The Gym Group - Edinburgh Straiton Reviews 27

Great facilities and very friendly staff, would recommend Jude as a personal trainer seen great results so far.

Great gym
Really friendly and helpful staff

Went for my first visit yesterday morning, booked via the app for a one to one the night before, when I arrived I wasn't sure where to go so I waited at the front expecting a member of staff to be welcoming and greet new customers who do book these "1to1's".

After waiting for 15 - 20 mins roughly, no one showed.

For someone who has severe anxiety when it comes to busy places like a gym, a friendly welcoming smile with a tour would be reassuring.

I would like to thank all the staff at straiton gym group.
They all work very hard and execute great classes.
The gym is kept clean and tidy .
Highly recommend this gym if you live in the area.
Great place to make new friends .

Great gym. Has all you need, excellent equipment. Always clean and the staff are so nice. Relaxed atmosphere, never feel self conscious here.

Great selection of equipment and classes. Good atmosphere no matter your level.
Darren’s PT classes have been great, providing the motivation to dig deep while keeping it fun and enjoyable.

Great equipment and staff are incredibly helpful and talented easy to approach and well mannered, anytime I bring my friends with me it always is a great experience to push ourselves and meet our goals.

Just want to give a big shout-out and thanks to Luca (one of the PTs at Edinburgh Straiton). Although I use a wide variety of the equipment at the gym, I have wanted to use the TRX straps for a while but haven't as I didn't know what was the best way to use them. Luca kindly took me through a number of the exercises that can be used and they will now become a part of my training routine. Aside from being super helpful Luca always has a smile on his face. He is a credit to the Gym Group.

I am now into the second year of membership, and I generally use the gym 5/6 times a week. With the app you can check to see how many people are there, so if you are flexible you can take advantage of the quiet periods. Once you have been going there for a while you can generally gauge when it is going to be quieter.

There is a wide enough range of equipment there that there should be enough variety for users to work all parts of the body. Granted that when it is busy it might be difficult to get on a specific piece of equipment but you can either jump on to another bit of equipment. Or in some cases if you ask the person on a piece of equipment, if you can jump on in between their recovery, some people are cool with it.

The only tiny issue I have is that occasionally some of the toilet/shower cubicles could be cleaner. But that could be down to the previous users not being considerate to other users.

Otherwise, I am very happy training at Edinburgh Straiton.

All staff are always friendly and helpful, great atmosphere.

Darren was very helpful and friendly

This is a great gym, fully equipped and clean, the classes are high energy and fun and there’s a friendly inclusive atmosphere. The trainers are all really nice and helpful and PT with Calum is really helping me grow confidence and build my strength.

Free weights area small and basically always has people siting/standing looking at their phones. Had a few people making phone calls while on cardio machines or just walking about. Little gym etiquette going on. Overall gym too small and number of customers are annoying as described. Staff seem fine but certainly not policing the rules that are on some of the walls!

The gym at Straiton is very small for how busy it is and has limited equipment, I tend to go off peak and still struggle to get on the equipment I want to use, not sure why they have picked that unit as they would of been better off in one of the bigger ones, also doesnt help when the PTs are reserving equipment and using them with 2 or 3 clients.

First impressions where good but feel like there would be no point attending at high peak times. The equipment is all relatively new and in good condition.

If you use the app it will show you how many people are in the gym which is handy.

If I continue to struggle to get on equipment I might cancel and go else where.

I am visiting Straiton, Edinburgh gym from more than 9 months. Very friendly staff and the gym is in excellent place. What is more important is that is part of your community. Everyone who is there makes you feel as a part of a big diversity family. The gym is with good size, however, it will be better if the next shop was part of the it ☺️. Decent size, however at times during the day gets very busy and literally no space, however in early mornings or late, is much better.

Not worth more than a 2 star. Lack of equipment and what is there all crammed into the smallest space. There is no closed off studio for classes and if there is a class on there is no where else to go if you need an area in the gym. Friendly staff and friendly environment so can’t complain about that but I am looking at other gyms in the area to move too.

This gym is too small with too many people in it. This will be my last month here. Shame the gym was not built in one of the bigger units nearby.

Great wee gym, lots of equipment to do pretty much any exercise, classes too and free parking! Yes the classes are not in their own studio away from peoples gazes but once you get started you soon forget that and at the end of the day you're there to work on you not worry about being seen! The gym is kept clean and tidy and any time I've been in, there have been staff around to ask for help if needed. Not sure what else you want from a gym really?!

Great wee gym, kept nice and clean, great location. You can tell the gym is run well, lovely members of staff always about to give you a hand when you need it!

Been doing pt sessions with david since december last year and have enjoyed each & every one of them as he keeps it fresh. Ive lost 1stone & his eating advice has made a difference to that also. Am more confident in the gym that i have been before thanks to him aswell , as i found myself going more often when not doing a pt session. Am seein progress that ive never seen before which is due to the changes ive made in my lifestyle & davids support.

Great wee gym with friendly approachable staff that made me feel at ease. Great classes to choose from.