Safety and health checks are not upto markMost guys dont put their weights back or clean benchUpon asking they replied we dont work here..its not my responsibility to keep gym clean and put weights back.Managers are never to be found nor they are bothered about keeping gym clean or asking people to do it. With new covid surge and in order to keep gyms open management should enforce rules and cancel memberships of the ones who dont follow

Its a well equipped gym, cleaning measure have dropped off recently. Both staff and people. Look on top of the blue roll units. The dust us impressive.

First time Ive been to this gym. Must say, its A1. Spacious clean changing rooms, no searching for a secure locker, really good hot showers, great kit, fantastic class(as hard as you want to make it), very pleasant staff and busy for early morning which is nice. Recommended.

Great place, aim for early afternoon/late evening for fewer people

Too busy for my liking personally. Even if there is enough equipment there are just too many things going on at once. I just cant seem to focus on my workout with so many people around.I also dont really like the pod entrance, it gets stuck if you have a big bag and feels quite claustrophobic. The gym is pretty stuffy as soon as you walk in too.(The cleaning stations are pretty useless with having to spray the tissue)

Very inconvenient environment, their policy is shady. They don’t tell you anything about parking charges. Be careful. The only way you can contact them is through Facebook.

Lets start with the good points:- Plenty of sanitisation areas- Relatively tidy and clean- Fairly big upstairs area with functional and plenty of cardio machines** Bad points - and why were moving gyms imminently:- Just way too busy! There needs to be a cap. At peak times theres well over 110 people in that gym. The majority in the weights section- Stinks of body odour as soon as you enter. Either reduce the number of people or improve air flow.- Unfortunate amount of chavvy clients- Roid rage - even today. You dont really want to go to work out in an environment like that.The staff seem really friendly! Unfortunately, you cant kick out the anti-social clients, but there should be a reporting tool for poor gym etiquette.Hopefully see you soon PureGym Urban Exchange!

Gym is decent with all your workout needs which is a must but for me the downpoint is its over crowded and really buisy at all times.

All wearing masks, all equipment is cleaned after use. Free weights can be untidy, weights being left on floor but that all. Excellent gym

The advantages of this gym are the variety of equipment and how big and spacious it is! However, the staff need to either put the weights back onto the racks more often or be stricter with making people put the equipment back after they’re done. The plates, mats, dumbbells, kettlebells are all over the floor (even during quiet times) forcing you to go on a treasure hunt every time you need something. Doubt the “staff are doing everything they can” — The pics were taken with the gym nearly empty.

I think, under the current circumstances, this gym deserves a five stars. Yes it can be busy, like any gym can, but the range of equipment is fantastic. There is always somewhere for you to exercise or some equipment to use. The cleaning staff are never far away, sanitising everything and there are cleaning stations for everyone to use, before and after sessions. The staff are always available for a chat or for advice and the social distancing hasnt stopped them from getting stuck in when needed. Gyms are just another on the long list of places that have drastically changed since the start of covid, but pure gym is a stand out example of how to operate and keep everyone safe.

Always clean and have helpful staff

Very helpful staff

Normally dont leave reviews but think during current times its worth a mention.Ive been to 3 other gyms in Manchester since they were reopened and the users arent as respectful when it comes to cleaning equipment after use as they are in this PureGym.Certainly gets busy here but I think its important to mention the people of Ancoats PureGym definitely make use of all the cleaning stations.

Currently undergoing a refurbishment and the new equipment is looking fantastic - all new bars, tyres, heavy bags, kettle bells etc. Also they have used their space better so it makes the place feel bigger. Full credit to the management for keeping the place open with minimum disruption during the works

Decent gym, can get a touch busy/popular at times but its 24hr so theres plenty of opportunity for quieter workouts if your timing is flexible.

Good gym with two floors and plenty of equipment, could do with a few more racks for when its busy.- If you are thinking of training in the evening at 5 or 6PM forget it, its hammered, train early in the morning instead if you can.- Free parking for 3 hours which is a huge advantage in the city centre as long as you put your reg into the parking devices inside the Gym, if you forget and you get a parking fine take it to the gym manager and they can try and get it cancelled for you.- plenty of showers think their is about 8 in total, changing rooms are kept relatively clean and tidyoverall a good gym and no real complaints

Lovely place and surprisingly not as busy as you would think.

