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There's plenty of ways to get active whilst enjoying the fresh air. Whether it's walking, running or cycling, we have something for you.
WALKING
Manchester Ramblers - Britain's leading walking charity, celebrating the pleasures of walking and protecting the places people love to walk. Check out the Manchester Ramblers website here.
Go Jauntly - Go Jauntly is a walking app that brings you happiness outdoors. Discover walking guides, tours, nature and city trails, create your own routes and share. Take a look at the Go Jauntl page here.
British Cycling offer free guided rides for all, and free Breeze rides for women in the Manchester area:
Guided Rides: https://www.letsride.co.uk/guided-rides
Breeze rides for women: https://www.letsride.co.uk/breeze
Other free cycling pportunities from British Cycling can be found here.
Note: participants must have a roadworthy bike to participate in the guided rides and Breeze rides. Some of the other cycling opportunities may have bikes provided. (e.g. the family cycling sessions in Alex Park).
We are working to increase the number of rides in the Manchester area.
Free Cycle training:
Transport for Greater Manchester (TFGM) offer free cycle training in the Greater Manchester area. The offer includes Learn to Ride (for beginners or those who haven’t ridden for years); Road Rider Ready (to build confidence to cycle in traffic); bike maintenance sessions; bespoke one-to-one sessions (for an area/route of your choice); and bespoke family confidence sessions where you’ll learn to ride as a family group on the road.
Note: Bikes ARE provided for the Learn to Ride and Road Rider Ready training.
Manchester Learn to Ride and Road Rider Ready sessions are currently being run fortnightly on Saturdays in Alexander Park (Whalley Range).
Find out more and book your course here:
Joyriders: Manchester Joyriders offer free led rides for women in the Manchester area. Find the upcoming rides Find the upcoming rides here:
Note: participants must have a roadworthy bike to participate in the Joyrider led rides.
Love to Ride delivers competitions and incentives to encourage people in the Greater Manchester area to ride more.
Visit the Love to Ride page here
Get Fit for Free - Armed with a bit of get-up-and-go and good planning, you can be fitter than ever without spending a penny. Visit the Get Fit For Free website here.
Active 10 - Did you know that walking briskly, even for one minute, counts as exercise? It's easier than you think to fit into your day with our FREE Active 10 walking tracker app! Take a look at the Active 10 website here.
Morrisso Health- A social enterprise business, which aims to support health and well-being across Greater Manchester.
Click here to visit the Morrisso Health website if you'd like to learn more about them or see their available classes below:
TOTALLY SHREDDED - £2.50
Mondays, Lily Lane Junior School, Manchester M40 9JP
FATBURN EXTREME - £2.50
Mondays and Thursdays, Lily Lane Junior School, Manchester M40 9JP
DANCERCISE - £2.50
Tuesdays, 70 Booth Hall Road, Manchester, M9 7BL
DANCERCISE - £2.50
Tuesdays, The Chatterbox Project, Blackley, M9 7BL
TOTALLY SHREDDED - £2.50
Tuesdays and Thursdays, The Chatterbox Project, Blackley, M9 7BL
BALANCE & FLEXIBILITY – £2.50
Wednesdays, The Chatterbox Project, Blackley, M9 7BL
HIITSTEP - £2.50
Wednesdays, Lily Lane Junior School, Manchester M40 9JP
HIITSTEP - £2.50
Fridays, The Chatterbox Project, Blackley, M9 7BL
Gligan Fitness - Take part in free sessions during the week by Laura Gligan. Click Click here to visit the Gligan Fitness page if you'd like to learn more about them or see their available classes below:
TUESDAY TREKKERS - FREE
Manchester City Football Club, Platt Lane Complex, M14 7UU
WEDNESDAY WALKERS - FREE
Mondays, Clayton Old Hall, Manchester M11 4RU
THURSDAYS FUN WALK - FREE
The Communications Academy, Platt Lane Complex, M14 7UU
KALMA LIFE - FREE Workshops and Classes. Visit the KALMA LIFE website here.
What's available at MCRactive Facilities?
MONDAY
Active Aqua-Aerobics, Mondays at Manchester Aquatics Centre - £2.20
TUESDAY
Active Aqua-Aerobics, Tuesdays at Manchester Aquatics Centre - £1.10
Watersports Free Session, Tuesdays at Debdale Outdoor Centre – FREE
HIIT Class, Tuesdays at Sugden Sports Centre - £2.90
WEDNESDAY
Core Conditioning at Moss Side Leisure Centre - FREE
Pilates, Wednesdays at Manchester Aquatics Centre - £2.20
Active Aqua-Aerobics, Wednesdays at Manchester Aquatics Centre - £2.20
THURSDAY
Watersports Free Session, Thursdays at Debdale Outdoor Centre – FREE
Legs, Bums and Tums, Thursdays at Belle Vue Leisure Centre – £2.10
Walking Football, Thursdays at The Wythenshawe Forum - £2
Active Aqua Aerobics at Arcadia Leisure Centre - £1.10
FRIDAY
Athletics Track Session, Fridays at the Manchester Regional Arena - £1.40
SATURDAY
Watersports Free Session, Saturdays at Debdale Outdoor Centre – FREE
Legs, Bums and Tums, Saturdays at Arcadia Leisure Centre - FREE
Love Exploring - The Love Exploring app puts the power of discovery in your hands by providing a range of discovery games and guided tours that are fun to do and free to use. You can also use our New Footsteps, New Discoveries featured maps to explore Ancoats & Surrounding areas!
Green Gyms- We have free park gym facilities in a number of our Parks. Click on a park link to find out some more information. Heaton Park, Plant Hill Park, Herristone Road Park, Gaskell Street Park, Debdale Park, Smedley Lane Playing Fields, Collyhurst Park, Wythenshawe Park, Greenbank Park, Greenbank Playing Fields, Birchfields Park, Cavendish Road and Whitworth Park.
