What if I told you there is a gym for you, right here in Conwy County?
With every New Year’s Resolution, we all want to get fit and lose that stone we have been putting off doing. We want to get into the gym, but it’s too far away, it’s not open when we need it open, it looks like an intimidating place, or it’s too pricy.
We look for good gyms, but when we get there, it’s not what we expected, or it makes us feel uncomfortable. So we don’t go to the gym again, believing it to be “Not the thing for me,” and we never achieve our new year’s resolution.
These are some of the best gyms based on five of the best gyms in the area. For each, we’ve included atmosphere, facilities, opening hours and pricing.
Ignite Gym
Address: Unit 5 Oxford Rd, Llandudno (LL30 1DH)
Phone Number: 07446 666525
Atmosphere
Ignite Gym is a gym in Llandudno which has an amazing atmosphere and supportive community for people to reach their fitness goals.
Although they have a rough-appearing design, the gym is a friendly environment with a myriad of helpful people to keep you motivated during your fitness journey.
If the interior of the gym seems too intimidating, they have follow-along classes which leaves you leaving exhausted and pleased with your hard work.
Facilities
Ignite Gym has a lot of clean, modern fitness equipment in the gym, such as different types of cardio machines, machines for the muscles and the standard gym equipment. Ignite Fitness is for every person, regardless of their goals.
Each section of the gym has its dedicated sections: The machines for the chest muscles are in the ‘Chest’ section, arm machines in the ‘Arm’ section and even a dedicated leg section in the gym, for those who really want to feel the burn.
It includes punching bags and a crossfit section for the more functional types in the gym.
No matter what your goals are, you will find somewhere to achieve them in Ignite Gym and keep that weight off with the supportive and lively community in Ignite Gym.
Ignite Gym offers free showers after your killer workout!
Opening Hours
The opening hours are 6am-9pm from Monday to Friday, and 6am-3pm on the Weekends, letting you go to the gym first thing in the morning or after work.
Pricing
That is not the best part about it, it’s £29 per month for the gym membership, £39 for the gym and the classes and £12 for a week pass. If you want to go into the gym to try it, you can get a day pass for only £5. What a bargain!
CXF Wellbeing
Address: The Old Pump House, Cysgod Y Bryn, Rhos On Sea (LL28 4EW)
Phone Number: 01492 554949
Atmosphere
It is impossible for you not to achieve your goal with this gym. CXF Wellbeing invites newcomers to join their community of like minded people who want to be the best they can possibly be, helping each other achieve the body of their dreams.
In CXF, it is not a matter of if you achieve the goal, it is a matter of when. It has the strongest community that help support and motivate each other.
While the gym is out-of-the-way and rather difficult to find, once discovered and joined, people’s lives change forever.
Facilities
There is a lot of equipment in CXF Wellbeing, with different floors holding machines and weights for different parts of the body; such as a room for the front part of the body and the back.
It has a significant amount of cardio machines that you can use and a dedicated crossfit section all for your use.
CXF has no mirrors in the gym and promotes communication between all members and staff, removing the intimidation factor of most gyms. Who could want anything better?
But, what sets this gym apart from the rest of the other gyms is its “Bootcamp,” an outdoor multi-fitness program which brings people to the beach for the workout of a lifetime.
It is held three times a week all year around in Mochdre and the Colwyn Bay Beach. If you are missing something, it is the Bootcamp CXF Wellbeing holds which will get you closer to your fitness goals in no time!
CXF–along with Bootcamp–has Body Conditioning classes throughout the week to keep you accountable and to keep that weight off in your fitness journey.
Opening Hours
The opening hours are 7am-9pm on a Monday-Friday and 8am-3/4pm during the weekends.
Pricing
The gym is on the more expensive side, being £40 per month for the gym exclusively. £45 for the Bootcamp;
£65 for access to the gm and Bootcamp; and
£65 for Bootcamp and Conditioning classes.
CXF uses part of its money to its partner charities it supports, and your donation goes straight to their charities with your membership to the CXF.
