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Classes to suit you

We offer a broad mix of fitness classes to appeal to all. Our fun and friendly classes are run as mixed ability and you can work at your own pace to get the workout you want at a level that meets your needs.

Term time exercise class timetable

The term time exercise class timetable for Purbeck Sports Centre from 21 April 2025 to 27 July 2025

Pilates courses

We offer Pilates courses at beginners, improvers and advanced levels. These courses need to be booked in advance.

Yoga courses

Find out about the different types of yoga courses we run. These courses need to be booked in advance.

Pumpercise

A fast-paced, barbell style workout, designed to help you get lean, toned and fit. With a combination of motivating music and scientifically proven exercises your guaranteed to leave the class sweating!

Classic Circuits

Circuit training is a form of body conditioning that involves endurance training, resistance training, high-intensity aerobics, and exercises performed in a circuit, like high-intensity interval training (HIIT). It targets strength building and muscular endurance. But with circuits you move between stations.

HIIT

Made famous by the brilliant Joe Wicks, High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) focuses on short very intense bursts of exercise, where you work to the limit of your fitness. For example, you may do five exercises per round, four rounds of 30 seconds intense exercise then 20 seconds of rest. The calorie burn in a HIIT workout is brilliant and can lead to a higher metabolic rate for a while after you finish exercising.

Aquafit

A form of exercise which provides cardiovascular conditioning, increasing your pulse and your breathing rate in the water. It’s perfect for those wanting gentle low impact exercises.

Spinning

Spinning is a low impact exercise that is easy on the joints. Like running, spinning is a great cardiovascular workout, if new to the class please arrive at least 10 minutes before the start of the session to enable the instructor to help set up the exercise bike with you.

Step and Aerobics

A classic cardio workout incorporating stepping up and down onto a stationary block. This is a high-intensity exercise that combines cardio with weight training to provide for a great workout. A class guaranteed to increase your heart rate!

Body Strength and Conditioning

Our Body Conditioning exercises will focus on your whole body, targeting different muscle groups to shape, strengthen, tone and prevent injury. We work on an interval-based training method to help build power, endurance and improve mobility.

Stretch, Balance and Core

This is a low intensity exercise class, that focuses on physical recovery, as well a mental wellbeing. The class will utilise different stretches to aid flexibility from static stretches to dynamic ones. This will help to reduce soreness and aching as well as increase flexibility and reduce the chances for injury to help you move and feel better.

Chasamba

A dance fitness class using popular dances from the world of Ballroom and Latin American. Classes are for any age, fitness level or ability, so come and join in the fun. Dance the Cha Cha, Samba, Salsa, Quickstep, Charleston and many more. Dance yourself fit, dance yourself happy!

Dancercise and Dancefit

Aerobic dance strengthens your heart and lungs and trains your cardiovascular system to manage and deliver oxygen more quickly and efficiently throughout your body. Aerobic dance uses your large muscle groups, is rhythmic in nature and can be maintained continuously for at least 10 minutes.

Tone and Balance

This class is a mixture of cardio, strength and core training. Its a mix of lunges, squats and functional training. This class will help you burn calories and take your fitness to the next level. There is a wide variety of options accommodating all fitness levels.

Low intensity circuits

A light circuits routine, that is aimed to get the body moving. It is a very low intensity class focusing on movement and exercises that you are able to do at any fitness level. Working at 30 seconds on with a rest before the next exercise. 
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Courses

Our courses are run in blocks of sessions and you need to book and pay in advance.

Pilates

Improves your posture, mind-body connection, and is incredibly good for your core strength. Pilates is a series of slow and controlled movements that focus heavily on strengthening and lengthening muscles for a lean strong physique. Brilliant for the pelvic floor. Pilates courses need to be booked and paid for up front.

Yoga

The instructors have a holistic approach to life and to teaching to achieve attainment of inner peace for mind, body and soul. Yoga courses need to be booked and paid for up front.

Exercise class charges

Gold card holder: no charge
Diamond card holder: £6.50 per class
Non member: £7.50 per class