Activity Name | Time | Place | |
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Mondays 10:00 - 15:00 Tuesday 04/04/2023 Wednesday 05/04/2023 Thursday 06/04/2023 Minimum Age 6Maximum Age 14 | Castlefield Campus, Distance 0.79 Miles Away | ||
Fridays 17:30 - 18:00 and 17:30 - 18:00 Next SessionsFriday 24/03/2023Friday 31/03/2023 Minimum Age 11Maximum Age 15 | Belle Vue Sports Village, Distance 1.04 Miles Away | ||
Tuesdays 13:30 - 14:30 and 13:30 - 14:30 Next SessionsTuesday 28/03/2023Tuesday 04/04/2023 No age restrictions stipulated | Brunswick Paris Church, Distance 1.1 Miles Away | ||
Mondays 15:45 - 16:45, 15:45 - 16:45 and 15:45 - 16:45 Next SessionsMonday 27/03/2023Monday 03/04/2023 Monday 10/04/2023 Minimum Age 15Maximum Age 25 | Contact Theatre, Distance 1.26 Miles Away | ||
Tuesdays 09:30 - 15:45 and 09:30 - 15:45 Wednesday 05/04/2023 Thursday 06/04/2023 Friday 07/04/2023 Tuesday 11/04/2023 Wednesday 12/04/2023 Thursday 13/04/2023 Friday 14/04/2023 Minimum Age 11Maximum Age 16 | Contact Theatre, Distance 1.26 Miles Away | ||
Wednesdays 19:30 - 20:15 and 19:30 - 20:15 Next SessionsWednesday 29/03/2023Wednesday 05/04/2023 Minimum Age 16No Maximum Age Specified | Moss Side Leisure Centre, Distance 1.29 Miles Away | ||
Thursdays 19:30 - 20:15, 19:30 - 20:15 and 19:30 - 20:15 Saturday 25/03/2023 Thursday 30/03/2023 Saturday 01/04/2023 Thursday 06/04/2023 No age restrictions stipulated | Moss Side Leisure Centre, Distance 1.29 Miles Away | ||
Fridays 17:30 - 18:15 and 17:30 - 18:15 Next SessionsFriday 24/03/2023Friday 31/03/2023 Minimum Age 16No Maximum Age Specified | Moss Side Leisure Centre, Distance 1.29 Miles Away | ||
Mondays 18:45 - 19:30 and 18:45 - 19:30 Wednesday 29/03/2023 Monday 03/04/2023 Wednesday 05/04/2023 No age restrictions stipulated | Moss Side Leisure Centre, Distance 1.29 Miles Away | ||
Mondays 19:30 - 20:15 and 19:30 - 20:15 Next SessionsMonday 27/03/2023Monday 03/04/2023 Minimum Age 16No Maximum Age Specified | Moss Side Leisure Centre, Distance 1.29 Miles Away | ||
Tuesdays 10:00 - 11:00 and 10:00 - 11:00 Wednesday 29/03/2023 Tuesday 04/04/2023 Wednesday 05/04/2023 No age restrictions stipulated | Moss Side Leisure Centre, Distance 1.29 Miles Away | ||
Mondays 16:00 - 18:00, 16:00 - 18:00, 16:00 - 18:00, 16:00 - 18:00, 16:00 - 18:00 and 16:00 - 18:00 Next SessionsMonday 27/03/2023Monday 03/04/2023 Monday 10/04/2023 Monday 17/04/2023 Monday 24/04/2023 Monday 01/05/2023 Minimum Age 6Maximum Age 11 | Moss Side Leisure Centre, Distance 1.31 Miles Away | ||
Thursdays 16:30 - 18:30, 16:30 - 18:30, 16:30 - 18:30, 16:30 - 18:30, 16:30 - 18:30, 16:30 - 18:30 and 16:30 - 18:30 Next SessionsThursday 23/03/2023Thursday 30/03/2023 Thursday 06/04/2023 Thursday 13/04/2023 Thursday 20/04/2023 Thursday 27/04/2023 Thursday 04/05/2023 Minimum Age 8Maximum Age 10 | Amani Centre, Distance 1.37 Miles Away | ||
Tuesdays 10:00 - 14:00 Next SessionsTuesday 11/04/2023Minimum Age 5Maximum Age 16 | Our Ladys Presbytery, Distance 1.49 Miles Away | ||
Wednesdays 10:00 - 14:00 Next SessionsWednesday 12/04/2023Minimum Age 5Maximum Age 16 | Our Ladys Presbytery, Distance 1.49 Miles Away | ||
Thursdays 10:00 - 14:00 Next SessionsThursday 13/04/2023Minimum Age 5Maximum Age 16 | Our Ladys Presbytery, Distance 1.49 Miles Away | ||
Fridays 10:00 - 14:00 Next SessionsFriday 14/04/2023Minimum Age 5Maximum Age 16 | Our Ladys Presbytery, Distance 1.49 Miles Away | ||
Saturdays 11:00 - 15:00 Next SessionsSaturday 15/04/2023Minimum Age 5Maximum Age 16 | Our Ladys Presbytery, Distance 1.49 Miles Away | ||
Wednesdays 12:30 - 14:00 and 12:30 - 14:00 Next SessionsWednesday 29/03/2023Wednesday 05/04/2023 Minimum Age 2Maximum Age 5 | Manchester City Council, Distance 1.55 Miles Away | ||
Saturdays 13:00 - 15:00 and 13:00 - 15:00 Next SessionsSaturday 01/04/2023Saturday 08/04/2023 Minimum Age 7Maximum Age 16 | 4 Westerling Way, Distance 1.74 Miles Away |