JD Gyms Manchester

Positive experience: Nice gym but too many ppl on evening time

Positive experience: JD gym has a massive variety of machines & is one of the best gyms in Manchester (in my opinion) and I’ve experienced a few, the only thing I’d say is there’s no room on the floor to stretch or do floor exercises.

Fantastic experience: SAUNA!! That’s the best thing to do here

Fantastic experience: Love it.

Negative experience: If their response under my review says something like, “We have already reported the issue to the manager,” it just means they’ve done nothing and are simply brushing off customers with meaningless replies. It’s really disappointing. Their manager, Chloe, never reaches out to me and only shifts the blame. A few days ago, I already sent a detailed email describing the incident of my fall and all subsequent events. Since then, your representative Chloe has only replied twice. In the first email, she insisted that I must call her, but I explained that I am at work and cannot make phone calls. I also indicated that she could email me if there were any issues. In her second email, she very impatiently told me that she was transferring me to customer service. Is this really the attitude of your gym? If this manager, Chloe, doesn’t like her job, then she doesn’t have to work here. She shouldn’t be brushing off customers like this! October 26th, I tripped over a non-compliant floor fixture at JD GYM and fell hard to the ground. I wasn’t distracted at the time—just walking normally through the area, which can be confirmed by CCTV. The passageway near this area is extremely narrow, and as I stepped across, I was tripped by a fixture that protrudes roughly 4-5 cm above the floor. This led to serious abrasions on both my knees and swelling on the back of my hand. There were no warning signs nearby. Initially, I thought it was a minor injury, but the next day I found I couldn’t walk, and the large abrasions continued to ooze fluid for days. However, after reporting this, the gym repeatedly shirked responsibility, claiming their fixtures were “not an issue” and even advised me to find a lawyer if I wanted further assessment. This is an extremely irresponsible attitude. I urge all members to be extra cautious. If any other members have experienced similar incidents, please reach out to me so we can work together to protect our rights. As a manager, I got injured at your gym, and yet there hasn’t even been a single word of concern. This is truly disappointing.

Fantastic experience: Great

Fantastic experience: My Personal Trainer Slawek Working with Slawek has been a game changer for my fitness journey. After a few years of focused crossfit training and weight loss I was looking for someone to help me start doing body building in the right way. After the first cycle, I immediately noticed improvements in my strength and could visibly see the gains on my body. Slawek crafted a tailored programme geared towards my needs. He thought me how to warm up properly, how to lift for muscle growth, the importance of conditioning at the end of a workout, and obviously trusting the process. I also train at this gym where he is a PT. He’s always there to take me through an exercise that I find confusing. He always has a very professional attitude towards things, and gets back to you really quickly on Whatsapp if you need him. Training with Slawek has thought me a lot of things and I would highly recommend him for anyone that wants to start their fitness journey.

Negative experience: Please sort your wifi out! It doesn’t work when i try to use the app

Positive experience: Lovely new refurb but shame they still only operate till 8pm on weekends It is not designed to be 24h gym I get it, but why forcing people change their schedule (sleeping/meals/training) on weekends? How hard it would be to open till the same time everyday to 10pm?

Fantastic experience: Soooooo much better since the refurb. I can see a few people complaining about the removal of classes but I think it was warranted due to its location and popularity. The gym was always packed. All the machines are now seriously impressive and hi tech. Although does anyone know if the treadmills and bikes are in km or miles? The last machines had a choice to switch but I don't see that on these machines

Positive experience: So nice since the new renovation, wish it was 24h, don’t see why not since they got the security gates etc

Fantastic experience: Class gym with a plethora of top equipment. Very clean also, would recommend.

Fantastic experience: First time going to one of JD’S gym, was surprised by the amount of Machines that are available. And as-well the gym space is very spacious, making a lot more enjoyable not feel crowded in a restrained space. Very clean gym!