Bay Gym
Address: 09 Conway Rd, Colwyn Bay (LL29 7AA)
Phone Number: 01492 533650
Atmosphere
Some of us do not want to have a consistent social atmosphere, or we get too overwhelmed with the amount of equipment that is shown to us at once.
This is where Bay Gym shines. Bay Gym has friendly staff and Personal Trainers ready to help at anytime with sessions or going through a session with the trainer yourself.
There is no pressure to talk to others or chat to the staff the entire time, it can be as easy as going in and going out.
For some, putting on music and committing to the workout is all we need.
Facilities
The Bay Gym has dedicated rooms for the standard weights, machines for your entire body and its own dedicated cardio room. There is even a boxing room to make the fat burning more enjoyable for all. Everything you could need for a killer workout!
The Bay Gym has showers and saunas for a post-workout cooldown, along with its own protein section, where you can buy protein bars, protein powder, muscle-building supplements; all to get some energy before or after your workout!
It even has Bay Gym clothing to get you in the fitness spirit!
Opening Hours
The opening hours are 6:30am-9pm Monday-Friday and 10am-1pm during the weekends.
Pricing
Prices for Bay Gym can be found through signing up.
Le Sport & Fitness
Address: Le Sport & Fitness, Colwyn Ave, Rhos On Sea, Colwyn Bay (LL28 4RB)
Phone Number: 01492 547046
Atmosphere
Le Sport & Fitness looks bigger on the inside than it does on the outside, and while it can be intimidating looking in, it has a supportive and welcoming community to everyone who enters, including friendly and helpful staff which assist you every step of the way.
The only discomfort will be the muscles in your body once you have been shown around!
Everyone in Le Sport & Fitness is willing to help by giving advice, even if it may be intimidating to do it at first.
But once you feel the support from the other members and the staff, you never want to go back.
Facilities
Le Sport & Fitness has a variety of fitness equipment which adds for keeping your workouts fresh and exciting every time.
Each floor has dedicated sections; one part will have a dedicated ‘Push’ section which has machines for the shoulders and chest, along with a ‘Pull’ room which has machines for the back muscles.
It allows for a workout like no other. It has a room for dumbbells and barbells, easy for anyone to use. There is a cross fit room, cardio room and ab equipment in most of the rooms, beside the cardio room.
Although the amount of equipment can seem overwhelming, but do not be intimidated! Each piece of equipment is to get you that little bit closer to your fitness goals.
See what works and does not work, then stick with what feels best; just because there is a lot does not mean each one will work for you.
You can always ask for help, no one will judge!
The gym offers classes Monday through Sunday through the morning and the evening for a killer workout with people around you.
The classes go through a ‘Bootcamp’ style where it focuses on fat-burning and endurance building, all included within the membership, no added cost.
If you do not want to go to any classes, you can get one-to-one personal training sessions.
Who could ask for anything more?
Le Sport & Fitness has a significant amount of accessories you can use with your membership, with facilities such as a sauna for after your workout, a squash area for all the sporty ones reading and free lockers to place all your clothing in.
In the gym fitness drinks, water bottles, protein bars and protein powders to help you before, during or after your workout! It holds a wide variety to choose from, allowing a significant amount of choice in picking what you want when you want to have it.
It even has a rehabilitation center for injuries and other issues you may have, with specialists to cater for every issue you may have in the body.
Le Sport offers Le Sport & Fitness clothing, including shirts and hoodies to get you into the mood for your workout!
Opening Hours
The opening hours are 6am-9pm Monday-Friday and 9am-2pm during the weekends.
Pricing
The gym has five different tiers of membership, going from Bronze to Platinum.
Bronze is £26 per month for members 13-17. It gives them unrestricted access to all facilities and classes in Le Sport & Fitness;
Silver is £29 per month for members 18-21 or over 70 years old, giving unrestricted access to all facilities and classes;
Gold is £32 per month for unrestricted access to all displayed above; and finally
Platinum, which has all the benefits of the other tiers, including four personal training sessions per calendar month.
Le Sport & Fitness has annual deals shown on their Facebook.
