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Most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Customers express concerns about various aspects of the company, with a strong consensus around negative experiences related to subscriptions, cancellations, and customer service. Consumers report difficulties in the cancellation process and express dissatisfaction with the level of customer support they receive. Additionally, people have mixed opinions about the fitness facilities and the staff. While some reviewers find the gym facilities adequate, others describe them as dirty and outdated. The opinions about the staff are varied, with some reviewers praising their friendliness, while others describe them as unfriendly and unhelpful.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This gym is completely outdated and not worth the high membership cost. The equipment looks like it hasn’t been replaced or properly maintained in twenty years. Many machines are broken, handles a... See more

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I have been a member of Total Fitness for 20 years. They are incompetent with no respect whatsoever for their members. I was involved in a serious accident which caused life changing injuries in... See more

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I was a member about 3 years ago and rejoined recently (which I've now cancelled). The place is dirty, machine's are broken and are too old. The showers have a mind of their own either red hot or free... See more

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I left this gym back in 2017! Apparently they were still holding my name & bank details 4 years later. I joined the gym to lost lbs not £££'s. They have offered 12 months free credit monitoring with T... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My wife got seriously ill so we cancelled our membership as I had to look after her. They accepted our cancelation but later said that I must carry on paying for the whole year!!!!! It’s not my fault... See more

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Shocking!! When it comes down to the customer service - it’s undoubtedly one of the worst we have received as a family. Due to pregnancy, we froze the account, but later down the road had some compli... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I am being charged for not attending total fitness though I had emailed them a long time ago to cancel my membership. I am now receiving letters about missed payments😒 hello are you aware there coron... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Have a serious injury that will not be going away quickly. Tried to cancel my membership with a proper note from a doctor regarding the injury. Got told the document was not good enough and they would... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I would urge caution when dealing with this company. They have taken money from my son on multiple occasions and repeatedly blamed “staff training errors.” They once promised to credit him a cou... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Showing very little care for customers right now. Been a member for 5 years but the way they have handled covid is shocking. Classes cut and impossible to book yet no action taken by management to bet... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company ruined my life, career, relationships and cost me thousands in therapy. PTSD, anxiety and further thousands in legal fees. Such a shame 😔

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Worst company EVER! Customer service is zero. They constantly mess up DDR and cancel you lessons. Keep claiming after cancelling. Customer service and rude and unhelpful. Why Edge Hill outsourced the... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

PRESTON BRANCH Pool managed by young staff who do not enforce lane etiquette - walking across lanes, walking in lanes, keeping head dry in the fast lane Pool OFTEN not as clean as it should be.... See more

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Julie Guest said it all "Total disregard for your data leading to a serious data breach. What legitimate purpose do you keep people’s financial information for 3 years after they ceased to be a memb... See more

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I pay for 3 family memberships and have been customer for years. My son was home from University and we asked the club whether he could join us for a game of table tennis. Two different responses but... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I’m a member and even though it’s advertised as free parking and the signs on the car park sat free customer parking you will have parking eye charging you extortionate fees if you lose track of time... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Poorly run gym, unfriendly staff (except for 2 or 3) , dirty and facilities are on and off. Make sure you call the branch you are going to first and ask if any facilities are down or you will be dis... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

absolutely disgraceful. katie the General manager of bolton making decisions without meeting me in person and not saying me she wont give me the regional managers and telling me to F.OFF. I COULDNT B... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful, club is shoddy and tired. It seems I’m not alone in cancelling my membership legitimately and still being charged.. Even had a email confirmation from TF to confirm last payment date of 1st O... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very disappointing! I signed up with Total Fitness as they offer real good facilities in our area, but now, we’ve moved house which is way too far for regular commute (7miles) and can no longer make i... See more

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family membership is awful - joined as a family so we could go together. both kids are very good swimmers and know track discipline.. but we're now no longer to use either due to a) children now una... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Three times I have tried to email Head Office in order to request my 3 months be added to my membership due to the Covid lockdown. NO reply since a month after my first email since August 10th, not e... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Once again the soap dispensers are broken which leaves poor and unhygienic facilities for all and means you spread your germs all around. The area around the basins was also flooded with water which... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Honestly a scam I broke my leg and they still charge £50 a month, won’t let me cancel, the way they presented the contract was misleading, and there is litterally no point in getting the 12 month co... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I went with my daughters to Total Fitness in Chester. They wanted to join. Somebody explained things in a very basic way, saying we could just decide to leave whenever we wanted, no issues, everything... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The club has a ridiculous policy that parents are to stay pool side while the lesson is going on. In current busy lives we want to make most of our time. I was a member of david lloyd and my kids go t... See more