Negative experience: Been going to this gym for years but the refurb has ruined it for me. Sure it looks nice but you're getting *significantly* less for your money as they've removed a ton of the facilities, classes and features that made it a good gym. Things that have been removed since the refurb: - all of the boxing equipment and bags - the entire fitness studio + studio equipment (and all the free classes that came with it - bye bye yoga) - the spin studio Things that have been added: - more weights - spin studio has been replaced by a glute station (for me the only actual improvement since I don't do spin) Before the refurb there was a large studio with a wide variety of popular classes included in the membership including HIIT and yoga - all this is now gone. The entire fitness studio along with all the studio equipment, sandbags, bulgarian bags, mats, etc. has been totally removed to make room for more weights and there is now barely any space to do bodyweight training, circuits or calisthenics (other than the rings) as the new "functional area" is tiny. All the boxing equipment and bags are also gone, which is devastating as it was pretty much the only reasonably priced gym left in city centre with boxing equipment. All there is now is cardio equipment and weights. There is no studio, no yoga, & no boxing. This was my favourite gym in town but I'm probably going to cancel my membership now and look for a refund and a new gym. Honestly super disappointed. Edit: Since JD has responded... As to the bags taking up "valuable space" which has now been put to "better" use, it only took up a small corner and is now replaced by a calf raise machine and a leg curl (of which there are already multiple in the gym) so, no. I appreciate that during peak times the weights were oversubscribed but I very much doubt the demand for a second calf raise machine and a (third?) leg curl crammed into an awkward corner is greater than all the people who used the bags to box. As for "indisputably better" I can't see how removing all the variety of non-weightlifting facilities, cancelling all the classes, and turning it into a dedicated weightlifting gym with a facelift is better. I can't speak as to all the other classes but the yoga was always packed and the bags were always in use and had a really nice community of people working in on them. The redesign was clearly based around a commercial decision to cut costs, pull in more students, and make it look nice to take selfies in. Not to improve the gym for its users - it is a downgrade. Based on my conversation with the PTs, clearly a lot of people feel the same way about the refurb and are cancelling their memberships as a result. I've added a picture of where the bags used to be for context.

Negative experience: Really was enjoying my experience, all it took is one rude staff to ruin it. Had my scooter parked with a chain next to the stair not affecting anything or blocking anything until a female staff told me to take it somewhere else I told her respectfully is it possible to leave it just today ? since I didn’t know, she responded rudely saying she will cut it off alleviating the conversation with an attitude and she always come into the male restroom (on multiple occasions) barging with zero respect for privacy and bad manners.

Negative experience: Price increase and got rid of classes. Disappointed.

Fantastic experience: Miles better since the refurb. Loads of space and fantastic equipment! Music & lighting have improved. Great gym for the price & location.

Negative experience: New refurb .. well how to make a (basement) dungeon look even more like a dungeon .. refurb seems great if you like trying to get a signal on your mobile so you can get a 15sec QR code to get in the gates .. oh yeah a basement and difficult to get a mobile signal because you’re in a basement how could you predict it would slows down entry into the gym .. who could of seen that happening (before the refurb you could use a code to enter .. no more ) Once in .. hard to see whats actually changed except removed glass windows that actually separated the studios … which are no more so if you want to use a studio in a gym .. well go to another gym Don’t get me started on the rig .. i used the old one a lot before the refurb .. now they have a new “rig” .. well i’d describe it more like a child’s climbing frame you’d find in a child friendly park Actually spend 10/15 mins in the new “refub” gym and realised its no longer a place i want to exercise in .. so left and have cancelled my membership .. what a disappointment .. but if you like dungeons and childrens climbing frames .. then you are in luck sign up today ! you won’t be disappointed. ❤️

Negative experience: Gym currently closed and I received no communication about it. Really annoyed. Having a big impact on me at the moment.

Positive experience: Loads of refurb going on atm so it looks a bit run down but a good gym overall, and sure it'll be better when the building work is finished

Positive experience: Pay as you go entry is expensive at £10 for a basic gym

Positive experience: Great equipment and facilities.

Positive experience: Good but does get really busy at peak times

Positive experience: Nice gym good price great location

Positive experience: Amazing environment, great staff and trainers. Wide variety of equipment and weights. Good range of classes included in the membership. Often gets very busy and overwhelming during peak times but perfect during off-peak. It is more of a student gym so gets very busy during term time and quiet over summer and Christmas. Overall a very nice space, great price and is lovely and clean.

