Houldsworth Village

Elevate your fitness with the HYROX Physical Fitness Test at Life Leisure Houldsworth Village! Join us on Saturday 9th December from 9:30am – 11:00am for the ultimate challenge.

HYROX is a global fitness race for every BODY! The HYROX Physical Fitness Test (P’F”T) has been specifically designed to give you the perfect introduction into HYROX and measure where your HYROX fitness level is at. Life Leisure will be hosting the P’F”T alongside HYROX professionals who will guide you through the workout.

This event is not just for members – it’s free to book and open to everyone! Whether you’re a seasoned athlete or a fitness enthusiast, come and experience the thrill of HYROX.

Participants will be completing the following exercises for time (two options depending on exercise experience):

• 1000m/500m run
• 50/25 burpee broad jumps
• 100/50 stationary lunges
• 1000m/500m row
• 30/15 hand release press ups
• 100/50 wallballs

How to register:
Secure your spot by booking for free here.

Limited spots available, so don’t miss out!

The spacious gym at Houldsworth Village is spread across two floors and offers a wide range of cardio and resistance equipment, plenty of free weights and a specialist Olympic weightlifting area.

It’s also home to RIG Powered by H1VE, a brand new functional training area equipped with high end studio benches, dumbbells, kettlebells, air bikes, ski-ergs and more for you to use during your workout.

Life Leisure Houldsworth Village is an official HYROX partner gym! Whether you’re training for a HYROX race or just want to up your training, come and try our new HYROX classes held in the R1G area.

Strong(Her) – a revamped weightlifting course for women!

Next course starts Monday 15th January 2024.

Spend six-weeks with our expert coaches and learn everything you need to lift weights safely, efficiently and with confidence, alongside other likeminded women. We’ll teach you how to squat, deadlift, press and pull as well as loads of other essentials! By end of this six-week course, you’ll know how to perform all the main exercises needed to lift weights with confidence.

This course is designed for complete beginners, so even if you’ve never touched a weight before you’ll get along just fine. However, if you do have some experience of lifting weights, you’ll also find this course very beneficial in learning how to structure your workouts, how to lift correctly and iron out any bad habits you may have picked up!

The six-week course is priced at £127.00 and includes:

• Two 60-minute group sessions per week (four members per group)
• Six-week resistance and HIIT training programme
• Core stability training
• Benefits of lifting weights
• How to feel more confident in the gym
• How to structure a good warm up

Please keep an eye out for details on how to enrol in the New Year.

Life Leisure offer a fantastic range of group exercise classes catering for all fitness levels and abilities, such as HIIT, Body Pump, Yoga and Spin. Some classes are more intense than others, but each class can be modified for all abilities with adaptations for exercises given where needed.

R1G powered by H1VE is a brand-new functional training space in the gym. As well as being able to use this space for your workout in the gym, the R1G area also hosts four new classes designed to boost your fitness and increase your strength: R1G Strength, R1G Engine, R1G Form and R1G Team.

Houldsworth Village is now an official HYROX partner gym! Whether you’re training for a HYROX race or just want to up your training, come and try our new HYROX classes held in the R1G area.

All classes can be booked up to seven days in advance and we highly recommend doing so where possible to avoid disappointment. Members can book via the Life Leisure app or website.

Why not bring some friends and come for a kickabout on our indoor football pitch where you can enjoy a game even in the middle of winter! Houldsworth Village offer pay and play sessions at £4.90 for adults and £2.30 for under 16’s (one hour booking). Bookings for pay and play are on a first come first served basis and can only be made at reception. Maximum of 12-players per session.

Block bookings are also available. Please enquire at reception for more information.

Life Leisure Kids classes cater for children between ages 5 – 12 years old and with our specially designed reward scheme encouraging children to make sessions part of their weekly routine.

Badminton courts are available to book at Houldsworth Village in our sports hall with casual, weekly and block bookings on offer. The quickest and easiest way to book is online. To book online you must first register as a Standard Online Bookings member.

Maximise your membership and enrol onto our fantastic free Inspire programme. As part of the programme, you will undergo a precise body composition assessment (Bodi Trax) which will help track your current progress. This will provide you with your key measurements such as fat mass, muscle mass, base metabolic rate, bone mass and more. These measurements are then used to set your personal goals and will help in tracking your progress to achieve these.

Facilities

• Accessible parking.
• Accessible toilets.
• Free onsite parking with disabled parking bays.
• Flat entrance ways and ramped exits for emergencies.

Leisure key companion/carer card

Some families or individuals may be eligible for a leisure key which is delivered by Stockport Council. This provides discount to swimming and other activities across Life Leisure. In addition, if you are eligible for a leisure key companion/carer card, you will be able to access the activity for free accompanying an individual to a session. The following steps need to be taken to access this:

1. Check your eligibility criteria with Stockport Council here.
2. Complete any of the relevant information and submit proof of eligibility if required.
3. Once you have your leisure key and or leisure key companion card, bring this into a Life Leisure centre and register for a Casual Leisure Key Bookings account at reception.
4. Once this has been registered, you can then book online. For instructions on how to book, please click here.

Gym Equipment

Equipment available suitable for wheelchair users (dependent on circumstance).

• Life Fitness – Smith Machine.
• London 2012 Olympic Lifting Racks.
• Cable Rig.
• Battle ropes.
• Air Fit UB – Hand Bike.
• DAP’s (dual adjustable pulley)

Please note, the upper gym area can only be accessed via stairs.

If you require any assistance or guidance on how to use the equipment and make the reasonable adjustments, please don’t hesitate to ask a member of the fitness team who would be happy to help.

Stockport Arnies Powerlifting Club

Stockport Arnies Powerlifting Club is an established Accessible Powerlifting Club, affiliated to BWL, based at Life Leisure Houldsworth Village. The club is one of only a few Paralympic Clubs in the North West and provides opportunities for anyone who has a disability who wants to take part in the sport to continue as a member of a local club.

Current sessions:

• Monday: 17:00 – 20:00 (drop in session)
• Wednesday: 17:00 – 20:00 (drop in session)
• Friday: 10-00 – 12:00 (club session)

For more information, please email Norman Elthorpe or call 07703 668 670