3-1-5 Health Club - Lancaster

Emma B.

One of my favourite places to be. The gym and other areas are always kept clean, very rarely have to wait for machines and equipment, there are plenty of areas to train depending on your ability and confidence. The instructors are all very friendly and push you to get the most out of your workout, the sweat classes are just amazing!!! Reception staff are all very approachable & welcoming. All other members seem respectful & friendly, there is something to suit everyone, feel very lucky to have a membership here.

Robin L.

Current member at the gym, overall for the price it's everything you expect from a health club, saunas, steam room, pool, all kept clean and even during peak times there is space in the pool which is rare for gyms. Albeit peak times you have masses of kids, which I understand and expect when pool facilities are offered. Need to make money somewhere. The staff are all lovely and happy to help and the parking is great to. Gym itself is spacious and very well equipped free weights and cable sections, music is quite which I prefer. Lovely little cafe and independent supplement shop in addition to pilates rooms and massage chairs. Can spend a long time in the club if you want. There are several negatives that go beyond personal preferences. Biggest issue being the lack of respect from other members who rarely put plates away in correct places or even remove them at all. I've never known a gym community with such bad etiquette. A large section of the gym is taken up by the 315 Swedish designed resistant machines. Some of them are good however most aren't ergonomically efficient or ideal range of motion and feel awkward to use. They also have four lots of them and are often under utilised taking up a lot of valuable space. The main free space area near the cardio section always has classes on at peak times despite there being other rooms which could be used. Very annoying if you go during peak times and want to use that space. Finally, more than one occasion I've seen kids just messing around on equipment unsupervised and getting in the way. Gyms are not for children and it's not my fault it's half term.

Kate S.

Has so much potential but every time I’ve been in (a few years ago and more recently) some of the equipment is so rank with used chewing gum all stuck in the stair master etc. Has really good facilities however not sure they make the best use of their space.

Peter D.

I used this gym a couple of times while staying nearby. I thought overall it was excellent, well equipped, very clean and both regular members and staff were friendly and helpful.

My only gripe was the sauna in the men's changing room was way too cool at 60 degrees and more like 85 would be better, having lived in Finland, I know a bit about sauna temperatures!

If I'm in the area again, I would use this gym without hesitation, it's great.

Adam S.

The main issue with the gym is that hardly anyone unracks the equipment when they have finished using it. I was there on Saturday and both racks, the smith machine, every bench was loaded up. There was one machine in the whole place that wasnt loaded up. This is an issue and there are never any staff on the gym floor to make sure that members are sticking to basic gym etiquette. This isn't a rare occurrence, it's every time I go in. It isn't fair and it's particularly annoying for people with specific injuries and mobility issues who may not be able to unload a machine. I've been a member for a few years but it's starting to annoy me enough to consider changing to a different gym.

Martin M.

3-1-5 is by far the best Health Club I’ve been to and I’ve been a member at many clubs in my time!
Top quality gym kit, massive studios with enough Spin Bikes for everyone! And very knowledgable staff who know what they’re talking about. The club has a great atmosphere and the wife loves it too, I do the Gym & Spin & Pump classes, she swims and does the classes and says she wouldn’t go anywhere else now.
Loads to do for all the family, If you want your kids to learn to swim, this is the place to go.
Would highly recommend

becky M.

Being at 3-1-5 is a breath of fresh air.
There is so much choice and equipment to choose from. I have felt very welcome since the first introduction and the staff are wonderful. The class teachers are also fantastic, i couldn't ask for a better gym to join. More than a 5* from me

Tom W.

I was a member of the gym for 12 months, within this time the gym stood out to be heavily focused on classes and not so much the free weight/weight lifting area. Equipment is dated and poor quality.
Gym area is very messy and doesn’t get managed very well, you’re lucky if you can find a matching dumbbell set together! The weights area is by far the busiest area but this maybe due to the size of the area, very restricted and equipment close together. The gym ‘boast’ the electronic ‘3-1-5 machines’ which are very poor in quality and take up way to much space, the same piece of equipment can be found in four different places even though this electronic equipment is hardly used due to the lack of effectiveness.
The memberships aren’t very flexiable for members, the most expensive being £85 a month and the cheapest being £65 a month, which for the quality of the gym is crazy! Especially if you only use the gym (weight & cardio area) these prices don’t reflect the gym you are getting, if a (gym only) membership was available at a lower price it would more appealing.
I would not recommend this gym, but you don’t have much choice in the Lancaster area. It’s very commercial, but at premium prices.