insideKENT Magazine Issue 70 - January 2018 | Page 59

VISITKENT HEALTH AND WELLBEING AT THE ASHFORD LEISURE TRUST WHEN IT COMES TO SPORT AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES OR JOINING A GYM, YOU MAY NOT THINK OF YOUR LOCAL LEISURE CENTRE. THE ASHFORD LEISURE TRUST HAS SOME OF THE BEST FACILITIES IN THE ASHFORD AREA AND EXISTS TO LOOK AFTER THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF THE RESIDENTS OF ASHFORD. At the Stour Centre, customers are able to benefit from a wide range of activities including a 25-metre main pool, which also has a circular teaching pool and leisure pool with flumes and a raging river. It also is home to Contours Gym that has floor-to-ceiling windows and some great new state-of-the-art Keiser Spin Cycles. If classes are your thing, you’re in luck too as they hold over 100 classes per week, all included in your gym membership. The Julie Rose Stadium is the home of athletics and is nestled beneath the beautiful North Downs with stunning view along the Stour Valley and across Conningbrook Lakes, which is available to hire for water sports – it makes a dramatic backdrop for a wide range of events from the world of athletics to triathlon. The stadium also incorporates a fully equipped gym featuring up-to- date cardio and resistance fitness equipment, as well as a more intimate, quieter gym for those who prefer a relaxed environment. If you are looking for a satisfying gym experience, ‘tumbletime’ for your toddlers, swimming lessons, running, Zumba classes, spin, fun camps during the holidays, football courses, or squash, there are plenty of memberships tailored to your requirements including a pay-as- you-go scheme – the Ashford Leisure Trust facilities are the perfect locations for the whole family. The Stour Centre / Julie Rose Stadium 01233 663 503 / 01233 613 131 www.ashfordleisuretrust.co.uk/centres 59