Group exercise programme

Our group exercise programme has a wide range of classes to choose from—see what’s on offer and view the timetable.

University Recreation offers classes in Pump, Pilates, Yoga, Zumba, HIIT boxing, Spin, HIIT, and our challenging small-group 3XF workouts. Most group classes are held in the Dance Room, so you get to work out while enjoying a view over the city.

Class descriptions

Spin

Spin is a 45-minute indoor cycling class focusing on strength, speed, and endurance. It is a challenging and fun cardio workout, without the impact. Come along to boost your mood, fitness, and overall energy levels. Spin30 provides an express 30-minute class option.

Yoga

Combines stretching, breathing, balance, strength and relaxation moves. It helps tone muscles, eliminate tension, and ease chronic pain.

Slow flow yoga

A slower-paced yoga class that combines stretching, breathing, balance, strength, and relaxation moves.

3XF

A cross-fit style class combining weights/Olympic lifts and body weight exercises that adds variety, a challenge and new fitness skills to your workout. See more details about these classes below.

Pilates

Based on a series of exercises that build core strength, improving the way your body looks, feels, and functions.

Pump

A weight-lifting class to tone, burn fat and strengthen muscles. Load your bar to suit your strength.

Zumba

A high-energy, Latin-inspired, calorie-burning dance class. Ditch the workout and join the party.

Strong

Strong combines the best of martial arts, plyometrics, and bodyweight training and will help you reach your fitness goals faster. The music and moves sync in a motivating way that makes the workout both challenging and fun.

HIIT

A 45-minute high-intensity workout designed to improve your overall fitness, strength and mobility. The combination of functional movements with cardio will leave you feeling fitter and stronger to complete daily activities. HIIT30 provides an express 30-minute class option.

Dance Party

A dance-based workout to get your sweat on while having fun learning new dance moves. An inclusive and encouraging class where no dance experience is required.

HIIT Boxing

A high-intensity workout that teaches basic boxing skills, or develops the skills you already have.

Strength and Stretch

The perfect combination of strength, mobility and flexibility exercises. The strength component utilises hand weights, bodyweight, and bands. The stretch component completes the workout and helps reduce muscle tension.