Grangemouth Complex is the biggest in Falkirk District, with 25m pool, 2 flumes, one of which is…read moredark red and fast, the other is light blue and fine for young kids, no rubber rings and the friendly attendants will let younger kids on alone if ok with responsible adult. The always warm square stepped entrance 60-100cm baby/training pool has swimming lessons for pre-school/nursery kids through Falkirk Council, and sauna & steam room which is accessed via pool changing village. Good cafe, good soft play area with jungle theme, 3 large 5-a-side halls, dance/martial arts studio, weights room and seperate fitness suite, squash courts etc.

Adult and kids pool with viewing gallery and cafe. Full gym facility. Squash court and indoor halls…read morefor Football, Badminton etc. Also has a variety of clubs.

Eves Spa is very relaxing. Not just sauna and steam room but lots of wee extra things. Rooms too…read more helps you relax. If you want to go a bit further you get discount on lots more things which I've not tried yet. Bring your flip flops. Lockers are simple to use. Bring a water bottle.

I used to love the Lagoon when I was a teenager! Every weekend I would don one of my many pairs of…read morefluorescent colored jeans, as was the style at the time (the green were my faves!) and head down to the Lagoon ice rink with my friends. There used to be a huge queue outside of spotty adolescents dying to get in so that they could hang around the edge of the ice rink but not actually do any skating, while the DJ (yes an actual DJ) played a selection of 90s dance hits. "Groove is in the heaaa-aaarrt." "We are the children of the night. We fight for the future of our nation." "Rhythm is a dancer. It's a source of passion." "Everybody's freeeeeee to feel good." And so on. We really did think we were the coolest things out at the time. Sigh, those were the days. I was devastated to hear that the ice rink is no more and instead it has been replaced with a sort of sports hall type thing where you can play and watch racket and team sports. There is also a gym but it is perma-mobbed so I don't use it anymore. The pool is quite good fun. It has a section for doing lengths but there is also a wave machine and what can very loosely be described as a flume. You can also have beauty treatments at the Lagoon although I have never sampled any myself. There are loads of really fun fitness classes such as street dancing, belly dancing, vibe cycle and loads of martial arts style classes. While I will never get over the loss of the ice rink of my youth, I do think the Lagoon has come a long way in the past few years and is a great place for anyone who wants to get a bit fitter as there is so much on offer at a reasonable price.

Firhill Complex (not to be confused with the football stadium up the road) consists of a hall space…read moreas well as football 5-a-side pitches. Having never been on the pitches I won't comment on these. The complex is easy to find off Maryhill Road, and has its own parking lot. Sometimes this can get quite busy but there is space on a gravel section where you can park if all the spots are gone. Walking through the car park, be sure to watch out for flying footballs from the pitches as this tends to happen quite a bit. Inside the building is pretty basic. There's a foyer area where people are always milling about, change rooms and toilets for getting ready. These areas are somewhat well kept, I think they could lift their game a little bit. The hall is the part I am most familiar with, and love for sentimental reasons. This is where I first started training to play roller derby so I have many happy memories from training here with Glasgow Roller Derby. I've been back a couple of times recently for extra training sessions. The hall isn't perfect by any stretch - the floor has some bolts and rough patches in part but generally it is kept clean and tidy. They're very prompt at closing at 10 so be sure to get yourself out and into your car quick smart - once all the lights in the car park are off, this area can seem a little scary.

The Firehill Sports Complex is a great place to join as it is one of the cheapest sports centres in…read morethe city. As it is a sport and leisure facility aimed at local people it offers an extensive range of activities from football to yoga. The complex can accommodate individuals in the fitness room which also hosts exercise classes and it can also host doubles in badminton and short tennis. If you like a game of football then the large pitches can accommodate up to 100 people - lots of teams. I've been to some of the exercises classes and I really enjoyed them. The instructor was great; she worked the class hard but I left feeling fit and very proud of myself :-)

The Gorbals Leisure Centre was the flagship in Glasgow's attempt to modernise its facilities: apart…read morefrom some teething troubles in the early years, it has become a well-used and popular location. The gym is a small, compared to Bellahouston and lacks much in the way of free weights: most of the space is given over to cardiovascular equipment like treadmills. But, it has the little TV screens on each item, so you can watch Jeremy Kyle as you pound out the miles. The swimming pool is the big attraction- it has a smaller pool for kids, with rapids and a circuit that turns into a desperate race against the artificial tide. There are also jacuzzis by this pool, which end up being the main attraction. Most people fit in their lengths of the main pool when the jacuzzi is switched off to be refreshed. The sauna and jacuzzi suite is larger- and even more popular. The first time I went there, I noticed many men standing at the large windows that look over the pool. "That's odd," I thought. "I wouldn't stand over there, in case the people in the pool below thought I was leching at the women in bikinis." Well, at least I can get a steam room to myself.

