London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames

Leisure at Richmond eBulletin March 2013

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Which Centre Do You Use?

Teddington Pools & Fitness Centre

Located just off the High Street in Teddington. Facilities include 25 metre swimming pool, learner pool, fitness suite, studio and hydrotherapy pool. The centre offers a wide range of fitness classes, swimming courses for all ages and abilities, general swim sessions, lane swimming and a fully equipped fitness suite with fully qualified instructors to assist training. Click here for more information.

Shene Sports & Fitness Centre

Sports and fitness centre located within Richmond Park Academy in East Sheen. Facilities include fitness suite, all weather pitch, dance studio and sports hall. The centre offers a wide range of fitness classes and a fully equipped fitness suite with fully qualified instructors to assist training. Junior sports courses, adult courses and children’s parties are also available. Click here for more information.

Hampton Sports & Fitness Centre

Sports and fitness centre located within Hampton Academy in Hampton. Facilities include all weather pitch, fitness suite, gymnasium, five-a-side football pitch and indoor netball courts. The centre offers a wide range of fitness classes and a fully equipped fitness suite with fully qualified instructors to assist training. Junior sports courses, adult courses and children’s parties are also available. Click here for more information.

Teddington Sports Centre

Sports Centre located within Teddington School in Teddington. Facilities include multi purpose sports hall, two studios (one dance), all weather pitch, tennis courts and outdoor netball courts. The centre offers a range of fitness classes, junior sports courses, adult courses and children’s parties. Click here for more information.

Orleans Park Sports Centre

Sports centre located within Orleans Park School in Twickenham. Facilities include multi-purpose sports hall, gymnasium, outdoor tennis and netball courts. The centre offers a range of fitness classes, junior sports courses, adult courses and children’s parties. Click here for more information.

How Can Feel Good Fitness Help You

Feel Good Fitness is a member journey that is designed to help you achieve your fitness goals.

We have friendly highly qualified staff that will provide you with all the support and guidance that you could ever need to achieve your goals and understand your tailored programme.

Each member journey consists of the following:
• An individually tailored induction session designed to ensure that you achieve results.
• Regular programme reviews designed to ensure you keep motivated and continue to see results.
• Free 15 minute Abs Classes that take place at regular intervals throughout each day on the gym floor.
• A fitness mentor scheme to offer you ongoing support and guidance throughout your membership.
• Internal gym challenges to help keep you motivated and have fun with other members.
• An incentive programme that rewards your results and enables you to refer friends and save money.
• Our brand new “Fit Lab” where you will test the latest and most inventive fitness training methods and concepts.

As well as the above free incentives we also provide the following at an additional cost:

• Fitness testing service that will give you your fitness age® and aid your goal setting.
• A nutritional analysis service that provides an in-depth analysis of your daily diet, providing advice and guidance to help you make positive changes and see lasting results.

We offer a wide range of great value membership options. All of our facilities are equipped with the latest fitness equipment and offer additional activities such as swimming and free group fitness classes.

Fitness class only memberships are now available at Teddington Sports Centre and Orleans Park Sports Centre. This membership includes unlimited use of the fitness classes at your home site. If you already come along to two classes per week then a monthly direct debit membership will save you money. Click here for more information.

For more information on our affordable membership options available please click here.

Member Days - Saturday 23 March

Our member days take place at Teddington Pools & Fitness Centre, Shene Sports & Fitness Centre and Hampton Sports & Fitness Centre. If you are a direct debit member you can bring along your friends for free. Yes for free! They can then enjoy the centre facilities alongside you.

Our next member day is on Saturday 23 March and gym, swimming (at Teddington Pools & Fitness Centre only) and fitness classes will be available. Please refer to each centres normal programme for specific times. Please note that fitness class places cannot be booked in advance and will be subject to availability.

Easter Activities

Teddington Pool & Fitness Centre will be running swimming crash courses. A short intensive course is often the best way to learn to swim or develop your skills. Courses are available for all ages and abilities during the Easter holidays. One day workshops for diving and rookie lifeguard and fun time float sessions are also available. Click here for more information.

Koosa Kids camps will be running at Teddington Sports Centre, Shene Sports & Fitness Centre and Orleans Park Sports Centre during the Easter holidays from Tuesday 2 April to Friday 12 April. Camps are for children aged 4-13 years. Click here for more information.

New Term...New Start...New Classes

All courses start in April and there are activities for every age group starting from the age of three years. If you find karate, football, trampolining and gymnastics too energetic we also offer classes in yoga and Pilates.

Could children in Teddington become a future Wimbledon champion? Tennis courses at Teddington Sports Centre are new for the summer term. Our mini red tennis course (5.00-5.55pm) is for children aged 5-8 years and the junior tennis course (6.00-6.55pm) is for 9-14 years. Courses are on Thursday and start 19 April. Please call the sports centre on 020 8977 0598 to book a place. Teddington Sports Centre also offers a range of fitness classes including zumba, Pilates, yoga and stretch and tone. Fitness class direct debit membership is now available at Teddington. So if you already come along to two classes per week then a monthly direct debit membership will save you money. Click here for more information.

