Energie Fitness Clarendon Street

I have been going to Energie on Claredon St. for over a year and half now and I am a very happy customer.
Before joining I had a look at pretty much every gym in the city centre and they were all either too crowded, too expensive or quite run-​down looking .
I find this is perfect for my needs. The gym itself is not huge but it never gets too crowded, even at peak times: yes, you might need to queue the odd time to use some machines but nothing compared to other gyms I have been to.
The machines always work and are very well maintained.
There is 2 locker rooms, one downstairs and one on the top floor, and they are very clean, which for me is a major plus.
Other facilities include a big enough swimming pool, steam room, sauna and a small jacuzzi.
There is a lot of free classes (spin, TRX, swimming, yoga, kettlebells), most of them can booked online, while some of them you can just show up.
The staff is extremely nice and helpful too and you can always grab any of the instructors and ask them for tips.
You also get a 5 weeks program when you start which I found very helpful since I hadn’t been in a gym for quite a long time and needed some advice/​guidance based on what my objectives were. You can also periodically book an appointment to get a new program or review your current one for free.
Finally the thing I probably like the most about this gym is the variety of customers. I was a bit «shy» when I started but found their motto «we are not a big scary gym» is quite accurate as there really is a great mix of people, from body builders to average people who are there to be fit and healthy.
Would definitely recommend this gym to anyone, whether you are looking to seriously bulk up, tone or just want to get some exercise.

I can’t comment on this gym but the swimming lessons are a joke, twice I showed up for lessons without any instructor arriving even though I had called in advance to check. I spoke to the ‘manager’ on the phone who assured me he would give me a refund on my card or convince me to finish the lessons, after my experience there’s no chance! We’ll see if I ever get the refund but I won’t hold my breath, as they say ‘cheap for a reason’!

Gym is spotless and quite modern, fully equipped, really nice pool…
I recommend Colin’s spin classes on a Tuesday and Thursdays… do you hate excercise? dread it, find it either boring or tiring and find any excuse to avoid it ?? I promise you it will all change if you attend his class… he is so much fun, energetic, plays whopper tunes, dance music from the 90s and stuff, real «get up and go!» aerobics music (and rarely plays the same playlist he always mixes it up). he makes it his business to make it enjoyable and to get to know you, from the min you walk into his class he introduces himself and asks you for your name and will remember you and tries to encourage everyone in the class to encourage each other… he adds a little twist on the cycling, has you clapping and such instead of just, well, cycling…
Deirdre (I think her name is) spin class on a Monday and her yoga class, well she knows her stuff but can be very quiet and you can never really hear her over the music (and plays the exact same playlist all the time which can get monotonous) but she is very lovely though and is very helpful…
So yeah gym is lovely all in all, little tv’s on the treadmills.
Two stars lost for the changing rooms though, THEY ARE TINY !!! there is little to no room especially at peak times and the toilets are frequently out of order… but its clean…

I’ve been a member of this gym for 3 years and have been going quite regularly about 3 – 4 times per week. The reason I joined this gym is mainly because it’s close to where I live, they offer a student discount at 51 euro/​month and have a swimming pool, which is my main form of exercise.
When you join they give you a 6 week «energize» training program which is great for those new to the gym and really helps getting you started in terms of fitness, nutrition, motivation, goal setting etc. and it’s free of charge for members. They offer free consultations with the personal trainers who assess your fitness and give you a program to follow, which is very useful. The staff are very friendly and helpful as well.
The membership includes classes except swimming lessons and TRX which is great, and they have some great classes every day such as boxercise, yoga, Pilates, spinning, abs training, aerobic, aqua fitness etc.
The gym in general is clean and well kept, and the showers are good too.
There are tons of cardio machines so you would never really have to say wait to use the treadmill or anything, but when it’s busy the weights room can be crowded.
The pool is great in terms of cleanliness and the fact that its almost always empty. I usually get a lane or even the whole pool to myself. It’s only about 20m I think, but at least you never have to share lanes or swim behind anyone like most public pools.
Overall I like this gym a lot and go often.

I’m not a fan of gyms to be honest. I go because I like to eat, and in order to eat the way I like to, I need to exercise. I am a bit of a fair-​weather exerciser mid-​week so if it’s cold and dark outside and likely to rain, well that’s an outside run not done. For this reason I joined Energie Fitness in Clarendon St. two years ago.
Why this gym? It ticked the boxes for me.
1. There is a pool. It’s not huge (19m) but it’s rarely busy. I often have an entire lane to myself and sometimes the whole pool.
2. The walls are not painted mental colours. I was a member of Crunch back in the day and all the night club style dark walls, sparkly lights and gilt was actually quite off putting. The walls are white and floors are wood. Simple. Not distracting. The décor is not what you should be paying for.
3. The vast majority of classes are included in the price. They occasionally run classes which you have to pay a little extra for, such as TRX and swimming classes.
4. The changing rooms, while busy are always clean with gallons of hot water and excellent pressure.
5. It’s near work and on the way home, which apparently is key to a person actually using a gym.
6. It’s open 6am to 10pm Monday to Thursday, til 9pm on Friday and 9 to 5 Saturdays and Sundays. Not too bad.
7. The staff are friendly.
Why not more? The machines are a bit worn at this stage and sometimes if a few break down they don’t get fixed for a while.
They also have TVs attached which show mostly snow. I don’t need premium channels but at least tune in soarview or more radio stations for those days I forget to bring my own music.
The ladies weight section isn’t great and unless you know what you’re doing the general weight area can be intimidating and you tend to have to wait to use certain weights during busy periods.
The changing rooms are always packed at certain times but there’s not much you can really do about that, it is a city centre gym and certain times are unfortunately busier.
It’s not the cheapest city centre gym, but it’s certainly not the most expensive. I’d be unlikely to give any gym five stars so three is actually pretty decent for me.
For those of you into triathlon training they run what seems to be a club for people to train together with one of the gym instructors. They also provide personal training and private swimming lessons for an additional cost.
All in all it’s a fairly decent gym.