Class descriptions

Classes available

A full description of each class we offer is shown below.

Core stability and flexibility classes will aim to improve flexibility, core strength and body conditioning. Expect to flatten your abs, strengthen muscles and improve posture with one of these popular classes.

Fitness Yoga
Practice the traditional art of Yoga to relax your body, whilst developing strength and flexibility. During a Yoga session, the instructor will lead you through a series of moves that will aim to improve core stability and body conditioning. Each class finishes with five minutes of relaxation to set you up nicely for the day.

Pilates
This method of body conditioning is a unique system of stretching and strengthening exercises that works the entire body. Expect to flatten your abs, strengthen your core muscles, increase flexibility, firm buttocks/thighs, and improve your posture.

Yogalates
This class gives you the best of both! It combines the strength and flexibility elements of fitness yoga whilst also utilising the principles of pilates.

Pole fitness
Pole fitness is an empowering and skilful form of dance that offers many health and fitness benefits. Pole fitness takes elements from all types of dance such as ballet, gymnastics and acrobatics. Guaranteed to give you a top workout, places are limited so get in quick to avoid disappointment.

Stability Ball
This class aims to improve your posture, strength and balance by working your abdominals and back muscles. Suitable for all abilities from beginners to advanced – stability balls are provided.

 

Cardio classes will get your heart pumping and the sweat pouring! Guaranteed to leave you glowing afterwards, these classes will work towards weight loss and improved fitness.

Carmen’s Bootcamp (Circuits)
Take advantage of having the afternoon off lectures and visit Carmen's Bootcamp! During this one hour class, Carmen will take you through a variety of exercises that will build you core strength, stamina and flexibility, giving you a fantastic all-over workout.

Blast FX
An equipment free body conditioning workout that includes core, balance, strength & agility challenges. Bringing your workout up to date with modern multi directional exercises - Blast FX promises real results in record time.

Spin (studio cycling)
Spin (also known as studio cycling) is a high energy fitness session that burns hundreds of calories during a workout. Each bike has a resistance setting that can be altered to make the class specific to your needs. Spin is an excellent all body work-out, which builds leg strength and works you at optimum fat-burning intensity, which means you are guaranteed to burn calories!

Ultimate Fat Burn
This aerobics-based class will test you at a pace that will really make a difference to your fitness - a sure fire way of burning calories and fat, done to a soundtrack that will make you want to move!

Cardio kickboxing
Cardio kickboxing is a non-contact workout with pads, giving a total body workout. This class will firm the stomach, thighs and gluteals. Excellent for improving general fitness, participants will expect to burn 350-450 calories per hour. 

Move to the music, bounce to the beat and roll with the rhythm in our dance-based classes. These classes are tremendously fun, energising workouts that tone your entire body as you dance your way to a fitter, healthier lifestyle.

Zumba® - Ditch the workout and join the party! -
The Zumba® programme fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves to create a one-of-a-kind fitness programme that will blow you away!

Experience an absolute blast in one exciting hour of calorie-burning, body-energizing, awe-inspiring movements! Each class features interval training sessions where fast and slow rhythms and resistance training are combined to tone and sculpt your body while burning fat. Add some Latin flavour and international zest into the mix and you've got a Zumba® class!

Urban funk
This Hip Hop and street dance-based class will burn the calories and teach you some new moves to impress on the dance floor! These classes are tremendously fun, energising workouts that tone your entire body as you dance your way to a fitter, healthier lifestyle.

Toning workouts aim to help you towards the toned beach body you've always wanted. These classes focus on those problem areas (abs, hips, thighs and buttocks), so with a bit of hard work you’re guaranteed to see results!

Legs, Bums and Tums (LBT)
A class designed to tone and shape the areas we all want to improve our legs, bums and tums! This class will include toning exercises, floor work on a mat and some cardio work. A fantastic workout that is suitable for all fitness levels and abilities.

Body shock
Body Shock combines cardiovascular and strength training using techniques such as plyometrics, stretching, yoga, Isometrics,core training and balance. Body Shock is designed to transform your body and fire up the body's metabolism ensuring maximum fat loss.

Firm and fabulous
Total toning to sculpt the perfect body and help you towards that toned beach body you've always wanted. This class works the stomach, hips, thighs and buttocks. Low impact and no co-ordination required! Ideal for beginners through to advanced participants.

Core blimey!
Core blimey (get it?!) is a full body workout focussing on your core muscles using the Swiss Stability Balls. Core Blimey is an ideal workout to strengthen your back, abdominals and gluteals.

Abs workout and stretch
This class gives participants a workout to sculpt those perfect abs you’ve always wanted. The session also includes an in-depth all-body stretching session to increase flexibility and relax muscle tension, which could lead to improved posture and general well-being.

Abs blast!
This class gives participants a short, sharp workout specifically for your abdominal muscles.

A typical combat fitness class is a great way of releasing some pent up energy! Kick, punch or wrestle your way to improved fitness.

Boxercise
Boxercise is a fun, fast-paced, stress busting workout that is guaranteed to get your heart pumping! A mix of fitness and strength exercise, focus pad work and abdominal conditioning to give you total body workout. Boxercise is suitable for men and women of all ages and fitness levels. No boxing experience required and no sparring is involved.

Kickboxing
Get in a sweat with former-World kickboxing champion Owen King. A typical kickboxing class will include a variety of punches and kicks to really work your arms and legs. It’s a great way of releasing some pent up energy!

Fight FX
Fight FX is a non-contact conditioning class that features upper and lower body conditioning drills, based around martial arts principles and techniques. Fight FX is an effective and enjoyable way to lose fat fast and improve your fitness level.

 

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Last modified on: Monday 2 April 2012

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