A couple of months ago I was subject to threatening behaviour and language from another gym-user, during peak hours. Despite having multiple employees around, none of them stepped in or said anything.I immediately reported this to the manager. He spoke to the guy, who denied everything. The manager came back to me and explained that there was nothing he could do about it, despite the fact that the entire incident was caught on camera, and there were multiple witnesses.After I pressed the manager and told him that this was unacceptable, he said that he would “conduct an investigation”. Months later and I have still heard nothing from the manager and I see the same guys walking around the gym and leaving their weights out without replacing them.If you are looking for a gym that is safe and looks after its people, this is not the place for you. Avoid.Update 15th Sept: this was never followed up on by gym management.

Gym is very clean but only issue is they have already removed the antibacterial wet wipes which i feel cleans better then tissue and spray

A fitness utopia! The best maintained Pure Gym in the area by a mile!

Cleanliness is superb if Boris sees this dont lock it down

The staff are helpful and friendly and theres a good range of equipment but gets very busy.. even though its a big gym. They need to have time to set up between classes and some are too packed to do the exercises without bumping into another person.

Been going to PureGym for 3 years now, friendly atmosphere - everyone welcome . Easy to get to know people - good equipment

The overall value for money is okay but what has bothered me is the volume of the music. Some classes blast out tunes that are way higher than the safe volume and in addition to that conflict with the other background music. (Basically 2 songs at the same time) No chance of playing your own tunes via earphones either as its simply too loud in the background. That can cause stress to the body and that is in my opinion counter productive to an establishment that is concerned with health and fitness.

Staff always happy to help, good range of equipment and great value for money!

Over priced

The equipment is fine, the staff are nice, but people will leave the things they use absolutely anywhere, and they will also take things like plates that you are using (without asking).The only way around it is to go when it is not busy.If they bought a lot more plates and had them on poles it would be so much easier.

Lovely gym with nice people. Very clean most of the time but some costumer dont feel ashamed to have a shave here, leave the sink a complete mess, few people thinks even in the gym its alright littering, leave your rubbish on the floor. Just let you know the staff isnt here to clean up after you. Also that amount of deodorant what people use can kill someone who is got asthma. Sometimes you couldnt breathe. Also Lynx??? Seriously???? 😂

Good gym in a good location. Facilities include:- Free weights area.- Open class area for classes and space when not in use.- Spin room- treadmills, bikes, rowing machines.- Full resistance training suite.This gym is always clean and staff are very helpful. Costs around £22 per month and you can pause membership for up to 3 months if required.

Good location but the car park is very small and as its shared with the other stores it gets full very quickly especially at peak times.Good amount of machines, Ive never had to wait for anything. Classes can be busy but the trainers are helpful and friendly.

Decent

Great gym (especially quiet during lunchtime.2-3pm). Good location with 1.5.free parking (extended to 3 hours if desired). Clean changing rooms and machinery.

Definitely better to get in early. Its horrible going in there after work around 5pm its very busy. Its near impossible to get a good workout in as always waiting for machines. If you get in around 6am its quite. The have some good equipment I like thats they have extended the functional area upstairs.

There where not enough bars or weights and people where ignorant taking weights off the rack while I was mid exercise without asking and the place was a mess.If you can go anywhere else I wouldThey have just invested indumbells but they need more squat racks

A good gym, good equipment and it has been recently renovated. The gym is very clean as well . It gets busy at peak hours so I try to avoid going during peak hours. Would recommended!

A standard PureGym with a lot of equipment

Ive been with Pure for years and this used to be a brilliant gym but these past few month, its just gotten worse and worse. Dont get me wrong, the staff are great and when its a bit quieter, its actually decent. Now days, it gets so busy at peak times that as soon as you walk in, a bit of your soul dies. Motivation is out of the window. R.I.P.Youll struggle to get on any of the machines, cables or benches. Weights and equipment are scattered everywhere! Gym etiquette here is so poor!! I know its not the staffs responsibility to tidy up after these ill-mannered children but the suspension rule HAS to be enforced because its become an absolute joke. You spend majority of your time hunting for equipment and weights than actually working out.Dont even get me started on the A/C that hasnt been working for how long now?? If no one can figure out whats wrong with it then i think the company needs to cut its losses and just replace the whole system? Probably save money in the long run anyway. The bottom and middle floor absolutely stinks of hot, stale, humid, sweaty socks and armpits. Its pretty horrid.I hope this review will actually prompt Pure to do something about this because lets be honest, no one at HQ reads the comment cards. I understand that space is an issue and popularity of the gym cannot be helped but for goodness sake, at least make the experience more pleasant. Youre loosing loyal customers here.