Positive experience: No real issue with the place, great gym just always busy

Negative experience: Of all the gyms I've used in the UK (other JD gyms included).. and being a Bodybuilder, I've been to ALOT of gyms. This is horrendous to train in. Good amount of cardio equipment and layout of cardio equipment.. spin room is a decent size/studio. The weights area - absolute shambles, equipment isn't great and there absolutely MUST be a cap put in place as to how many people can train at one time ‍♀️. Impossible to move, let alone train with the number of people. For a city centre gym, I can't believe I'm saying it but I'd sooner train at Pure Gym. Don't waste your money!

Fantastic experience: Beautiful place with lots of workout equipment with highly friendly and professional trainers.

Positive experience: Equipment is well maintained. Very, VERY crowded at all times though. The equipment you want to use is never free. The amount of frequently used equipment such as cable machines should be at least tripled to barely cater for the number of people here.

Positive experience: Pros: -high quality, well maintained equipment -decent opening hours -location -price Cons: -gets extremely busy at peak hours -squat racks have unadjustable safetys, and soft flooring -they play the absolute worst, most obnoxious music known to man -no one ever puts weights back properly -no access to certain basic equipment (ab rollers, resistance bands, etc)

Fantastic experience: Elite gym for weightlifting. Quality products, enough for any meatheads

Negative experience: It's awful, really bad experience, always busy, there is no enough equipments , management never trys to upgrades or add any other staffs in their gym , you have to wait 10 mins to use any resistance machine

Positive experience: Weak WiFi & almost no GSM signal, small gym, no seating leg curls machine.

Fantastic experience: The gym is very clean, staff are always arranging weights and helping with form. My PT is amazing - helps with correct nutrition, helped me build so much confidence. I've only been hear almost 2 months and I've seen so much improvement particularly in my form thanks to him. Szabi is the goat.

Fantastic experience: Very friendly staff, gym is clean and tidy , highly recommend 10/10

Positive experience: Great gym for wide array of equipment and kept pretty clean. Only, but massive, complaint is the state of the barbells, only one of the 20kg bars has any spin on both ends most have absolutely none or are basically stuck on one side. Don't even have to check which side won’t spin at this point because if I’m doing anything upper body the no spin side kills my shoulder. If the barbells were anything more than beater bars waiting for injuries the gym would be perfect.

Negative experience: The worst thing I have ever seen in my life is that they are treated with indignity, and the coaches do not help, and their bathrooms and shouting , I settled a partnership in the gym and they took money from me and didn't let me in the gym and I'm tired of having no internet and the employee gave him my email saying you haven't settled a partnership with us for a year!!!! they how I’m coming to gym the staff says I can’t lit u in tomorrow’s call this number!! i was in shock!!

Fantastic experience: One of best gym in Manchester for every goal and every age group. Amazing facility. World-class staff. A true family of members. Facility The most spacious Gym that you can wish for. The main training/weights area is big and well-spaced.The team is constantly working to make it better and more accommodating ️ The equipment covers every need from beginner to advanced across all activities: strenth training, cardio, cross-fit, powerlifting, functional training the space and equipment cover everything. Maintenance Team is the best in the business and is always available. A spinning studio, two huge rooms for all types of classes and the a special “boot camp”studio Staff The teams who are in charge of reception, cleaning and training are the nicest, most-professional, and hardest working people you will ever meet. I am pleasantly-surprised and always grateful for what they do Members A true family-like atmosphere, with serious training goals.

Negative experience: The actual gym it’s self is nice and the staff are nice. However the JD gyms management team are a joke and take ages to action anything

Positive experience: This is a decent inner city gym. I was one of the unfortunate members of Gym Group Deansgate before they decided to close down and this appeared to be the only suitable alternative. Pros Has a wide range of equipment Open at all the important times Facilities are nice Cons It's a decent gym so it's real busy at peak times It's business at peak times mean the wide range of equipment become somewhat unavailable Only other thing to note is its heavy on student attendees. This is neither a pro or a con, just to note.

