Fitness Classes
There are huge benefits to improving fitness levels and staying active. Mid Devon Leisure offers a variety of ways you can increase your activity levels, fitness classes being one of the most sociable and motivational ways to keep you moving. Take a fresh look at the range of classes offered by the centre nearest you.
Exercise helps to keep us healthy by ensuring that the joints and body organs, especially the heart and lungs, are kept in good working order. Maintaining a good level of fitness significantly reduces the risk of developing heart disease, strokes, high blood pressure, diabetes and cancer. It helps us to maintain a healthy weight, improve our energy levels, reduce stress and improve mental well-being, and also helps us to maintain good posture, muscular strength and flexibility. Not only that, but you will look great in all your clothes!
The recommendation to achieve these benefits is 30 minutes of aerobic activity of a moderate intensity 5 – 7 times per week; that’s an activity which makes you warm and slightly breathless and increases your heart rate. This could be achieved by cycling, brisk walking, exercising in the gym or an aerobics class, swimming or tennis. In addition, to maintain and improve muscular strength and stamina it is recommended that 8-10 strength / resistance exercises are carried out twice a week, so having a Zest Lifestyle Plus membership with unlimited visits to studios, classes and courts really is the ideal way to ensure all round fitness.
The 3 Mid Devon Leisure sites offer a wide range of classes to meet a variety of needs along with all the support and advice you could possibly ask for. Fitness classes offer a really good workout with the added social aspect to exercise. Lively music and cheerful instructors help ensure that exercising is fun and everyone is motivated. By coming to classes you will learn new skills whilst improving all aspects of fitness, this is a great way of adding variety into your exercise routine. The classes offer something for everyone from the total beginner to the seasoned exerciser; classes for those of more mature years, yoga for posture and flexibility, resistance exercises in classes that tone those muscles, pilates for core strength and classes to get the blood pumping such as aerobics, step and circuits. And not forgetting – classes are a great tonic after a stressful day, aiding relaxation and improving sleep.
Take a look at the Fitness Class Timetables for the three centres as you are sure to find something to suit you. Click on the individual activities for descriptions of the class content and information about cost and if you need to book a place. We look forward to seeing you very soon.
