Keep Fit Darlington

Fantastic experience: Loverly introduction and easy sign up process

Fantastic experience: First class service

Fantastic experience: Fantastic gym with great facilities. Very friendly staff making it a great place to work out, thank you

Fantastic experience: Brilliant gym, with very helpful informative staff!

Fantastic experience: Hey bud. I just thought I’d message you to say thank you and your team for everything you have done so far. I have gone from nothing to meeting my goal in just 2 months. Obviously I need to be consistent and continue what I am doing but, thank you. Your confidence in my ability to turn this around really spoke volumes and helped keep me motivated. The chats I have with staff have really helped encourage me along the way too. You and the team are great at what you do!

Fantastic experience: Amazing gym facilities and staff are always helpful. Generally quiet and great open hours

Fantastic experience: Very helpful staff and great facility

Fantastic experience: Lovely atmosphere and incredibly staff. It’s a home away from home for us, strongly recommended <3

Fantastic experience: Give this gym a try. Martin and his team have bundles of knowledge and everyone is so welcoming. Highly recommend.

Fantastic experience: Martin helped me with a huge weight loss journey, couldn’t have done it without him and his team at KFD.

Fantastic experience: Great gym!

Fantastic experience: Been here ages, excellent venue, staff brilliant and always polite and willing too support. Supported me through illness and encouraging. Excellent facilities and classes to suit all.

Fantastic experience: Staff are really friendly. Great variety of gym equipment. Extremely welcoming environment. Highly recommend to anyone whether you are a new starter or advanced gym goer. ️

Fantastic experience: Fantastic gym and facilities. Staff are amazing and very welcoming. Large array of challenging fitness classes. By far the best gym in Darlington. Definitely recommend to anyone looking for a gym with a difference.

Negative experience: I was a member here for 6 years running and it was a decent gym up until 2022 when things progressively went downhill. Mine and others experiences started to change when another was opened in Barnard Castle and the Darlington branch started to become more of a storage unit and fell neglected. Squat racks used as storage space for a year with limited room to perform exercises, broken machines left unfixed for near 2 months at a time and equipment people were frequently using such as handle attachments, all the 15kg plates and sometimes machines themselves started disappearing altogether. When you asked them why, the staff would either not know where it’d gone or the owner would smirk at you and call it investment. Considering “investing in our members” was the tagline of the business, not much came of it apart from a men’s changing room refurb of sparkling white plastic and fake leaves stuck to the wall, whilst keeping the same broken lockers and providing no hot water in the showers. There was the occasional ‘new’ machine implemented. This was fine but the loss of the equipment which was effective didn’t equate to an equal trade. A lot of empty promises were made via social media of an array of Technogym strength machines “coming soon” and “in 2 weeks” such as a T-Bar Row, Lat Pullover and Deadlift Machine to name a few. This excited a lot of the existing members but 11 months later the kit never materialised. After the closure of the Barnard Castle branch more focus was placed on trying to bring in new members to Darlington with every promo offer you could think of, rather than making the changes and fixes of issues to retain existing members. By this point a lot of the regular members had left and most of the familiar faces I’d got to know and train with. The turnover rate of members was so high and the respect and loyalty towards them was so low. Raising the issue of broken equipment and problems constantly fell on deaf ears, it would be forgotten about and unaddressed. Any form of feedback was a big negative, no interest was taken of the opinion of the members at any point during my time there. The only time there was concern and consistency was when it came to chasing up different members for their membership money before it had expired. Ironically trying to use the features you paid for, such as the sauna, was always met with excuses and ‘forgetfulness’ making you realise they didn’t really want you to use it as they didn’t want to clean the floor after. Speaking to other lads I’d met in the gym they’d all faced the same issues and attitudes trying to use the sauna, grown blokes telling me they weren’t renewing their memberships because it wasn’t worth the money or hassle anymore. No self-respectable business should make people feel that way. Training with mates was frowned upon as the ‘personal trainers’ didn’t like you using machines they wanted to use in their copy & paste workouts. Members had to jostle over the only flat barbell bench press in the facility for the entirety of its operation, meanwhile leg machines were breeding like no tomorrow. Even a much needed water fountain lay unpackaged and gathering dust in the corner for 4 years whilst having to drink the water from the tap in the toilets. The place had quickly become a stark contrast to the exceptional facilities constantly advertised. My time there was finalised with the attitude of the owner himself when even the basic amenities began to break. I was told after raising the issue of no hot water in the men’s showers for over 9 weeks, and the loss of useful equipment, that “if I don’t like it then leave” followed by my contract being terminated when I injured fragile ego raising the issue again. This brought the fabricated complaints and how they really felt about us to light. If you are truly serious about your fitness, training and time in 2025, then do yourself a huge favour and take your custom elsewhere as there are much better gyms for your money in Darlington, of higher standard, than the complete facade that is Keep Fit Downgrading.

Fantastic experience: i have been to many gyms over the years and KFD is beyond all expectations it has everything you need.. i have been a member for years now and I have made a lot of friends along the way this isn't like any other gym i have been to or experienced you feel like your part of a community which is rare to find in any Gym... apart from being extremely clean and full of equipment Martin the owner is always adding new equipment and constantly upgrading... the staff are always on hand and beyond welcoming and friendly

Fantastic experience: Been going for a couple on months now staff are really friendly, great variety of gym equipment and best of all local to me. Thanks guys

Fantastic experience: Been going for around 7-8 months now, the staff are delightful and always have a positive attitude. Extremely welcoming, and I would highly recommend this gym to anyone whether you’re a beginner or a pro.

Fantastic experience: Been a member of this gym for many years now fantastic gym facilities with great classes, all staff are great will help you as much as possible, I would highly recommend

Fantastic experience: I've been a member of 'Keep Fit Darlington' for 3 years, and I've loved every minute I've spent in it. The facilities are spotless all the time, and the huge variety of equipment is well maintained. Additionally, the staff are professional and knowledgeable, and gym members are treated like family instead of a number. As long as this gym is available, I'll be there!

Fantastic experience: Great gym , nice and quiet, really tidy gym, has everything needed even outdoor part for training, friendly staff , drinks available and protein and other benefits, highly recommended

Fantastic experience: like a little family ,everyone is so welcoming classes are fab too and gym has everything you need and more,and such lovely facilities.

Fantastic experience: Great gym, addiding new equipment all the time. The staff are amazing, friendly and always there to guide and give support while u train.

Fantastic experience: I've been going to the gym for years, spending years at David Lloyd and Bannatynes and slowly tiring of the whole "health club" thing. I was looking for a place which actually focused on health and fitness and less on drinking coffee and gossiping. So I joined Keep fit Darlington a few months ago and it's exactly what I've been looking for, family run, friendly, great atmosphere, brilliant equipment and spotlessly clean. There's a great vib and the people who go range from serious body builder types to average joe's. Martin (the owner) and the rest of the staff are really friendly and always make time to ask how you are and if you're enjoying the place. The price is less than half of what you pay at the big health clubs where you pay for the privilege of just being a member but for those who want to workout, improve strength and fitness in a warm, friendly atmosphere I think its so much better. All in all, it's great!

Fantastic experience: Great gym Friendly staff Brilliant equipment and spotlessly clean Would recommend

Fantastic experience: Really well equipped gym

Fantastic experience: Really nice atmosphere in this gym very freindly team and also on hand to help out if needed. also a having the sun-bed and protein bar is a grate benefit. I would recommend any one to try this place beginner or pro

Positive experience: I am new to th whole gym scene and so far so good, shame there's no where to lock a bike up as i would of liked to have riden to it but apart from that its all great stuff