Here’s how to get free passes at Basingstoke Sports Centre

Better Basingstoke Sports Centre is offering local residents a range of free activities to support National Fitness Day on Wednesday, September 18.

Now in its thirteenth year, National Fitness Day is run by the leisure industry body, UKActive, and aims to encourage the nation to get moving and shine a light on the many benefits that being active can offer.

This year, National Fitness Day will continue under the theme ‘Your Health is Your Life’ highlighting the many ways that physical activity can and does have a positive contribution on an individual’s physical and mental health, while also providing an opportunity to make social connections.

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Better’s free activities in Basingstoke Sports Centre include:

• Free gym sessions between 9am and 10am / 7pm and 8pm
• Free swimming – between 6.30am and 9pm
• Free fitness classes such as Dance Fitness, Pilates and Yoga

Free National Fitness Day passes can be booked from September 13 at: https://www.better.org.uk/national-fitness-day.

GLL is the charitable social enterprise that operates Basingstoke Sports Centre. Commenting on the initiative, GLL Partnership Manager Paul Shearman, said:  

 “It has never been more important for the public to embrace activity and fitness as an aid to mental and physical health.

“So we are delighted to join this year’s National Fitness Day Campaign -Health is For Life – in our leisure centres, gyms, studios and pools across England, Wales and Northern Ireland with a host of free classes and activities for everyone.

“No matter your state of fitness, taking small steps to be more active more often will have huge benefits throughout your life – and that journey could start on National Fitness Day when you try something new.”

In 2023, National Fitness Day saw the participation of an estimated 11 million people, including over four million children and young people.

Readers wishing to book a free National Fitness day pass should visit: https://www.better.org.uk/national-fitness-day