Positive experience: The equipment is quite complete. Very busy anyway sometimes, the boxing area doesn't have sufficient space and there are just 2 punchbags. The entry gate doesn't work properly.

Negative experience: Equipment is ofen in poor condition. Weightlifting area always too full. Poor customer service every time I've had an issue. They didn't hesitate to scam me out of a month's membership when I gave exactly 30 days notice to cancel.

Fantastic experience: A good, centrally located, gym with lots of space and good selection of classes and personal trainers. Specifically Liv, who is a great personal trainer and does really good classes. Would recommend to anyone. Esther is good also.

Negative experience: Terrible experience. Cancelled in the 'cooling off' period because the gym is so oversubscribed that it's unusable - all the free weights/benches are always taken, even at 6.30am, and most of the machines are broken so there's no alternative. Because I cancelled in the first two weeks, it should have been guaranteed that I wasn't charged again, and even though I have it in writing that my membership is cancelled and I wouldn't be charged, JD Gyms have taken another month's worth of money

Fantastic experience: I love this gym. I find everything I need and the vibes are so good !! I recommend going after 7 pm and mornings as it can be very busy . The classes are amazing!! I want to thank my favorite trainer Esther Garrity she helped me a lot in my beginnings and she still does, even online . She is very helpful. Highly recommend her if you want to start and you want to plan ahead !!

Negative experience: Very poo gym, the machines are always broken and the other equipment is very dated, the personal trainers are very weird, a few of them come up to you mid work out and try and get your personal details to 'coach you', to basically get money out of you, they also talk about people to their clients while they are working out and I have heard them laughing at people in the gym too while they are working out. The changing rooms, showers and saunas are filthy, the smell like sewage and the showers are disgusting. Avoid and go somewhere else for less money, the membership is a lot of money for what you will actually get.

Negative experience: Stylish and decently-sized with better equipment than most other commercial gyms in the area, due to it having some great Hammer Strength machines in addition to the usual Matrix stuff. Unfortunately, this hardly mattered as it was also mind-bogglingly busy 95% of the time. I already avoid commercial gyms between the hours of 4-8pm like the plague, and it was still hilariously difficult getting any equipment nearly every day I went. I promise you, you will never get a cable machine here for as long as you live. Absolutely unreal.

Positive experience: Spacious gym with plenty of good quality equipment. Class timetable could be better though.

Negative experience: My friends are always harassed by male staff members who keep bothering them.. even though my friends Never ask for help, those gym employees always try to go near my friends and touch them, and chat them up.. the employees should Leave the customers alone!! unless someone comes to the employees and ask their help, there is NO reason to randomly approach the customers and find excuses to touch them or talk to them. As matter of fact - You should Never touch the body of a customer. Regardless of any situation. I would say AVOID AT ALL COSTS. Save your money and go to 10s of other options nearby.

Positive experience: Too many people. No hot water

Negative experience: Decent size with a decent range of equipment, but not nearly enough of the key pieces such as cables. It’s always extremely busy, frequently have to wait 10 minutes plus for one of the adjustable height cables. Good luck ever getting 2 if you want to do flys. There’s loads of space they could put more in, or remove some pieces which always seem to be empty. Could be really good. Also to add: it is SO hot in there when it’s higher than 5 degrees outside, almost unbearable.

Negative experience: This gym needs to be 24hrs!

Positive experience: There's needs to be plans on making this gym bigger or making it 24/7 to stop it being so busy. It could be a really great gym but with it being so busy it's really hard to get a good workout done. As I've been to JDgym in Salford I never had this problem with using the equipment or getting a workout done that I wanted to do. It's very warm inside too, definitely needs the aircon turning on. Hipfully these reviews get read and action is taken, as I've seen some of the other comments and they are having the same problem.

Positive experience: Really busy, machines old, small. Include sauna something that don’t mention.

Negative experience: It's crowded as hell. You can't follow a proper workout plan because you’ll have to wait behind 3 teenagers already waiting for the machine that you want to use. The machinery is outdated too.

