Leisure Centre Guide - De Montfort University

Leisure Centre
Guide
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Welcome
Welcome to the brand new Queen Elizabeth II Diamond
Jubilee Leisure Centre at De Montfort University (DMU), the
latest multi-million pound, exciting addition to our campus.
Our first-class sports and leisure facilities include:
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A 25 metre, six lane swimming pool
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Poolside sauna
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13m climbing wall
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Purpose built, state-of-the-art gym
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Fitness and dance studio
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Eight court sports hall
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Café and viewing area
Contents
Memberships and prices 04
Gym 08
Classes 010
Swimming 012
Climbing wall 014
Sports hall 016
Splash café 018
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We offer subsidised rates for university students and staff but we also have membership packages for the local
community that are excellent value for money.
Our friendly and professional staff are ready to welcome you to the centre...
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DMU students
Community
Academic
Year
Academic
Year
Plus
Gym
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Gym
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Pool
Wet
classes
Dry
classes
Courts
Sauna
£150
£200
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Platinum
Gold
£112.50
£150
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Silver
£82.50
£110
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Bronze
£67.50
£90
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Bronze
£165
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Sports
Pass
£140
Platinum
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£45
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£60
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Academic Year memberships run until 14 June 2013.
Academic Year Plus memberships run until 22 September 2013.
Membership price
12 months
Gym
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Gym
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Pool
Wet
classes
Dry
classes
Courts
Sauna
£325
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£200
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Wet
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Concessions: Seniors and non DMU students
Membership price
12 months
Student membership payment periods
Academic Year
Platinum
Academic Year Plus
Period 1
Period 2
Period 3
Period 3
13 August 31 December 2012
1 January - 12 April 2013
13 April - 14 June 2013
15 June - 22 September 2013
1st payment due on
20 October 2012
2nd payment due on
20 January 2013
3rd payment due on 20
April 2013
MEMBERSHIP PRICES
Memberships and prices
4th payment due on 20 June
2013
Gym
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Gym
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Pool
£300
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Silver
£180
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Bronze
£145
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Sports
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£95
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Staff: including DMU staff family, alumni, retired DMU staff
Membership price
12 months
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Gym
(peak)
Gym
(offpeak)
Pool
Wet
classes
Dry
classes
Courts
Sauna
Platinum
£300
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Gold
£240
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£180
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Peak times
Monday to Friday 3-8pm
Off-peak times
Monday to Friday 7am-3pm
and 8-10pm
All weekend, Saturday 8am-6pm
and Sunday 9am-6pm
Join online at dmu.ac.uk/leisure
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Pay as you play prices
Student
Full payment up front
Academic year
Termly by RCP*
Staff
12 months up front
Salary deduction scheme
Monthly by RCP*
Community
12 months up front
Monthly by RCP*
Concessions
12 months up front
Monthly by RCP*
Student
Staff
Community
Concessions
Junior
Family*
£3
£3.50
£4
£3.50
£2.50
£10.50
Gym
£3.50
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£5
£4
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Swim
£2.50
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£3.50
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£9
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Courts
MEMBERSHIP PRICES
Payment options
*RCP – recurring card payment
All membership applications need to be
accompanied by ID and proof of status. If you
join online then you’ll need to take this with you
to the centre on your first visit.
Students, current members of staff and
community can join online at dmu.ac.uk/leisure.
All others need to complete the application
form and then take to the leisure centre along
with payment.
Application forms are available to download
from our website dmu.ac.uk/leisure or can be
picked up from the centre reception.
All classes
*family – two adults and two children
Children under five swim for free
Badminton court fees
£12 for 45 minutes (max four players)
Full court fees
£30 per hour
Studio hire
£30 per hour
Casual gym induction
£30 (includes seven day gym pass)
Pool hire
Price available on application
Missed court/class charge:
£5 (any bookings cancelled within 24 hours
of session will incur a charge)
Prices are applicable for non-members and
for members where the facility isn’t included
within their membership package.
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Our purpose built, state-of-the-art gym contains all brand new
Technogym equipment
There are four specialist areas within the gym:
Cardiovascular
Get your heart pumping in our cardiovascular area,
which includes equipment designed to give you a
complete cardio workout and boasts iPod docking
stations, Freeview TV, internet access and gaming.
Resistance
Develop your strength and co-ordination in our
resistance area.
Free weights
Focus on your strength training in our tailored free
weights area.
Ab and stretch
Our ab and stretch area encompasses a fantastic
range of toning equipment so you can focus on
your core. You can also use the Power Plate machine,
at no extra charge.
PAYGYM
AS YOU PALY PRICES
Gym
Q: What’s new in the gym?
