Make Your Move

Your workout just got smarter. Introducing EGYM

Everyone’s different. So why should your gym workout be the same as everyone else’s? Our new EGYM Fitness Hub, coming to Life Leisure Marple, is designed to give you a more personalised way to train. It’s about making your workout work better for you. What is EGYM? The key difference between EGYM and a standard...

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Moving through menopause

Menopause is a natural stage of life, but that doesn’t mean the changes that come with it are always easy. For some people, symptoms can start years before menopause itself. This stage is known as perimenopause, when hormone levels begin to fluctuate. Symptoms can vary from person to person and can include hot flushes, night...

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What does being active really look like?

When you hear the words “being active”, “exercise”, or “fitness”, what comes to mind? Maybe it’s spending an hour in the gym, running a 5k, lifting heavy weights or taking part in a group class. These are all great ways to move, but they’re not the only ways. Being active looks different for everyone. It...

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Is a gym membership worth it? 5 signs you’re ready to make the move

Trying a new class, booking a swim or fitting in a gym session when you have time is a great way to get active. And if that’s working for you, there’s no need to change it. But if you’re finding yourself going more often, trying different activities or wishing you could get more from each...

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Street Tag is coming to Stockport

Ready to turn your everyday walks, cycles and adventures around Stockport into a family challenge? Street Tag is coming to Stockport from 28th September 2026, with Life Leisure as a proud partner. Street Tag is a free app that turns your local area into a virtual playground, encouraging families and communities to get active while...

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Café opportunity announced for new Marple Hub

A new café opportunity has been announced at Marple Hub, the £20 million community facility set to open in Marple before the end of 2026. Life Leisure, as agent of Stockport Council, is looking for a café partner to operate the main food and beverage offer within the new hub. The café will occupy a...

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The Stockport pool that helped shape a Paralympic legend

Today, Dame Sarah Storey is Britain’s most successful Paralympian, with 19 Paralympic gold medals to her name. But before the medals, she was a young swimmer perfecting her craft at Stockport’s Grand Central pool. For Sarah, the journey to a successful athletic career started in a local pool. For another child, it might simply be...

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Swapping the club for the court

Friday’s coming. The group chat’s buzzing. Someone suggests town, someone else says they’re skint, someone’s already talking about how rough they’re going to feel the next day. Sound familiar? Well, here’s another idea: More and more young people are swapping the club for the court, because they’re discovering that feeling good beats feeling hungover. Whether...

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