UltraFlex - Gym in York

Pros: excellent range of equipment, best in York Cardio area often empty. Lots of weights New shower Overall clean Lots of meal prep options On-site physio Staff friendly Heard the PTs are good Good value Parking Central location Nice in summer with doors / walls open No people hogging machines whilst they sit on their phones Lots of shakes etc available if that’s your thing Negatives: Nowhere to stretch / warm up / cool down Basic toilet can sometimes be a mess (toilet rolls on floors etc but that’s customers not staff) Hot in summer Locker area is very full - there’s been the same dirty workboots in a bag drop space for over 2 months. The machines are a bit grubby in places It can be intimidating if you’re not a bodybuilder / self assured with your workouts (I’ve known friends be scared off) although I’ve found it welcoming enough (I’m distinctly average physically) I’ve listened in to a few conversations about procuring performance enhancing drugs particularly upsetting when I’ve witnessed men explaining how to steroid cycle to lads about 18 yo. Known a mate develop an ED (too much protein, supplements, no fruit, steroids) and subsequent health problems after training w/ regulars there Sunbeds unhealthy obviously

Came down for a visit since I would be leaving York after finishing university and was quite impressed with the facilities here. It's basically a powerlifter/weightlifter's heaven. Barbells are from Rogue Fitness and are pretty good and there are an assortment of machines to target each specific body part. It wasn't too crowded when I visited but I should say this gym gets a lot of traffic during the weekdays. Cardio stuff is upstairs but who uses them anyways? Membership is a little bit more expensive as compared to Swift Fitness but you get what you pay for: more squat racks and dedicated spaces for lifting massive weights. If I was a working adult, this would be my go to gym.

One of the best if not THE best gyms I’ve been in but the changing rooms really let it down, showers are grim and constantly blocked. Trained here nearly a year now and still nothing long term gets done about it, in serious need of a revamp.

This is definitely not an economy option - £9.25 for a day pass - but this has to be one of the best equipped gyms I've ever been to, so it was well worth it. The range of machines and equipment they have is emense and its modern, well maintained and clean. Even the dumbells are racked in the right order. The place was busy, but there were still no waits for machines.