A: All our state-of-the-art Technogym equipment is brand new.
Q: How old do I need to be to use the gym?
A: You have to be 16 years old and over to use the gym.
Q: Do I need to be a member to use
the gym?
A: No you can ‘pay as you go’ from £3.50
a session but everyone needs to have their personal gym induction before they can use the gym.
Our expert staff can also create your own
personalised training programme, tailored to your
goals, using the Technogym Wellness System.
All users are required to undertake an induction
before using the gym.
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Spinning/abs
An intense 30 minutes spinning workout finished
off with a 15 minutes abdominal workout.
A huge range of fitness and toning classes are available in our
first-class studio space, which is fully air conditioned, lit with mood
lighting and benefits from the latest surround sound stereo system.
Our classes are designed to suit all levels of ability and include the
ever popular body blitz and old favourites such as step aerobics.
Classes run daily throughout the year and the class timetable include:
Aerobics
A mix of high and low intensity aerobic moves
designed to improve general fitness and co-ordination
with floor work to strengthen your core. A complete
body workout aimed at all.
All over workout
An effective class that combines fat burning and
muscle toning exercises using various equipment to
achieve all over results.
Aqua aerobics
A water based aerobic workout that supports your
muscles and joints while you have fun!
Body blitz
A non-impact barbell class that delivers real results
real fast. The class incorporates the use of light
weights with high repetitions and is set to a motivating
beat to help you stay the pace to reach your goals of
a stronger, leaner body.
Body conditioning
A class designed to focus on all those jiggly bits.
Using controlled exercises to tone and firm areas from
triceps to abdominals to get you a beach-ready body
in next to no time.
Cardio kickbox
A complete all body workout developed to combine
martial arts, cardiovascular and strengthening
workout, with strong emphasis on effective and safe
physical execution. With its addictive energy and
music, it’s a great cardio workout for all and a great
way to release stress from the day.
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Circuits
A dynamic class which alternates high-intensity
aerobic stations with muscle resistance stations.
Aimed at improving cardiovascular fitness and muscle
tone. Get your heart pumping and your body moving.
No co-ordination required, suitable for all levels.
Fusion
Challenging your muscles in different ways to burn
fat, tone muscle, build core strength and improve your
agility and endurance. This class mixes and matches
a range of fitness genres; cardio, weights, bands and
pilates to provide a fast effective workout in
one session.
Legs, bums and tums
This class will work the body’s most common trouble
spots. Train the core and lower body for increased
strength and muscle tone through free-standing
exercise and floor work.
Pilates
A specific style of exercise which aims to improve
posture, flexibility and help reduce back and neck
pain. Re-balances and re-aligns your body while
developing longer, leaner muscles – a great
stress buster.
Spin blast
An intense 30 minute spinning workout for all
levels of fitness.
Spinning
A cardiovascular workout for all levels of fitness
using stationary cycles in a motivating class
environment. Do away with rainy roads and enjoy
the ride of your life from the comfort
of indoors.
CLASSES
Classes
Step aerobics
Steppers: prepare for a class that is loaded with
combinations to physically challenge and mentally
stimulate you. The basic choreography allows you
to work harder, think less and sweat more.
Sumba
A Latin American dance craze which burns
calories for fun! Enjoy a social environment
to move your body to Latino sounds with
like-minded people.
Supple strength
Engage your mind as well as your muscles.
Blended elements of yoga, pilates and body
conditioning lead you through a challenging
holistic workout. Exercises are geared towards
building strength and flexibility through a focus on
posture, core stability and body alignment.
Tai Chi
A sequence of movements seen as moving forms
of yoga and meditation to help you de-stress,
focus and engage your muscles through slow,
co-ordinated routines.
Yogafit
A workout for weight loss, toning, strength,
flexibility and balance. Incorporating yoga moves,
this class delivers an invigorating yet vigorous
workout that will burn calories whilst leaving you
feeling supple and energized.
Yoga-lates
Half and half! A fusion of yoga and pilates moves
for weight loss, toning and flexibility.
Classes per session are £5 for non-members.
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SWIMMING
Swimming
The six lane, 25 metre swimming pool is at the heart of the leisure
centre and is open from 7am Monday to Friday and 8am at the
weekends. There is a spectator area and state-of-the-art timing
system for swimming meets and galas, putting us at the forefront of
pool technology in Leicester.
The pool will offer lane swimming, fun inflatable
sessions, family fun sessions and be available to
hire for kids’ parties. There will be also be seniors,
women’s and mothers’ and tots sessions.
A full range of Speedo swimwear and
accessories is available from reception.