Ffit Conwy
Address:
Colwyn Bay: Eirias Park, Colwyn Bay (LL29 7SP)
Abergele: Faenol Avenue, Abergele (LL22 7HT)
Llandudno: Mostyn Broadway, Llandudno (LL30 1YR)
Llandudno Junction: 6G Road, Llandudno Junction (LL31 9XY)
Phone Number: 0300 456 95 25
Atmosphere
Each gym has its own atmosphere, but with Ffit Conwy, each one is the same: Relaxed and peaceful for everyone who goes. It is not serious, and you can laugh with the staff and other members, regardless of your goals, you can find someone in any of the gyms you go to!
It is a friendly community with shared stories and staff willing to help you with your fitness goals and keep you accountable for your progress in the gym or in the fitness classes.
The atmosphere can be whatever you want it to be; you can talk to everyone or talk to no one, no one will judge!
But you can always make a friend in Ffit Conwy.
Facilities
The Ffit Conwy gyms have a variety of different equipment depending on which gym you go to, but they are not too overwhelming; it has a seamless blend between variety and effectiveness; there is always another machine to use if another one feels uncomfortable to use.
Some gyms have more variety than others, and Ffit Conwy is no different.
The Llandudno Ffit Conwy gym has more variety in equipment allowing for a good workout to be done, but the Llandudno Junction gym has more specific equipment.
All the equipment is within one room unlike the rest of the gyms in this list, allowing it to be simple to get from one machine to the other, or to the dumbbells from the barbells.
It has a simple variety of cardio machines, all sectioned off to one section of the gyms.
Ffit Conwy offers swimming pools, sports facilities and classes for anyone who wants a good workout, with others or by themselves.
The gyms offer free showers for all their members in each gym, giving you peace of mind after your workout. Ffit Conwy has recently added Ffit Conwy clothing and gym equipment, such as water bottles, gym mats and towels. They also sell swimming equipment for yourself, or even children.
Ffit Conwy has training courses for anyone who wants to be an instructor, first aid courses, a Lifeguard Course and more that appear. Keep your eyes out for every opportunity!
Opening Hours
The gyms are open between the hours 6am-9pm Monday-Friday and 8am-4pm during the weekends.
Pricing
Ffit Conwy has a variety of memberships which can be accessed.
The Ffit Conwy Junior Membership is £17.35 per month for members between 11-16, allowing access to the gyms, classes, swimming, badminton courts, squash courts and outside tennis;
The Ffit Conwy Inclusive Membership is 23.10 per month for students over the age of 16, Senior citizens over the age of 60, people who have completed the National Referral Scheme and those who work for Conwy County Borough, allowing access to the gyms, classes, swimming, badminton courts, squash courts and outside tennis;
Ffit Conwy Corporate Membership is £34.65 per month for those who work with companies that Ffit Conwy are partnered with allowing access to the gyms, classes, swimming, badminton courts, squash courts and outside tennis; and
Ffit Conwy Standard Membership, which is £38.50 per month allowing access to the gyms, classes, swimming, badminton courts, squash courts and outside tennis.
Conclusion
Ignite Gym
The best gym for cardio machines and a strong atmosphere.
CXF Wellbeing
The best gym for motivation and community.
Bay Gym
The best gym for getting in a good workout due to its no-nonsense ethic.
Le Sport & Fitness
The best gym for equipment, price and accessories.
Ffit Conwy
The best gym for convenience, calm atmosphere and flexibility due to its multiple locations throughout the county.
The best gym is the one that suits you and your situation the best, and each gym has their particular benefits and downsides to them. However, these are the best gyms which can be found in Conwy County for everything you get.
Go get the body you have always wanted, it’s just around the corner!
Social Media
Ignite Gym
Facebook: Ignite Gym Llandudno
Instagram: @ignite_gym_nw
CXF Wellbeing
Facebook: CXF Wellbeing
Instagram: @cxfwellbeing
Bay Gym
Facebook: Bay Gym
Le Sport & Fitness
Facebook: Le Sport & Fitness
Instagram: @lesporthealthandfitness
Ffit Conwy
Facebook: Ffit Conwy
Instagram: @ffitconwy
