This is my favourite yoga place! It's just has this vibe of calmness, unity, and kindness. People…read moreof all levels are welcome - from complete beginners to super-advanced. The instructors usually give a few options of certain postures, so you can choose which one suits best to your current level. The studio has plenty of classes, offers retreats, meditation, gong bath events, all sorts of workshops. I strongly recommend you to try out a 90 min Jivamukti yoga class - it is hard work(especially if it's Andrea's class), but you feel really good afterwards. A 90 min lesson is 9 pounds, 1 hour would cost 8 pounds, and the first class is 5 pounds. They also have concession prices. Memberships are also available, they are quite pricey, at 75 pounds per month, but still a good value if you are a yoga junkie and go to the studio often. The studio has also a Facebook page, where they post about the schedule for the day, any changes or new events. If I have any questions, I usually send a PM there and normally receive a reply very quickly.

The reason i like this gym so much is because they're is a womens only area so i don't feel…read moreuncomftable infront of men. I can hyre a personal trainer as well if i want. I even do classes such as keep fit, yoga

This is a top class bodybuilding and power lifting gym. The equipment and the atmosphere are both…read morefirst class. Thoroughly recommended for anybody who is serious about training. It also has free wifi and car parking. It's what you might call 'old school' with nothing fancy, just exactly what you want to get in, focus, and get your training done. Everybody is friendly and shares a hard training mentality. Check out the website cattsgym.co.uk for info.

This is a well known bodybuilding gym in Wigan. Everyone you meet in there will be more than your…read morecasual gym go-ers you may see in the Total Fitness and JJB gyms not too far away. This may be a plus or a negative for you going here it all depends on your viewpoint. As a bodybuilding gym it has everything you'd expect, heavy weights and good equipment all around. If your into serious training you wont feel out of place here. Good place to go if you dont like the more commercially orientated ones in the area

I'd been a traditional gym member for years after getting into the habit of going whilst at…read moreuniversity, but I became aware that I wasn't really pushing myself and had seriously plateaued fitness-wise. It was a trip to see some friends down in London which changed all this. Walking past Clapham Common I saw a large group of people wearing coloured bibs running and doing different exercises whilst under the instruction of three blokes in camouflage trousers. Making out that their t-shirts had 'BMF' on them I was intrigued so did an internet search (http://www.britmilfit.com/) when I got back home. Fast forward three-and-a-half years and I've not been in a gym since. The great outdoors has become my cross trainer, treadmill and step machine (cheesy yet true). The BMF philosophy is simple: outdoor fitness with like-minded folk by qualified and passionate former military instructors. Though some people might think this sounds intimidating it's not at all, everyone is welcoming and encouraging regardless of your fitness level. Personally, I love going to Heaton Park in particular. Not only because it's a huge park with different terrains and parts of it are stunning, but the people who attend every week are one of the main reasons you keep going back. Everyone motivates you and you can have a laugh during the sessions, all whilst getting the heart pumping and fat burned away. The aforementioned bib colours correspond to your fitness level with beginners (blue), intermediate (red) and advanced (green). Classes start with a warm up followed by at least 50 minutes of individual, paired and team exercises, ending with a cool down and stretches. The beauty of the classes is that no two are the same, each one differs in park location and exercise choices, that's what keeps it interesting compared to a standard gym session. Tip: Your first class is free and there is no obligation to join. Just fill out the online form to enroll before you go. Tip: A decent pair of outdoor running shoes is all you really need. Other than that, an old t-shirt on top and shorts, tracksuit bottoms or running leggings are ideal. In winter, base layer top and bottoms are recommended as well. Tip: Some parks also hold a dedicated 'Running Club' session which is at the same time as a normal class.

Regular to this gym, welcomed friendly service, cheap prices for a workout. Good range of equipment…read moreie runners, free weights, rowers, toning machines. There are wide range of aerobic classes on and sunbed centre within the gym which are very competitive priced. Toilet/showers facilitys are clean and drinks to enjoy after your workout. Also members are friendly and will help you out if you need it.

