Comparing gyms in Hoofddorp: 4 types

How do you compare the gyms in Hoofddorp?

Compare a gym in Hoofddorp on what you get back each month, not only on the starting price. On price and opening hours the chains win: Basic-Fit starts at €24.99 per four weeks, and two Basic-Fit clubs and Circle Fit are open 24/7. On coaching, Small Group Training, a fixed slot in the schedule, sign-up costs, cancellation and padel, only BerkSports has a tick in every row.

The amounts and details are below the table.

As of 25 September 2026

What is behind the ticks and crosses:

• A coach at every session: a coach leads every session at BerkSports, and MyLife has a trainer at every session. At Basic-Fit you train on your own, Circle Fit calls its training "fully automated" and MeerActivity only has an instructor in the morning and evening.
• Small Group Training: at BerkSports up to 6 people, 9 in boxing and 12 in circuit training. MyLife runs small group sessions of up to 12 people. Basic-Fit, Circle Fit and MeerActivity do not offer it.
• A fixed slot in the schedule: with a BerkSports membership you train on the same day and time every week, and that spot is yours: no booking needed. Basic-Fit, MyLife and MeerActivity also have a class schedule, but there you book a spot for each class, in the app or online. At Circle Fit you train "whenever it suits you".
• Sign-up costs: Basic-Fit €4.99 to €19.99, Circle Fit €29.50 (currently waived on a one-year contract), MyLife a €35 administration fee. MeerActivity and BerkSports charge nothing.
• Monthly cancellation: same price at BerkSports. A flex membership costs €9.99 more per four weeks at Basic-Fit and €10 more at Circle Fit, MeerActivity's monthly membership is €5.25 a month dearer than its annual one, and MyLife's shortest contract is six months.
• Padel court: only BerkSports members can book their own court, at New Terra on Schiphol Trade Park.

Other clubs may score differently: Motiv8, for example, charges no joining fee.

Which four types of gym does Hoofddorp have?

Hoofddorp has four types of gym: budget chains such as Basic-Fit, 30-minute clubs such as Circle Fit and Happy Bodies, all-round clubs such as MyLife and small-scale studios with a coach, such as BerkSports. They differ mainly in coaching: from training entirely alone to a coach leading every session.

Budget chains: Basic-Fit

Basic-Fit has three clubs in Hoofddorp, two of them open day and night. You train with the app and video workouts, group classes are included and a personal trainer is booked separately. It is the cheapest option, and a good one if you already know how to train. Cancelling monthly does cost extra.

30-minute clubs: Circle Fit and Happy Bodies

Circle Fit and Happy Bodies take you round a fixed circuit of machines that set themselves to you. You are done in half an hour, handy when time is short. Circle Fit is open 24/7; Happy Bodies promises personal coaching at every visit.

All-round clubs: MyLife, GYM Hoofddorp and Motiv8

MyLife on the Hoofdweg has a gym, group classes, small group sessions of up to twelve people, a sauna and free childcare, with a trainer at every session. GYM Hoofddorp, run by kickboxer Melvin Manhoef, combines fitness with martial arts, and Motiv8 lets in at most fifteen members an hour, with a coach always on the floor. It suits you if you want a lot under one roof. MyLife's minimum contract is six months.

Small-scale studios with a coach: BerkSports

BerkSports, the small gym at Rijnlanderweg 1069 in Hoofddorp, only runs coached sessions: Small Group Training with a maximum of six people, personal training, boxing and circuit training for over-55s. One session a week costs €57.50 a month, with no joining fee and monthly cancellation. Other studios with a coach in every class are CrossFit Hoofddorp, Personal Lifestyle Gym, RBN Gym, fit20 and OpenAir. The downside of a studio: you train at class times, not in the middle of the night.

Which gyms are there in Hoofddorp?

Hoofddorp has more than twenty gyms, from budget chain to private studio. Here they are with address, type and coaching, as of 25 September 2026.

What should you look for when choosing a gym in Hoofddorp?

When choosing a gym in Hoofddorp, look beyond the price. Whether you are still going in three months depends mostly on the coaching, the crowds when you train, how easy it is to get there and what else there is besides the gym floor.

Coaching and a fixed slot in your week

Training alone takes self-discipline. At BerkSports you have a fixed weekly slot and a coach who notices whether you turned up and whether your technique is right. Can't make it one week? Cancel in time and you get a credit, valid for a year.

Crowding and waiting times

At a big club it depends on the time of day; the Basic-Fit app shows when each club gets busy. At BerkSports the number per class is fixed: at most six in Small Group Training, nine in boxing and twelve in circuit training. So you never wait for a machine.

Parking

Since 1 September 2026 you pay €2.30 an hour during the day in the centre of Hoofddorp, according to the parking rules of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer. Outside the centre most gyms have free parking, including the three Basic-Fit clubs. BerkSports is at Rijnlanderweg 1069, between Hoofddorp and Rijsenhout, and you park for free at the door.

Padel alongside your training

BerkSports members book the BerkSports padel court online at New Terra on Schiphol Trade Park. None of the other gyms in this overview has a padel court.

For whom is BerkSports the best gym in Hoofddorp?

BerkSports is the best choice in Hoofddorp if you want a coach at every session, in a group of no more than six, with no joining fee and monthly cancellation, for €57.50 a month. If you would rather train alone at any hour, a chain such as Basic-Fit suits you better.

It suits beginners and people returning to exercise, who need someone to demonstrate and correct. And if you gave up in a big gym before: in a group of six, people notice when you are missing. Over-55s have circuit training, with coffee afterwards, and boxing is in the same membership.

Do the sums: €57.50 a month for one session a week is about €13 a session with a coach. Smaller groups cost more in Hoofddorp: RBN Gym, with at most four people, starts at €117 a month and Personal Lifestyle Gym, with at most eight, charges €249. Basic-Fit costs less, but then you train without a coach.

What does a gym in Hoofddorp cost per month?

A gym in Hoofddorp costs from €24.99 per four weeks at Basic-Fit to €79 per four weeks at MyLife; private studios charge €117 to €249 a month. BerkSports charges €57.50 a month for one session a week, €92.50 for two and €125 for three. Circuit training for over-55s costs €37.50 a month. All amounts include VAT.

Look beyond the starting price, too. Chains bill thirteen times a year, so €24.99 per four weeks is €27.07 a month. Sometimes there is a sign-up cost as well, up to €35 at MyLife. And at a chain you pay for a personal trainer separately, while at BerkSports the coach is included. Your employer may give you up to 50% off (Bedrijfsfitness Nederland). All amounts are on the BerkSports prices page.

Where does the information in this article come from?

The amounts and terms come from the gyms' own websites, viewed on 25 September 2026: the Basic-Fit prices and its live group classes page, the Circle Fit Hoofddorp club page and its circuit training page, the pages on MyLife Hoofddorp and its membership, and the MeerActivity prices and fitness page. Offers change, so check the current amount with the provider.