Newtown Gym News

Newtown Gym News

2010 Announcements

The Sun-Herald City2Surf (August '10)
We have a team entry into this year's City2Surf being run on Sunday, the 8th of August. The race fully booked out, so no more entries can be included in the "Newtown Gym Goers" team.

Australia's Biggest Morning Tea (June '10)
We are hosting a Cancer Council Morning Tea on Wednesday, the 16th of June, between 9am and noon. One of the Cancer Council's leading fundraising events - the largest, most successful event of its kind in Australia - over $70 million has been raised since it first began in 1994. Come have a cuppa, or donate via the previous link, to help support this worthy cause.

New Dumbbells (April '10)
We have replaced our 10 - 50kg fixed dumbbells in our weights room. Our new dumbbell sets are encased in top quality rubber with solid steel handles. They have a comfortable ergonomic shape and you will definitely need to be stong to lift at the heavier end of the range!

New Class Timetable (January '10)
Our modified timetable commenced Saturday the 2nd of January 2010. Changes included moving our half hour Pump Technique instruction class from Saturday morning to Sunday morning at 7:45am. We also now have an early Saturday Cycle class at 7:45am - please take time to look at our new class timetable to see all the changes. You will also find links there to detailed "current" and "next" week timetables listing the instructor teaching the class.

2009 Announcements

New Class Timetable Commencing in 2010 (December '09)
We are changing our timetable commencing Saturday the 2nd of January 2010 (we are closed New Year's Day). For example, we are moving our half hour Pump Technique instruction class from Saturday morning to Sunday morning at 7:45am. This is due to the Body Pump class that follows it on a Saturday morning is one of the most popular, so we thought beginners would appreciate a quieter class to attend. We will have a 7:45am Cycle class on a Saturday morning instead. Please take time to look at our new class timetable to see all the changes. You will also find links there to detailed "current" and "next" week timetables listing the instructor teaching the class.

New Flooring (November '09)
We are closing for a day, Christmas Eve, to have new carpet laid in the main Group Fitness Room. We are also having new non-slip flooring installed on the stairs and at reception that day. This will be a lovely Christmas present for the gym, as it absorbs large volumes of people using the facilities.

2009 NSW Fitness Industry Award Finalist (October '09)
We are proud to announce that we were nominated as a Finalist in the category of "2009 NSW Large Fitness Business of the Year" in this year's awards, as held by Fitness Australia. We would like to thank all our staff, instructors, trainers, & suppliers, whose dedication to their roles, products & businesses, help make Newtown Gym a facility that our members and guests can enjoy and be proud of too. We look forward to continued future successes and improvements.

New Opening Hours and Class Timetable (8th June '09)
We have added further classes to our already bumper timetable. New weekday opening time is 5:45am, as we realise how a little extra time makes a big difference for those who train prior to work. Weekday morning classes will start 15 minutes earlier at 6:15am due to this fact. Weekends & Public Holidays will see opening hours move to 7am to 7pm, while classes also start a little earlier to cater for those who like getting their exercise "out of the way". As for the additions, we have added an extra Body Pump on Saturday morning due to its popularity, along with other changes and additions. Please take time to look at our new class timetable to see all the changes on our new timetable. You will also find links there to detailed "current" and "next" week timetables listing the instructor teaching the class.

New TVs in Cardio Theatre (March '09)
We have had three new 106cm plasma TVs installed in the cardio area. All three TVs come fitted with FM transmitters so you are able to listen via any radio receiver. Hopefully, this will help distract those who shy away from their cardiovascular routine.

2008 Announcements

Introducing BODYSTEP (July '08)
We are introducing the Les Mills BODYSTEP program at Newtown Gym starting this month. New Body has been replaced by this program, and we still run a freestyle step class named Step Moves.

Upstairs is Finished (June '08)
We are delighted to have our refurbished upstairs area finished and open to members. This means we have the space we have been using as our 2nd Group Exercise Area will be dedicated for use as a Core/Stretch Area, and classes will previously conducted there will move back upstairs. When not being used for classes, the upstairs area has boxing bags and speed balls, and is a great place to utilise. Stairs to access this space is via the rear of the Cycle Studio.

2007 Announcements

On-site Massages are Back! (December '07)
After refurbishments, we now have our two new treatment rooms completed. One is already being utilised by physiotherapist Lisa Hall, while the other will be allow select therapists to provide massage and alternate therapies to our members and guests.

Clubware Installation (November '07)
We have implemented a new gym management software called Clubware. This will aid us in a smoother running of our club and with the features including a Fitness Assessment module. We look forward to providing ever improving services to our members.

On-site Massages (November '07)
We are reintroducing on-site massages within our new treatment room, located next to the physiotherapist's treatment room. We will post further information once treatments are available. We have purchased a brand new massage table and look forward to making this service available for our members and guests.

DebitSuccess (October '07)
We now are using the services of DebitSuccess to manage our direct debits. Previously, we were only able to accept debits from credit cards for those members paying month to month memberships, but now we are also able to offer direct debits from savings accounts.

Cycle Studio (July '07)
We are proud to present our new cycle studio, with 20 new Star Trac V-bike Spinners, for Cycle classes. Please check our timetable for class times and ensure you go to reception prior to the class start to register.