Bay Leisure urges Swansea to Get Active
A local Swansea not-for-profit company, Bay Leisure, is promoting physical activity in Wales with their brand new gym offering exciting equipment and low prices.
Bay Leisure has invested heavily in their new Simply Gym site at Gorseinon, as well as adding to their established Simply Gym at Llansamlet, with state-of-the-art functional, resistance and cardio kit. However, memberships remain at just £15.99 per month.
The new Simply Gym Gorseinon has already proved hugely popular with new members.
Jo Price, General Manager of Simply Gym, said: “We’re extremely pleased with the positive feedback we have received so far. We wanted to offer Swansea residents a high-quality but affordable facility with a large range of equipment that may be different to what people have used before.
“We believe that our unique offering makes exercise far more enjoyable – meaning that members are more likely to continue over a longer period and reap the benefits that keeping active brings.”
Research presented by UKactive, the not-for-profit umbrella body for physical activity, reveals that one in four of the UK adult population is completely inactive and the associated health problems of this are costing the British economy up to £10 billion per year.
Many people begin to exercise to lose weight, however this is far from the only benefit that keeping fit has on health.
Those who are active on a regular basis have a lower risk of many chronic diseases, such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke and cancers. Research shows that physical activity can also boost self-esteem, mood, sleep quality and energy, as well as reducing your risk of stress, depression, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
Jo continues, “Government guidelines state that we should be active for 150 minutes per week, but we recognise that this may seem unachievable for many people. However, many of our group exercise classes are only half an hour long so that even those with the busiest of lives can fit in a workout.
“For those who might want to get active but don’t know where to start, we have a highly qualified gym team who will be able to put programmes together and offer personal training.”
Simply Gym Gorseinon also has a soft play adventure and party centre, Simply Play, located next door to ensure that children are able to keep active as well as adults.
To find out more about Simply Gym and Simply Play visit the website www.simplygym.net or connect on Facebook and Twitter.
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Bay Leisure Ltd is an independent not-for-profit company set up in September 2007. Bay Leisure Ltd manages the LC on behalf of the City and County of Swansea, as well as Simply Gym and the 360 Beach and Watersports Centre in partnership with Swansea University.
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