Fantastic experience: Femi is the most amazing coach! Just when you think you can't give anymore, he brings the energy to enable you to push through to the end of the fitness class. With each class offering something new, his classes remain exciting - and results driven.

Fantastic experience: Great place gym with excellent equipment but my favourite place is the sauna and stream after a hard work out

Fantastic experience: My favourite gym. Good location, great quality of facilities and always nice staff. 10/10

Fantastic experience: Great gym, can recommend.

Positive experience: Staff are really good and helpful but the shower/sauna steam area is available on and off so you’re never sure what you’re gonna get on the day. Overall a great place to workout from a gym’s perspective.

Fantastic experience: Saïd is the best teacher I ever had! I warmly recommend

Negative experience: So annoyed about the hot water, I've spent more time using cold water than hot water in this gym, there's always an issue about this place

Fantastic experience: #1 gym value for money. Nevertheless, it saddens me endlessly that my guy Brian pursued a different career path - hope you’re reading this bro, I love you

Fantastic experience: Nice gym. Facilities clean. Syed always helpful

Fantastic experience: Always clean, very good machines and amazing staff! Overall a really good gym!

Fantastic experience: Half the price of nearby Virgin gym, nice sauna and steam room, showers. Recent updates to the gym floor layout are nice, friendly reception

Negative experience: No shower. No workout rooms as they're under construction. Disinfectant towels constantly empty. Employees more interested in playing football in the lobby, hanging out and socialising. customer service is non existant.

Positive experience: I have a love/hate feelings about this gym. The people there are very helpful and their customer service is superb. But the gym itself is currently a disaster: flooded studios, ripped ceiling in the main gym area, and tonight there wasn't any hot water... I hope their head office can sort things out speedily!!!

Fantastic experience: Excellent Service & great gym equipmemt. Staff erre super friendly.

Fantastic experience: I’ve been struggling with the demands of a high pressure job, but coming to fitness first in Angel restores my calm and gives me my strength to be the best I can be at whatever I do. Big thanks to Barbora, Said and Enzo, and rest of the team, as every time I see them they always have great words of motivation and support me in all my fitness goals. Best gym ever

Fantastic experience: Gym is extremely well kept, the staff also make sure that the members have good gym etiqette by cleaning afterthemselves, as well as the staff helping people by explaining how to use the different variety of equipment at the gym.

Fantastic experience: Wonderful experience at the gym. The staff was extremely proffeisional and carried themselves well. Especially a young gentlemen whose name I forgot....showed me how to use a variety of equipment within the gym as well as helping me start conversation with a variety of different people within the gym floor. The gym is extremely well kept, myself and wife have praised the staff telling them that the cleaners have left the place shining every time we attend the gym. As well as the staff being ontop of the towels as well as making sure no problems arise within the gym itself.

Fantastic experience: Excellent facilities (incl. steam room and sauna), friendly staff - really enjoyed my Trax Challenge! Beth was exceptional and pushed me to my limits.

Fantastic experience: FAB-U-LOUS Zumba class with David, great fun great energy!! The ladies changing rooms and showers were absolutely spotless. The young lady cleaning there this evening kept the facilities immaculate. Thank you to Said and colleague on reception

Fantastic experience: Very kind staff, who help you with anything you need. The gym is amazing

Fantastic experience: An amazing gym. The staff is amazing, and very helpful. I recommend

Negative experience: Lol - I signed up to a 6 month membership. Paid, didn't use it for a few days, had £39 taken from my account, froze it for 1 month, at least I thought I did .. had another £8 taken .. decided to unfreeze, was asked to pay £32 to unfreeze :D I've not actually used the gym yet :D:D:D:D now I want to cancel my membership and I'm being told I have to unfreeze, pay the fee - just so that I can cancel. I don't think so ... FITNESS FIRST NEVER AGAIN. + no customer service line. This is so poor it's actually quite funny..

Fantastic experience: Friendly staff wide range of equipment love the steam room and sauna

Fantastic experience: They are great, specially Ike always helpful with his big smile

Positive experience: I have not visited it but living in front of it. I notice boys and girls visiting the club daily in the morning and evening. The club is lit day and night, not sure if it operates 24 hours a day!

