PureGym Edinburgh Exchange Crescent

Travelling through the whole of UK with a PureGym membership was the best option. Gyms and their atmosphere varied tremendously. This one was nearly empty on a Sunday. The equipment was varied and well laid put. Facilities clean. Staff friendly.

Great gym, clean, with professional, caring & knowledgeable staff, with great equipment! All around great gym! The management especially Ian Blake sets the tone of a very efficient,diligent & caring staff.

Generally full and poorly equipped (exception being the weekend and weekday mornings around 9am), suffers from the same issues as all other PureGym’s with having to scour all over the place for free weights, and gym goers / staff never putting them back. Often they just leave them on the bar. There’s also no suitable weights for deadlifts, as with the exception of the 25kg ones they’re all too narrow.Only two, quite poor quality squat racks, most of the equipment being cardio machines that I’ve never seen used to more than 5-10% capacity even during peak hours, so genuinely unsure why they refuse to cater to free weights more, especially after years of people making this exact point. Seriously, look at old reviews, nothing’s changed.It’s cheap, you can (probably) get the work done, and it’s very central in an underserved location, but ultimately, you get what you pay for.

Always clean and tidy along with good value for money (max dumbbell weights 36kg) however no criticism really. I always go very early in the morning as afternoons can get pretty busy.Good changing rooms with showers and lockers.Generally I like this gym a lot, recommended 5 stars based on the value for money.

Hi Pure Gym team, I'm the gym club member and enjoy working out at your centre.One thing that bothers me is the shower at Edinburgh Exchange Crescent. The shower is barely warm especially the air con is on in the shower room. I caught a cold during shower last time I visited. It's not an one off issue as the shower temperature has been too low for some time.Could you please raise the temperature of shower for women's shower room? Looking forward to your response. Thanks.

It's okay.Pros: Pretty small but has a variety of gym equipment.Good natural lightLots of treadmills/elliptical machinesCons: Size restraints mean popular machines are always in use.The showers/changing rooms are a bit scabbyThere are always 1 or 2 machines resting""

Gym is a good size and suits my workout style. Facilities could be cleaner. Male staff need to remember that they are at work and not in a night club, they should stop the cocky attitude and have some professional manner about them. Other than that, it's a decent gym for the price.

Went there during a 2-week vacation.They offer a 1, 3 or 7 day pass which will expire after the corresponding time. So you you plan to go to gym 2-3 times within 7 days but not in a row you might consider the 7 day pass. Overall the passes are a bit too expensive imo.Everything is uncomplicated. You get access via a personal code 24/7. There are plenty of lockers available (a lock is required but you can purchase one via vending machine).The gym itself is not massive but most important things are available.Definitely bring a jacket because AC might hit you hard.

It is a small gym, more focused on cardiovascular exercises than weight exercises. You always have to wait to be able to use the training benches or the multipower. but the management was very kind and they solved my shower problem on the first day of work. I can't say the same about The Gym company, which after 6 years treated me terribly, which is why I changed to the PureGym group. grateful to them.

It's a lot more value for money than Nuffield. It could be a little bigger and they should have two water fountains not one. But I'm sticking with PureGym. Also Morgan Stewart has been a big help a personal trainer there. And honestly he didn't ask me to say that.