Edit: it is now too busy at peak times, has a lingering smell of sweat and attracts too many vain people for my liking. I have since left after 6 years of membership.This is the best PureGym in the area, there is so much equipment you never have to wait. There are always alternatives available. It is also huge

Conveniently placed as a 5 minute walk from my house. Typically go to another gym in the are but will come here if they have any free open days to come with a friend. Can get very crowded due to its location.

Excellent value chain gym. Its conveniently located in between the train station / city centre and Ancoats. Lots of equipment and a big floor work / free weights area. Only downside is that it can get VERY busy before and after work., but thats to be expected given its location. I tend to try to go in outside of these times to ensure that I can get on the equipment I want to, when I want to.Its open 24 hours as well which is good, although the changing room (understandably) locks very late at night / early morning.Plus, its next to a big Aldi if you need some urgent hydration or that protein fix!

Great Gym...With all the necessary equipment. Open 24 hours which is the best thing. Has many good classes if interested and Personal trainers too

LOVE my new gym! Such brilliant value, great free classes which I use almost everytime I go. Never had to wait for a machine and the staff are all lovely and chatty too! Would definitely recommend

Great equipment and plenty, so no queuing if you pick the right time.I used it before work while working just across the way and it worked perfect for me.So would recommend it to anyone looking for a gym in the area.

Ive been to a few pure gyms as I have moved around the country. This urban exchange one has to be my favourite (probably because I conveniently live only 5 minutes away from it). But for the small monthly fee you cant fault this gym – really good value, especially when considering its open 24-7. The personal trainers also run a varied range of classes throughout the days and evenings – starting as early as 6:30 and running through till 8.

Been going here for the last 18 months. Since its recent renovations the place is amazing. A lot of equipment and space and seems much less busy since theyve expanding so never having to wait for equipment. Only word of advice is that if you park on site, be sure to use their automated parking screens inside the gym to validate your car to avoid a hefty parking fine!

Nice place really busy in evening and morning but love to go in late evening

Its a well laid out gym. After busy hours plenty of kit to ensure a solid work out.

Usually prefer this gym other than the spinningfields centre, but customer service isnt as great from staff. Training required here!

Great gym for cardio and weights. Its got dumbbells up to 50, 4 squat racks, 2 smith machines, weight lifting platform, plenty of benches and machines. Its very well priced and accessible 24 hours a day. Only downside is how busy it can get but its still manageable.

I like this puregym it will be 5stars if its have massage chair and flavoured water like the one I used to go too in Luton and dunstable.

I left the gym group in Manchester due to poor customer service and lack of equipment. I signed up with pure today and cant express how good this gym is!! Not to mention top class customer service by the manager Paul. I fully recommend this gym the price value for money and customer service is unbeatable.

Great location near Piccadilly Station if you want to have a session after work and take the train/tram home. Large space with hundreds of equipments. Free parking for gym member. Lots of free classes and helpful staff.

Good to work out. But often very busy. And struggle to get on the equipment anytime after 5pm

First of all: overload every weekdays 5-7pm.Mess as f*. People leave weights everywhere and nobody tells them its wrong..

Many of the reviews here are not representative of the gym. I have been a member of several gyms and have never come across one as untidy and messy as this. There are always weights / plates / dumbells on the gym floor all over the place. This seems to be constant as I go a mixture of morning, afternoon and evening, midweek and at the weekends. You only really see staff when they are doing PT sessions or showing people round, ie making money or trying to sell memberships. They do not (visibly at least) pull people up on leaving stuff lying around, and rarely do you see staff tidying up the gym floor which is a constant mess. If people were banned or suspended then this would stop happening and improve the culture for everyone. Really poor attitude and as a result a poor culture and gym.

Open 24 hours, lots of classes available in the morning and evening (the spin and kettle bells class is good), they also have a good yoga class on the Thursday evening. I recommend signing up to Rashids spin class at 18.30 on a Wednesday. Overall really good value for money (plenty of equipment, even when busy in the evenings).

Rowing machines need repairing or replacing. Just a basic replacement of the foot straps was still outstanding when I last visited.

Great gym enjoyed training there every time I have visited

Ive been fairly impressed with this gym, I joined a few months ago and visit fairly frequently. At first I was a little suspect of it being 24 hours with no staff but for a city gym it kind of works. There is of course no pool facilities available, and it lacks the frills that you would expect at a premier club like WiFi, hand towels, etc. But here you get exactly what you pay for, and its quite good value for what it is. Its generally very busy during the day, but visit during the evening and youll get a better experience.

