RP Fitness Reviews Summary

Community & Atmosphere

Pros:

• "It has a very positive community of fitness enthusiasts, who in my experience are nice people who want to help you progress."
• "There also seems to be a community of serious weight lifters at this gym so it’s perfect if you’re into that sort of thing."
• "I really enjoy the atmosphere of this gym."
• "Staff and members are friendly and the general atmosphere is awesome."
• "Great crowd and atmosphere, great staff, all the gear you can imagine (including 3 deadlifting platforms and 4 squat racks ...how good is that?)."
• "Such a friendly, welcoming place. The doors are open to everybody, be newbies or fitness professionals."
• "The staff and fellow gym-goers at RP Gym are incredibly respectful and kind, fostering a welcoming and supportive atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Little action taken from staff re certain male members harassing women."
• "I've also witnessed the leadership treating the staff with a lack of respect and support."
• "Would avoid this place at all costs. Run by cowboys."
• "Your Racist. Good bye. :)"
• "A staff members stares a lot when he is stood at the reception desk and its very uncomfortable."
• "People sitting at the benches pressing their phones."
• "I have gone from being a huge advocate of this gym, bringing them multiple new customers and giving them my money for free, to feeling completely disengaged and sad at how I've been treated."

Staff & Service

Pros:

• "The staff are super friendly and helpful when needed."
• "The staff are always happy to help with any questions or show you how to set up any of the machines."
• "The staff have been incredibly supportive and welcoming!"
• "All the staff are approachable and they definitely help contribute to a welcoming atmosphere."
• "The staff are very friendly."
• "The staff are really friendly and down to earth, you can have a nice chat and get some tips on working out."
• "The staff at this gym are incredibly informative, polite and kind."

Cons:

• "Requires 30 days for informing them, if you want to leave."
• "1 extremely rude staff member as well who could do with some discipline."
• "Well what can I say no customer service you have to reserve and machines as people constantly claim up to 3 machines at a time."
• "As I arrived you looked at me and said 'No'. 'Sorry I'm afraid I have a candidate in so no'."
• "They refused to do so, and then informed me that they hadn't actually frozen my partner's membership during lockdown, charging us the full amount."
• "The lack of free WiFi for members and lack of entertainment in cardio suite leave some room for improvement."
• "I got a unreassured response and said I will arrive anyway I then got an 'okay bye'."

Facilities & Equipment

Pros:

• "It's open 24h and it has free coffee."
• "The gym is always clean and the equipment is tidy and kept where it is supposed to."
• "The gym has a large selection of cardio and strength training equipment, including treadmills, ellipticals, stationary bikes, free weights, and weight machines."
• "Best dumbbells you can get!, 4 squat racks, 3 platforms."
• "5 squat racks, 3 deadlift platforms and 2 benches. All the machines and dumbbells are Watson and the bars are all Texas power bars apart from speciality bars."
• "The equipment for this is excellent and probably the best in the area."
• "It has at least 4 squat cages, 2 deadlifting platforms, multiple bench stations, loads of barbells and dumbbells."

Cons:

• "Only slight downside is because of the size it can get a bit cramped at peak hours."
• "The sports injury clinic remains steep for members at around 30 per session."
• "One EZ bar and no other 10kg bars?"
• "It only has one smith machine, small number of cables, one lat pull down machine."
• "If you decide to go for dumbells, there is a 2.5kg step in-between the weights and there is only ONE pair for each."
• "Only thing that would make it better is if they got another cable machine."
• "One set of dumbbells for each weight?"

Value & Accessibility

Pros:

• "The prices are also great for everything you get in the membership."
• "Would highly recommend to anyone at any fitness level as it has something for everyone."
• "An amazing gym space, friendly staff, good location and suitable pricing."
• "Pricing is very reasonable and flexible."
• "For the price you pay and what you get is unbelievably great value I would definitely recommend to anyone looking in and around Cambridge area."
• "Prices on par with pure gym and much cheaper than Nuffield health."
• "And their rates are the most competitive in Cambridge."

Cons:

• "Way too expensive, basically unaffordable."
• "It can sometimes be difficult to get on some of the more popular equipment especially if you go after work."
• "The gym is now very busy at peak times and if you are looking for power racks, flat benches, and platforms in particular you will often have to wait for them."
• "Classes are included in the somewhat pricey membership of £38 per month."
• "Rubbish place, spend more on a decent gym if you can."
• "The gym is quite clean, and even on busy days there is a lot of equipment and space available for everyone."
• "The gym never feels over busy."