Benefits of joining a Medway sport centre

If you’re looking to stay healthy or get fitter, you can come along to one of our sports centres in Medway.

We have a range of memberships to choose from, led by our Premier Membership which gives you access to all areas of our centres.

Reasons to join a Medway sport centre

1. Great memberships at affordable prices

Our Premier Membership is just £39.95 a month, and gives you access to the gym, all classes and facilities at all four sports centres. It’ll also give you exclusive access to member only swim lanes and special discounts for other activities like swimming lessons, sports camps and more.

Or if you prefer a more bespoke membership, our £29.95 a month gym and swim membership gives you access to the gym and pools at all 3 sports centres.

View all our memberships

2. Local gyms across the Medway towns

3. Wide range of gym equipment

There’s a wide range of equipment at every centre with over 50 cardio machines at Medway Park alone.

4. Lots of fitness classes to choose from

Medway Park and Strood have over 60 weekly classes running, from group cycle to pilates to Zumba.

View all our classes

If you’re after a different sort of class, take the plunge with water classes such as aqua fit, aqua zumba and swim fit. You could even test yourself with access to our free workout cards on poolside.

Or if you’re after a fantastic fast-paced cardiovascular workout try group cycle at our cycle studios.

5. Court hire for group or family activities

You can hire a court for activities such as badminton, table tennis and squash at Hoo, Strood and Medway Park.

6. Elite outdoor athletics track and 3G football pitches

There’s even an elite-standard, outdoor athletics track at Medway Park built to IAAF standard.

You can hire our 3G pitches at Strood Sports Centre and Watling Park 3G Centre all year round for leagues, training, match play and tournaments.

Book a pitch at our Strood Soccer Centre

Book a pitch at our Watling Park 3G Centre

7. Swimming lessons

Make a splash with Medway Sport Swimming Academy’s swimming lesson programme. Lessons are run at all 3 centres. There are even lessons for and parents, babies and teenagers.

If you’re looking for more confidence in the water, there’s also adult lessons for beginners, improvers or advanced swimmers.

More about our swimming lessons

8. Disability friendly facilities

We’re proud to be inclusive at all of our centres, all of our gyms are equipped with industry recognised IFI cardio machines as well as specialist equipment. We offer specialist aquatic sessions at the hydrotherapy pool at Strood Sport Centre for people with disabilities or those recovering from injuries.

More about our disability facilities

There’s also a multi-sport club where you can try something new that runs weekly at Medway Park.

More about disability spots clubs and sessions

8. Health suite

Strood Sports Centre has a sauna and steam room near the gym and pool area.

More about Strood sauna and steam room

9. Big sporting events

Medway Park hosts a range of sporting excellence events every year and is the official home of the UK Wheelchair Rugby league.

More about event hosting at Medway Park

10. Specialist programmes throughout the year

Try our Man v Fat football programme at Strood Sports Centre or our This Girl Can campaign to encourage women to get more active.

We also have a running course at Medway Park which offers coach-led advice for beginners to advanced runners.

More about our sporting programmes

11. Friendly staff to help you make the most of the gym

Paul, an instructor at the Medway Park gym, said: ‘We offer specialist advice to any of our gym members. We’re always around to help you get the most from your gym experience.’

12. Free parking at all sports centres

Parking is free at all centres. At Medway Park you need to register your vehicle on arrival.

13. Room hire

We offer room hire at all 3 sports centres which is ideal for children’s parties, conferences and business meetings.

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Find out more about what’s on at our Medway sports centres online, visit our centres in person or email medwaysport@medway.gov.uk.