Vision Health and Fitness Club – newcastle

Outstanding gym. Fantastic staff and amazing array of equipment and, during a global pandemic, probably the safest place on earth! Totally care for their members, spending a fortune on antibacterial products for use during a workout.

Overall, this is a great gym, it’s got great kit for both weightlifting and powerlifting and a ton of machines. However, I do have a few issues: there are only men’s 20kg weightlifting bars, there’s no women’s bar. They do however, have a 10kg technique bar, which can only have 40kg loaded onto it. This means that any female that uses 50kg+ for their lifts has to use a men’s bar. This is problematic because the circumference of the bar is much thicker, meaning that for females (as we typically have smaller hands) actually using a men’s bar is extremely hard if not impossible (especially for the snatch). Although they have another 15kg bar, this is not a high level Eleiko bar (like the men’s; there’s 2!) and is extremely old and has extremely poor knurling. Expecting females to use this bar when the men have 2 high level eleiko bars is sexist. This issue has been raised with management previously, too. This gym takes pride in their accommodation to several different sports (weightlifting, powerlifting, CrossFit, boxing and bodybuilding), yet falls short in a few areas. For example, there is no PVC pipe. PVC pipes are crucial to mobility and technique work in Olympic weightlifting and when asked if I could bring in my own, was told that I couldn’t because of insurance purposes- which doesn’t make much sense considering the fact that people bring in their own resistance bands which are probably more of a hazard than a pipe that weighs about 500g. When this was brought up to a member of staff, they tried to tell me that PVC pipes aren’t necessary and that it ‘wouldn’t give me a real feel for the Olympic lifts as they are so light’- which every Olympic lifter knows is absolute nonsense-to be honest, I felt as though the member of staff was mansplaining this when in fact, it’s just not correct. Additionally, the powerlifting area has 4 wooden platforms, which isn’t needed and is in fact a detriment to performance due to its grip and width. The sole purpose of these platforms is for Olympic weightlifting yet the weightlifting area only has one platform (which is raised from the floor slightly meaning that people are lifting from a very small deficit). These things have all been raised previously with management. These flaws are a real shame because if these issues were sorted, this gym would be ace.

This is easily the best gym I`ve ever visited. Most of the staff are very friendly and helpful and the range of equipment is amazing. Brand new Eleiko kit and more machines than you could ever ask for. You wont find a more reasonably priced gym in the North East, however bring headphones as the playlist selection tends to be awful.

Good gym, huge selection of hammer strength plate loaded and stack machines. A massive amount of free weight plates and dumbbells, which go up to 60k. Good Changing room and toilet facilities. Only negative is that it can get extremely busy at peak times, even with the vast array of machinery and space. However this is to be expected as this is a testament to the popularity of the gym due to the above and the exceptional value for money. Definitely one of the best gyms in the North East, having been a former bodybuilder I have trained in quite a few so have decent judgment on such things.

Vision has to be the best gym in the northeast, they are always upgrading things I would recommend anyone call in and have a look around. I promise you will not be disappointed.

Great gym. Amazing range of equipment, friendly staff. Managing Covid precautions well

Great price, great equipment The music is awesome! Especially when Alex is in

Excellent gym in an excellent location near mc donalds and starbucks.. the ultimate pre workout combo