Standard monthly membership for an individual runs from £47.50 at Hull on Off Peak to £119 at Reading on Peak Platinum. The typical club charges £57.50 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 £50 to £225; the most common fee is £135. Clubs run joining-fee offers regularly, and those appear on the plan itself on each club page.

Hull from £47.50 a month on Off Peak; Swansea from £48.50 a month on Off Peak; Swindon from £48.50 a month on Off Peak. These are standard individual rates on the club's cheapest adult plan.

Watford, from £104 a month; Reading, from £70 a month; Eastleigh Near Southampton, from £68.50 a month. The priciest clubs are in London and at the biggest sites, and at chains with a hierarchy they sit at the top of it, where membership also reaches the widest set of other clubs.

A short contract costs more per month than the longest one. Peak typically runs £79.50 a month against £67.50 on the longest commitment. That is around £12 a month extra for the flexibility.

Peak typically costs £742.50 up front against £810 spread over twelve payments, saving around £67.50. 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 tier. RackRate shows each club's tier next to its prices.