If you are a gym member who is not interested in pool facilities and who does not require the network of clubs that Virgin Active provide this offer may just be what you need.
GymBox provide what can only be described as a boutique type gym experience with a strong emphasis on club atmosphere and top quality equipment. They have a DJ on the decks Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 6pm to 8 pm in the centre of the gym area. Many of the classes they run are unique and are unlikely to be found at any other Gym. It is well worth having a look at their web site and the browsing the videos at www.gymbox.com .
The two closest GymBox gyms to Virgin Active Oxford street are the Covent Garden branch and the Holborn branch, both are walking distance from Virgin Active Oxford street and minutes from tube stations. There are in all five GymBox branches: Covent Garden, Holborn, Bank, Farringdon and Westfield London.
You can expect the following at any of the five branches of GymBox:
Large gym area with high quality equipment (overall area is much larger than VA Oxford Street)
Most cardio equipment has integrated digital entertainment (TV, IPod etc..)
One of the largest free weights area in London
A wide variety of classes, many unique to GymBox
Large frame workout equipment, Group cycle studio and DJ on the decks
Large changing rooms with spacious lockers and sauna
And much much more…
I have to admit that my personal favourite having seen both the
Covent Garden branch and the Holborn branch is the Covent
Garden branch due to its high ceilings and unique atmosphere having previously been a cinema.
Now on to the exclusive offer:
GymBox offer a range of memberships including 1 month, 6 month, 12 month and 18 month. The shorter your contract the more expensive it is per month the longer the contract the less it costs per month. The offers are more modular and so enable you to tailor the deal to your needs.
Detailed below is the cost for a 12 month membership. If you want a different duration please contact our GymBox Gurus listed further down who are fully versed with all the prices for this offer.
12 month contract with the GymBox Holborn branch is £55 per month (normally £62).
You can add towel rental at £10 per month or you can pay as you go at £1 each.
If you wish to be able to go to all Gymbox branches you add £10 per month.
There is a £30 joining fee (normally £99).
12 month contract with the GymBox Covent Garden branch is £55 per month (normally £62).
You can add towel rental at £10 per month or you can pay as you go at £1 each.
If you wish to be able to go to all GymBox branches you add £10 per month.
There is a £30 joining fee (normally £99).
For example if you wished to go to all GymBox branches and have towel rental your mebership fee would be £75. If you want just the Holborn or Covent Garden gym and you bring your own towel the monthly fee will be £55.
There is one small print: the cost may increase from £55 to £57 (£2 increase) after 6 months in the unlikely event that under 10 Virgin Active members take up this offer (totalled over all GymBox branches).
These prices are a much lower than the current £79 offer made by Virgin Active for the Mayfair branch which is likely to climb even further after 12 months.
The GymBox Holborn branch is:
11 min walk from Tottenham Court Road Tube
2 min walk from Holborn Tube
The GymBox Covent Garden branch is:
11 min walk from Tottenham Court Road Tube
2 min walk from Leicester Square Tube
Please feel free to contact the following GymBox Gurus to book in your free gym session or a tour at either of the branches. They can also sign you up if you wish to take up the offer, just mention that you are a Virgin Active member and the Virgin InActive offer:
Holborn Branch
Matt Thompson
0207 400 1919
MatthewT@gymbox.co.uk
100 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6RD
Covent Garden Branch
Elly Castilloux
0207 395 0270
ellyc@gymbox.co.uk
42 - 49 St Martins Lane, London, WC2N 4EJ
