Thornton Recreation Centre
Pre-booking for the gym is no longer required. Classes and sports activities should still be booked in advance using the online booking system.
All existing and new members will be issued with a wristband that will allow self-serve access to the site.
- Gym users will register their attendance and use of the gym using the self-serve kiosk in reception
- If attending a pre-booked class, then record attendance using the kiosk
Booking a fitness class or sports activity online
Book a fitness class or sports activity
or find out more about booking activities.
Please note each booking you make is for yourself only. You cannot make a booking for others using your account.
You must confirm attendance for your activity or class using the self-serve kiosk or by informing reception.
ClubActive
Interested in joining one of our Club Active gyms?
We have a range of memberships available. Our Premium membership allows you to use any facility including classes and swim sessions. The membership is available on a non-contract basis payable by monthly direct debit.
Premium £29.95 per month. Ready to commit? Pay for a full year and receive 2 months free of charge. £299.50.
Our Active membership is available for Bradford Leisure Card holders, young people aged 16 or 17 as well as those aged 60+.
Monthly fees are £23.95 paid by direct debit or a 12 month membership for £239.50.
To join, please click the link below and complete the online form. A member of our team will contact you to confirm everything is in place.
or find out more about ClubActive.
Indoor fitness classes
Indoor classes are back and now available to be booked online. Free for members, pay-per-session for non-members.
Bookings can be made up to 7 days in advance and must be booked through the online booking system.
Our new season of live Instructor Led Classes. A great range of exercise workouts to suit everybody.
Monday
- Live studio cycling: 5.30pm to 6.15pm
- TRX: 5:30pm to 6:15pm
- Circuit training: 6.00pm to 7.00pm
- Les Mills Body Combat: 6.30pm to 7.30pm
- Les Mills Body Pump: 7.30pm to 8.30pm
Tuesday
- Conditioning: 6:15am to 7.00am
- Abs, Bums & Tums: 5.30pm to 6pm
- Pilates: 6.15pm to 7pm
- Les Mills Body Pump: 6.30pm to 7.30pm
Wednesday
- Pilates: 6pm to 6.45pm
- Live studio cycling: 6.15pm to 7pm
- Les Mill Body Combat: 7pm to 8pm
- Yoga: 7.15pm to 8.15pm
Thursday
- TRX: 5.30pm to 6.15pm
- Les Mills Body Pump: 6.15pm to 7.15pm
- Pilates: 6.30pm to 7.15pm
- Women's circuits: 6.30pm to 7.15pm
Friday
- Les Mills Body Combat: 6.15pm to 7.15pm
Saturday
- Les Mills Body Pump: 9.30am to 10.30am
About the classes
- Yoga. The world famous life changing exercise and strength discipline
- Body combat. High-energy martial arts-inspired non-contact workout. Punch and kick your way to fitness
- Abs and core. Develop your strong core and abs with these essential and varied workouts
- Live spinning. Hot, sweaty, fast and loud with great music. A great, very popular cardio workout
- Women's circuits. Women only multi exercise workouts, for women and by women
- Trx. Body weight only exercises to develop your strength and core
- Pilates. Condition your body with core strength and stretching to improve fitness and wellbeing
- Super circuits. Multi exercise cardio and weights workouts, done in a group with expert help
- Body pump. The original barbell and weights workout to get you lean, toned and fit
Virtual classes
The new way of experiencing your favourite classes. Les Mills Screenshow Classes let by world class instructors.
Great new virtual workouts for you to do, all on the big screen in The Studio.
Monday
- 4.30pm: Body Pump
- 3.35pm: Core
- 3.55pm: Barre
- 8.45pm: Core
Tuesday
- 6am: RPM (studio cycling)
- 6.35am: Body Pump
- 7.10am: Body Balance
- 7.35am: Core
- 3.35pm: Body Pump
- 4.15pm: Body Balance
- 5.15pm: Body Attack
- 7.45pm: Body Combat
Wednesday
- 3pm: RPM (studio cycling)
- 3.45pm: Sh’Bam
- 4.30pm: Body Pump
- 5pm: Body Combat
- 5.50pm: Core
- 8.15pm: Body Pump
Thursday
- 6am: RPM (studio cycling)
- 6.35am: Body Pump
- 3pm: Sh’bam
- 3.50pm: Core
- 4.45pm: Body Balance
- 8pm: Body Pump
- 8.20pm: Body Balance
Friday
- 4pm: Body Pump
- 4.50pm: Body Balance
- 5.30pm: RPM (studio cycling)
Saturday
- 8.30am: Virtual Studio Cycling
- 11am: Barre
- 11.35am: Core
- 12 noon: RPM (studio cycling)
- 1pm: Barre
- 2pm: Body Attack
- 3pm: Body Pump
Sunday
- 9.15am: Virtual Studio Cycling
- 10am: Body Balance
- 11am: Body Combat
- 11.35am: Core
- 12 noon: Body Pump
- 1pm: Barre
- 2pm: Body Attack
About the classes
- RPM. Bike workouts where you control the intensity. Dial up the challenge to your fitness level
- Sh'Bam. Fun loving dance workout. No experience required
- Body balance. Yoga based workout. Improving mind, body and life, focusing on strength
- Body pump. The original barbell and weights exercise to get you a lean and toned body
- Core. Without a strong core and strong abs you've got nothing
- Myride cycling. Around the world and back again and a series of high intensity cycle workouts
- Body Balance yoga. Yoga based exercise and workouts to get your body into perfect shape
Gym opening times
- Monday: 9am to 9.30pm
- Tuesday: 6am to 9.30pm
- Wednesday: 9am to 9.30pm
- Thursday: 6am to 9.30pm
- Friday: 9am to 9pm
- Saturday: 8am to 6pm
- Sunday: 9am to 4pm
For changes to these opening times, for example over Christmas, please see our bank holidays page.