Virgin Active health clubs reviewed

Virgin Active is of part of the world famous Virgin brand, owned by Richard Branson. The Virgin Active health club chain now consists of well over 60 health clubs, including the Holmes Place health club brand, acquired in 2006 and a small number of Esporta health clubs located in the UK and Europe. The Virgin Active group now caters for over 600,00 health club members worldwide.

The Virgin Active health club experience

At Virgin Active health clubs, we’re all about fitness and well being.  It’s what we do best. With state of the art facilities, and great staff, you can be assured of a fantastic experience.

Whether you want to have a leisurely swim, develop your cardiovascular abilities, weight train or build some variety into your workout, Virgin Active health clubs offers a wide variety of facilities to satisfy the most discerning fitness needs.

Of course our fitness facilities include all the user friendly equipment you’ll ever need and also boast some of the newest training concepts with 2 large studios, pools and outstanding customer service, what more do you need?

Typical Virgin Active health clubs

Virgin Active health clubs typically include:

• A swimming pool
• Exercise classes
• Fully equipped fitness gyms
• A wide range of free wieghts
• Exercise machines - resistance and cardiovascular

Virgin Active personal training

Virgin Active's vision is to provide members with the motivation and guidance to help them achieve their fitness or wellness goals, through a fun and innovative approach.

In addition to holding academic degrees in the Exercise Sciences and /or one or more nationally recognised industry standard personal training certifications, all Personal Trainers have participated in an extremely comprehensive in-house training program using the very best cutting edge resources available.

In order to cater for all your needs Virgin Active has 3 progressive levels of Trainer all with varied backgrounds and experiences. You can rest assured your Personal Trainer will be among the best and most qualified in the industry.

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