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Tactical Arts Academy

This martial arts club in Southport, Merseyside offers a range of courses covering combat sports, self-defence and general fitness. Options include beginners MMA and self-defence for all ages, fitness classes open to all ages, and a ladies only boxing course. The beginners MMA course is one of the club's most popular, so it is worth enquiring early if you are interested.

Martial arts training is generally a good way to build fitness, coordination and confidence at the same time. Newcomers can usually expect a structured warm-up, technique drills and conditioning work, with the pace adjusted as skills develop. If you are unsure which course suits your level, getting in touch with the club first is a sensible step.

Beginners MMA

Ladies only boxing

Fitness for all ages

Popular courses fill fast

Martial arts club in Southport, Merseyside offering beginners MMA and self-defence, fitness classes for all ages and ladies only boxing.

Team Elite Southport

The Ping Pong Parlour

The Gym Group Kilmarnock

Set on Southampton Road in Titchfield Park Gate, this branch of The Gym Group is a gym serving Fareham and the wider Locks Heath area. It offers 24 hour access, free parking and a range of no contract membership options, including monthly and saver plans.

Members have use of the equipment along with classes included in membership, and there is HYROX training available. A budget gym like this generally suits people who want flexible, self led workouts alongside coached classes, with the freedom to train at whatever time fits their day.

Open 24 hours

Free classes

No contract

Free parking

HYROX training

Student memberships

The Gym Group at Fareham Locks Heath is a 24 hour gym with free classes, parking and no contract memberships.

The Gym Group Fareham Locks Heath

The Climbing Hangar Exeter

Alter Rock Indoor Climbing Centre

Based in Camden, Runners Need is a running shop serving runners across London and Greater London. The store stocks a range of running shoes and clothing, and offers gait analysis to help match footwear to how you run.

Running specialists like this are a useful starting point whether you are new to the sport or training regularly. Staff can talk through options such as road, trail, race and recovery shoes, and help you find kit suited to your needs.

Gait analysis

Running shoes

Running clothing

Camden location

Expert staff

Runners Need in Camden, London is a running shop offering running shoes, clothing and gait analysis.

Runners Need

Inchgarth Community Centre

The Gym Group Leyland

Asgard Cornwall

Cardiff Rowing Centre

Based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, Dance Emporium is a dance school offering training across a range of classes. Its teachers are IDTA qualified, DBS checked and First Aid trained, and the studios come with sprung flooring, Bluetooth sound systems and central heating. The school also runs a programme working with local schools.

A dance school like this is a good place to build technique and confidence, whether you are just starting out or working towards performances and competitions. Sessions are led by trained instructors and usually run to a regular timetable across different styles and age groups.

Qualified teachers

Well equipped studios

Competition success

Dance in schools

Dance Emporium is a dance school in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, with qualified teachers and fully equipped studios.

Dance Emporium

Elements Gymnastics Academy LTD

Hit N Lift

Hulls Angels

Isobodz Gym

Kim Frost School Of Dance

Love Fitness

Based in Falkirk, Mandala Scotland is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu school (also known as Mandala Escocia) with a focus on building character, discipline and respect alongside physical skill. Beginners classes are offered, and newcomers can arrange a free first session through the club's social media channels. The coaching team includes wrestling coaches as well as a black belt jiu-jitsu instructor.

Brazilian jiu-jitsu is a grappling art centred on positional control, takedowns and submissions, usually practised through drilling and live rolling with a partner. It suits people looking to improve fitness, confidence and problem solving, and most gyms welcome complete beginners who have never trained before.

Free first session

Beginners classes

Black belt instruction

Wrestling coaching

Values led training

Brazilian jiu-jitsu school in Falkirk offering beginners classes, wrestling coaching and a free first session.

Mandala Scotland Brazilian jiu-jitsu falkirk

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