This class will improve your upper body strength and knowledge. It doesn't matter if you are a beginner or expert, all fitness levels are welcome. Chest, back, shoulders and arms will all be targeted in this class, helping you develop a strong upper body and good posture. You will learn new exercises that you can introduce in your own workouts as well as practicing the correct technique so you stay safe and get the most from your training.

Upper Body Strength

Our Core Health small group training (SGT) session aims to provide you with valuable insights and practical knowledge on the importance of a strong and healthy core. Our trainer will educate you about the anatomy of the core, the role it plays in overall well-being, coach you through how to train it effectively. Working through core activation, planks, abdominal crunches and rotational movements utilising a variety of equipment you will experience how regular core training will compliment the rest of your training routine.

SGT-Core Health

Let's get you started on your Fitness journey with a personalised 1 to 1 session with one our friendly expert Fitness trainers. They will ensure that you know how to use the equipment safely and show you a basic programme that works for you and your goals.

Kickstart Session

"At The Gym, we know that sometimes you need a helping hand to make progress towards to your fitness goals. That is why we are offering members a Free 30 minutes PT TASTER session with one of the friendly expert trainers. They will ask you about your goals, complete an initial assessment of your fitness, take you through a workout and give you expert advice to get you fired up. This session is all about YOU, however, so feel free to spend the time doing whatever is most valuable for you; whether that is getting help with some specific exercises, talking to the PT or being pushed to your limits on the gym floor! At the end of the session, you will discuss the next steps with your PT and they will talk to you about the potential for future sessions with them.
What are you waiting for, let’s go!"

PT Taster

Get ready to BURN and get results quick with our high intensity interval training designed to burn at least 400 calories every class. Increase your cardiovascular threshold and muscular endurance while moving through cardio, strength and functional exercises. This is a full body workout that will push your limits and leave you feeling energised!

Burn 400

Here’s a class that’s designed to deliver all-round benefits, from head to toe. This whole-body workout combines cardio exercises to boost fitness levels with focused resistance training to help you trim down and tone up. You don’t have to be a fitness fanatic to take part, every exercise can be adapted to your level. This is a complimentary workout to all fitness goals, conditioning your body for all exercise-types and sports.

Body Conditioning

Pump to the beat in this fun barbell class designed to help you burn fat, gain strength and tone your body. You will build confidence using a barbell and learn a range of key exercises that you can use outside the class as well. Fit Pump combines low weights with high repetition movements, building your muscular endurance. Suitable for all abilities, you will see your progression from week to week.

Fit Pump

This class blends stretching, strengthening postures, mobility and breathwork to help reduce stress, decrease injury and improve your flexibility.

Flexi-stretch

Fit Box Circuits is a fast-paced and high intensity class based on the training methods used by boxers. You will move your way around a number of stations, alternating between cardio, strength and boxing exercises. With quick combinations and short rest periods, you will push yourself to your limits and leave with that incredible endorphin rush.

Fit Box Circuits

This class is designed to build core muscle groups while improving posture through performing a variety of exercises that strengthen the abdomen and back muscles and increase flexibility.

Core Strength

Ladies Who Lift is a comprehensive group coaching session and supportive community for women who want to know how to weight train properly, reach their fitness goals, and boost their overall confidence in the gym. This class is held in our free weights area.

SGT-Ladies Who Lift

Our HIIT class is a total body, heart pumping, aerobic, strength and conditioning workout. This interval-based class combines full-body strength training with high intensity cardio bursts designed to tone your body, improve your endurance and clear your mind.

HIIT

Fire up your body in this total-body circuits class. Combine strength, cardio and functional movements as you move through a circuit of high-intensity exercises. Short rest periods allow you to quickly catch your breath before we go again. This is a simple, effective workout that will build up your exercise library and enable you to challenge yourself from week to week.

Circuits

Hybrid Express offers the best of both worlds in a power-packed 30-minute session. This class seamlessly blends elements of cardio, functional strength training, and flexibility exercises to provide a well-rounded and efficient workout. Experience a diverse range of movements that will elevate your heart rate, build strength, and enhance overall fitness in this dynamic, time-saving class.

Hybrid Express

A strong core is not just about getting that six-pack of your dreams, it is the foundation for good posture, stability and balance and will help you improve your performance across a range of exercises and sports. This is an efficient and effective exercise class, providing an intense workout to your abs and lower-back muscles. There is no time to rest as we work your core from multiple angles, building up to that awesome abs burn. You'll work muscles you never knew you had!

