Photo Andy Posted May 5, 2022 #1 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Would be grateful to know about the gym equipment - machines, free weights, dumbbells, bikes etc. Embarking on Saturday and sailing to Norway, yippee! Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdey16 Posted May 5, 2022 #2 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Yes they had all those in the gym and rowing machines etc all the usual stuff but compared to the size of the ship and passengers it’s quite a small gym but that is my opinion only , open 8 in morning till 8 at night and usually the main door closed over but on some nights the gym was still open at 12.05 but I think this was the crew using it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs applehead Posted May 6, 2022 #3 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Have a look on you tube there are a lot of people doing ships tours, most of them show the gym. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruising.mark.uk Posted May 6, 2022 #4 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Yes, not a huge gym, but never very busy (mid-afternoon) during the two weeks I was on board in February. And, in my opinion, just about the best equipped gym I've used at sea. A really good range of top of the range equipment and machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Ray Posted May 9, 2022 #5 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Went on Iona recently- what's a gym?? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photo Andy Posted May 16, 2022 Author #6 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Thanks to people for responses. I would update my original post as I was on Iona last week sailing to the Norwegian fjords, visited the gym and trained. I will give a description of the weights area though did look at the bikes and running machines but considering how many flights of stairs and steps you walk on the promenade decks doing aerobic exercise in the gym seemed superfluous, decided just to do my aerobics (walking and stair climbing) outside on deck. The gym is on deck 5 and is massive, all on one level, with 5 areas, an aerobic machines area, weight machines area, free weights area with Olympic bars and Dumbbells, a stretching / Swiss ball area and finally an area sectioned off with a hardwood floor and spinning bikes, ballet or yoga? Each area described. An aerobic area with rowers, bikes and treadmills, - plenty to use. An area with spinning bikes, yoga studio(?), ballet practice / training, fitness classes etc. An area for using Swiss balls, stretching etc. The weight machines area, with many machines to cover all muscle groups. The free weights area, incline bench (incline bench press), flat bench (bench press and close grip bench press and an EZ curl seat, 3 flat benches that are adjustable from horizontal to 80 degrees, 2 straight bars, 1 EZ curl bar, maybe not enough light weights (1-10 kgs), plenty of 20 kgs but the people training were not power lifters so lighter weights would be more useful, though they were Olympic weights design. Dumbbell area with dumbbells from 1 kg to 30 kg so plenty of choice for training unless you are powerlifting but did not see any of those on board. If I was on a longer cruise would have used it more and if weather on deck had been awful would have used the aerobic machines. Recommend this gym. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sarah1974 Posted May 16, 2022 #7 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Are there spinning classes? or any other organised classes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photo Andy Posted May 16, 2022 Author #8 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Sarah sorry did not notice, only weight trained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sarah1974 Posted May 17, 2022 #9 Share Posted May 17, 2022 21 hours ago, Photo Andy said: Sarah sorry did not notice, only weight trained. Thanks for the reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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