Facilities at Associated Newspapers

There are two gyms, both having the latest sound and TV technology which eases the members training sessions.

Facilities available include:

• Cybex Free-weights
• Cybex cardio equipment
• TV monitors and surround stereo sound system
• Fitness test/evaluation and personal fitness programme
• Posture and running gait analysis
• Towel service
• SPEEED, AGILITY and QUICKNESS classes
• Personal Training
• Massage
• Postural analysis

This room boasts the latest free weight equipment from cybex. Two dumbbell sets with a complete range from 1kg. up to 25kg., allowing members from all abilities to utilise free weight training techniques.

We have utilised a wide range of choices for the training cages and 400kg of free weight plates. One is a full free weight cage and the other is a smith machine to help us teach and train beginners before advancing them onto the free weight power cage.

We also use Swiss balls and benches to provide a full ranges of exercises.

For variety a punch bag is available in the corner of the gym.

This was the original gym before we designed and kitted out the weight room.

We now have 5 treadmills, 2 arc trainers, 3 upright bikes and 2 rowers.

We also have available 2 cybex FT 360 multi-functional cable machines that allow us to maximise all exercises.
These machines are very popular with our members.

There are 2 assisted pull-up machines and 2 leg machines.

A huge variety of medicine balls and Swiss balls are available which have been a huge hit with members.

Health assessments are performed, in private, in our purpose-built assessment room.

In the assessment room we also provide sports massage and postural analysis