I came, I saw, I conquered (to an extent) one of the most basic climbing walls they had, but hey ho…read more- you have to start somewhere! My very first time at the MCC and first time climbing generally and I have to say that I really hope I'll be going back soon! We went for a taster session between 5 of us which lasted an hour and cost £60 between us - not bad value I think! Liam the instructor was a really cool guy (in fact all the staff were pretty chilled and friendly) and was all about the safety first, followed by teaching us on the kiddy walls - then onto the "am I really going to have to climb up that mofo" walls! After we all had a chance to get up and down the big walls a few times we then went on to some bouldering which was really cool but I could definitely feel it in my shoulders the next day - intense but good fun and you really work up a sweat! Special mention should go to what a cool place is - just check out the snaps! An old church/cathedral converted into what is an amazing space and setting - just wow!

I have always wanted to try climbing in the past, but have always been put off by the initial cost…read moreof equipment and just the general worry that I may not like it. Well, I have put that behind me. I decided to throw the idea out to the people of yelp and managed to gather together a small group of rotund gentlemen (like myself), and one pretty lady, to have a go at our local climbing wall. It was in a converted church, which was pretty cool. The MCC offer a 1 or 2 hour taster session, with the idea being that the more people you get to come the cheaper it will be. We went for the 1 hour and have to say that that was more than enough. We were introduced to our instructor Liam, who managed to show us how to put on all the equipment so as it would cause the most amount of damage to our genitals during the hour. He then took us to a child wall for our initial go at climbing. The air was filled with hushed curse words as a room full of food bloggers were rapidly been overtaken by small children on the climbing wall. Then, to the large wall! Wait?! Already?! YES!!!! And so, two at a time we were sent up the large wall. And it wasn't easy. my forearms are still aching now as I type! But it was fun. Everyone was aching together. Everyone was helping each other and egging people on. After this, we had a go at bouldering. This basically like the wall, but without ropes and only up a wall that is about 10'. Liam put stickers at some of the highest places and we all had to try and get one. Well, the things we will do for a sticker. It was carnage. People were falling off walls onto the crash mats like we were in action movies. Then, an hour was done. fantastic. I want to go back again :-)

Withington 'Baths' is a seriously old school swimming pool - and has played host to entire…read moregenerations of South Mancunian schoolchildren who have been dragged their by their teachers in the pursuit of being taught how to swim. I should know, I was one of them (as was my Dad). I still have incredibly fond memories of the place - this huge Victorian monument to the pursuit of health, which towered over Withington belching out steam and chlorine fumes. The changing rooms smelt of feet, and our swimming teachers ranged from the disinterested to the downright sadistic. I still have nightmares about having to dive into the pool in my pyjamas in order to locate a plastic brick from its slimy depths. I still go to the baths occasionally for a quick swim, as well as to sweat out various accumulated impurities in its sauna. Not much has changed since my primary school days. The main tiled pool still looks slightly dilapidated, the lockers still look as though someone's been going around headbutting them, and the building still looks like an old Victorian sanitorium for the mentally disturbed. Yet, it still provides a vital service to the local Withington community, and is great value for money. And, it's nice to know that whilst Withington may be changing all the time, the baths is still a small moment of the past suspended in time - always different yet always the same.

If you're looking for an affordable place to keep fit, or just want to go casually for a swim/gym…read moresession/fitness class this place is ideal. I'm not one for being tied down. In gym contracts I mean. So, this centre is great for me. You can pay monthly for under 30 (student and Manchester city council workers have discounts) or just pay as you go. There'a pool, gym with free weights as well as cardio equipment, and a dance studio for classes. Everything you need really minus the swanky changing rooms and posh jacuzzi. But then, you're not being charged the Earth either!

I have heard good things about this Judo club from people who have been there previously. I have…read moredone Judo before and i am looking forward to getting back into it. Will be able to comment better in a few weeks possibly. Though having done research i was suprised to see a lot of Martial arts places popping up around Wigan and specifically Mixed Martial Arts following the explosion of the UFC, should anyone with to begin learning Mixed Martial Arts there is healthy choice. If any information is needed send me a message.