Overview

Newham Leisure Centre is a well-established sports centre, having opened in 1990. It offers a wide variety of facilities for all ages and is currently undergoing works to upgrade the Terrance Macmillan stadium so it can be used as a training facility for the 2012 Olympics

Facilities

Newham Leisure Centre has a huge gym, offering two fitness studios complete with a cardio theatre, 55 stations and 30 programmable stations. Staff are on hand to help you navigate your way through the equipment if you arent familiar with gym equipment.

If you prefer to exercise with others, try out one of the many excellent classes on offer. With a huge range of class options there is bound to be something that appeals. Try aero biking, boxfit, step and sculpt, circuits or abs blast. There are women-only exercise classes and water-based classes, classes for the over 55s and yoga classes. You could even give salsa dancing a go if youre inspired by Strictly!

If you dont fancy a complete workout, the Centre provides plenty of other options. There is a swimming pool, plus a teaching pool, where residents aged 16 and under or 60 and over can enjoy free swimming sessions. There is also lane swimming, and public swimming. The pool is open until 10.30pm so theres plenty of time to get down there after work!

Additionally, the centre offers a sports hall complete with badminton, handball and basketball courts, cricket pitches, a throws area, long jump and pole vault. Outside there are three brand new, floodlit football pitches. The stadium boasts a floodlit grass football pitch and an athletics track, although this is currently being upgraded for the Olympics and so is closed for the time being.

When its time to wind down and relax, the centre also offers a sauna and steam suite and a beauty room.

Newham Leisure Centre also has crche facilities to ensure parents can have a well-deserved break for an hour or so, and it offers women-only sessions on five days of the week, so that women can feel relaxed when they exercise.

www.payasugym.com

Want to give Newham Leisure Centre a try but dont want to commit to membership? No problem. The centre is part of the www.payasugym.com network, which means you dont have sign up to monthly membership to use the facilities. Log on to the www.payasugym.com website and simply buy a one- off, single use pass.

The Centre does do a pay as you go option on the door, but you have to pay a one-off, pay-per-play fee of 20 first. However, through www.payasugym.com you can enjoy an exclusive offer no pay-per-play fee and just 7.95 to use the facilities!

Location

Newham Leisure Centre is easily accessible. The nearest station is Prince Regent Station on the overland Docklands Light Railway, or if you prefer you can walk from Plaistow tube station on the District Line or if you prefer you can walk from. Bus routes 147, 262, 300, 376 & 473 also go past the centre. Alternatively, there is a large car park for customers. The address is 281 Prince Regent Lane, Plaistow, London, E13 8SD

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