Strathclyde SportClass descriptors

Class Description Intensity Guide

BODYBALANCE™

A unique workout which incorporates Yoga, Tai Chi and Pilates to help improve flexibility, build strength and leave you feeling relaxed and calm. The class will help you learn how to control your breathing and focus your mind.

 
BODYPUMP™

Is a barbell workout for anyone looking to get lean, toned and fit – fast. Using light to moderate weights with lots of repetition, BODYPUMP gives you a total body workout.

Bootcamp Circuits

The aim is to improve muscular endurance and agility whilst improving participants confidence, teamwork, and physical robustness in a true military style class setting.

BoxFit

BoxFit is a high intensity interval training class based on boxing training. Utilising punching techniques and combinations of jabs, hooks & uppercuts to maximise the workout in a circuit training style. Class will take place within the Cycle Studio.

 
Cycle 30/45

Experience our IC7 bikes. Enjoy a mix of climbs, sprints and steady efforts in this traditional high intensity indoor cycling class driven by upbeat, energising music led by a motivating instructor. Class duration either 30 or 45 minutes.

 
Fitness Yoga

Fitness Yoga combines strength and mobility-based postures adapted from traditional yoga disciplines with breathing exercises. Postures are performed with background music

 
Flexi/Mobility 

This is a great class for those who are looking to develop and improve their joints and muscle mobility for everyday life. Class will take place within the Gym.

 
Hatha Vinyasa Yoga

This style of yoga is characterized by stringing postures together so that you move from one to another, seamlessly, using breath. This style is particularly beneficial for those who find it hard to relax and are experiencing a great deal of stress.

 
HIIT

HIIT training stands for High Intensity Interval Training. HIIT training is great for those who are short on time as a way of maximising your time spent in the gym. This involves work periods ranging from 20 seconds to 60 seconds, working between 80-100% of your maximum heart rate with shorter recovery periods. Class will take place within the Gym.

 
Pilates

Pilates is strength-based exercises that will enable you to strengthen the whole-body structure with mat based work.  Emphasising the support of your core and breath that opens your range of movement and flexibility. You will learn how to align your posture correctly throughout your practice, experiencing profound, quicker, stronger results and most importantly prevention of injury. You will learn how to breathe properly in sync with your movement, which brings a magnitude to your stamina, strength and well-being, that can be taken into other areas and workout practices and classes. Pilates is poetry in motion!

 
Quads, Glutes, Core

This class does what is says in the title. A class specifically to work on the core and lower body in a circuit training style. The variety of exercises and concentration on those areas are specific for maintaining everyday activities. Class will take place within the Gym.

 
RunFit

A group running fitness programme. Sessions will include a variety of timed intervals and distances all aimed at helping you improve your fitness and support your to run faster with ease!

 
Seasonal Flow Yoga

A dynamic yoga practice designed to work with the changing energies of nature and the seasons. The class uses flowing sequences of postures linking the breath with movement to develop strength, flexibility and balance while stilling the mind for an enhanced sense of wellbeing.

 
STRONG 45

A group fitness session designed to support you to improve your strength through low rep high intensity weightlifting.

 
Studio Stretch

A stretch class, within the Dance studio, to help increase mobility and flexibility, this is less intense class suitable for those returning to exercise through illness or injury, new exercisers, and mature exercisers.

Studio Tone

A conditioning class within the Dance Studio, suitable for those wanting a less intense class including those returning to exercise through illness or injury, new exercisers, and mature exercisers. Plenty of adaptations and progressions will be given allowing this class to be suitable for a wide range of individuals.  

Turn'd Up Fitness

Looking for a way to get fit, that feels like a night out with the girls? You’ve found it!

Turn’d Up Fitness is a totally unique dance fitness programme to all the best R & B, Pop and Dancehall music. No dance experience needed! Get fit & healthy, build your confidence, and dance your worries away. 

 
Wake Up Flow Yoga

This gentle and creative morning practice aims to wake up both body and mind, improve blood circulation and bring awareness to the breath. It is about warming and opening up whilst also integrating some strengthening and balancing elements, rounded off by a few stretches and an end relaxation. It’s a class for all levels and the focus is to flow and enjoy the movement. 

 
Yoga Conditioning

A yoga class that focuses on developing functional strength through traditional yoga postures.

 
Zumba

The Latin-inspired dance workout mixing high and low intensity dance moves designed to get your heart rate up and boost cardio endurance.