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Junior Gym

Sessions are dedicated to juniors, 11-17, who want to start their fitness journey early and work out in a gym environment. Junior Gym will be running at allocated slots where Fitness Instructor will be available on the gym floor to supervise and help juniors during the session. All juniors must attend Junior Gym Induction before their first session.

Junior gym times:

Monday to Friday 15:30-18:30.

Saturday and Sunday 11:00-13:00.

Please note that all sessions must now be pre-booked via our online booking system or our app.

You can access these sessions on a pay-as-you-go basis or for best value for money we recommend a Membership as this also includes access to our Junior Fitness Classes, along with access to the swimming pools.

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Junior Gym Induction

All juniors are required to book and attend a junior gym induction before attending there first junior gym sessions. Junior inductions are conducted by our level 2 qualified Fitness Instructors in small groups of no more than three people. The induction will go over health & safety information, explain the gym etiquette. Demonstrate the equipment that juniors are allowed to use during their junior gym sessions and how to use this equipment safely and help them on there fitness journey.

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Adult and Junior Gym

Exercising together is not only a great way to stay fit and healthy, but it also gives you the opportunity to spend some valuable time together. Adult & Junior Gym sessions allow a pre-paid adult to bring 11-17 years old junior to the gym for free. Please be aware that an adult needs to supervise junior during the session.

Supervision: Please note that the adult/parent must actively supervise the child at all times and takes responsibility for the child's conduct and safe use of machines. Only children between 11-17yrs are permitted in the session, and it is limited to one child per one supervising adult. 

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Junior Gym Rules

Juniors will have access to the majority of gym equipment including:

Cardio machines (treadmills, cross-trainers, upright bikes, spin bikes, recumbent bikes, ARC Trainers, & rowing machines) 
Resistance machines* (chest press, chest fly, seated row, cables pulley machines, leg press, hip adductor, hip abductor, lat pull down, shoulder press, leg extension, hamstring curl, & assisted chin-up & Dip machine) 
Functional Area* (TRX ropes, Kettle bells, Punch bag, Skipping Ropes, Steps, Slam Balls, Battle Rope, Plyo Boxes, Core Bags, Tyres & sledge push. 
Juniors are not able to access the Half Rack, Squat Rack, Smith Machine or the Bench Press. 

*Juniors are required to use the lightest weight plates when using the resistance machines and not go heavier than 10kg when using dumbbells.

Due to high demand Junior gym sessions are restricted to 60 minute bookings and you are required to vacate the gym at the conclusion of your session. 

Junior Gym sessions run on the following days and times:

Monday-Firday 15:30-16:30, 16:30-17:30 and 17:30-18:30

Saturday-Sunday 11:00-12:00 & 12:00-13:00

Please note that all sessions must now be pre-booked via our online booking system or our app.

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