Factory Fitness And Dance Centre, STUDIO 1

Consistently went to this gym for 6 years when I moved to Holloway but I've now moved away so dropping a review. For me it was purely convenient on location and generally dead at 6/7am when I used to go, just me and a couple of other regulars over the years. Not a fan of heaving spaces. Never used classes, only used the weights & gym area. The equipment was already pretty aged and scuffed when I joined but in the 6 years I was there the wear and tear became very apparent. The benches had a reskin last year and that was the only equipment update the gym space got. Repairs on the ever breaking cable machines were slow. There was also some questionable shuffling of equipment which blocked off mirrors and workout spaces. The price certainly went up though. I was lucky to be stuck on a legacy price that I signed up with for use of the gym and would NOT join for the price that it is now. The whole space needs a massive update. The months leading up to my move, a wet bar showed up and smoothie maker.. Ok cool but what about the gym equipment? Why not update that? Finally cancelling a membership or trying to do anything with your contract is like pulling teeth. Prepare for lengthy response times on emails. When I was finally able to cancel my membership after 6 loyal years (Even paid through covid closure without realising lol) they hit me with the 30 day cancellation on my 30 day rolling contract so I paid for a month without going because I moved away. Meh.

Awful experience. It used to be ok but last I was there it was under new management who have zero experience of managing gyms, or management in general it seemed, only interested in automating and making it a cash cow. Equipment is very old, air conditioning non existent or always broken relying on small windows, pointless in hot weather, when it did work it was only felt in certain areas of the floor. A number of classes are run by people with no experience, more intent on showing off then teaching a class. Seemed to be a gym mainly for dancers, kept alive by people who want to pole dance, everything else made this the worse gym I've ever used. I've had better experiences at hotel gyms. Fortunately I was able to cancel but 100% would not recommend this gym or these people.