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Hi there,
I am moving to Easter Road next month. I'll now be quite a way from the gym I normally train in so I am wondering if anyone knows of a gym near to my new area?
I've done a quick Google search but there doesn't appear to be any. Ideally, I'm after a Rocky type gym for weight training, but I'm yet to find one!
Cheers
Bob
Define near? There's one near Clownaround just off Restalrig Road.
I'm a member of CSE at the Pleasance. They have secure bike parking and it's only 10 mins from Easter Rd. Very, very good free weights facilities.
http://www.ed.ac.uk/sport-exercise/memberships/general-public/general-public
Don't be put off by the crowds if you go for a visit this week... freshers is their equivalent of the new year rush. It's gone by the end of the month.
Meadowbank Sports Centre has a huge gym. There used to be a private one on London Road near Elm Row but not sure if it's still open.
There's a boxing gym just off Leith Links on Academy Street (Leith Victoria AAC).
There's CrossFit in Edinburgh on Clockmill lane, just along London Road on the other side of the tracks from Meadowbank Sports Centre. This might be the kind of place you're after.
Leith Victoria off Great Junction Street (not the same place as above) has a pool and gym.
And remember, there is the new bridge linking meadowbank retail park and Albion road, so it's easier to get to the sports centre now.
I can recommend Spartan Gym in the blue "sheds" on Restalrig Road which is the one referred to by Wingpig. They have a Facebook profile which is worth a look if only for the video of the guy squatting 306kg (yes kg not lb). £30 per month with no sign up fee or minimum contract. It's focused on bodybuilding and strongman style lifting rather than cardio.
Pure Gym at Ocean Terminal is worth a shot too. They are 24 hour and 19.99 per month with no contract. Lots of cardio equipment and recently added more free weights equipment. Tends to get very busy though.
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