Positive experience: Good place super nice staff, only thing is that there’s not really a free weight area with mirrors.

Fantastic experience: Lovely open plan gym, love working out here.. The staff are amazing and really appreciate the work that's gone into making it one of the best gym's in Angel

Fantastic experience: I went into fitness first for the very first time and a young lady approached me and was soo kind and she made me feel soo welcomed and relaxed. Her name was Michaela! We need more staff like her in these gyms!!

Fantastic experience: Excellent gym with very nice and friendly staff. I recommend !

Fantastic experience: great atmosphere and energy in the club, team is very kind. Definitely I enjoyed going there”

Fantastic experience: Great atmosphere, good set up with sauna and steam room. Amazing staff, friendly and professional.

Fantastic experience: I been training here for years and fully recommend! The staff are great and the classes too. Michaela edpecially is always smiling and gives a warm welcome and delivers good classes on the gym floor

Fantastic experience: Amazing gym!! The best Management Hussain, staff Carly, Beth, Daniel, Camille, Ike and Ike and PTs! Definitely recommend

Fantastic experience: I have been to many gym in many areas but I can definitely say this is hands down the BEST gym I have ever been to. Everyone is like a friend and they welcome you and treat you so friendly as well. Also, to mention such a good chill vibe. Definitely try your PT session with Daniel! Such an amazing guy and trains so well with very good and deep knowledge that other PT does not even know. I have been training with him for few months now but he has become more than a PT to me and is my friend and the training he has given me has improved my health, body, strength and mind as well! Keeps you very motivated and dedicated! MUST GO GYM!

Fantastic experience: People working at Fitness first Angel are very friendly, ready to help if any problems. Classes are quite good too with experience PT ( recommend Ike.O)

Fantastic experience: Staff are friendly and knowledgeable, changing rooms and gym floor are well equipped and always clean :)

Fantastic experience: This gym is great! The staff is awesome and I am from America, yet they made me feel welcome and cared for during my time in London. They offer classes & pt (I would recommend Ike O.).

Fantastic experience: All staff and teachers are extremely friendly, approachable, and adaptive to your needs. Classes are a must!!

Fantastic experience: I think this gym is great and the team there are the ones that really make the difference. Demi in particular is amazing and one of nicest people I have met. Having visited some of the other Fitness Firsts in London, I do feel that the gym floor could do with a bit of updating to bring it in line with some of the others but other than that, I cannot fault this place. Great atmosphere, Amazing team, brilliant classes and even the regular members are welcoming and friendly. Recommended

Fantastic experience: Enjoy the gym! The gym is clean, very good atmosphere, the team is very welcoming and helpful !

Fantastic experience: Great gym with great people. Love the various classes and PT sessions (recommending Tony!). Gym is clean, has tons of equipment, + a sauna and a steam room.

Fantastic experience: I am a member of fitness first Highbury for years and I just started going to the one in Angel recently a few months ago, and I really love this place. Specially the classes and the people that work in there is lovely starting from reception in particular and the instructors of the classes. The only thing I miss in this club is the swimming pool we have in Highbury But it is a five stars gym for sure. I Highly recommend the boxing classes on Monday evening and Wednesday afternoon, and the yoga one on Monday eve, and also the instructor is very lovely too, and body pump on Saturday morning.

Fantastic experience: Good space, clean and various equipments. They also have great classes around the day. Love it here.

Positive experience: Friendly staff and great equipment. I find the music quite unpleasant but appreciate that's subjective. Staff have been great at turning it down at least in the changing rooms so the sound doesn't go straight through to the sauna/steam room as it did the first time I visited. When the staff put their own music on it seems to be much better! Otherwise, just make sure to have decent headphones on hand. Definitely recommend Daniel for personal/ boxing training!

Fantastic experience: I really like the gym and the people. It would be nice to change the music though.

Negative experience: Why no one picks up calls on Saturday? I have been calling from 8am to 10:30am, wanting to join them but hey forget about it.

