Re: Total Fitness - Sandyford
I've been a member since it opened. The gym is well equipped and spacious, like most gyms it is busiest around 6.30pm to 8.30 pm but even then you rarely have to wait to use a piece of equipment.
The pool area is nice and the hydro-therapy pool is great for a post workout relax.
The staff are not particularly friendly nor is it the cheapest gym out there but it is the closest gym to me and from experience I've found that if a gym isn't convenient to get to then I'll eventually drop out! The instructors are just about OK but that has been the same in all but one of the gyms I've used in the past, the now closed Dundrum Gym.
If your friend joins and they decide to pay by direct debit then they should be aware that Total Fitness don't send out a reminder when your year is up to see if you want to renew, they very kindly roll it over! So if you do want to cancel they get another month's fee out of you, this is a bit of sharp practice that seems to be common in the gym business.