GMFA's Guide To Gay Sports Clubs And Social Groups

Gyms

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  1. Jubilee Hall
  2. Oasis
  3. Paris Gym
  4. Soho Athletic
  5. Central YMCA

Jubilee Hall

Logo for Jubilee Hall Gym Air-conditioned exercise studios, plus 5,000 sq ft gym with a wide range of cardio machines, free weights and resistance machines. No joining fee and non-members welcome on daily rates. Visit website for details of other London gyms in the London Fitness Network.

Telephone: 020 7836 4007 or 7836 4835
Email: coventgarden@jubileehallclubs.co.uk
Website: www.jubileehallclubs.co.uk
Address: 30 The Piazza, London WC2E 8BE
Gender: Mixed
When: 7am-10pm Monday to Friday, 9am-9pm Saturday, 10am-5pm Sunday
How much: From £36.95 per month by direct debit, no contract, and with access to 70 centres and 1,000 classes in the London Fitness Network (LFN); £8 day rate
Beginners welcome: Yes



Oasis

A man lifting weightsThe Oasis is a local authority sports centre (Camden) in the centre of town. In addition to the gym there is an outdoor heated pool, which is excellent for cooling down on a hot summer’s day.

Telephone: 020 7831 1804
Email: leigh.allaker@gll.org
Website: www.camden.gov.uk/sport
Address: 32 Endell Street, London WC2H 9AG
Gender: Mixed
When: Monday-Friday 6.30am-10pm, Saturday and Sunday 9.30am-6pm
How much: Prices vary, phone or email for information
Beginners welcome: Yes



Paris Gym

Paris Gym Logo Opened as London’s only exclusively gay gym, changes in the provision of services has meant that this is now open for straight men too. It recently doubled in size, and is now situated in two railway arches at the heart of gay Vauxhall, and offers 74 weight machines, therapy rooms and a sauna, and is fully air-conditioned.

Telephone: 020 7735 8989
Email: info@parisgym.com
Website: www.parisgym.com
Address: 73 Goding Street, London SE11 5AW
Gender: Male
When: 6.30am-11pm Monday to Friday, 10am-10pm Saturday, 10am-8pm Sunday
How much: Email or phone for information
Beginners welcome: Yes



Soho Gyms

Soho Gyms SignFully equipped gyms with cardio machines, resistance machines, free-weights, exercise studios, spinning, personal trainers, sunbeds, saunas and juice bars.

Telephone: Covent Garden - 020 7242 1290
Camden - 020 7482 4524
Earl’s Court - 020 7370 1402
Clapham - 020 7720 0321
Waterloo - 0845 270 9270
Email: info@sohogyms.com
Website: www.sohogyms.com
Gender: Mixed
When: See website or phone for details
Where: See website or phone for details
How much: See website or phone for details
Beginners welcome: Yes



Central YMCA

Logo for Central YMCASituated in a cavernous basement area beneath Great Russell Street, the Y, as it is known to nearly all its users, offers a fabulous selection of facilities and classes. In addition to all the standard gym equipment, there's an exercise to music studio, a 25 metre swimming pool a climbing wall and a dedicated mind, body and spirit space.

Telephone: 020 7343 1700
Email: g.williams@centralymca.org.uk
Website: www.ymcaclub.co.uk
Address: 112 Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3NQ
Gender: Mixed
When: Monday-Friday 6.30am-10.30pm, Saturday 10am-8.30pm, Sunday 10am-7pm
How much: Various memberships, plus concessions and day passes
Beginners welcome: Yes

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