DLLYBenchmark chain · London · Brussels

David Lloyd

Signature trait: Racquets, pools, and a weights room

0.27×

▼ −73% vs par Tier D · Lifestyle Rank #65 of 87

DLLY 0.27×

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Log scale. Each tick is a listing; David Lloyd sits between Inner Flow Studio and Aspria.

Analyst note

Family and racquet-sports clubs with gyms attached, across Greater London and at Uccle and Sterrebeek around Brussels.

Convenience over credibility. Fun, social, lightly inflated.

Rating: LifestyleThe amenities are doing some of the lifting.

The facts

Type: Premium club
London: Part of its 133 UK sites; several clubs across Greater London
Brussels: 2 clubs serving Brussels: Uccle (within Brussels-Capital) and Sterrebeek (just outside, Flemish Brabant)
Chalk: Not published
Amenities: pool
spa
tennis

How the 0.27× is built

Five pillars from the facts above, weighted and combined by the published rubric. Pillars marked est. aren't published by the gym and use the default for its type.

Iron quality est.5/10

Competition-grade kit in the sourced equipment list: calibrated plates, platforms, specialty bars, strongman implements, premium machine lines.

Chalk policy est.3/10

From the gym's published rules: allowed 10, liquid only 5, banned 0.

Strength focus4/10

What the gym is built for: strength clubs 10, bodybuilding 8, hybrid 7 … HIIT studios 1.

Pedigree1/10

Federation affiliation, notable athletes and history, and how long it has been going.

Comfort6/10

Saunas, spas, pools, lounges, cafés. Counts against the multiplier.

What your lifts are worth here

Gym multiplier × lift honesty. Standard claims on the left, the truth on the right.

Common lifts converted at David Lloyd
Lift	Claimed	Real
Bench Press (free bar)ego factor 1.00×	100 kg	27 kg
Back Squat (full depth)ego factor 1.00×	140 kg	37.8 kg
Deadliftego factor 1.00×	180 kg	48.6 kg
Overhead Pressego factor 1.05×	60 kg	17 kg
Hip Thrustego factor 0.70×	160 kg	30.2 kg
Leg Pressego factor 0.25×	300 kg	20.3 kg

Try your own

Lift

Claimed (kg)

Real, David Lloyd-adjusted

27 kg

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Exchange rates

What a 100 kg bench at David Lloyd is worth elsewhere: the claim you'd need at each gym to match it. To match a 100 kg David Lloyd bench at Basic-Fit, you'd need to claim 150 kg.

Physical Culture19 kgPHYS · 1.42× · London Société Athlétique Montmartroise22 kgSAM · 1.23× · Paris Brussels Barbell23.3 kgBXBB · 1.16× · Brussels AC Heros Berlin22.9 kgHERO · 1.18× · Berlin CEM Bac de Roda Power Hub23.3 kgBDRH · 1.16× · Barcelona Outcast Strength System20.9 kgOUTC · 1.29× · Zurich PureGym90 kgPURE · 0.3× · chain McFit117.4 kgMCFT · 0.23× · chain

Other chains

The benchmark chains either side of it.

Listings ranked near David Lloyd
#	Gym	Tier	Multiplier	Signature trait
9	MetropolitanMETR Barcelona	D	0.3×	Villas with Technogym
10	PureGymPURE London · Zurich	D	0.3×	Liquid chalk only
11	AspriaASPR Brussels	D	0.27×	Pools, spas, tennis
12	David LloydDLLY London · Brussels	D	0.27×	Racquets, pools, and a weights room
13	KlayKLAY Paris	D	0.27×	Spa, hammam, pool, some weights
14	Activ FitnessACTV Zurich	D	0.26×	Switzerland's biggest operator
15	CMG Sports ClubCMG Paris	D	0.26×	Paris mid-market chain

Sources

Where every fact on this page comes from. Last checked 25 September 2026.

cityam.comUK site count
davidlloyd.be2 Brussels-area locations
moustique.beindependent press confirmation, recent renovation

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