“On and off over the last 15 years i have enjoyed 3 month memberships of Nuffield Gym Chesterfield which allows me to get back into shape in the months that i consider it to be too dark and dangerous to do street running-mainly December through to the end of Febraury. I have also had memberships of other (much cheaper) gyms in Chesterfield during this time so thought it would be good to weigh up the pros and cons of Nuffield compared to others.Starting with the negatives first:1.The exercise floor area on the 1st floor is considerably smaller than other gyms and therefore has less equipment.2.The number of treadmills has decreased since my regular memberships of 2010-2016 and on manual settings some of the buttons on the handlebars of the bikes do not operate3.The two shaving bowls wash basins next to the showers are set too far from the mirror,forcing the user to lean over to see clearly,and i was never able to get a good temperature from the water4."Family time" hours allocated to the swimming pool.In all fairness the hours are indicated on a pinned up schedule in the changing room area but,having forgotten this it was a shock for me on re-joining to find children walking around between the lockers and generally making lots of noise (which is what kids do in all fairness)5.Occasional blocking of the toilet.I feel bad having to go to staff to tell them.If each of the two toilets had a brush in one corner at least i could have sorted it out myself.6.No "starter pack" when rejoining.This was pretty much a booklet Nuffield would give you explaining what you get for your money,which would include free monthly health MOTs but everything has switched over to using Apps and its just another set of passwords you have to remember.And now for the positives:1.Good quality Life Fitness treadmills with speed interval setting-could not match this at the cheaper gyms2.Good quality shower room area with 8 cubicals,good temperature controls and large shower head rotation,soap dispensers always kept stocked up,and the water keeps flowing uninteruoted-could not match at the cheaper gyms3.Spacious changing rooms with 2 levels of lockers all in good condition-could not match at the cheaper gyms4.Lockers use the membership card as part of the locking system so you dont have to bring in a padlock,but each lockers has a coat rail,hanger and hook for rucksacks-could not match at cheaper gyms5.The pool is excellent,and if like myself you are not keen on children,you just need to avoid the Family Swim and Classes shown on the schedule in the changing room.The steam room & sauna are an extra bonus if a little on the small side-could not match at cheaper gyms and really this is where you gain the most for your money6.The 1st floor exercise area never really feels busy,though i bemoan the reduction of the number of treadmills i found if they were ever fully occupied i just used one of the bikes or cross trainers for half an hour then 2 or 3 would then become available7.There is a lovely ambience when you walk into the entrance area reception and through the cafe seated area,and though im not one for hanging around after exercising i do appriciate that others might want to stop for a chat & a bite to eat8.The option to pay membership in 3 month blocks has always worked out well for me,i have never seen the point of gym membership during the summer months because that is when im out and about and doing things.This gives Nuffield an advantage since most cheaper gyms only offer a rolling 12 month Direct Debit”
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“On and off over the last 15 years i have enjoyed 3 month memberships of Nuffield Gym Chesterfield which allows me to get back into shape in the months that i consider it to be too dark and dangerous to do street running-mainly December through to the end of Febraury. I have also had memberships of other (much cheaper) gyms in Chesterfield during this time so thought it would be good to weigh up the pros and cons of Nuffield compared to others.Starting with the negatives first:1.The exercise floor area on the 1st floor is considerably smaller than other gyms and therefore has less equipment.2.The number of treadmills has decreased since my regular memberships of 2010-2016 and on manual settings some of the buttons on the handlebars of the bikes do not operate3.The two shaving bowls wash basins next to the showers are set too far from the mirror,forcing the user to lean over to see clearly,and i was never able to get a good temperature from the water4."Family time" hours allocated to the swimming pool.In all fairness the hours are indicated on a pinned up schedule in the changing room area but,having forgotten this it was a shock for me on re-joining to find children walking around between the lockers and generally making lots of noise (which is what kids do in all fairness)5.Occasional blocking of the toilet.I feel bad having to go to staff to tell them.If each of the two toilets had a brush in one corner at least i could have sorted it out myself.6.No "starter pack" when rejoining.This was pretty much a booklet Nuffield would give you explaining what you get for your money,which would include free monthly health MOTs but everything has switched over to using Apps and its just another set of passwords you have to remember.And now for the positives:1.Good quality Life Fitness treadmills with speed interval setting-could not match this at the cheaper gyms2.Good quality shower room area with 8 cubicals,good temperature controls and large shower head rotation,soap dispensers always kept stocked up,and the water keeps flowing uninteruoted-could not match at the cheaper gyms3.Spacious changing rooms with 2 levels of lockers all in good condition-could not match at the cheaper gyms4.Lockers use the membership card as part of the locking system so you dont have to bring in a padlock,but each lockers has a coat rail,hanger and hook for rucksacks-could not match at cheaper gyms5.The pool is excellent,and if like myself you are not keen on children,you just need to avoid the Family Swim and Classes shown on the schedule in the changing room.The steam room & sauna are an extra bonus if a little on the small side-could not match at cheaper gyms and really this is where you gain the most for your money6.The 1st floor exercise area never really feels busy,though i bemoan the reduction of the number of treadmills i found if they were ever fully occupied i just used one of the bikes or cross trainers for half an hour then 2 or 3 would then become available7.There is a lovely ambience when you walk into the entrance area reception and through the cafe seated area,and though im not one for hanging around after exercising i do appriciate that others might want to stop for a chat & a bite to eat8.The option to pay membership in 3 month blocks has always worked out well for me,i have never seen the point of gym membership during the summer months because that is when im out and about and doing things.This gives Nuffield an advantage since most cheaper gyms only offer a rolling 12 month Direct Debit”