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Based in Tadworth, Surrey, Aerial Tumbling Club runs tumbling and gymnastics classes for children aged 4 and over, with a second venue in Leatherhead. Classes cater for complete beginners through to advanced gymnasts and are grouped by age and ability. Sessions focus on floor skills, including standard gymnastic moves and tumbling sequences, alongside vaulting, and the club has a full size air track for practising safely.

Gymnastics and tumbling clubs are a good way for children to build strength, coordination and confidence in a structured setting. New families are welcome to ask the club about a free trial before signing up.

Classes from age 4

Beginners to advanced

Floor and vault focus

Full size air track

Two venues

Free trial available

Tumbling and gymnastics classes for children aged 4+ in Tadworth, Surrey, with a second venue in Leatherhead and free trials available.

Aerial Tumbling Club

Based at The Ridgeway Academy in Welwyn Garden City, Bushin Mixed Martial Arts is a martial arts club blending Muay Thai, Karate, Boxing and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu into one rounded system. The club describes a friendly, family-oriented atmosphere, welcoming all ages and experience levels, with children able to start from age 4.

Sessions draw on classical roots with a modern approach, using partner drills, pad work and sparring. Mixed martial arts training generally suits a wide range of goals, from general fitness and self defence to building confidence or developing competitive skills, and newcomers can usually progress at their own pace.

Mixed disciplines

Kids from age 4

All levels welcome

Family-oriented atmosphere

Drills, pads and sparring

School venue

Mixed martial arts club in Welwyn Garden City teaching Muay Thai, Karate, Boxing and BJJ for all ages from 4, in a family-friendly setting.

Bushin Mixed Martial Arts

In East Belfast, Dance Addiction is a not-for-profit dance studio run by Our Social Space to support the city's social dance community. It offers affordable space for local groups, and its weekly programme brings together a wide mix of styles, including Argentine tango, kizomba, jazz and swing, blues, heels, teen commercial dance, line dancing and Pilates. Studio hire is also available, with a second site in the city centre at Peters Hill.

Social dance studios like this tend to suit people looking for a friendly way to try something new, meet others and keep active. Many groups welcome newcomers, so it can be worth contacting an individual class organiser to find the right fit.

Not-for-profit studio

Wide range of styles

Teen dance crew

Pilates sessions

Studio hire available

Two Belfast locations

Not-for-profit dance studio in East Belfast hosting tango, kizomba, swing, blues, line dance and more, with studio hire available.

Dance Addiction

Based in Aberdeen, Endurance Kickboxing Aberdeen is a martial arts club that welcomes children, teenagers and adults. Classes start from a young age, with dedicated sessions for children aged three and upwards alongside training for teens and grown ups.

Kickboxing generally offers a mix of fitness, coordination and self defence, and it can suit people looking to build confidence and stay active. Sessions are typically coached in a group setting, so newcomers can learn the basics at a steady pace before progressing.

Kids classes

All ages welcome

Endurance Kickboxing Aberdeen is a kickboxing club in Aberdeen with classes for children, teens and adults.

Endurance Kickboxing

Irvine Bay Gymnastics Club

Redbridge Judo Club

The Bulldog Academy

The Grand Palais Swinton

Focused on practical self defence, Total Self Protection Martial Arts Academy teaches martial arts and Krav Maga in Swansea and across South Wales. The emphasis is on techniques that work in real situations, taught in what the academy describes as an ego-free environment, with fitness and confidence built along the way.

Martial arts training of this kind generally suits people who want to learn to defend themselves while getting fitter. Sessions are usually coached in groups, and most clubs welcome newcomers of all abilities.

Krav Maga training

Self defence focus

Ego-free environment

Fitness and confidence

Serves South Wales

Total Self Protection Martial Arts Academy teaches martial arts and Krav Maga with a self defence focus in Swansea.

Total Self Protection Martial Arts Academy

World United Martial Arts Federation

Based in Finchfield, Wolverhampton, AJS Dance is a friendly dance school welcoming children and young people from age three upwards. Classes cover a range of styles including ballet, tap, acrobatics, disco and musical comedy, with levels running from beginner right through to advanced.

Lessons take place on Saturdays, and each year every pupil has the chance to perform in a dance show at the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre, with costumes provided. Pupils are also encouraged to sit annual examinations under the Midland Academy of Stage Dancing syllabus. A dance school like this is a good place for young dancers to build confidence, technique and performance experience.

From age three

Range of styles

Saturday classes

Annual theatre show

Costumes provided

Dance examinations

AJS Dance is a friendly dance school in Finchfield, Wolverhampton teaching ballet, tap, acrobatics, disco and more from age 3.

AJS Dance

Dynamic Gymnastics Academy

Fenmore Sports & Social Club

Fourth Quarter Fitness

Based in Greenock, Inverclyde, Greenock Boxing Club has been part of the local martial arts scene since 1999 and recently marked its 25th anniversary. The club trains in the Salvation Army Building on Bawhirley Road, runs regular classes through the week, and has its own squad of boxers, coaching team and supporters, along with fundraising events and shows.

A boxing club is generally a good place to build fitness, coordination and confidence, whether you want to compete or simply learn the basics. Newcomers can usually expect structured sessions covering footwork, pad work and conditioning, with coaches on hand to guide technique.

Established 1999

Classes on weekdays

Dedicated coaching team

Shows and events

Open to newcomers

Salvation Army Building

Greenock Boxing Club, established 1999, offers weekday boxing classes from its base on Bawhirley Road in Greenock, Inverclyde.

Greenock Boxing Club

Based on Range Road in Witney, Oxfordshire, Nemo's Gymnastics offers both gymnastics and cheerleading. The club describes itself as Witney's first purpose-built gymnastics facility and puts a strong emphasis on being welcoming, inclusive and nurturing for everyone who comes through the door. It also takes a clear public stance against racism and all forms of oppression.

Gymnastics clubs are generally a good place to build strength, flexibility, coordination and confidence, and many people start young and progress through skills over time. Cheerleading adds teamwork, tumbling and routines to the mix, making it a lively option for those who enjoy training as part of a group.

Gymnastics and cheerleading

Purpose-built facility

Inclusive environment

Stand against racism

Range Road, Witney

Nemo's Gymnastics in Witney, Oxfordshire offers gymnastics and cheerleading in a welcoming, inclusive, purpose-built facility.

Nemo's Gymnastics

North Star Gymnastics

Parkside Community Centre

Based on Wagstaff Street in Stalybridge, Tameside Elite Boxing Academy is a boxing and fitness club serving Greater Manchester. It welcomes ages four and up with no upper age limit, and caters for all fitness levels through boxing, fitness circuits and cardio sessions. The academy also runs boxing and fitness work in schools.

A boxing academy like this is a good option for anyone wanting to learn technique, build fitness and develop confidence in a coached environment. Whether you are new to the sport or looking to keep active, sessions can generally be adapted to suit different abilities and ages.

England boxing coaches

All fitness levels

Anti-bullying academy

Boxing in schools

Non-profit organisation

Tameside Elite Boxing Academy is a boxing and fitness club in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, for ages 4 and up.

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