One Swansea gym has beaten over 250 of the most popular gyms across the UK to feature in the top 50 shortlist of the most Instagrammable fitness locations.
Ware-House Gym (@warehousegymswansea) in Swansea came 17th on the list, with 5,197 posts tagged at its location.
Psycle (@psyclelondon) in Oxford Circus, London, topped the list overall, with 14,200 posts.
In total, 15 gyms from the UK’s capital city made the list, amassing a combined 98,802 posts altogether. Outside of London, gyms in Manchester were the second most popular, with members uploading 15,923 tagged images across three gyms.
To create the top 50 list, Versaclimber UK identified the 5 most popular gyms across the 50 biggest cities in the UK, before analysing Instagram location data to learn which ones had the most tagged posts.
The top 50 most Instagrammable gyms in the UK are:
| Rank | Gym | City | Number of tagged posts |
| 1 | Psycle Oxford Circus | London | 14,200 |
| 2 | UFit Fitness | Cardiff | 12,800 |
| 3 | Equinox Kensington | London | 12,500 |
| 4 | Third Space City | London | 10,100 |
| 5 | JD Gyms Coventry | Coventry | 9,757 |
| 6 | BXR London – Paddington St | London | 9,301 |
| 7 | JD Gyms – Liverpool Dale St | Liverpool | 8,345 |
| 8 | Form Leeds | Leeds | 7,686 |
| 9 | South Kensington Club | London | 7,607 |
| 10 | Third Space Canary Wharf | London | 7,204 |
| 11 | Buzz Gym Reading | Reading | 6,761 |
| 12 | Ministry of Fitness | Bristol | 6,186 |
| 13 | Bodyism | London | 5,717 |
| 14 | Physique Evolution Gym & Fitness Derby | Derby | 5,609 |
| 15 | Third Space SOHO – Brewer St | London | 5,322 |
| 16 | Pump Gyms Northampton | Northampton | 5,299 |
| 17 | Ware-House Gym | Swansea | 5,197 |
| 18 | KXU London | London | 5,172 |
| 19 | Method Training | Newcastle | 5,051 |
| 20 | U7 Gym Exeter | Exeter | 4,878 |
| 21 | Barry’s – Worship St. | London | 4,791 |
| 22 | FeelFit Gym Oxford | Oxford | 4,552 |
| 23 | JD Gyms – Leeds South | Leeds | 4,464 |
| 24 | CrossFit Connect | Brighton | 4,442 |
| 25 | GymWorks Preston | Preston | 4,437 |
| 26 | BXF Gyms | Sheffield | 4,425 |
| 27 | JD Gyms – Glasgow North | Glasgow | 4,089 |
| 28 | ESPA Life At Corinthia | London | 4,041 |
| 29 | CrossFit Glasgow | Glasgow | 3,896 |
| 30 | Gym Co Belfast | Belfast | 3,822 |
| 31 | JD Gyms – Derby | Derby | 3,808 |
| 32 | KX Private Members Club | London | 3,751 |
| 33 | David Lloyd Cambridge | Cambridge | 3,599 |
| 34 | JD Gyms – Wolverhampton | Wolverhampton | 3,595 |
| 35 | JD Gyms Newcastle | Newcastle | 3,371 |
| 36 | CrossFit Cardiff | Cardiff | 3,370 |
| 37 | Whatever It Takes (WIT) London | London | 3,359 |
| 38 | CrossFit BFG Leicester | Leicester | 3,339 |
| 39 | JD Gyms – Liverpool Edge Lane | Liverpool | 3,143 |
| 40 | JD Gyms – Whitworth Street | Manchester | 3,089 |
| 41 | JD Gyms – Nottingham | Nottingham | 3,034 |
| 42 | CrossFit Aberdeen | Aberdeen | 3,033 |
| 43 | BodyWorld Plymouth | Plymouth | 3,018 |
| 44 | UFC Gym | Nottingham | 2,933 |
| 45 | The Foundry Vauxhall | London | 2,873 |
| 46 | Barry’s – Eccleston Yards | London | 2,864 |
| 47 | Psycle Canary Wharf | London | 2,854 |
| 48 | CrossFit Putney | London | 2,729 |
| 49 | H3 Gym | Nottingham | 2,613 |
| 50 | Everlast Fitness Clubs Glasgow | Glasgow | 2,577 |
Ryan Kelford, operations manager at Versaclimber UK, commented on the findings: “Many of us are guilty of a quick gym selfie, and when the gym looks as good as some of those featured on this list, it’s not surprising. Fitness is a passion for lots of people – especially here in Swansea – which is why there’s such a big appetite to share their journey online.
“Now that summer is over and people’s evenings and weekends are set to be less busy, it’s the perfect time for people to kick-start their fitness routines once more. This gives gyms the incentive to invest in making their in-person member experience better than ever.
“Ultimately, a gym isn’t just a place to exercise. It’s somewhere to unwind and socialise as well as work out. As more and more venues understand the importance of facilitating this rounded experience, we’re sure that they’ll see their social tags soar.”
View the full list of the top 50 most Instagrammable gyms in the UK, as well as the methodology of the research, online at https://www.versaclimber.co.uk/where-are-the-uks-most-instagrammable-gyms/.