Positive experience: It's a good gym. Could be 24/7

Fantastic experience: love this gym, always clean and a general good gym experience, lovely place to workout with all the machines you could want, except a chest fly one, anyways great facilities and large areas to workout in, would recommend.

Negative experience: Very bad gym!!! I never seen something like this before.Come out angry from gym like never.Basically we joined today and was person in reception said to me you feel free enjoy.I came after strees work to relax and training.He followed me and said to me put back a weights.No even please so rude!After my other training on benchpress i forgot to put back he follow me to sauna and scream why you not put back weights.Wow!I just want money back.This person maybe not train propely how to speak woth customers.Very bad Gym person on reception date 08/09 time 21:30 is very bad attitude shouldn't worked there.I not recvomend this gym to noeone.Came from sterrss to stress .No relax.Stupid and liars arrogance and discusting they have no clough how to run gym propely Thank you

Fantastic experience: About to visit, really exciting about it.

Negative experience: I wouldn’t recommend - the gym is always overcrowded and you have to wait for mats and equipment. Very male dominated with the atmosphere to go with it. After I cancelled my membership they kept charging me and I had to jump through hoops to be able to get a refund!

Fantastic experience: Very good workout, sauna is also great after a workout

Positive experience: Why has everything been breaking in the last few weeks?! And it’s taking ages for them to repair the equipment

Fantastic experience: Very helpful and friendly staff , has all the equipment you need and very competitive on price !

Positive experience: Very busy all the time, some machines are missing, other machines break down all the time and don't get fixed for weeks, hit or miss experience.

Positive experience: Decent gym nothing exciting or special just standard. Bit expensive, especially for the + with the only main benefit being able to use any gym and the odd discount (only 10% so nothing you couldn't get anyway) . Not alot of space and I go during off peak hours so it's probably tight and packed during peak.

Fantastic experience: Great gym, staff and equipment

Fantastic experience: Great gym to work in! Great atmosphere, super friendly staff and quality equipment.

Fantastic experience: This gym is great, has great staff members who are always ready to help also has great equipment, the gym hosts a good range of classes too that are included in the membership which is great if you are new to the gym and don't really know where to start. would definitely recommend to friends.

Fantastic experience: Great gym, classes are varied and a great workout! All the staff are really friendly and motivating (esp Andrei)

Fantastic experience: Great gym. Staff are very friendly and classes are great. Only way to make it better would be if it had more functional equipment e.g. ski erg :)

Fantastic experience: I had the best experience here. The gym is clean and has all facilities you'd want in a gym. Can truly recommend Saf as a personal trainer too. Really kind and professional. Achieved amazing results with him in 8 weeks!

Fantastic experience: Basically my second home in Manchester! Firstly you’ll find all the equipment you need and they are all clean. Secondly staff are wholesome! Everyone’s super friendly and helpful. Had Jordan as my PT and it was great experience training with him! Thirdly the classes are fun and helpful especially when you find it hard to do HIIT yourself. Indeed it can get busy in the evening, indeed it shuts at 10pm, but it opens at 6. Overall considering the price and location it is the best gym I’ve ever been to.

Fantastic experience: Love the gym great facilities and everyone at the gym is really nice & friendly. Glad to have Saf as my PT, he's really knowledgable, professional and always pushes me. For the first time in many years I can finally train & perform everyday activities pain free.

Fantastic experience: Great classes, achieving results, friendly staff, fair price

Fantastic experience: Great work out after a hard day at work

Negative experience: First, this is one of the busiest gyms in Manchester. You can’t have a proper training if you go between 4 and 8pm because it’s packed. Also, it’s closing at 10 which is very inconvenient compared to other gyms. The worst part is their business model. You have a 30-day notice for a cancellation. Essentially you will most likely pay for one month more than you wanted even if you are not on a contract.

Fantastic experience: Love this gym. Glad to have Szabi as my personal trainer. Very nice and professional. Overall the whole JD gym is great

Fantastic experience: Decent gym clean with machines to suit all needs

Fantastic experience: Great atmosphere Lots of equipment Never need to wait for anything. Staff are great. Young and old

Fantastic experience: Great facilities. Everything you need. Also Andrei the PT was fantastic and helped me progress very quickly and pushed me to go further than I thought I could. Highly recommend Andrei!

