Senior sports sessions are for people aged 60 and over. These sessions are available for anyone to join, even if you do not live in Medway.

You can enjoy tailored fitness classes, active sports sessions and free swimming at Medway sports centres.

Read our fitness class descriptions for more information about the sessions. 

Costs

If you're not a member, sessions will cost £4.60 per session (from 1 April £7.10) and non-member daily admission fees apply.

If you have a discounted senior membership, all sessions are included in your membership.

A senior membership also includes a free functional fitness test to help you keep track of your fitness. To book this or to organise a gym induction please visit centre reception 

Senior sports session timetable

Mondays

Medway Park

  • 9am to 11.30am: badminton, short tennis, table tennis and short mat bowls
  • 10.30am to 12pm: walking football
  • 2pm to 2.45pm: senior aerobics.

Strood Sports Centre

  • 11am to 1pm: Sporting Memories club (free funded session).

Tuesdays

Hoo Sports Centre

  • 9.30am to 10.15am: senior fitness
  • 10am to 11.30am: table tennis
  • 10.30am to 11.15am: senior fitness.

Medway Park

  • 1pm to 1.45pm: senior functional skills.

Strood Sports Centre

  • 10am to 12pm: short mat bowls, badminton, short tennis and table tennis
  • 11am: chair fit
  • 11am to 12pm: walking football.

Wednesdays

Medway Park

  • 9am to 11.30am: badminton, short tennis, short mat bowls and table tennis.

Strood

  • 1.30pm to 3.30pm: senior badminton

Thursdays

Strood Sports Centre

  • 10am to 12pm: short mat bowls, badminton, short tennis and table tennis
  • 1pm to 3pm: walking cricket with Kent Cricket including tea (free funded session but donations for the tea are welcome).

Fridays

Hoo Sports Centre

  • 9.30am to 10.15am: funky Friday fitness
  • 10am to 11.30am: table tennis.

Strood Sports Centre

  • 11am to 12pm: walking football
  • 1pm: chair fit.

Medway Park

  • 9am to 11.30am: short mat bowls, badminton, short tennis and table tennis.

Sporting Memories

Sporting Memories Club will be held at Strood Sports Centre every Monday between 11am to 1pm.

The first hour of the club will be devoted to talking and remembering past sporting events and activities and during the second hour residents will take part in light physical activity. 

The club, which is dementia-friendly, aims to make a positive difference in the lives of older residents by providing a welcoming environment where they can develop relationships with people in their local community to help tackle loneliness.