Alive Gym

Positive experience: Nice and simple gym. The only down side was their short opening times. Otherwise ok. But they have shut down now.

Fantastic experience: Alive is by far the best gym I've ever been a member of! Toby and the crew are all so friendly and make a real effort to help in any way they can. The community they've built with the gym makes you feel safe and welcome. I've had a couple of personal training sessions with Toby and his knowledge and experience has helped me improve massively, thank you Toby (and crew of course!)

Fantastic experience: The best gym in Brighton - Toby and Alive staff are the friendliest people ever. They pour so much energy into making people feel comfortable and safe - especially as gyms can be so intimidating sometimes!

Fantastic experience: Love this place. Feel very comfortable

Fantastic experience: Real

Negative experience: Jp John Paul. Rude arrogant and a liar... poor facilties bad customer service poor knowledge. Stay away save your money and your well being

Fantastic experience: The best gym I’ve ever trained at! Also, at only £25 a month! Such a bargain! Yes, it’s smaller but it has everything you need! I love the older style machinery and all the staff are super friendly and helpful. As someone who feels quite overwhelmed in standard gyms, Alive is the perfect fit for me, as often it is quiet and I don’t need to wait for machines and the clientele is very varied. Highly recommend checking this gym out

Positive experience: Bit tatty, rusty machines quirky and friendly though. Sauna not working

Positive experience: This gym is friendly and has a quirky theme throughout. Unfortunately the personal trainers working within the facility are not friendly and have no respect for other members space, time and right to use the equipment. Observed this with at least 40% of the trainers so if you are looking for a quieter, friendlier gym, make sure you avoid the typical times when the trainers are in as you will be treated as a third class member whilst they occupy all the space or machines to the hang out and chat to their clients. I won't comment on the type of advise, lack of attention for the client form and the cringe political conversations you may overhear. Needless to say, music is great here, but the headphones are a must.

Fantastic experience: I was in Brighton for a short work trip and needed a place to train. I don't like chains so I looked for independent gyms and thankfully found Alive Gym. If you're like me and dislike soulless corporate gyms then Alive is a welcome treat. I strongly recommend it for the following reasons: It has quality equipment which is well maintained. The resistance machines ran smoothly with excellent biomechanics. It is kept clean and presentable. The members were polite and friendly, not a meat-head space, so wherever you are in your exercise journey, Alive is welcoming, not remotely intimidating. For the costa, location, the quality and level of customer service, Alive offers excellent value.

Fantastic experience: Great gym. All you need.

Fantastic experience: Great gym in central Brighton. Loads of cardio, strength and fitness machines as well as plenty of free weights and benches.Lots of classes too. The staff are knowledgeable and friendly. Can't think of anything not to like about Alive.

Fantastic experience: Friendly staff, all necessary basic equipment, great price and no crazy contracts

Fantastic experience: Friendly independent gym. Great feel without the dead corporate atmosphere, great community feel, and helpful staff who care, it really is Alive. Highly recommended

Fantastic experience: Very friendly and great setup.

Fantastic experience: Lovely place to work out

Fantastic experience: This is THE most friendly and relaxed gym I’ve ever visited. Toby and the staff are knowledgeable, welcoming and great at what they do. There’s a brilliant timetable of classes and the gym itself has a unique, ‘superhero’ theme which is quirky and fun. Love it!

Fantastic experience: Really love this gym, really personal staff and nice friendly atmosphere. Plenty of machines and good free weights area

Positive experience: Not as good as it used to be due to the studio downstairs being taken away . Still a nice gym overall.

Fantastic experience: Great staff. Lovely ambience. So clean. Light and airey. Male and female Gym users predatory.

Fantastic experience: Always visit this small gym when in Brighton, friendly staff and relaxed gym!

Positive experience: Truly a friendly gym, awesome interior if you like the super hero theme (as I do). Missing a platform for deadlifting, but there were barbells, racks, dumbbells and more available so no problems getting a work out! Will go here again if I'll return to Brighton.

Fantastic experience: Nice neat gym I loved

Fantastic experience: Lovely, friendly gym without the usual gym pretensions. A real community feel with some of the friendliest staff and trainers around. Plus it has the best wallpaper I've seen in a gym. You'll have to find out for yourself :-)

Fantastic experience: Best gym in Brighton.

Fantastic experience: Friendliest gym ever

Fantastic experience: Nice gym with decent machines

Fantastic experience: Good machines

Fantastic experience: Over the top!....where superhero are made!

Fantastic experience: Really good and welcoming gym with amazing staff and great classes!

Fantastic experience: Great friendly gym.

Positive experience: Brave standalone gym amongst current invasion of corporate gym clones, benefits from personal attention and direct communucation with the owner, flip side needs updating overall

Fantastic experience: 5/5 friendly staff , good range of equipment

Positive experience: Nice and helpful staff, good use of the space and a good price. Also very clean. Could be more free weights, but I did not have a problem with needing to wait. Recommended if you're looking for a cheap gym. Beeing a fan of superheroes i liked the motivating decorating.

Fantastic experience: The staff are a huge part of what makes the gym a great environment, a very encouraging and ego free zone.

Positive experience: I love it BECAUSE it's not modern and snazzy so all the people who go there want to be there to get fit so don't mind that it's all functional rather than modern, loud and full of posers. I'm also glad it has no plate glass windows so everyone on the street can see you as seems to be fashion these days. The staff are really friendly too.

Fantastic experience: Great Gym with real friendly staff!!

Fantastic experience: Been a member of several gyms in Brighton & Hove over the years and this one is by far the friendliest. It's not for posers or for muscle men. Instead, it's for those who genuinely want to keep fit or aim for a goal such as losing weight or reaching a particular personal sporting achievement. All the staff are great – they know their stuff and there is always someone on hand to ask about technique or the best way to use machines, weights or other bits and bobs. Been to a few of the classes. They are popular and I can see why. Whatever your level, you'll get something out of them and you can push yourself as far or as little as you like. The gym fees are reasonable and you can tailor them to when you're going to use the place. Recommended. Go and have a look – it's a good, honest place, as you'll see for yourself.

Positive experience: I care much about my looks, the place is fine, it well equipped, the location is a bit far for me!