Whether you are thinking of learning something new or
trying a new fitness regime, why not make 2017 the year you stick to that New
Year’s resolution and give it a go?
Learn
Something New
Newbury College has over 300 part-time leisure courses at various
venues across West Berkshire, including at their Monks Road site. Check out
their online prospectus at www.newbury-college.ac.uk to see what tempts you. If you aren’t able to
make a regular weekly commitment, there are several one-day offerings on
Saturdays too, which include the following:
An
Introduction to Throwing and Hand Building – discover
your inner potter: 4 February
Creative Jewellery Making – an introduction to making contemporary jewellery from beads, wire and found objects: 4 February
Knitting for Beginners – knitting is all the rage and this will enable you to start knitting confidently: 11 March
Candle Making – discover the basics of this beautiful art: 13 May
Get Fit
Newbury is well equipped with a fantastic
selection of local gyms, one of which is bound to be just what you are looking
for to help you get fitter. They are positioned at all points in and around the
town which means one is sure to be ideally positioned for you. Why not get in
touch and discover what New Year offers they might have?
David
Lloyd Club, Monks Lane, Newbury RG14 7RW
Open 7 days a week, including 6.30am–10.30pm
weekdays, this modern gym is packed full of facilities for the whole family. www.davidlloyd.co.uk/clubs/newbury
Donnington Valley Hotel Spa & Health Club, Old Oxford Road, Newbury RG14 3AG
Gym memberships are tailored to suit individual
fitness needs and budgets. Health club members also have full access to the spa
and the busy and varied social events calendar at the Donnington Valley Hotel. www.donningtonvalley.co.uk/spa-and-fitness
Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing Gym, Racecourse Road, Newbury RG14 7PN
Start your experience with a 12-point health
MOT; this informs a planned approach to your first three months of membership
and a second MOT makes sure your progress is on track. www.nuffieldhealth.com/gyms/newbury
BST Fitness, Parkway, Newbury RG14 1EE
Situated in
the town centre behind Parkway Shopping, this health and
fitness club has a culture of social enterprise and inclusivity, with
no-contract membership available, free parking for a limited number of cars and
a bus stop right outside. www.mybst.org/newbury
Victoria Park Equipment
If you aren’t a ‘gym’ person, why not
pop along to Victoria Park and try out the equipment which is free for all to
use? There are several pieces of equipment available:
spinning bikes, hydraulic bench press, hydraulic leg press, hydraulic shoulder press, hydraulic steppe, chin and
dip station,
and abdominal bench.
Clear
and simple video instructions on how to use the various machines are available
to view on smartphones, accessed via a QR code on each station.
