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YMCA North Tyneside has received funding from Sport England​, ​for the 3rd year running​​, ​to deliver free fitness programmes for young people aged between 12-25 yrs, into 2017. Sportivate is a Lottery Funded Programme with Sport England. The programme was developed...

We're excited to announce that physiotherapy specialist, Victoria Alfar of Sports Therapy at the Coast, has taken up residency at YMCA Gym, North Shields. Victoria has practised physiotherapy both in the UK and across the world including; Dubai and Qatar, completing...

Back o' the net! YMCA "Sharks" 5-a-side beach football team held the eventual winners of the Northumberland FA: Tynemouth Beach 5-a-side 2016 Competition, to Nil-Nil until the dying seconds. Whilst they didn't take overall victory, the YMCA team won the respect the...

Practitioners say regular pilates practise can help improve posture, muscle tone, balance and joint mobility, as well as relieve stress and tension. For athletes, pilates can complement their training by developing whole body strength and flexibility, and help reduce...

‘Rope’ up the courage for our new Gym Challenge! To complete the Rope Challenge simply pull the full rope length through the rid and repeat 4 times! One side of the rope is all the way at the top of the station. Use a member of the gym team to record you You must pull...

Written by YMCA Gym Instructor Kay Vasey As Personal trainer, I obviously have my own opinions about what kind of workouts is best for different people. But where should I draw the line when it comes to sharing my opinion? And how easy is it to become a fitness bully?...

Christmas can be a very lonely time for many people, especially the elderly who may have lost partners or are unable to travel to visit their family. YMCA Gym wanted to change this and so every year our YMCA Gym team swap their usual gym attire for their best...

Our Clubbercise class is an easy to follow dance workout using flashing glow sticks set to a soundtrack of uplifting club anthems. Bring your dad dancing moves and your Miley Cyrus twerks and join us on the YMCA Gym Dance Floor every Thursday night! Clubbercise class...

Fancy doing four hours of exercise in one afternoon? Nope, me either! However, nearly 30 very brave men, women and children took up the challenge and took part in YMCA Gym’s 9th Annual Aerobathon to raise money for charity! The day was a huge success and with combined...