Fitness First

Francis is a great Personal Trainer here at FF Carlingford. Very dedicated and passionate about his work. Love working out with him in every session.

Francis has been a great PT at Carlingford fitness first. Really helped me achieve my goals! Very friendly and had fun training

Had a great experience over several months at Fitness First Carlingford. Great facilities, plenty of space and choice of equipment, and the equipment and rooms were always clean. Also enjoyed using the pool & sauna regularly. Highly recommend Francis Murad for personal training, seek him out if you’re after an awesome PT that will educate you as much as train you - his sessions are EPIC! He absolutely knows what he’s talking about, you’ll walk away with a tonne of knowledge and he is an absolute gentleman as well!

I moved to Fitness First at the start of the year for a fresh start, and before I started with Francis I was out of routine and felt like i had lost muscle and motivation from training previously. Within a few weeks i was feeling back to how i was when i was training before. Francis is such a motivational trainer and helps you look and most importantly feel your best. He made my transition into training at FF a seamless transition and i felt comfortable to come train:)

I have been training at Fitness First, Carlingford for 6 months and I have found the equipment and staff to be great; you never have to wait a while to use them. I recently starting personal training with Francis Murad, and I have found it to be great. He caters to my fitness goals and ensures that it is fun at the same time. Not just that, he really cares about his clients and their life outside the gym. I have seen vast improvements in my fitness while training with him and I recommend him to anyone who is interested in personal training!

Good facilities, equipment is always tidy and working, staff is extremely friendly. Club manager is extremely genuine and nice!

Francis is the Pt you would want for achieving your fitness goals. He pushes you to your limits, and also puts you in a comfortable and suiting evnvironment to help you reach the top

Carlingford Fitness First is an awesome place to start training if you’re new to fitness. I highly recommend the Personal Trainers there as well as they offer so much knowledge and insight into the exercises they provide you with to guide you on your fitness journey. My experience with Francis was fantastic as I always felt pushed and reached limits I thought I couldn’t. Every session was new and exciting which motivated me to keep going. The facilities are very clean as well.

I signed up for personal training sessions with Francis for a few months. Francis was professional, dedicated and extremely knowledgeable in what he does. Every session was intense, and Francis never seemed to worry about strict time, always caring about the session as opposed to strictly about the money (always went overtime).

I made some insane progress under Francis and met my goals within months. I have never felt more stronger and healthier than when I trained with Francis. Strongly recommend him to anyone thinking of pursuing PT!

Have been in the usual cycle of putting the gym off since Xmas. Now that I actually went in the 1st time 3 weeks ago i think to myself it wasn’t that hard to come to the gym. I have really great motivational Personal trainer “ Francis” who keeps me going and he knows his stuff!
Wish I would have had enough courage to have started earlier,

Great gym, heaps of space lovely staff. Open 24/7, every machine you need. Wanna look like zyzz, come here.

Plenty of equipment, friendly staff, regular cleaning. However, the billing system is mess. When I put my membership on hold they charged me the usual amount + holding fee. Have been following up with their manager for months. Think twice before choosing direct debit via bank. Better to pay by credit card as you at least can challenge the charges.

When you sign up, they will promote their personal trainer with a free 24/7 pass. The 24/7 pass is free with membership, don't bother with the PT session if you don't need it.

If you freeze your membership they charge a weekly fee unless you provide a doctor's certificate.

I came 1min 02sec late for 19: 30 body attack class. Music hasn’t started, class wasn’t full and people were just standing about.i was refused entry because i was 1 minute late in the class and The instructor said it wasn’t fair to other late comers if i was let in.
Big boof head instructor, please explain your rationale. Exercise should be encouraged and not discouraged like this. Some people rush after work just to fit in some exercise to their busy schedule. I try to come early but sometimes I JUST make it. I understand if i was refused entry if the class already started and I may cause injury to myself for not warming up or that i may distrupt the class by late setting up
Of equipment.i go to class because its only way I can motivate myself to workout. Mature up!

Lack of barbells, dumbells, benches and everything.

If you Like to waste lots of your time waiting for machine or equipment, come and join this gym.

My only concern about Carlingford Fitness First is the equipment. It has not been updated in a very long time. It is well overdue for most of the equipments to be upgraded and updated. The male shower rooms definitely needs attention.

A lot of good equipment but it's a bit messy and dirty. Sometimes when I need some weights, I'll have to look all over the gym to find it

Great gym:)
most gym reviews you see will be only the people with bad experiences. Myself i haven’t had a single problem. The staff are always bright and enthusiastic. Matt was especially helpful and accommodating as he a super friendly and intelligent individual that knows what he’s doing, Overall, a sick bloke and great to chat with. Couldn’t recommend Matt enough if you need assistance from Fitness First staff. Dominic is also a very good-natured staff member that is very approachable and knowledgeable.

Not many complications with the air conditioning as i am mainly in the cardio section and don’t feel the heat that much. An upgraded cardio section would be great as it is quite bland but the amount and quality of machines are excellent!

This Gym getting worse day by day and the manager only thinks to getting new members nothing else. Most of the Machines are broken or not working good. The cold water machine produces hot water, funny things is the manager loves to play cricket, and all the televisions broadcast this ridiculous sport 24 hours a day, when you complain to this situation you will be faced with an answer, if you are not satisfied or not happy you can go to other gyms.

Normally I come at 9 after I finish work, but today the men's steam room was turned off without a sign. And they are like because we closing soon
Never happened before

The entire reason this club receives 1 star is because of the manager Prajesh. Many members of the gym (including myself) have found this individual to be extremely rude, disrespectful and highly unprofessional in regards to his execution of managerial tasks and simultaneous application of what Fitness First Promotes.

First, Prajesh has treated his employees with absolute disrespectful behaviour. On a plethora of occasions, the employees have been spoken down to, never given an explanation of what they have done wrong and have felt highly unstable in relation to their job stability. What is even more unfortunate is that this is knowledge that all fellow gym-goers possess. Many of the employees seem down and upset after interacting with this man, which is really saddening to see as the most of the employees are bubbly, lively and are very happy to speak and develop quality-based relationships with the customers such as myself.

Prajesh has also utilised intimidation tactics among many of the customers who have attended the gym. One instance, he called security on a woman who was barley 5ft because she was deadlifting without shoes on, despite her efforts to defuse the situation. He stands too close to the people he intimidates and continually threatens to call security when it is completely unnecessary. Prajesh is known to select particular members in the gym and continually target them, so as to stir them up and cause a scene. For example, he will revoltingly persist in approaching certain individuals about having a towel or questioning the appropriateness of their footwear. This behaviour would be understandable if the individuals he was approaching were purposefully breaking rules, but most of them are very friendly, innocent gym goers who just want to train. It is highly upsetting to see the disappointment, shock and confusion on the innocent faces of these members.

Fitness First Carlingford has now lost an abundance of clientele because of Prajesh's disgusting behaviour. Employees have spoken to various gym-goers and have expressed a strong disliking to Prajesh's approach in management and will most likely leave soon.

The overall conclusion is that Prajesh's managerial experience within the profound context of a gym is conspicuously lacking to a great extent. The morale of Carlingford Fitness First has declined significantly, which is directly correlated with Prajesh's complete ignorance of gym culture and ethic.

Unfortunately, such an individual can detrimentally tarnish the name and brand that Fitness First continually strives to achieve. Employing an individual such as Prajesh has already contributed to the absolute destruction of gym culture that is quintessential to Carlingford Fitness First. Many employees and members have already left, indisputably because of this individual. Fitness First is strongly encouraged to review their management processes, and effectively implement changes that will benefit one of their strongest locations.