The Health and Fitness Centre at Edge Hill University houses the state-of-the-art Fitness Suite and is home to a wide range of fitness classes.
The Fitness Suite
The 80 station Fitness Suite is available to our members up to 90 hours per week across 7 days. With a range of Technogym cardiovascular, fixed resistance machines and free weights, there is something for everyone regardless of your experience and goals. The cardiovascular machines are equipped with in-screen entertainment system which allow you to watch TV, access your favourite sites on the internet or set your exercise programme.
New members will need to complete an induction, where you will be set up with a MYWellness account which will enable you to track and record your progress.
Fitness classes
A range of fitness classes are available through Edge Hill Sport. Classes range from relaxing stretch yoga to high impact aerobic sessions.
All classes are free to Premier Members.
All class instructors are fully qualified and experienced.
For health and safety reasons there are minimum ages for all classes as follows 12 years+ for Running Club, 14 years+ for Core Stability, Legs, Bums & Tums, Total Tone and Zumba, 16 years+ for all other classes. Proof of age may be required.
No ticket no entry policy.
Classes are generally suitable for all, but new starters should arrive early at classes and introduce themselves to the instructor to ensure suitability.
Failure to attend any booked class by a Premier Member will result in a full charge for that class to your membership account. If you are unable to attend a class for any reason you can cancel your place on the class up to two hours before the class start time by contacting reception by telephone or by email.
Ladies Lifting 7.10 – 7.50am (included on BRIT Challenge)
Dedicated to enhancing the use of weight lifting technique using, barbell, kettle bells, dumbbell and body weight to improve strength and tone the whole body. Woman only class.
Lean Lifting 12.10 – 12.50pm (included on BRIT Challenge)
Dedicated to enhancing the use of weight lifting technique using, barbell, kettle bells, dumbbell and body weight to improve strength and tone the whole body.
A deep meditative multi-beneficial practice focussed on sustained poses to improve strength and stamina, flexibility in muscles and mobility in joints. For all levels and abilities.
Running Club/ Improvers 5.30 – 6.30pm (included in Active Plus memberships)
If you’ve set yourself a running goal, have recently signed up for an event or your already a regular runner who just wants to improve their fitness then this is for you.
Spin your way to fitness in 45minutes. Our instructors will help you get the most out of a Keiser M3 indoor cycle with a variety of drills from hill climbs to sprints.
Hatha Yoga is designed to increase your range of motion, improve flexibility, facilitate relaxation and release tension. Focusing on posture, alignment and breathing to de-stress your mind and body.
Spin your way to fitness in 45 minutes. Our instructors will help you get the most out of a Keiser M3 indoor cycle with a variety of drills from hill climbs to sprints.
High intensity interval training is a form of cardio exercise that uses short bursts of high intensity activity with short periods of relative rest to challenge your fitness and blast the body fat away
Spin your way to fitness in 45minutes. Our instructors will help you get the most out of a Keiser M3 indoor cycle with a variety of drills from hill climbs to sprints.
Dedicated to enhancing the use of weight lifting technique using, barbell, kettle bells, dumbbell and body weight to improve strength and tone the whole body.
Running Club/ Improvers 5.15 – 6.15pm (included in Active Plus memberships)
A running session perfect for anyone that’s just completed a Couch to 5K programme, looking for support to improve your 5K time or to take the next step to 10K. Improve your endurance, increase your pace or just raise your pulse and have fun.
Spin your way to fitness in 45 minutes. Our instructors will help you get the most out of a Keiser M3 indoor cycle with a variety of drills from hill climbs to sprints.
The latest fitness craze that is a wild mash up of Boxing, Kickboxing, Cardio, Dancehall, Pop, Rock, Pilates, Disco & everything in between. High intensity workout that burns up to 700 calories
Taking elements of hatha and kundalini yoga, ‘yoga flow’ focuses equally on posture, movement and breath. This mindful approach to movement and body awareness concludes with a period of deep relaxation and a few minutes of meditation.
Spin your way to fitness in 45 minutes. Our instructors will help you get the most out of a Keiser M3 indoor cycle with a variety of drills from hill climbs to sprints.
Body Blast 12.10 – 12.50pm (included on BRIT Challenge)
High intensity interval training is a form of cardio exercise that uses short bursts of high intensity activity with short periods of relative rest to challenge your fitness and blast the body fat away
Spin your way to fitness in 45 minutes. Our instructors will help you get the most out of a Keiser M3 indoor cycle with a variety of drills from hill climbs to sprints.
Developing strength, flexibility and coordination, not to mention flat abdominal muscles in a controlled manner incorporating relaxation and breathing techniques.
Lean Lifting 5.15 – 6pm (included on BRIT Challenge)
Dedicated to enhancing the use of weight lifting technique using, barbell, kettle bells, dumbbell and body weight to improve strength and tone the whole body.
Developing strength, flexibility and coordination, not to mention flat abdominal muscles in a controlled manner incorporating relaxation and breathing techniques.
Spin your way to fitness in 45 minutes. Our instructors will help you get the most out of a Keiser M3 indoor cycle with a variety of drills from hill climbs to sprints.
Taking elements of hatha and kundalini yoga, ‘yoga flow’ focuses equally on posture, movement and breath. This mindful approach to movement and body awareness concludes with a period of deep relaxation and a few minutes of meditation.
