Bangor

Swimming

The swimming pool at Fitness First Bangor is available to members for swimming laps and for the club’s aqua aerobics classes.

Aqua aerobics runs as Aqua, an instructor-led cardio class in the water. Swimming and aqua aerobics give members a cardio option away from the treadmills and the studio, alongside the gym floor and the class timetable.

The steam room is available for afterwards.

HYROX

HYROX training at Fitness First Bangor runs in three coached class formats, each built around the race: HYROX, HYROX Engine and HYROX Power.

The HYROX class works through the race format of running and eight workout stations. HYROX Engine builds the aerobic base, and HYROX Power focuses on strength at the stations. Each class is coached, with attention to pacing and technique as well as effort.

Outside class, the treadmills and rowers on the cardio floor and the free weights on the strength floor cover the running and station work in between.

Recovery

A brand new recovery area at Bangor is coming soon, with JetBoots Pro Plus compression boots and Theragun Prime Plus massage guns on the gym floor alongside the training kit.

The JetBoots are wireless pneumatic compression boots with no pump or hoses, working through timed pressure cycles on the legs. The Theragun is a percussive massage gun with a heat setting. Foam rollers will cover mobility work before and after training, and recliner armchairs will give somewhere to sit while using the boots.

Cold Plunge

The cold plunge at Bangor, often called an ice bath, for short immersions after training.

Members use it on its own after a session or as part of a wider recovery routine. A dedicated recovery area is coming soon, and once it opens the cold plunge will sit alongside JetBoots compression boots and Theragun massage guns, so cold water and compression can be used in the same visit.

Anyone new to cold water immersion can ask the team on the gym floor how to use it before their first plunge.

Steam

The steam room at Fitness First Bangor is available to members after a session or as a visit in its own right.

It provides moist heat, and with the swimming pool in the same club, a swim can be followed by time in the steam room.

able

BioAge assessments at Fitness First Bangor run through able, which combines smart fitness technology with the club’s personal trainers.

Your BioAge, or biological age, shows how your body is performing against your actual age, across four measures: strength, flexibility, metabolic and cardio. Bangor memberships include able, and the results set a starting point for training on the strength floor, the cardio floor or in the pool.

Retesting shows how each score moves, so progress is measured rather than guessed.

Strength

Free weights at Fitness First Bangor centre on three squat racks with Olympic lifting platforms and bumper plates, with dumbbells from 2kg to 50kg and ten adjustable benches.

For group strength training, body pump classes run as Les Mills BodyPump and Legs Glutes Core focuses on the lower body and core. Lifting Club Bench is a coached powerlifting class for the bench press.

For a structured programme, a personal trainer can plan sessions around your goals, coach lifting technique on the platforms and track the numbers over time.

Cardio

Treadmills, bikes, cross trainers, rowers and steppers make up the cardio floor at Fitness First Bangor.

Spin classes add instructor-led cycling: Cycle Performance is built around power and output, and Cycle Rhythm is a music-led ride.

In the studio, HIIT classes, step aerobics and Zumba classes cover cardio in a group setting, and aqua aerobics takes it into the pool.

Classes

Fitness classes at Fitness First Bangor cover spin, HIIT, circuit training, strength, mind and body and HYROX training, with aqua aerobics in the pool.

Spin classes run as Cycle Performance and Cycle Rhythm, and circuit training as Conditioning Club and SHRED. HIIT classes, step aerobics classes (Step) and Zumba classes add further cardio options, while Les Mills BodyPump and Legs Glutes Core cover strength.

For mind and body, there are yoga classes, mat Pilates classes and Les Mills BodyBalance. Full class times and booking are in the Bangor class timetable.