For your safety, a qualified lifeguard is on duty at
all times and the non-swimmers area is
clearly marked.
Student
Staff
Community
Concessions
Junior
Family*
£3
£3.50
£3.50
£3
£2
£9
*Family – two adults and two children
Children under five swim for free
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The 13 metre high climbing
wall is an exciting addition to
the new centre. The wall offers
experienced climber sessions,
learn to climb sessions with a
qualified instructor, and you can
hire the space for private parties.
Q: Who can use the climbing wall?
A:
Competent climbers can use the climbing wall for pre-booked sessions and those with no experience can learn from one of our qualified instructors at one of the group sessions.
CLIMBING WALL
Climbing wall
Q: Is the wall available for private hire?
Individual sessions will last 90 minutes and for this you
must have been signed-off as a ‘competent climber’
by one of our instructors. Details of organised learn
to climb sessions, led by one of our instructors are
available from reception.
A: Yes, it is priced from £70* per hour without an instructor and £120* per hour with an instructor.
Q: What do I wear for climbing?
A: Normal gym wear and trainers. Specialist climbing clothing and footwear is available but is not essential.
Q: When can I use the climbing wall?
A: The climbing wall will be fully operational from October 2012.
*Prices are subject to confirmation
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The eight court sports hall, with 800 seat capacity bleacher seating
can host a huge range of activities for members and paying guests
throughout the day. The following sports are available to users of
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5-a-side football
Basketball
Badminton
Korfball
Table tennis
Netball
Volleyball
Short tennis
Cricket nets
Martial arts activities
Booking times
Sports hall usage is free for some members and is
competitively priced for all others and booking is
essential. Booking areas are available Monday to
Friday 8am–9.30pm, Saturday 8am–5.30pm and
Sunday 9am–5.30pm.
SPORTS HALL
Sports hall
Equipment hire
Equipment is available to hire for any sport you
wish to play (see centre for products). Items
cost £1.50 per item, unless otherwise stated,
and members must leave their membership card
as deposit. Non-members can hire equipment
also but must pay the hire fee as well as leave a
returnable deposit of £5.
Special events and parties
Contact us to register interest and a member of
the team will get back to you shortly to discuss
your booking specifications.
Courts can be booked by members six days in
advance of play and by non-members two days in
advance on payment of the appropriate external
hire charge. All non-member sessions must be
paid for at the point of booking. Members are
allowed to book courts and classes online but will
be charged the external fee rate should they not
attend the booking. All court bookings are for 55
minutes. All bookings are subject to adhering to
booking terms and conditions.
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HOW
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How to find us
Opening times
Monday to Friday 7am-10pm
(peak times 3-8pm)
Saturday 8am-6pm Sunday 9am-6pm
The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond
Jubilee Leisure Centre
50 Duns Lane
Leicester
LE3 5LX
Sustainable travel
By bus: on bus routes X6, 162, 104, 70, 51, 50A, 50 and 18
By bike: free bike racks are available, simply get a key from reception
T: +44 (0)116 250 6400
E: leisure@dmu.ac.uk
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Bede Island
Bosworth House
Campus Centre Building incorporating Students’ Union
Chantry Building, Usability Lab
Clephan Building, Humanities
Enquiry Centre
Eric Wood Building, Human Resources
Estates Development Building
Estates Services Building including Security Office
Filbert Village (private hall of residence)
Fletcher Building, Art & Design
Forensic Science Facility
Gateway House, Technology, Student Services Centre, ITMS
Gosling Court (private hall of residence)
Grosvenor House (private hall of residence)
Hawthorn Building, Health & Life Sciences
Hugh Aston Building, Business & Law
Innovation Centre
IOCT (Institute of Creative Technologies)
John Sandford Sports Centre
John Whitehead Building (Academic Registry, Graduate
School Office, Finance, SPS and Cashier)
Kimberlin Library
Kingfisher Court (private hall of residence)
Liberty Park (private hall of residence)
Main Building (Leicestershire Chamber of Commerce and the CELL Centre)
New Wharf (hall of residence)
Newarke Point (private hall of residence)
PACE Building (Performance Arts Centre for Excellence)
Portland Building, Art & Design External Relations
Queens Building, Technology
Science Block
Staff and visitor car par (advance booking only)
Student Health Centre
Technical Study Building
Trinity House, Corporate Affairs, Senior Executive Board
Victoria Hall (private hall of residence)
Waterway Gardens (hall of residence)
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Sign up now for the best value membership
prices around, at the newest sports and
leisure facility in Leicester.
Join online at dmu.ac.uk/leisure
or pop in to see our friendly staff at the centre reception.
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centre, scan the code:
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