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. (wording tbc)
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.
Target those specific areas to tone and trim using funky moves and an upbeat soundtrack.
Emma
Dance Studio
Age 14+
Chi Yoga 4:15pm – 5pm
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.
Paul
Dance Studio
Age 16+
BoxFit 5.15pm – 6pm
Combat based exercises to increase your cardiovascular and anaerobic fitness. Using pads, bags and gloves.
Trish
Dance Studio
Age 16+
Spin (Party) 6.10pm – 7pm
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.
Trish
Dance Studio
Age 16+
Circuits 7pm – 8pm
A combination of high intensity cardio and resistance exercise which allows you to work at your own personal level to achieve your fitness goals.
SS
Sports Hall
Age 16+
Total Tone 7.10pm – 7:55pm
Body conditioning using a variety of resistance exercises to tone, shape and strengthen your body.
Trish
Dance Studio
Age 14+
Core Stability 8pm – 8:45pm
Controlled stretching and strengthening exercises to improve posture, strength and increase stability especially through your lower back and abdominals.
Trish
Dance Studio
Age 14+
Step 7.15pm – 8.10pm
Step up and have fun with a variety of moves set to music using steps and weights to increase CV fitness and sculpt your body.
Lorraine H
Dance Studio
Age 16+
Spin 12.10pm – 12.50pm
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.
Joe
Dance Studio
Age 16+
Hatha Yoga 3pm – 4pm
Hatha Yoga designed to suit all abilities while giving the opportunity to develop and build strength in the body. Focused on increasing range of movement, flexibility, building strength as well as putting a large empathise to create peace and calm in both the body and mind.
Kelly
Dance Studio
Age 16+
Body Blast 4:15pm – 5pm
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!
Trish
Dance Studio
Age 16+
Spin (Party) 5.15pm – 6pm
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.
Trish
Dance Studio
Age 16+
Legs, Bums & Tums 6.10pm – 7.10pm
Target those specific areas to tone and trim using funky moves and an upbeat soundtrack.
Loraine H
Dance Studio
Age 14+
Zumba 8.15pm – 9pm
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.
Lyse J
Dance Studio
Age 14+
Lean Lifting 7.10am – 7.50am
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.
Trish
Dance Studio
Age 16+
AM Aerobics 8am – 8.50am
An aerobics class that aims to provide an appropriate workout for any age or ability of participant and enhance your fitness at the start of your day.
Andrea K
Dance Studio
Age 16+
Ladies Lifting 12:10pm – 12:50pm
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.
Nicola F
Dance Studio
Age 16+
Kundalini Yoga 2pm – 3pm
An uplifting blend of spiritual and physical practices, Kundalini Yoga incorporates movement, dynamic breathing techniques and meditation.
Vicky
Dance Studio
Age 16+
Running Improvers 5.15pm – 6.15pm
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.
Jenny
Track
Age 14+
Spin (Performance) 5.15pm – 6.15pm
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.
Mike A
Dance Studio
Age 16+
Konga 6.25pm – 7.25pm
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!
Lynn
Dance Studio
Age 16+
Hatha Yoga 7.30pm – 8.30pm
Hatha Yoga designed to suit all abilities while giving the opportunity to develop and build strength in the body. Focused on increasing range of movement, flexibility, building strength as well as putting a large empathise to create peace and calm in both the body and mind.
Kelly
Dance Studio
Age 16+
Spin (Party) 7.10am – 7.50am
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.
Trish
Dance Studio
Age 16+
Body Blast 12.10pm – 12.50pm
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!
Mike
Dance Studio
Age 16+
Yoga 3pm – 4pm
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.
Tom L
Dance Studio
Age 16+
Ladies Lifting 4.15pm – 5pm
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.
Sue D
Dance Studio
Age 16+
KettleFit 5.15pm – 6pm
This dynamic, kettlebell based class is a combination of high intensity toning and cardiovascular exercise to provide a complete full body work out.
Paula
Dance Studio
Age 16+
Spin (Disco) 6.15pm – 7pm
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.
Paula
Dance Studio
Age 16+
Pilates 7.15pm – 8.15pm
Developing strength, flexibility and coordination, not to mention flat abdominal muscles in a controlled manner incorporating relaxation and breathing techniques.
Debbie
Dance Studio
Age 16+
Abs, Core & More 7.10am – 7.50am
Trim your waistline, tone your abs and raise your heart rate. A class that targets your core and burns calories.
Trish
Dance Studio
Age 16+
AM Aerobics 8am – 8.50am
An aerobics class that aims to provide an appropriate workout for any age or ability of participant and enhance your fitness at the start of your day.
Clare
Dance Studio
Age 16+
Lean Lifting 5.15pm – 6pm
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.
Paula
Dance Studio
Age 16+
Zumba 6.30pm – 7.15pm
Ditch the work out, join the party. A fusion of Latin and international music with a fun and effective dance based workout system.
Rebekah
Dance Studio
Age 14+
Circuits 6pm – 7pm
A combination of high intensity cardio and resistance exercise which allows you to work at your own personal level to achieve your fitness goals.
Sam
Sports Hall
Age 16+
Pilates 9.15am – 10.15am
Developing strength, flexibility and coordination, not to mention flat abdominal muscles in a controlled manner incorporating relaxation and breathing techniques.
Debbie
Dance Studio
Age 16+
Morning Mash Up 9.15am – 10.15am
Mashing up various elements of fitness each week, with cardio vascular, strength, endurance, core stability exercises to start your day with a metabolism boosting.
Trish
Track
Age 14+
Spin 10.30am – 11.20am
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.
Trish
Dance Studio
Age 16+
Spin 9.15am – 10am
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.
Mike
Dance Studio
Age 16+
Running Club 10.15am – 11am
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.
Mike A
Track
Age 12+
Hatha Yoga 10.15am – 11.15am
Hatha Yoga designed to suit all abilities while giving the opportunity to develop and build strength in the body. Focused on increasing range of movement, flexibility, building strength as well as putting a large empathise to create peace and calm in both the body and mind.
Stephen
Dance Studio
Age 16+
Personal training service
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.
On demand classes
This is a bank of pre-recorded classes that customers can access and perform whenever suits them. The app comes with over 100 different classes on it. We have already added our own content. I have uploaded all the circuits classes I did during lock down (for you to do over and over and over again!) and this content will be added to weekly with Mike F already getting a Body Blast class on there. These classes range from high intensity to Pilates/Yoga. Eventually we will get all our classes on there so members can access all their favourite classes whenever they like as often as they like.
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, amongst 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.