Hampton Sports & Fitness Centre offers a wide range of courses for children of all ages and abilities. Why not try judo, basketball, karate, trampolining, gymnastics or badminton. All courses start w/c 15 April so book your place early to avoid disappointment. Adults needn’t miss out either. Kick start your fitness and try one of our fitness classes. There are lots to choose from including Pilates, legs, bums and tums, aerobics, yoga, spinning, circuits and zumba. Click here for more information.

New classes this term at Shene Sports & Fitness Centre are zumba toning and hatha yoga. Zumba toning combines targeted body sculpting exercises and high energy cardio workout with Latin infused zumba moves to create a calories torching strength training dance fitness party! Click here for more information.

Orleans Park Sports Centre is located at Orleans Park School in Twickenham and offers a great choice of junior courses and adult sessions. For those with a head for heights our junior trampolining courses build confidence in basic skills through to more dynamic and complex moves. Courses run on Mondays from 6-7pm and 7-8pm. Children’s karate and taekwondo courses are also available. Any adults looking to get fit then Orleans Park is just the place for you with zumba, circuits, Pilates and yoga to choose from. Don’t forget if you attend our classes regularly you could save money with our fitness class membership. Click here for more information.

Due to the Twickenham Academy refurbishment works the majority of the facilities at Whitton Sports & Fitness Centre are closed at the moment. However we are still running junior football courses on the 3G astro-turf pitch. Courses start on Saturday 20 April and will run for 12 weeks. The new facilities at Whitton Sports & Fitness Centre will re-open from January 2014. Click here for more information.

Feel Good Swim School...New Courses

You can learn to swim at any age. For those wanting to learn to swim we offer courses for all age groups from carer and baby through to adults. We have highly qualified instructors who will help to develop confidence both in and around the water.

Our April – July courses will start w/c 15 April and will run for 12 weeks.

Booking dates:

Priority booking for existing pupils - for children changing class or day and time. Booking takes place from Sunday 17 to Saturday 23 March. Bookings start at 12noon.

New pupil bookings - new pupils can book from Sunday 24 March onwards. Bookings start at 12noon.

Click here for more information.

Easter Crash Courses

Don’t forget we are running crash courses during the Easter holidays. A short intensive course is often the best way to learn to swim or develop your skills. Courses are available for all ages and abilities. Click here for more information.

Pilates at Teddington Pools & Fitness Centre

Pilates is an exercise system that focuses on stretching and strengthening the whole body to aid balance, muscle strength, flexibility and posture. It was created by German born Joseph Pilates in the early 1900s and incorporates elements of yoga, martial arts and western forms of exercise. Pilates can help improve posture, muscle tone and flexibility, core strength and joint mobility, as well as relieve stress and tension. It can also facilitate injury prevention and physical rehabilitation, builds better balance and coordination, help alleviate aches and pains and offers a safe and beneficial form of exercise for a wide range of medical conditions including Scoliosis, Osteoporosis, Arthritis and Multiple Sclerosis.

Teddington Pools & Fitness Centre regularly run beginner Pilates courses. These courses are for 6 weeks and the next course will start in April. Once the beginners course has been completed participants can attend any Pilates class within the timetable as they will be considered to be at general level standard. Click here for more information.

Beginner’s yoga courses and classes are also available at Teddington Pools & Fitness Centre.

We Can Save You Money

Anyone aged 0-19 years or 0-25 years with a disability can sign up for a free Leisure and Youth Card. You must either live, work or go to school or be registered at a youth club within the London Borough of Richmond to be eligible. This card offers a wide range of discounts at borough sports and fitness centres and will enable you to purchase a course or session at the Leisure Card price. Click here for more information.

If you use any of our sports and fitness centres once a week or more it could be cost effective to buy an Adult Leisure Card. This will give you discounted rates on most activities within our centres. The cost of a Leisure Card is &17.00 per year for adults and we also have a concessionary rate of &6.00 for the unemployed, people on low income, disabled, students and people aged over 60. Click here for more information

Time to Celebrate!

We offer a great range of children’s parties at Shene Sports & Fitness Centre, Hampton Sports & Fitness Centre, Teddington Sports Centre and Orleans Park Sports Centre.

Sports parties include football, trampolining and karate. For that little something different why not try our dance party? We can co-ordinate the party to suit your individual needs, whether it’s choreographing a routine to High School Musical, West End shows and current pop tracks or helping the party children create their own funny dance moves. Whatever you require, we’ll make sure we offer it!

Fun Gym and Jolly Tots parties are ideal for those little ones. You can be sure they’ll have a great time on both our superb bouncy castle and playing with our impressive collection of soft play equipment.

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