Abs Blast

Dumbbell exercises are the foundation of many great strength programmes. This small group training (SGT) session will showcase the versatility of dumbbells in allowing you to target various muscle groups through a range of movements. Our trainer will coach you through a dumbbell workout in our freeweights area to highlight how adaptable they are for your fitness needs.

SGT-Strength Dumbbells

Alternating between fast-paced cardio and then strength exercises, this military-style interval workout is tough, but great fun too. Feel the energy in the room as you all push forward together towards the finish line. The combination of upper and lower body exercises, strength and cardio, will send your heart rate sky-high so you burn through calories. This class will help everyone improve their fitness levels, no matter their starting point or destination.

Bootcamp

This small group training (SGT) session will educate you on the benefits of Hiit Training whilst utilising some of our Hiit Kit. You will use a variety of kit including rowers, battleropes, slam balls and kettlebells. Your training element will focus on intervals on the a variety of kit that target cardiovascular improvements and high calorie burn. The strategic combination of this type of equipment ensures a full-body workout that promotes endurance, strength, and stamina.

SGT-Functional Hiit Kit

Strength Express is a focused 30-minute class dedicated to building muscle and increasing overall strength in less time. Through a combination of targeted resistance training and functional movements, this class challenges and strengthens every major muscle group. Expect a purposeful and efficient workout designed to enhance your muscular endurance and promote overall fitness.

Strength Express

Release some stress and have some fun in this energetic class built around the training methods used by boxers. This is a total-body workout, great for burning calories as well as building up your stamina and core strength. You will combine cardio and functional exercises whilst learning different boxing combinations, improving your confidence and co-ordination. With lots of paired exercises, this can be a great class to meet some fellow gym goers.

Fit Box

Wouldn’t it be great if you could just click your fingers and ‘hey presto!’ – you’ve the leaner legs, toned tummy and the pert bum you’ve always dreamed about. Unfortunately, nothing’s ever that easy, but this class is a great place to start! Get ready to squat, lunge, crunch and lift as you burn some calories and tone the key areas of your lower body.

Legs, Bums & Tums

This small group training (SGT) session incorporates the best of bodyweight exercises and a range of equipment. Experience a comprehensive full-body workout incorporating bodyweight movements such as squats, lunges, and push-ups, seamlessly integrated with dumbbell exercises like rows, presses, and curls. Some sessions will also utilise other functional kit, such as resistance bands, stability balls, and kettlebells, to add variety and challenge to each exercise. Our session will help improve your functional strength, joint stability, balance and core strength.

SGT-Functional Conditioning

In our glute-focused small group training (SGT) session, you will execute a dynamic lineup of key exercises including the Glute Bridge, Hip Thrust, Goblet Squat, Romanian Deadlift, and Reverse Lunge. These targeted movements are designed to activate your glutes from all angles, enhancing both strength and definition. Led by our expert trainer, you will receive guidance and form corrections to ensure proper execution and maximum results.

SGT-Glutes

Sweat Express is an intense and dynamic 30-minute workout designed to elevate your heart rate, burn calories, and sculpt your body quickly. This high-energy class combines cardiovascular exercises, bodyweight movements, and core work to deliver a comprehensive and efficient full-body workout. Get ready to sweat, push your limits, and leave feeling stronger and more energized.

Reading Central classes timetable

August

Upper Body Strength

SGT-Core Health

Kickstart Session

PT Taster

Burn 400

Kickstart Session

Kickstart Session

Body Conditioning

Fit Pump

Flexi-stretch

Fit Box Circuits

Core Strength

Kickstart Session

SGT-Ladies Who Lift

Kickstart Session

Kickstart Session

HIIT

Circuits

Flexi-stretch

Hybrid Express

Abs Blast

SGT-Strength Dumbbells

Kickstart Session

Kickstart Session

Bootcamp

Kickstart Session

Core Strength

SGT-Functional Hiit Kit

Strength Express

Kickstart Session

Kickstart Session

Kickstart Session

PT Taster

Upper Body Strength

Fit Box

Abs Blast

Legs, Bums & Tums

Kickstart Session

SGT-Functional Conditioning

Kickstart Session

PT Taster

Kickstart Session

Bootcamp

Circuits

Abs Blast

Fit Pump

SGT-Ladies Who Lift

Kickstart Session

SGT-Glutes

Kickstart Session

Kickstart Session

Legs, Bums & Tums

Sweat Express

Core Strength

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