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How to get discounts on membership of David Lloyd gym for swimming

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SocksFellOff · 05/08/2024 14:53

Hi,

I wondered if anybody might know if it is possible to get discounted membership of David Lloyd Gyms in order to go swimming?

I would really like to join for several reasons:

  1. Because I am home schooling my son, who is out of school due to anxiety. He can't yet swim and really needs to practise.

  2. The gym has an outdoor heated swimming pool which would really help. My immune system has been really low since having covid and I have to wear an n95 mask when I go to indoor places or else I catch gastro bugs literally every time. So the outdoor heated swimming pool would really help a lot.

We do have council swimming pools but they are all either indoor or else unheated outdoor pools which I really wouldn't manage in winter.

I know there are lessons my son could go to, but he is ASD and very anxious and going to lessons without me isn't an option right now. Also he really does need time to just enjoy being in a pool in order to get really solid at swimming, without being told what to do all the time by an instructor.

I rang up the David Lloyd gym and asked about the fee to join. It turned out that if we just went swimming once a week we would be paying £50 per swim, and also a joining fee of £180, which is eyewateringly expensive.

I just wondered if anybody might know if there are discounts or things that would get us cheaper membership?

Thanks!

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SocksFellOff · 05/08/2024 15:11

TeenToTwenties · 05/08/2024 15:01

Go more often and cost per swim will come down. (Sorry not helpful, but if you went 3x per week HD would make more progress).

Did you ask about off peak membership rates, and also no rackets? You could also ask them to waive the joining fee.

Have you applied for an EHCP if homeschooling isn't your choice but as a result of his illness?

Thanks, yes we're hopefully getting an EOTAS package. I tried to put £10 a week on the personal budget for access to sports facilities, but they said that wouldn't be granted and I had to delete it. It's year 10.

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SocksFellOff · 05/08/2024 15:09

Thanks, that's really useful to know.

Sounds as though it might be cheaper to build a swimming pool in the garden. LOL

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Timinfuckingruislip · 05/08/2024 15:06

They don’t go far below their stated price (though you can get the joining fee waived if you know someone there).

best offer I ever had (I knew the sales guy) was free joining and he got me o. The corporate rate. Don’t think it goes any lower than that and deffo not worth it for one swim a week.

Deekaytwo · 05/08/2024 15:06

I have the exact same issue, do you live in West London? I sucked it up for a year but couldn't justify it anymore and I swam 4/5 times a week.

Lauram82 · 05/08/2024 15:03

David Lloyd suck every penny they can out of you I’m afraid (in my experience as a member for 10 years, very few and very limited perks to being a member 😩). Cheapest way to join, typically, is when they have an offer on joining fees, the monthly payments are what they are. Otherwise seek out any other pool, you should be able to use them during the day when they’re typically a lot quieter and or ask the local pools when they’re pretty much empty.

TeenToTwenties · 05/08/2024 15:01

Go more often and cost per swim will come down. (Sorry not helpful, but if you went 3x per week HD would make more progress).

Did you ask about off peak membership rates, and also no rackets? You could also ask them to waive the joining fee.

Have you applied for an EHCP if homeschooling isn't your choice but as a result of his illness?

prescribingmum · 05/08/2024 15:01

The membership for places like David Lloyd are set up with the intention of visiting multiple times each week to get any value. Even if you were to get a discount for being student/NHS staff/friends and family of staff, it will still be extortionately expensive to visit once each week

Malahide · 05/08/2024 14:57

Gastro bugs are not transmitted via aerosol, the N95 ‘helping’ is likely placebo.

Just use a local hotel indoor pool. It won’t cost you the silly David Lloyd prices.

SunQueen24 · 05/08/2024 14:54

Find a PT at the club and befriend then - they can get you membership with either 20 or 25% discount if they refer you 👌🏻

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