Fitness Classes

The Mardyke Arena UCC offers a wide range of fitness classes suitable for all levels and abilities. We run both general fitness classes and Energise Your Life (Over 55’s) classes. Whether you wish to get fitter, lose weight, tone up or increase flexibility, we have the class for you. Our highly experienced instructors will help you achieve your goal.

Revelate is a 45-minute, low-impact, high-intensity cardio workout. It incorporates the use of rowing machines, bikes, and ski machines.Revelate is designed to challenge individuals at their own fitness level, providing a tailored workout experience every time, regardless of age or ability. With the free Revelate app, members can track their fitness journey from home, monitor their progress, personal bests, and total metres achieved.

Avoid the midday slump and try out the Lunchtime cycle, a fantastic way to make the most of your break! providing a great workout to improve stamina, endurance, and strengthen core and leg muscles, leaving you more energise for the rest of your day.

Kettlebells give pumping iron a completely new meaning. With its Russian background, this cast-iron weight resembles and ball with a handle. Many exercises are dynamic and ballistic, which will get the heart rate up and work every muscle in the body. If you have been doing the same workout, Kettlebell training can breathe a new life into your exercise routine.

 Sculpt and Burn is a non aerobic muscle toning class, performing a series of repetitive exercises using body weight or dumbbells to feel the burn.

 

NOT SUITABLE FOR BEGINNERS.

This class suits those who have experience with Reformer Pilates if you are not carrying injuries and want somewhat of a challenge as well as plenty of variety in class and an all over body workout this class will be suited to you.

Total Tone

A full-body workout targeting upper body, lower body, and core. Suitable for all levels, it combines high-intensity and low-impact exercises, finishing with a complete body stretch.

Step and Tone

A low-impact class using a raised platform with adjustable heights. Step to choreographed routines for a joint-friendly, high-intensity workout.

Ashtanga Yoga
An energising, high-intensity flow where breath is coordinated with movement, leading to meditation. Poses can be modified, making it suitable for beginners and experienced yogis alike. This ancient practice helps reduce stress, improve flexibility, and enhance breathing control.

Vinyasa Yoga
A creative and dynamic yoga class that links poses with breath in a smooth, flowing sequence. Ideal for those looking for a balanced and mindful practice.

A high-energy workout set to Latin music that creates a fun, party atmosphere! Instructors lead with lively dance moves like booty-shaking and shimmying, making it a feel-good class where everyone can laugh, let loose, and enjoy. Suitable for all fitness levels.

Structured Workouts: RPM classes are structured around a series of hill climbs, sprints, and flat riding. The workout is designed to push you to your cardio peak and then ease back down, which helps improve cardiovascular fitness and burn calories.

Functional Threshold Power test- To estimate your Power Intensity Zones, you will need first to find your Functional Threshold Power (FTP). Functional Threshold Power (FTP) is defined as the highest power a rider can sustain for one-hour at steady state (i.e. lactate threshold).

Exercising in water provides a supportive environment for your body. The buoyancy of the water reduces your weight on impact, resulting in much less strain on your muscles and joints. This makes aqua aerobics a good choice of low impact fitness class for those new to exercise, those who can’t move easily, and those who want to get fit and lose weight. Suitable for all fitness levels.

A Power Cycle fitness class is an intense and dynamic indoor cycling workout designed to push your limits and improve your overall fitness.

High-Intensity Intervals: These classes often incorporate high-intensity interval training (HIIT), which alternates between intense bursts of activity and periods of lower-intensity recovery.

Traditional Hatha Yoga. These classes will combine some flowing sequences of poses, as well as focusing on posture foundations and correct body alignment. There will also be some breath work, meditation and relaxation towards the end of each class.

This class uses a Swiss/Exercise Ball, which requires extra balance, instead of exercising on a flat surface it forces the body to respond to instability of the ball, requiring your muscles to engage more. A great overall workout.

This is a class which brings awareness to posture, positioning, and control with the aim of creating long, lean muscle structure, while gaining strength and improving posture! Combining the principles of Pilates and Yoga it will bring awareness to body, mind, and spirit, Suitable for all levels. Let’s start the day well.