Positive experience: Good gym. The staff are great - friendly and helpful, and not too 'in your face' like some places. My one issue is that the music can sometimes be really loud. So loud that I have to turn the volume on my own music/podcasts up to maximum. In this day and age when everyone has their own music and headphones, do you need to play one type (that may not appeal to all members) so loudly? It stops everyone else listening to their own choice. Tied in to that - it's also quite repetitive - you seem to hear the same tracks and ads everyday for a month

Negative experience: Absolutely disgusted with staffs behavior complaint and got nasty email from GM who blames me for telling his staff member off for inappropriate conduct in gym floor. This is my local Gym so taking matter forward with HQ if require we will instruct in house lawyers too.

Fantastic experience: cleaning on point!perfect for weight lifting-the gym offer multiple plates loaded resistance machines, also perfect for cardio. the team and the instructors are so lovely! definitely and highly recommended

Negative experience: Terrible customer service. Broken stereo in the studio for over 6 months. Instructors have to shout as you cannot connect your microphone. No time sheets readily available for freelance staff to complete. Leaky ceiling. Obstacles in the studio. Aircon inconsistently not working. Showers rarely have hot water and toilets regularly blocked. Staff have opened the centre late on many occasions, leaving members standing outside in the morning.

Negative experience: Constant maintenance problems like no hot water, no toilets, massive leakages, problems with lights. Incompetent staff who regularly don't get up in time to open the door so classes either start really late or can't happen. The trainer usually arrives on time but often can't get in. Not good enough for a £65 a month gym.

Negative experience: Cancels opening the gym so many times for so many incompetent reasons: staff not awake, problems with lighting, no hot water in showers, no toilets for a while too. This gym is £65 a month, crazy for the level of service.

Positive experience: A good size gym but can be busy at times

Negative experience: I've been using this gym for 2 years and it is getting worse and worse. Constant maintenance issues, massive hole on the ceiling due to constant leaks, no hot water, old equipment. Matts are now on a pile on the floor because they are too damaged to be on the hangers... Cleanliness isn't great either. On the positive side the classes are quite good and free.

Negative experience: I am a member of Fitness for over 10 years and this branch was my original. Since March 2019 old management and staff were moved out with new management. I now use Holborn or Hammersmith. This branch has gone downhill and down to new management and staff. No customer experience. Staff are miserable and manager is incompetent. Equipment and facilities are never working. Sauna and steam always out of service. Managers name is Aaron never responds. Messed up my membership once when he didn't freeze. Old management and staff were great. You build a report. This places lack personality. New manager Aaron isn't helpful and one reason why I left. Poor equipment. Steam and sauna never works.

Fantastic experience: I had a Fantastic Capoeira Group Session, I believe everyone should be join in the classes Please pass on my compliments to the amazing teacher

Positive experience: This is a good gym in Angel, however lost its sense of community when the SMASH team left this gym since the pandemic has ended. The facilities are acceptable, but are often in need of repair. In general, the team there are friendly.

Positive experience: A decent gym for the price you pay, and it has improved lately with new management (?) but the place has been a bit scruffy for months and the cleaning/standard of the changing rooms are not the best. Also the spinning room has poor ventilation and no sun-shading on very hot days. However, all in all a good gym for what you pay, and with a varied selection of group classes too.

Negative experience: Yesterday within 45 minutes at least 5 girls has been robbed from their devices, cards etc. All of us had padlocks with passcodes on...Stay away from this branch!

Negative experience: Opening times are quite limited. But worse than that is rushing to get to the gym one hour before it closes every day, and having to put up with announcements about the closing time from 10 to 10 minutes while you train. Feels like you’ve hit snooze on the most annoying alarm clock ever.

Positive experience: From the outside the gym looks huge and entrend with great mood lighting but this is only for the spin class section where they have a fair number of bikes. The gym itself is downstairs and unfortunately for me I've been spoilt by other gyms in the area which offer either natural light or more spacious and roomier workout conditions. For this reason I give the gym 3 stars.

Positive experience: Basic fitness centre. Helpful and nice staff, but can get crowded in free weights particularly.

Fantastic experience: Recently moved into the area and was looking around for a training facility. Honestly incredible unimpressed with the service provided at all the gyms around Angel. That was until I stepped foot into Fitness First Angel. The receptionist immediately introduced herself to me and shook my hand when I walked in (Rare to be greeted with a name and handshake these days). Hannah then proceeded to show me around and relate my needs to specific areas in the club itself. I was surprised when she mentioned only being in her position for 3 months, as she had an abundance of knowledge. A shame I’ll only be in the area 1 month, as I would have loved to train here long term. Thank-you again for the service.

