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Gyms in Aberdeen

A 50 m pool with a 10 m diving tower, a dry ski slope, an ice arena and a trail that follows the Dee from the city to Ballater. Here's where to train in Aberdeen and who to train with.

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Neighbourhoods in Aberdeen

From the city and the beach to the Deeside villages of Cults and Peterculter.

Training in Aberdeen

A young city with a 50 m pool, an ice arena and a dry ski slope.

Aberdeen City had 224,021 residents at the 2022 census, 192,956 of them in Aberdeen itself, and people in their twenties are the city's largest age group (33,197). Two in three adults (66%) meet the physical activity recommendations, just ahead of Glasgow and Dundee (65%) and behind Edinburgh (74%).

Public sport is split between two charities. Sport Aberdeen runs the Get active centres, the community pools at Northfield, Cults, Tullos, Bridge of Don and Bucksburn, the Linx Ice Arena and the snowsports centre at Garthdee. Aberdeen Sports Village, a partnership between the University of Aberdeen, the city council and sportscotland, opened in 2009 and has indoor athletics and a 400 m outdoor track; its Aquatics Centre followed in 2014 with a 10-lane 50 m pool and diving up to 10 m. Around them sit bouldering at Bloc10, climbing and a skatepark at Transition Extreme, and CrossFit, jiu-jitsu, kickboxing and boxing gyms.

The Deeside Way starts at Duthie Park and follows the old railway out through Peterculter towards Banchory and Ballater, and Hazlehead and Seaton parks give you room to run. Plenty of people here would train more with the right company. Gymist is how you find them.

Where to train in Aberdeen

Aberdeen Sports Village and Sport Aberdeen's centres and pools first, then climbing, CrossFit and combat gyms.

Aberdeen Sports Village

Sport Aberdeen centres

Swimming pools (Sport Aberdeen)

Climbing and action sports

CrossFit and combat sports

Find a training buddy in Aberdeen

A lane partner at the Aquatics Centre, someone to share the lifting platforms at Sheddocksley, a bouldering partner at Bloc10: find people nearby who train when you do.

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A Saturday run on the Deeside Way from Duthie Park, a weekend ride out to Peterculter, an early swim group at Tullos: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in Aberdeen.

  • Deeside Way41 miles on the old Deeside railway from Duthie Park through Peterculter to Banchory and Ballater; National Cycle Route 195.
  • Duthie Parka riverside park on the north bank of the Dee, opened in 1883 and the start of the Deeside Way.
  • Hazlehead Parka large, wooded park on the city's outskirts.
  • Seaton Parkparkland on the edge of St Machar's Cathedral's grounds, in the city's hands since 1947.

Getting around

Bus, rail and bike routes to Aberdeen's gyms.

Bus

  • First Aberdeen runs most city services
  • Stagecoach Bluebird runs routes across Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray
  • Bridge of Don Swimming Pool: First 1 and 2; Bucksburn Swimming Pool: 17, 17A and 172

Rail

  • Aberdeen station in the centre, served by ScotRail, LNER, CrossCountry and the Caledonian Sleeper
  • Dyce for the north of the city, on the Aberdeen–Inverness line

Cycle

  • the Deeside Way (National Cycle Route 195) runs from Duthie Park to Peterculter and on up Deeside

Who trains here

What the census and the surveys say about the people you'll meet in the pool, on the mats and on the Deeside Way.

  • 33,197People in their twentiesThe largest ten-year age group in Aberdeen, ahead of 29,438 people in their thirties.Scotland's Census 2022
  • 66%Adults meeting activity recommendationsJust ahead of Glasgow and Dundee (65%), and behind Edinburgh (74%).Scottish Health Survey 2021–24, via Edinburgh by Numbers
  • 20,675Born elsewhere in EuropeAberdeen residents born in Europe outside the UK, with another 22,478 born further afield.Scotland's Census 2022

Aberdeen gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Aberdeen?

Gymist lists 325 gyms, leisure centres, pools, studios and sports venues across Aberdeen City, from Sport Aberdeen's Get active centres and pools and Aberdeen Sports Village to CrossFit boxes, climbing walls and combat gyms.

Who runs Aberdeen's leisure centres?

Sport Aberdeen, a registered charity, runs the Get active centres (including Northfield, Cults, Jesmond, Sheddocksley and Beacon), the swimming pools at Tullos, Bridge of Don and Bucksburn, the Linx Ice Arena, Aberdeen Tennis Centre and the snowsports centre at Garthdee. Aberdeen Sports Village and its Aquatics Centre are a separate charity, run as a partnership between the University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen City Council and sportscotland.

Is there a 50 m pool in Aberdeen?

Yes. Aberdeen Aquatics Centre at the Sports Village, opened in 2014, has a 10-lane 50 m pool with a dividing boom, a 25 m pool with a floating floor, and springboards and platforms up to 10 m. Sport Aberdeen's 25 m pools are at Northfield, Cults, Tullos, Bridge of Don and Bucksburn.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Aberdeen?

The Deeside Way starts at Duthie Park and runs on the old Deeside railway line through Peterculter towards Banchory and Ballater, 41 miles in all. Hazlehead Park on the city's outskirts is large and wooded, and Seaton Park lies beside St Machar's Cathedral.

Where can I go climbing in Aberdeen?

Bloc10 on Holland Street is a bouldering centre. Transition Extreme on Links Road, an extreme sports charity, has climbing and bouldering sessions alongside its skatepark and high ropes course, and RGU Sport at Garthdee has a climbing wall.

How do I get to gyms in Aberdeen by public transport?

First Aberdeen runs most city bus services, with Stagecoach Bluebird serving routes across Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray. Aberdeen station is in the city centre, and Dyce station serves the north of the city on the line to Inverness. Bridge of Don Swimming Pool is on First's 1 and 2, and Bucksburn Swimming Pool on the 17, 17A and 172.

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