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Bordering on fraud Gyms are disgustingly unclean , unorganised and virtually non existent class schedule. Complete lack of any customer service. Impossible to get hold of anyone. Emails not rep... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Useless gym. You leave the gym with utter irritation and stress due to not being able to have a shower after your work out. I like their equipments but their showers are COLD, no marer how much... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Been going to Bolton TF for years, have seen many managers come and go. The recent manager is a waste of space. Has no interaction with members whatsoever and when challenged either ignores requests o... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely terrible gym and the customer service is as bad. Not been to the gym for 5 months and still being charged. Spoke to customer services and was informed that will continue to be charged for a... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I went to make a member ship at this gym as my friends told me '' Yea its a good gym nice and quiet '' So I thought yea it's time for me to get back to gym. But all my motivation has gone as GENREAL M... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely shocked.’ve been a member at the total fitness gym in Bolton for 10 years. As I was parking the car a woman walked past me who I didn’t see and she stopped. I apologised as it being my fau... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very poor service. No positives. And after looking online I found a lot of horror stories about aggressive legal action for members who wish to cancel, which in itself is a difficult process. DO NOT... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The rating that this review should get is 4 or 5. The issue is however that having been a long term member of the club, I recently had to cancel my membership through illness, however this petty comp... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

A good gym but no respect at all for kids that can swim. my 10 and 12 year old are silver and gold asa levels yet i still need to supervise them and they're not allowed in the main pool, only the... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

disgrace, cant get in touch with membership office regarding anything, 3 emails with 0 response when the first was sent over a month ago. no online facility in place to cancel membership just a bu... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Where to start,the problems are ongoing the main one being the hydro pool which was the big attraction for my wife and I joining,the temp is very often cool which is very disappointing. The showers... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Total fitness, Whitefield. Pools are dirty, showers are filthy, changing rooms are the same. Swimsuit spinner has been broken for 3 weeks. It plugs in and hangs on a bracket, keep a spare one in a cu... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Usually total fitness is amazing. It is quite expensive but you get what you pay for with a lot of facilities and classes. However I had a very poor experience with a member of staff at the wigan bran... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Where do I start !!! Total fitness -poor communication on joining , staff all happy and polite but when an issue needs addressing they don’t respond . Advertising “splash sessions” when th... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I emailed the membership.office twice during lockdown, giving reasons why I would not feel comfortable or safe returning when they reopened. My contract was due to run until the end of October, but... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Whitefield gym in Bury. The gym is good, the staff good, some great instructors - all commpletely let down by the useless website which is down more than up. Difficult to get value for money as you ca... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disorganised and disappointing – especially for families We were told in advance that the instructor for the kids’ activities would be on holiday this 2 weeks, so we asked staff directly i... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Joined the Aintree gym approximately a year ago and was possibly the worst decision made! The staff are not the friendliest I’ve ever come across unless of course you pay for a personal fitness tr... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Luckily my contract is coming to its end with Total fitness Chester, Always something broke in the spa area, Winter time your guaranteed to have a cold Hydro pool obviously to save money on energy cos... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company has been completely unhelpful. Despite numerous visits, emails, and phone calls regarding a full refund for an auto-renewed gym membership for £1000 (which we canceled on the same day w... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

TOTAL SCAM from Total Fitness

I went with my daughters to Total Fitness in Chester. They wanted to join. Somebody explained things in a very basic way, saying we could just decide to leave whenever we wanted, no issues, everything OK there. Now that my daughter is going to live in a different city to study at University, they are putting so many blockers. Now they say that because she's going to a city where they have a gym as well, they can't cancel the suscription. This was a TOTAL MIS-SELL, this is completely illegal. I advise anyone to be careful when they join, it is a nightmare to end the contract. Or their people are not prepared to sell properly or they just scam people keeping them prisoners of a contract they didn't want.

September 9, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Faulty exercise bikes

The exercise bikes have been steadily failing over a number of months and although the local manager at Prenton has been engaged for several months with head office for replacements none have been forthcoming. We are now down to only 2 possibly 3 fully functioning bikes. I emailed customer services in August and apart from an automatic receipt reply I have heard nothing further to my enquiry about timescales to replace the bikes.

September 7, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic fitness club.

Fantastic fitness club.

Really cant fault it.

Johnny in sales was brilliant explaining the membership options.

Liz the lifeguard was fab,
She saw i was being a bit cautious on my trial visit following a really bad accident and starting rehab.

She asked if i was ok and needed any help with anything.
It meant a lot.
She was so amazing.

After my trial i had no hesitation joining for 12 months for £69.00 a month which is very reasonable for what you get.(especially compared to other places)

Really cant fault total
fitness wilmslow.

Give it a try.

They offer no obligation free trial.

August 30, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Joined total fitness when moved to the…

Joined total fitness when moved to the area but for the price of £50 I am very disappointed. In lincoln it is so over subscribed you can rarely get a class in the evening or aqua during the day despite trying to book within 5 mins of booking opened.
The place is very dirty, mats look and smell like they never cleaned..despite asking time and time again I never got my induction or free 1 2.1.. or shown around.
Many of the helpets are very rude and look at people if my age wirh disgust as though we should not be at a gym..tried to cancel membership after a year but you have to give 6 weeks notice

August 30, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Distressing experience …

My husband and I joined TF Walkden about 18 months ago. We did lots of swimming Soon after my husband suffered from repeated severe ear infections and I suffered from repeated water infections. My doctor suggested we might be catching these infections from the swimming pool. We stopped swimming and no more infections.
We stopped our standing order when our time was up and as we were sent demands for payment regularly we repeatedly emailed to say we had cancelled the membership.
Now we have received a demand from a debt collector for nearly £300 as apparently you are supposed to cancel in writing.
We are pensioners and after a lot of distressing interaction with TF have reluctantly paid them for peace of mind
Be very wary of this company
HOWEVER after submitting the above I decided to email the chief executive, not really expecting a reply.
Within 2 hours I had a reply, very apologetic, agreeing to refund all the costs except one month cancellation fee!!
What a different approach, recommend everyone take the same approach.

