new gym blues...

So after moving I need a new gym... not as easy as you might think. I have found that commercial gyms fit into three different categories, corporate (chain) gyms, meathead gyms and rec centers (local council gyms in the UK) and will be posting more on each of these in turn.

A gym needs to match your goals, it has to have the right equipment at the right cost in the right location and be open when you want it however most of all the right feel. Remember when you change gym it will most probably not feel right precisely because its different, however the longer you train the better it should be. That said, the best way to find out if it's a good fit is to train for as long as necessary to decide if its right and postpone locking into memberships until you know.

I train with my own personal mix of power lifter (shit heavy weights), bodybuilder (purely aesthetics) and general fitness (keeping the heart healthy). As such I need a gym that has the right balence of equipment for each of these, I also view a pool, hot tub and sauna as nice bonuses but personal trainers, spin classes and a crèche are most definitely not. I will not touch corporate chain gyms with a barge pole, so need to find the right balance between a meathead and a local rec center... wish me luck