Fitness Suite
Sports and exercise have an important role to play in maintaining a healthy lifestyle and in order to promote and encourage the health and wellbeing of our students and staff, Aberdeen College provide excellent fitness and gym facilities at 2 of our centres.
At our Gallowgate centre, located on the seventh floor of the tower block, our sports facilities are available to all staff and students at lunchtimes, evenings and at times when they are not being used by our sports students for their studies.
The following indoor sports can be played in the gym hall area:
- 5-a-side football
- Basketball
- Badminton
- Volleyball
- Unihock
Exercise classes are also taught in the gym hall. These include:
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Body Conditioning
An aerobic warm up followed by conditioning exercised for the whole body, designed to work all major muscle groups and target those key areas. -
Step
A cardiovascular workout combining low, high and mixed impact moves on a step platform. A calorie burning workout concentrating on the lower body. -
Body Blast
Set to energising music, Body Blast is a group strength training workout utilising plates and bars that's designed to shape and tone your body. -
Zumba™
Party yourself into shape with Zumba - the Latin inspired, easy to follow, calorie burning dance fitness party. Feel the music and let loose!
Exercise class programme January 2012 - June 2012
Students who wish to use the gym hall area for any sports are required to organise the activity by emailing fitness.suite@abcol.ac.uk.
Gallowgate Fitness Suite Timetable January 2012 - June 2012
A fitness suite is also available at Altens.
Altens Fitness Suite Timetable January 2012 - June 2012
Live for Life
Live for Life is Aberdeen College's Health Promotion initiative.
Fitness Assessments
Throughout certain times of the year, staff and students are invited to take advantage of fitness tests run by our students. These allow the individual to assess their current level of fitness and have a specially designed programme of exercise to match their capabilities.
Exercise Prescription
Instructors are available to deliver personal training programmes. Please enquire by emailing fitness.suite@abcol.ac.uk.