Lots of equipment, its becoming a bit busy, but I find it a good sign.

Nice but busy

Good gym with decent space for most pieces of equipment. I generally visit on my lunch hour when its not too busy. I think it can get busier in the evenings when people clock off from work.

Plenty of parking, not the best puregym but suitable. The entry process is bizarre, you have to go to the right of the gym, to a lift or down some stairs and access via an underground entrance. This is even if you park directly opposite so you can see inside the gym, its really odd.

Very good gym and great equiptment, not had a better workout.

This gym has a lot of good equipment, but Im not a fan of 2 floor gyms tbh. Also the speed bumps leading to the underground car park are a bit severe

Its a good gym for getting fit and achieving your other goals although if youre looking for something more this isnt the place for you. There are plenty of machines and free weights and even at busy times the wait wont be too long.

Cold atmosphere. Not the most welcoming of gyms. Too many busy bodies. Not enough Tricep machines, people always hogging these.

Would recommend to join a different gym you cant use any machines as its that busy

For a gym that charges £17-£20 a month for a membership you cant go wrong here. After work you will struggle to get a machine due to the mass influx of health fanatics trying to get fit, making it better to go past 6pm on a weeknight. One major qualm is the parking in the Urban Exchange, with only a small amount of spaces, you can go the the gym and be waiting around 10 minutes for a parking space to come available.

They really need to start doing something about all the plates and dumbbells being left around absolute joke

Great spacious gym with great functional area usually go on weekends when it tends to be quieter

Stopped going, not very clean and don like being forced to listen to there music, people have Spotify abd head phones let them listen to what they want.

Lots of space and equipment, not that busy in the mornings

Big gym with lots of facilities whether you want to do classes, freeweights, cardio or hit the bags theres plenty on offer

One of the better Pure Gyms - lots of equipment, and not too busy!

A good size gym with lots of equipment. Has a large changing room so your not waiting to get to lockers or for showers.

Treadmills have limited speed thats not cool....

Nice and spacious gym but recently there are more and more people, it takes a lot of time just to use the equipment during busy hours.

Good facilities, friendly team.

Good place can get really busy in peak time

Clean gym but the men stare way too much and make females uncomfortable

Open all hours every day. You cant go wrong

Simple and 24 h. just need to know the best times or can be busy ...

BEST GYM I have joined in a long time, great 24 hour access, great PTs and classes, good facilities, clean and tidy, would recommend highly from beginner to avid body-builder / power-lifter etc

Great for cardio, very poor ratio of power racks to members. Weights area is almost permanently busy including mornings, lunchtime and after work.

Nice environment

Gym at its best.

Large gym good classes free parking lots of motivation ;)

Fine gym, like that its 24 hours, could have more selection of classes

A good gymVery handy

Good large gym, plenty of equipment, can get busy at times

I used to use this gym. It is good and in a good spot. I used to do my food shopping afterwards becuase there is an Aldi on site as well. There is also a GoOutdoors and Marks & Spence on site. There gym feels small but isnt. They have joined a large of rooms together.Parking is free for three hours which is good. It gets very busy in the evening so expect to do a few laps if you are driving in. It also seems to be busy throughout the day. I went at 9pm once and it was as busy as peak times. I left the gym as I got a job outside of town

This gym is a madhouse in the morning. I usually go to PureGyms outside the city centre and was not prepared for this. Nearly every piece of weighted equipment I needed was being used and all the benches were occupied in the freeweights area. After wandering around for 10 minutes not doing anything except looking for an empty machine or bench, a class ended so I managed to set myself up for some training in there. When it was all over, the dressing room was packed. I managed to get into the last free shower, didnt bother styling my hair that day and did my makeup in my car because every hair/makeup station was completely full with a few women each. Im so grateful this was not my first gym as I would have sworn off gyms forever. People who go here must enjoy the bustle, the classes, or do mainly cardio, but arriving here at 6am and encountering that amount of people traffic was a total shock to the system so I wont be returning. On a positive note, one of the trainers saw my disbelief and did point out where a few machines were for me.

Great gym. Plent of kit

Great gym with parking and wide range of classes and a big workout area

The Best gym in town

Nice place to work out

Old equipment. Smells bad

Nice play