Standard monthly membership for an individual runs from £45 at Milton Keynes on Anytime to £137 at Moorgate on Anytime. The typical club charges £67 a month for its cheapest adult plan. Every club sets its own rates, so the club page is the figure that matters.

Usually yes. Joining fees on standard plans currently range from £19 to £39; the most common fee is £29. Clubs run joining-fee offers regularly, and those appear on the plan itself on each club page.

Milton Keynes from £45 a month on Anytime; East Kilbride from £46 a month on Off Peak; Hull from £46 a month on Off Peak. These are standard individual rates on the club's cheapest general plan.

City, from £137 a month; Moorgate, from £116 a month; Barbican, from £116 a month. The priciest clubs are in London and at the top of each chain's tier ladder, where membership also reaches the widest set of other clubs.

A short contract costs more per month than the longest one. Anytime typically runs £98 a month against £79 on the longest commitment. That is around £19 a month extra for the flexibility.

Anytime typically costs £895 up front against £948 spread over twelve payments, saving around £53. The annual figure is shown as a yearly total on club pages; switch the term tabs to see it.

Each club is priced on its own facilities, location and what it offers.