ACTIVE Neighbourhood: Canberra City
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Canberra’s city centre is beloved for so many things. Cinema and stage, shopping and relaxing, cocktails and dumplings.
But it’s also home to a hive of physical activity, with strategically placed opportunities to break a sweat hidden around our town centre. If you work, play or live around Civic or ANU, here’s where you can swing, swim and powerlift your way through your fitness goals.
CLUB LIME ANU
It’s big, new, shiny and honestly, why couldn’t this have been our university gym? Club Lime ANU’s doors has finally opened to reveal an enormous complex specially designed to service ANU’s growing campus and its needs.
With a huge range of cardio and strength equipment, group fitness classes, functional zone, free weights, 25 metre pool and personal training everyone is catered for. After your workout, take a dip in the spa pool or pop into the sauna or steam room. A truly luxurious fitness experience in the heart of ANU’s leafy campus.
Health and Wellbeing Centre, Joplin Lane, ANU Campus, Acton | clublime.com.au
FERNWOOD CANBERRA CITY
Think you know all-female gyms? Think again. Fernwood Canberra City’s subterranean gym is as varied as it is community-focused, with strength areas and lifting platforms (yes, they can help you learn to lift heavy), personal training and 30-minute small group HITT sessions (FITT30).
With over 40 group fitness classes per week (including new classes Barre and Sprint), personal training and a range of strength and cardio equipment, you’ll never be bored with your workout and with extras like an in-gym nutritionist, free breakfast for members, infrared sauna, beauty stations and 24-hour access, it’ll never be easier to fit the gym into your schedule.
131 City Walk | fernwoodfitness.com.au
HIGHER FUNCTION CLINICAL PILATES
In the city’s Petrie Plaza, Higher Function’s Janet Fabbri quietly and methodically brings bodies back to their best. Higher Functions Clinical Exercises Classes aren’t just for fitness, but are designed specifically to target your musculoskeletal problems. This may be to reduce pain and tightness, and to strengthen and stabilise specific parts of the body.
Clinical Exercise Classes, is therapy run in small groups: Matwork, (max. 10 people) using stability equipment ( rollers/ balance discs) & weights; Reformer, (max. four people); Pre and postnatal; Independent Gym Sessions designed specifically for you using the gym and Pilates equipment ( reformer, trapeze table, wunda chair, bosu); and Semi-Private Group (max. 3 people), Individual Therapy.
Read our full fitness roadtest here.
23 Petrie Plaza, Canberra City | higherfunction.com.au
6TH POSITION
If you’ve ever wanted to dance but have felt intimidated at the thought of walking into a class full of limber 15-year-olds, 6th Position might be what you’re looking for. 6th Position is just for adults and offers a range of classes in dance foundations, ballet, pointe, lyrical (contemporary), jazz, tap, and barre fitness. They cater to all adults aged 16+ and to all levels.
Whether you are absolutely new to dance, returning after a break or looking to maintain your technique, you’ll find a class that suits your needs. And if you’re still hesitating, they have an UNLIMITED Trial Pass which gives you two weeks of unlimited access to all drop-in classes for only $49!
83 Petrie Plaza, Canberra | 6thposition.com.au
SWING TRAIN
It’s time to shake things up. SwingTrain is a high-intensity dance cardio workout inspired by the energetic sounds of Charleston, Swing, Gospel, Rhythm & Blues, Electro Swing, and Hot Jazz. That’s right, you can dance yourself fit, Gatsby-style.
This total body exercise class is suitable for all levels (even beginners!) and with music this foot-tappin’, you won’t even realise you’re burning 500 calories an hour. No, we didn’t mistype that. Classes take place Mondays at 5.30 pm and Saturdays at 9.30 am at K’motion Dance Studio and there’s no partner required and no need to dress up – gym clothes are encouraged, as long as you have runners or supportive shoes.
Classes are 50 minutes in length and you can start anytime.
K’motion Dance Studio, 54 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra City | savoydance.com.au/swing-train | swingtrain.com
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