PureGym Sheffield Meadowhall Retail Park

Been training here for two years. It’s a great gym with new equipment. Has everything you need, plates are new and usually kept tidy. Great that everything is on one floor, also has a room for posing with good lighting. Only bad thing to say is men’s changing room usually reeks of urine.

Edit (Sept 2024) - They're letting it fall apart!! Clips missing, machines broken for weeks on end, vending machines always broken, etc. Such a shame. The cable connecting the display on the 2 air bikes is split, the display won't stay on, been like that for months! The glute/ham raise is missing the adjuster clip for, it's been missing for months. The staff have also started emailing members, threatening them with account suspension if they don't put weights back after use... I agree to some extent as some people are just lazy! But I put my weights back 99% of the time... Occasionally I'll forget, if I'm in a rush to get back to work for example... I forgot to put my weights back once this entire year and they emailed me threatening to suspend my account! Every member is going to be suspended if they keep it up, it's ridiculous!!! Edit (May 2023) - Downgraded to 3 stars. Having visited the gym frequently (4 times a week) since opening my opinion has changed. One of the vending machines is broken already, the entrance turnstiles have broken multiple times. There are already clips missing for the cable machines and barbells. The fire alarm on the entrance has been flashing "error" and beeping for weeks! I've come to realise that the toilet facilities are way too small for a gym this size. There are not enough lockers downstairs and the staff care more about the silly "no gym bags on the gym floor" rule than they do about actual health & safety. There are always barbells and other equipment left in the middle of the gym floor (which I've tripped over or moved out of my workout area multiple times) yet the staff ignore it or walk around it. They don't seem to care about the gym. There is currently a chest fly machine that is broken and has been for over a week. There's a few clocks on the walls and they haven't been changed since the clocks went forward over a month ago, which I know isn't a big deal but it shows a lack of care and attention from the gym staff. The gym has only been open a few short months and it's already being neglected. It's sad really! Original review - Really impressed with the new Pure Gym. I went to the opening yesterday and had a look around then this morning I went for a proper workout. I was a member of the old Pure Gym (Nr. Tesco) which was a bit of a dump, but this one couldn't be further from a dump! Everything is brand new (I was worried they'd move some of the equipment from the old gym). There are 8 squat racks across the middle at the back, plus another 3 that doubles as bench press stations. The squat racks in the middle have solid platforms for squatting on one side, which is a welcome addition. They also have 2 sleds and Ski-erg machines (which I love!). There are a ton of DBs across the back wall with plenty of benches. There are also kettlebells, med. balls, and weighted bags... It has pretty much everything you can think of! They have a large open area on the main floor for doing WODs or stretching, etc. There's also a studio with plenty of space and studio weights/barbells. The changing rooms and toilets are upstairs. As you can imagine, they are nice and new, let's hope they don't get ruined. There's also a cycle/spin studio upstairs with cool lighting, full of brand-new bikes. The only issue with it being so big and having the toilets upstairs is that it's a bit of a mission if you're working out in the free weights area downstairs. I kid you not, from the squat racks to the toilets and back is about the length of a football pitch in total distance covered. Not ideal after heavy squats with jelly legs. I wish they had downstairs toilets. Parking and lockers are plenty, plus they have the usual vending machines with snacks and shakes. They have mostly the same staff that were at the old Pure Gym. They're a nice friendly bunch. The opening offer (£10.99 a month for 12 months) is an absolute bargain! Having such a nice gym makes me look forward to working out. Hopefully, it doesn't get ruined, please look after the gym people!

Freezing in winter, hot in summer. Might as well workout on the road. Water not working, Yanga water always has a weird aftertaste. Changing rooms just as cold and music is so loud it's overwhelming. Complained via e-mail and got ignored, just like anyone else leaving 1 star reviews. Much easier to reply to 5 stars only uh? Staff not rewarded either.

Worst management. Poor temperature control. Poor maintenance. Been complaining about heating but they never bothered. Now even they have left the fans running to make it worst. Feel bad for staff working 8 to 10 hours in this cold temp. Noticed one of them wearing heated jacked with powerbank in pocket because they are not allowed to even touch the temperature control . This gym is profit oriented only.

Started here at Pure gym on Monday and I love it, it’s spacious, I also feel like I’m not getting watched or judged and the machines are great. Can’t wait to go back tomorrow.