We are pleased to announce our new personal training (PT) service for members of the Edge Hill Sport fitness suite. Whatever your goals may be this year, we have a team who are happy to help and set you on the right path to seeing results. Are you satisfied with the results you achieved last year? If the answer is no, invest in becoming a better version of yourself this year.
Want to get started?
You will need to have an active gym membership.
Every client will need to complete a full assessment before they commence PT sessions.
You can purchase the PT sessions in blocks of 5 or 10 or 1 at a time.
Assessments
Community
Staff
Students
£30
£30
£15
Assessments include any or all of the following:
Client profiling. Expectations, a pre-exercise assessment PARQ including medical history
Tanita scales assessment uploaded to MyWellness App
Nutrition discussion and advice specific to personal goals
Relevant fitness testing
Goal setting
Bespoke programme design sent to MyWellness App
Personal training
Personal training blocks
Community
Staff
Students
x1
£30
£30
£30
x5
£137.5
£110
£50
x10
£250
£200
£90
Some of the benefits of utilising a personal trainer:
1:1 bespoke coached session for up to 1 hour
Booked in advance (subject to availability)
Session delivered specific to your goals
Expert coaching
Improved technique, efficiency and performance
Immediate adaptations, progressions and modifications to programmes
Accountability for adherence leading to better performance and results
Motivation, breaking plateaus and raising expectations
Efficacy of results
Highly qualified and experienced instructors
Bring a friend
Members who have purchased a PT or block of, can bring a friend to the session at a subsidised rate.
Community
Community
Staff
Staff
Students
Students
Member
Casual
Member
Casual
Member
Casual
£10
£17.80
£7.50
£13
£5
£10.50
This is at the discretion of the PT who is delivering the session.
Payment for this must be made on the day, at reception, and the ticket for proof of payment provided to the PT before the session starts.
When paying for this, the friend must have an appointment card or be accompanied by the instructor when paying.
Personal trainers, please make sure the card is clear to read and understand and define this is a “bring a friend” session not a 1 off PT.
If the “friend” is a casual member they can purchase the “Guest Session” but this is in addition to the fitness suite session they would pay for if they were just attending the gym. The price will be worked out automatically by SCUBA depending on their membership type, there is no need to put a casual entry plus a Guest PT session through.
All of our Personal Trainers are level 3 qualified with a range of relevant accompanying degrees including sports science, strength and conditioning and nutrition. As well as being expert coaches, they hold Exercise Referral qualifications specialising in a range of areas including mental health, chronic lower back pain, cardiac and pulmonary rehab, obesity and diabetes.
The highest standard for content, delivery and price.
Whatever your goals, fitness level or experience our Personal Trainers are here to make all of their knowledge, expertise and passion for fitness, health and wellbeing readily available for you.
All members will be granted access to Edge Hills Sports content on Technogym’s MyWellness App. Once a member download the app and start enjoying all the benefits within 24 hours. Some of these include.
Workout of the day
We will have at least three new workout ideas every day for members to enjoy. Simply click on the workout in the app, read the description and if you fancy it, simply click on start to enjoy this video led workout. These challenging and innovative workouts provide all reps, sets, weights and rest with any instructor comments added to it. Each exercise comes with a video demonstration for clarity. These might be home workouts or gym based, body weight or equipment based, low intensity to high intensity. Something for everyone and keeps your workouts fresh.
Tailored programmes
We have a bank of over 450 exercise programmes for members to enjoy and benefit from. Members simply follow the questions about experience levels, how often they want to exercise, how long they want each exercise for and what their goals are. The app will then present a list of appropriate work outs for the member to self-prescribe and follow in their as they wish.
Fitness challenges
Join in with our other members on a variety on fun, motivating and engaging challenges. these can be run outdoors, at home or in the facility
Exercise referral scheme
We have created a ten week course of exercise specifically aimed to improve a broad range of physical, physiological and psychological medical conditions including, among others, angina, diabetes, arthritis, obesity, hypertension, asthma, anxiety and depression.
It can also play a key role in assisting post-operative recovery, mobility, insomnia, back pain and weight loss, as well as improving self-esteem and fitness. This can be accessed by Edge Hill University staff members through a referral from Occupational Health. Edge Hill Sport is also able to host some referrals from Cardiac Rehab, Pulmonary Rehab and Cancer Rehab at Ormskirk District General Hospital.
Edge Hill University students can take advantage of an Active Wellbeing Programme aimed at improving physical and mental wellbeing. This service can be accessed through a referral from Student Wellbeing. Once a referral has been made, our qualified Referral Programme Consultants, who are fully trained to devise appropriate exercise schedules, will, after a confidential personal assessment, issue a suitable programme of exercise. The exercise programmes are extremely varied and adapted to suit each referral’s health status and individual preferences.
If you feel you, or someone you know, would benefit from a course of exercise on our exercise referral programme, please speak to the appropriate person with regard to the referral you require or one of our Referral Programme Consultants.
Regular exercise can be fun as well as making you feel better, strengthening those joints, reducing the risk of many diseases such as heart disease, reducing the effects of arthritis.
With this in mind we have created the new Active Edge membership category. It is aimed at those over the age of 60 who are able to use the facilities during the off peak times up to 4.30pm. The member benefits are the same as an off peak Premier Membership (excluding evening exercise classes) with the addition of free entrance into any programmed Active Edge session.
Active Edge sessions
Our Active Edge sessions are aimed at helping older adults stay fit and agile with our multi-activity sports session in a friendly and sociable atmosphere.
