BH Live is offering Portsmouth residents, of all ages and abilities, the chance to get more active for free at Mountbatten Leisure Centre and Portsmouth Tennis Centre on Saturday 2 September 2017 from 8am-1pm.
Free 30 minute taster group exercise classes, for adults and young people aged over 16 years old, include Ashtanga Yoga, PiYo, BodyBalance, Booty Build, Pilates, GRIT, BodyCombat, BodyPump, BodyAttack and Sh’Bam.
These classes have been selected from BH Live’s new Autumn programme which launches in September.
Free taster dance classes for 8-13 year olds, which are part of a new activity programme for young people, will also be running as will family play tennis and junior cardio tennis for 9-14 year olds.
These activities, and more, are included in BH Live’s new family membership.
Cllr Linda Symes, Portsmouth City Council’s Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure & Sport, said: “I am delighted that BH Live is able to offer these sessions free of charge and I hope as many people as possible are able to take part in them. We want people in the city to become more active and healthier. Giving them the opportunity to try new fitness activities can only help encourage that.”
“Motivating more people to be more active is what we are all about, says Claire Oatridge, BH Live’s Regional Head of Operations.
“Through inspiration days such as this, we hope to encourage more people to take up regular exercise which helps to promote participation and boost overall health and wellbeing.”
To book onto activities at Portsmouth Tennis Centre telephone 02393 200402. To book onto all other activities listed above contact Mountbatten Leisure Centre on 02393 200401.
Discover more about other activities in Portsmouth at bhliveactive.org.uk.
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Notes to Editors:
BH Live Active family membership in Portsmouth
Family membership is £86 per month for two adults and two children under 18 years old, or one adult and three children under 18 years old.
This provides access to the gym, swimming pool, spa facilities (over 18s only) and the class timetable across seven centres across Portsmouth.
Classes for young people include family yoga, family Zumba, street dance, cheerleading, basketball, ballet tots. There is also 813 club, a gym-based workout, and 813 boxing. Classes and activities are age dependent.
For more information about BH Live please contact:
Elizabeth Symmons, PR & Corporate Communications Executive
E: press.office@bhlive.org.uk
T: (01202) 055562
About BH Live
BH Live is the south coast’s leading operator of leisure and event venues; a social enterprise that designs and builds engaging experiences to inspire people and enrich lives.
With more than three million visits a year and over £39 million turnover, the organisation is changing lives – placing it at the heart of the UK’s growing social economy.
In 2016/17 BH Live hosted more than 500 events, sold over half a million cultural, sporting and entertainment tickets. They had 2.9 million visits into its leisure centres and welcomed 100,000 conference and exhibition delegates into its venues. This contributed an estimated £44 million to the local economy through business and cultural tourism. For more visit bhlive.org.uk
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In Portsmouth BH Live operates the following venues, in partnership with Portsmouth City Council:
- Pyramids Centre one of Portsmouth’s leading entertainment and leisure complexes with views of Southsea beach and the Solent. It has fun pools, flumes, waves and a three-level soft play adventure world. There is also a multipurpose gym, more than 60 weekly fitness classes and a spa. Regular live music performances, conferences, exhibitions and private events are hosted in the venue.
- Mountbatten Leisure Centre – Portsmouth’s flagship leisure and event venue with a national-class 50m swimming pool, 150 station gym, 8 court sports hall, 2 squash courts, spin and dance studios, a cycle velodrome, athletics track, function suites, and an onsite café.
- Portsmouth Gymnastics Centre – consists of a state-of-the-art gymnastics hall, physiotherapy room and meeting room.
- Portsmouth Tennis Centre – consists of 4 indoor tennis courts and 6 floodlit outdoor tennis courts.
- Eastney Swimming Pool – 20m swimming pool and a spectators’ area.
- Wimbledon Park Sports Centre – 20 station gym, 5 badminton courts, basketball court and sports hall.
- Charter Community Sports Centre – 20m swimming pool, 20 station gym, sports hall and an outdoor multi-use games area.