Bannatyne Health Club & Spa Carlisle

Founded by Duncan Bannatyne of BBC’s Dragon’s Den fame, the Bannatyne Health Club & Spa in Carlisle is one of a number of luxury health clubs around the country owned by the Scottish entrepreneur. The gym here was fully refurbished during the spring of 2017 and now features state-of-the-art workout equipment, alongside its sumptuous spa facilities.

Bannatyne is located in the northern outskirts of Carlisle with free parking. A range of membership options is available with the choice to commit to a 12-month contract or pay on a monthly basis. Alternatively, you can purchase a day pass from £15 that will give you access to the gym and the spa facilities.

Equipment

As part of the refurbishment, around £500k was invested in new, state-of-the-art gym equipment and there are around 100 stations of equipment, making it one of the larger gyms in Cumbria. A full range of cardiovascular machines includes Technogym machines with interactive touch screen technology and smart phone connectivity that enable you personalise your work out and track your performance.

Alongside traditional style treadmills, you will find Skillmills™, which are non-motorised treadmills that are controlled entirely by the user’s movement, allowing the user to enjoy a resistance free walk or run, or an all-out push, and everything in between. There are Water Rowers that stimulate rowing on water, Wattbikes™ that have been designed with Olympic cyclists to produce a real road workout, as well as cross trainers and traditional style exercise bikes.

For strength and resistance training you will find the full range of resistance machines here, including extension and curl machines, press machines, and lat machines, again supplied by Technogym. Recognising the increasing popularity of functional training, the gym has invested in a Technogym Omnia 8 station that allows up to 8 users at a time.

There is a huge free weights area with benches, barbells, dumbbells and kettlebells. Other accessories include fitness balls, sandbags, medicine balls and resistance cables.

Fitness Classes

Classes are available for members only. The centre has the full range of Les Mills classes, including BodyPump™, BodyBalance™, BodyAttack™ and BodyStep™. In addition, there are classes in Pilates, Aerobics, Aqua Aerobics, Yoga, Zumba, Spinning and more.

Personal Training

Personal Trainers are available at the gym who are independent subcontractors with their own fees and schedules. You can expect to pay around £35 per hour for a session.

Facilities

Bannatyne Health Club and Spa is fitted with a “wet area” that includes a 20-metre long, 8-metre wide swimming pool that has a depth of 1.2-metres throughout. Swimming lessons for children are available here through the Becky Adlington Swimstars programme, in association with the elite Olympic athlete. There are also two saunas, two hot tubs and two steam rooms.

There is a spa offering a full range of treatments in private rooms, complete with a relaxation area with water beds for you to rest whilst you wait for your treatment. The spa also has a manicure and pedicure station and a hair salon.

Other Features

There is a large café bar serving a range of hot and cold healthy meals and snacks. Free Wi-Fi is also available in the club.

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