Toddler tantrums are often unavoidable. If you have a toddler one tantrum you can avoid is one by…read morethe edge of a play pool clearly meant for little kids. Don't go to the Gorbals. Mondays have become our day for swimming. Only one week into this routine our plan was threatened by a "must do" errand in town (parking permits - a much resented bite into a weekday every year). The Gorbals Leisure Centre was our plan's Savior: park at the pool wander into town and then come back for a nice swim. It is very close to town. The reception desk lady was very grumpy. She took my failure to find my purse (in my other bag - though I didn't know that til later) as an attempt to fraudulate and demanded some proof of identity. She prompted me to ask for tickets for the kids despite it being obvious that both were well under 5 (under 5s are free the girls are both just turned 2) and that there were two of them. The water in the pool seemed pretty cold but that could just be that my toddler now enjoys swimming on her own with leaves me standing doing not very much. It seemed to have good facilities for disabled people (better than I have noticed in Bellahouston or Scotstoun but that could just be because there was someone using them today) However, not so good for babies/ toddlers, less facilities. Although it does have a couple of those play - what do you call ems - baby jails. The defining experience, for me, was that they have a play area for under 5s but it is ineffectively coned off; dirty and on further enquiry: not safe. If my daughter could write this review it might have gone along the lines of- "We went to the swimming pool. There was an amazing looking set of wee slides and pool and a fun bubble pool. My mum stopped me from going in any of these amazing looking environments. I made it quite clear to everyone I was unimpressed with her behaviour." Or maybe she would just tell you that she played with some woggles and a float; she went round and round in a circle (in the circular current thingy); that the lifeguard had to dive in because a wee girl was maybe drowning; oh and also that she climbed inside a locker and giggled quite a lot. Dunno? But we won't be going back, at least not until I have another rubbish errand to run in the town centre and really want to go swimming that day ...

I've only been to Scotstoun for the rugby at the stadium, so my review relates to that…read more The stadium is fairly small, about 1/10 capacity of Ibrox or Parkhead. There's only 3 stands at Scotstoun, but at £15 for a standing ticket (in advance) you can't complain about watching Glasgow's only pro rugby team. Watching rugby live isn't like watching it on TV, the atmosphere is much better than you'd expect for 6000 people. On match days you'll find plenty of small food trucks, a dedicated Guinness bar (pro12 sponsors) as well as the clubhouse which has a bar, food & pre/post match entertainment. There's a merchant stall as well as a kids zone to keep the wains entertained. The one difference between football & rugby games is that you'll find some of the players wandering around & taking part in passing circles with kids etc. If you've never been down to a rugby match at Scotstoun, then you're missing out on a great afternoon/evening. There's beer as well!

Surprisingly for such a large swimming pool, it is possible to catch a quiet time in here: although…read moreit is used by schools and has a large programme of lessons, there is always space for a few leisurely lengths. In line with the general run of Glasgow Council's pools, the centre is immaculately clean, and a gym membership covers all of the Council's sports' facilities. The gym is busy and businesslike: Scoutstoun is the ideal place for a complete work out, even if it is some distance from the town centre and slightly off the beaten track. The sauna suite suite is especially impressive, with a women only night on Tuesday, but it always worth catching a class or two. The Body Combat is good for a high energy laugh.

LOCAL!! Him Indoors…read moreand I went for a wee swim this afternoon and it was VERY pleasant!! I'm glad the pool is open and functional again (there was a period where the pool was closed for maintenance-seemed like it was closed FOREVER!!!) The leisure centre is clean and all the staff is friendly...they never complain when ones asks for floaties when in the pool!! ;-) There are loads of classes offered here too, as well as the pool...I'd recommend getting the unlimited monthly plan if you're gonna be going to classes etc too, it'll be the cheapest way!! And that way you won't have to pay the EXTRA (!!!!) for the steam room and sauna..!! The only reason this is not a full five stars is because the spa hasn't been open the last few times I've been (apparently they're waiting for a part...) and that they close at four at weekends!!

The leisure centre has been refurbished , the gym and swimming pool and health suite all have been…read moreredone . They have a good selection classes in the timetable , and it is worth paying monthly as can be costly . I love the CXWORX & Body Balance class & i have just tried Body Pump a bit hard but will try again ! The staff are helpful and i just had my gym review , which you can request when joining and later when you need a new program . I would recommend North Woodside

I've been past this sports centre many times as I have never had a reason to go before but the…read moreInternational Children's Games (ICG) Lanarkshire took me this way. When I entered I was greeted by friendly and helpful staff. The building reminds me of my old high school in a way through some of its features. It was probably built around the same time under Strathclyde Regional Council standard designs. It has most of the usual facilities of a sports centre but the main reason I was there was to film the athletics. The sports centre has a large outdoor track and field. The children could run around the track while there was shot put and high jump competing at the same time. They had also set up a long jump. The facilites where excellent and the centre did an excellent job as they were still catering to the public as well as the games going on. The Centre is a pleasant venue although slighty dated but still good for various sports facilites.

This big shiny new sports centre is an excellent addition to the area, attached to Haghill Primary…read moreSchool. It has a state of the art fitness suite, with the latest equipment and music videos playing to motivate you as you endure working out at the gym. Run by Glasgow City Council, this place is part if The Glasgow Club, which is an excellent initiative where you can pay as you go or pay monthly to attend. As a student, I pay £2 per year for membership, and then only a couple of pounds each time I go: absolutely amazing value, without being tied into an expensive membership contract. There is much more on offer here, including a good selection of fitness classes, martial arts, football pitches and badminton. It's worth phoning ahead to check opening times though, as it usually doesn't open to the public until 5pm.

A short drive along the road, this place is an excellent addition to Glasgow Club. I enjoy going to…read morethe body combat and body attack classes offered and find these classes hard work yet fun. There's a great atmosphere within the classes and the facilities are fantastic! The only drawback is that the classes don't always fit around my routine but I suppose that can't be helped. A great wee sports facility!