PureGym Cardiff Bay

Disappointed by this gym. Used it 5 times in the month I had it (alongside another gym membership). I've been using gyms since I was a teen, and I've never experienced a gym like this before where *none* of the weights equipment works for my body dimensions besides the dumbbells and barbells. I was too short for the leg press, my arms were too short to bench, the benches were too high to hip thrust - the list goes on. Plus the gym feels constantly warm and muggy despite claiming to have aircon, the female toilets & showers have been dirty every time I've gone in, and despite claiming to have over 200 pieces of equipment it feels really ill equipped for a gym at its price. My other membership is at a gym in the city centre (which is cheaper!!!) And they have way more machines & the environment is nicer. Plus, I can actually use said machines. For reference, I'm 5'3 and weigh 60kg so I am petite but not extremely so. Disappointed overall, won't be renewing.

Can't really complain, it's a normal gym, nothing special about it. Studio is really useful for things like boxing with your mates or whatever

I love this gym! I’ve been a member for about 2 years and it’s the best gym I’ve ever been to. The staff are friendly, it always feels clean and welcoming, and the equipment/space is great, especially the functional area. With the help of one of their PTs, I learned to lift with a barbell here and it’s also the place where I got my first ever pull up! I’ve moved away from the area now, so I’ll miss this gym for sure. Thanks for everything, Cardiff Bay PureGym!

I've decided to leave this gym after around 1 year of membership. Since January the gym has been overcrowded every weekday evening I've tried to attend. It seems to make no difference whether I arrive at 7pm or 9pm. In most gyms in Cardiff you will find plenty of space at 9pm. The toilets have never been the best, but the past couple of months have been worse and other areas of the gym have also been dirty. I have also noticed the accessibility lift has been out of service for a number of months. The sign says it is waiting for repairs but I'm not confident that it is high on the priority list as the rowing machines were moved in front of the lift a few weeks back, completely blocking access.

Great gym, spin class is my personal favourite. Although some spin instructors are better than others.

So this gym out of 10 is a 6 based on a few reasons- not much machines. For example no hack squat, only 2 bench presses, 1 leg extension machine, 1 hamstring machine 1 seated press and so on.-popularity. Obviously it’s a commercial gym so anywhere between 4pm-8pm are the worst times, because of the few machines, there can be a huge wait.-(In my opinion the worst one) gym etiquette, yeah there are signs saying put the weights back, but holy Mary and Joseph, there’s 30 kg dumbbells in the 10s and vice Versa and it’s awful(picture down below); People on their phone for anywhere up to 5 minutes; re-racking weights in the incorrect manner; people super setting when there’s not much machines and a lot of people and lastly people not cleaning the equipment after use especially on a bench.Now I’ve mentioned the bad, let’s get on to the good.-Polite staff, ask for anything or even a spot they’re nice and will help you with anything within reason,-dumbbells, not much to say there’s a lot of dumbbells which is nice to see.-cardio, there’s a lot of CV equipment2 nice platforms for deadlifts but I wish there were more but it’s a smallish gym so I understand that they would struggle to put any more.-beginner friendly, good if you want to start working out but if you have a few years under your belt I suggest a non commercial gym (like an old school powerlifting gym that not a lot of people know about)Personally, I would love a hack squat in this gym but I can’t just demand one lol. But what I would love is if the PTs in the gym heighten their awareness and spread the word of gym etiquette that would change its from a 3 star to a 4 maybe 5 star and from a 6/10 to an 8/10

I've been thinking about why I like this most out of all the Cardiff PureGyms. Location is great for parking, and the gym is big enough that it rarely feels truly crowded, but I think the best part is that it's not one of those gyms that have massive windows for people to stare at you from the streets. This feels more private even when it's full, and I appreciate that.