Negative experience: Not a safe place for workout. Things are getting stolen even from locked locker. I lost my mobile and headphone

Negative experience: The gym is great and the people who run the classes are brilliant 5/5, but the business model and the people running the gym are happy to fleece you. Many times over lockdown my account was charged even though I was told it wouldn’t be. JD gyms have a ridiculous cancellation policy of 30 days prior to a payment, (sorry February). All around shocking company don’t trust them with you bank details.

Fantastic experience: The only gym i came across where PTs are actually friendly. Not sleazy

Fantastic experience: It very nice! Staff are super friendly. It has alot of free weights, and cardio equipment. This is great for students. However, there is kinda of smell of "weight" in the free weights are but I like it or I am just use to it. So this might put off some people.

Fantastic experience: Lots of equipment and classes. Friendly staff and the equipment are well maintained.

Fantastic experience: I’ve been training with Andres a PT at the gym for six weeks now. He’s surprised me with his attention to detail and knowledge. He educates you on every exercise you do as to the benefits and makes everything specific to your targets. Easy to get along with and clearly passionate about his work. Really impressed, highly recommend.

Fantastic experience: #HonestReview I am not giving it 5 star because JDs trainer helped me, every gym's trainer do assist you but the time i asked for help was just 30 minutes before closing. And we all know that when anything is closing, their employees are frustrated from long day and eagerly want to go home but the trainer named SLAWRK was so humble and he patiently understood me and helped and even asked if I need any other help. Nice One JD Manchester.

Negative experience: Worst gym experience of my life. Nowhere near enough barbell equipment, no space between the benches, very little free space. Really struggled to do my workout here.

Fantastic experience: Great gym great staff friendly atmosphere good equipment

Fantastic experience: I would definitely recommend JD gym because it’s very clean and well equipped. Szabi is a fantastic personal trainer! He is always giving me excellent advice on workouts and diet.

Fantastic experience: When I joined this gym I was welcomed by Szabi the PTs great energy and enthusiasm, to help me reach my goals. He always goes above and beyond to help me and others, even when not paying for a session! I would definitely recommend this gym and Szabi as a personal trainer.

Fantastic experience: Everytime I come to the gym it’s nothing but good vibes with Szabi he has so much positive energy and always up for a laugh highly recommend him for your PT he will help transform your physique to the next level!!

Fantastic experience: Great gym and great location. I've been training with Szabi for few weeks and he has been the best trainer i've ever had! very friendly guy, help you reach your goal quickly, advise you on your diet and always encourage you to push your limits

Fantastic experience: Such a nice spacious clean gym- PT has Soby really helped me!

Fantastic experience: I am very happy with the gym, I have been training with Szabi, good professional and really kind. I would recommend him :)

Fantastic experience: JD Gym Manchester is a really good gym. My personal trainer, Szabi is professional and you give a lot of advices to improve yourself ! I recommend him !

Fantastic experience: I have been training at JD with Szabi and he is a great personal trainer there. He has helped a lot with my confidence and goes the extra mile to help where he can. Never had a personal trainer that was this good and paid such close attention to detail before. He is extremely patient and encouraging but pushes me to do better for myself! :) The gym itself is also fantastic with a lot of equipment and facilities.

Positive experience: Szabi the personal trainer is absolutely amazing. Fair rate per hour, very friendly and encouraging, and gives good advice and video content for when you're working out outside of your personal training sessions. The gym itself it a good size with a large range of equipment to work on for a full body workout. Can be busy at around 6pm which can make getting the machine you want difficult, but most other times are absolutely fine.

Fantastic experience: Joined recently and enjoying it so far! Great facilities. Trained with Szabi who works there, he was very helpful and gave me some great advice, would definitely recommend him for anyone looking for a PT!

Fantastic experience: The gym is well equipped and spacious, they have everything you need. I trained with Szabi, one of the personal trainers. Szabi is really good at motivating you and pushing you to achieve your goals. I highly recommend him.