August 9, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid

Avoid. Not recommended. Men's toilets are absolutely discussing and in the men's shower there is black mold pretty much everywhere. My experience when trying to cancel my membership has been long and drawn out. My payments should have stopped in May but this didn't happen. I contacted them and was told it'd be sorted. It wasn't. They took payment again in June. After more emails and calls I was told a refund of two months had been actioned and my membership cancelled. In July they took payment again. No refund. After another call I got July refunded but am still waiting for May and June. Again I've been told it'll be sorted so let's see. I feel there is no respect for their customers.

August 8, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

No customer focus

Been a long time member at TF but cancelled my membership as I would be away for several months, however, TF continued taking my subscription and that's when the problem started.
Could not get anyone to listen. Sent email after email to customer services who always "experience a high volume of enquiries" so can't answer your enquiry immediately.
Even wrote to the CEO at their HQ.....no reply. What an outfit.
No care for members and no customer focus.

July 7, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disgusting treatment of worker who’s just retired

A lady retired after 18 year service at the Prenton Merseyside branch, she got absolutely fk all when she left, this company is a disgrace, I am not renewing my membership, I’m not the only one, how the hell she stayed for that long on the pitance she got I don’t know, good luck to her in her retirement, she’s a loverly lady and hand on heart she was the best grafter there

July 4, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Seen the rest, Shay is the best

Seen the rest, Shay is the best, Ex Manchester United, Newcastle, Marseille’s, Sienna Trainer who could you find better. So knowledgable so considerate a must to keep you in shape or fix most conditions.

June 1, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The showers are utter grim

The showers are utter grim, filthy, cubicles are slimy to touch and covered in other people's hair

The number of people who jump straight from the sauna into the pool without using the showers to rinse off is utter gross!

The classes are good

Gym equipment is great

Overall, it's so overpriced for the quality of the pool area

Pool is closed so so so often it's a nightmare really

June 11, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Chester TF

Chester TF. Pool today more rank than usual, verging on health hazard. Shower then cold & reception found it all funny. Is this really what I pay for??
Disgraceful & some customer service training is required

June 3, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Wish I could give less than 1 star!

I have tried to cancel my membership as I moved away from the Area over 10 months ago now.

terrible customer service, app won't let me log in and on hold for ages without success.

I cannot cancel with my bank as they have set it up in a clever way apparently.

AVOID!

June 3, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The pool is absolutely filthy

The pool is absolutely filthy. The women’s changing room is actually ok, quite clean. Then the walk though to the pool is filthy by the showers, the floor looks like it is never cleaned with huge build ups of hair on the floor. The baby pool is the worst, I enjoyed swimming in this pool as it is heated however I started to notice it never gets cleaned. Whether there is something wrong with the filter I don’t know? The plasters that are on the bottom of the pool in both the baby pool and the normal pool are left there for literally weeks. To the point where I avoid going for weeks and after 3-4 weeks of avoiding, I go back and the same plasters are still in the pool. There was the same piece of wet tissue on the side of the baby pool for around 3 weeks. People wear swimming shoes from the changing room and walk into the pool and swim with them on, bringing hair and filth into the pool from the floor outside that doesn’t get cleaned. This shouldn’t be allowed. Also the staff wear dirty trainers around the pool that they clearly wear outside and bring dirt into the pool area. There are signs saying no outdoor shoes yet apparently this doesn’t apply to the staff who are constantly walking in and out of the main reception to the pool area.

May 20, 2024
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Expensive & dirty/no soap &the shower sensors are PAIN in the neck

This review is about the male shower in Total fitness in Chester:
The showers are always dirty, if you don't use slippers, you get fungal infection in your toes (alethic foot) within a day.
The Sensors in the showers are PAIN in the neck. they gives you small amount of water then you have to shiver for a minute before it starts again for few sec. and then another minute waiting for water and so on. They can reset the sensor or change to another system but the wont!!!. Having a shower is a real poor experience in this setting
The soap containers are empty most of the time.
The sauna in male shower is off lots of the time.
It needs change of management.
We deserve better gym in Chester

May 27, 2024
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Total Fitness Whitefield

Total Fitness Whitefield - Spin drier in gents showers has been removed "for repair" for over 6 weeks now. Steam room suffers from an acute lack of steam. Showers on the right hand side suffer from alternating hot/cold water supply - clearly faulty thermostatic mixing valve. Walls and cubicle panels in showers are filthy and collecting grime. Same in the shower area near the "steam room". General neglected aspect - poor maintenance / management.

April 14, 2024
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