Get Active

Health and fitness

If you want to get fitter or train for a particular sport, we have fully-equipped fitness studios and aerobic programmes to suit everyone's needs. Our fitness studios have weight training equipment, as well as a wide range of free weights, to tone, shape, strengthen and improve your fitness in a safe environment.

They also has have cardiovascular equipment to train the heart, help you lose weight, and improve your general health and well-being. Please ask about personal training and managing your weight.

Before using the studio, you must first come to an induction course. session. This session will make sure that you know what the equipment is for, and how you should use it. After the induction, you are free to use the equipment.

Fitness studio opening hours

Abbey Sports Centre|

Monday to Friday, 7.30am - 10.30pm
Saturday and Sunday, 9am - 9pm

The fitness studios are closed at the following times:

Tuesday, 11am - 12 noon (for a 50+ session)
Thursday, 10am - 12 noon (for a ladies-only session)

Dagenham Pool|

Monday to Friday, 7.45am - 9.30pm
Saturday, 9am - 4pm
Sunday, 8.30am - 2.30pm

Goresbrook Leisure Centre|

Monday to Friday, 7.30am - 10.30pm
Saturday and Sunday, 9am - 10.30pm

Wood Lane Sports Centre|

Monday to Friday, 9.30am - 10.30pm
Saturday, 9.30am - 6pm
Sunday, 9.30am - 10.30pm

The latest time you can enter any of our fitness studios is 1 hour before closing.

For details of fitness services available and charges please see the charges web page.

If you would like more help, or have a specific goal in mind, our fully-trained staff can offer fitness testing and personalised training programmes to help you achieve that goal.