Positive experience: It's fine. Not a bad fitness first at all. But I would recommend one of the other platinum clubs before this one. Bishopsgate, Tottenham Court or Baker Street maybe.

Positive experience: The club is really conveniently located. The staff are friendly. Showers could do with updating, hence why I've only given it 4 stars. The best thing about the club is SMASH. Sam and Ash who lead the classes are inspirational. The classes are so motivating and varied and always make me smile, despite being so hard.

Positive experience: It okay nothing to shout about a basic gym smells a bit. Nice showers and changing rooms but other than that it's very basic. They don't even have pull up bars

Positive experience: Fitness first in Angel is really busy - it's hard to go after work, especially if you'd like to take a class. Also, the yoga classes are right next to a super loud aerobic room so they aren't the most relaxing.

Positive experience: Gym is best for cardio as they have loads of bikes and treadmills. Only some weights and not many leg or ab machines. There isn't a lot of space for floor work either. Otherwise changing rooms and showers are great.

Positive experience: Great club - would definitely highly recommend to a friend. The instructors here are fantastic and the club offers a good range of classes (including hot yoga!). Could definitely do with updating the showers and toilets facilities, or just more frequent cleaning during peak times.

Fantastic experience: Great gym with lovely staff - would especially recommend Lion if you're looking for PT sessions. He pushes you to the best of your ability whilst ensuring you keep a positive mindset that will only motivate you to train harder. I thoroughly enjoy all my sessions with him and am always promised a good laugh!

Negative experience: I've used Fitness First in several locations around the country and have always been very happy. However, I would not recommend this club. Equipment constantly breaking and it takes far too long for it to be repaired (in some cases, well over a month). Very poor management. The majority of the trainers are great but a hardcore few find the need to grunt/scream like animals to get some attention. Have cancelled my membership and gone elsewhere.

Fantastic experience: Lion is an excellent personal trainer. Very likeable and easy to get along with. Lion is hugely passionate about his profession. He considers all round health, nutrition and well being, along with effective personal training. I can highly recommend him.

Fantastic experience: I have trained at Fitness First for the last year. For most of my time there I have trained with Hannah. I would recommend her to anybody who is looking for a PT to push them but also have fun with. She made training fun but also got results which is important to me. I have moved gyms due to work commitments but will be back for a PT session with Hannah whenever I get a chance.

Fantastic experience: I have been going to Fitness First in Angel for just over two years now, which is conveniently located near Angel station and has good facilities. Recently, I began training with Ash, who co-leads the SMASH classes (with Sam) which are exclusive to this gym. I would highly recommend training with Ash, as he is very positive, highly motivating, and takes in to account my personal goals. Even within a couple months of training, I can already feel stronger and healthier. The SMASH program he co-leads is also great, as there are 18 variations of the class which give you a full body work out and sets a high importance on mindfulness.

Fantastic experience: Great gym with an awesome team! I have been training with Sam for over a year now and I can`t recommend her highly enough.She makes every session challenging and somehow fun:)My fitness has increased noticeably.She knows how to motivate me!Last year we ran the Lochness Marathon together, which I never thought I will be capable of until I met Sam.Reach out to her if you need a good training plan or preparing for a race:)

Fantastic experience: An awesome gym with a friendly atmosphere and great equipment. I hadn’t been to the gym in quite a few months and Hannah, a personal trainer at Fitness First Angel, reached out and through a number sessions has provided me with a number of different workouts. I’m seeing significant benefit already. Thanks Hannah! Would recommend to anyone.

Positive experience: Pretty great gym, well equipped, with friendly staff. The trainers are friendly and approachable without being overbearing, which i personally really appreciate! If you are looking for a personal trainer, i recommend Hannah: she will make you push yourself in a positive, encouraging environment, it's great

Fantastic experience: I would highly recommend personal training sessions with Lion. His positivity and enthusiasm are great motivators to keep me pushing and get the most out of each session. His sessions are always well planned, with routines designed around my goals and plenty of variety to keep things interesting. He has helped me to achieve some great results and, equally importantly, to maintain my enthusiasm towards training over the long term.