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Gyms in Coventry

A young city with a 50 m pool at the Alan Higgs Centre, an indoor waterpark in the centre and a 120-acre memorial park to run in. Here's where to train in Coventry and who to train with.

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Neighbourhoods in Coventry

From the studios of Earlsdon to the leisure centres of Tile Hill and Wyken.

Training in Coventry

A young city with a 50 m pool and plenty of room to move more.

Coventry is home to around 345,300 people (Census 2021), up 8.9% since 2011, with a median age of 35. It is a young city: 9.1% of residents are aged 20 to 24 and another 6.2% are 16 to 19. It also has room to move more: in Sport England's Nov 2024–25 survey, 58.1% of adults did 150 minutes or more of activity a week, against 64.5% across England.

CV Life, a collaboration between Coventry Sports Foundation and Culture Coventry, runs the city's public venues: the Alan Higgs Centre off Allard Way, with a 50 m pool, The Wave waterpark in the city centre, Xcel Leisure Centre in Tile Hill, Centre AT7 on Bell Green Road and Moat House in Wyken. Around them sit chain gyms at the Skydome, strength gyms, MMA and jiu-jitsu gyms, and a run of yoga and Pilates studios in Earlsdon.

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Where to train in Coventry

CV Life's public centres first, then the strength gyms, chains, fight gyms and studios.

Public leisure centres (CV Life)

Strength gyms and chains

Combat and martial arts

Yoga and studios

Find a training buddy in Coventry

A lane partner for the 50 m pool at the Alan Higgs Centre, someone to roll with in Holbrooks, a running partner for War Memorial Park: find people nearby who train when you do.

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A Saturday crew for parkrun at War Memorial Park, a towpath run along the Coventry Canal, a weekend walk round Coombe: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in and around Coventry.

  • War Memorial Parkabout 120 acres in the south of the city, opened in 1921, with tennis courts, football pitches and a free 5k parkrun every Saturday.
  • Coombe Country Parkjust east of the city at Combe Fields, run by Coventry City Council and open to the public since 1966.
  • Coventry Canal38 miles from the Canal Basin, just north of the city centre, through Bedworth and Nuneaton to Fradley Junction.
  • Allesley Parka council-run park on the site of a medieval deer park, on the city's western side.

Getting around

Rail, bus and canal routes to Coventry's gyms.

Rail

  • Coventry station: 6.827 million passengers in 2024/25, across four platforms
  • Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway call here
  • the hourly Elephant & Bear Line stops at Coventry Arena between Leamington Spa and Nuneaton

Bus

  • named one of the UK's first all-electric bus cities in 2021
  • by 2024 most of the city's bus services ran on zero-emission vehicles

Canal

  • the Coventry Canal starts at the Canal Basin, just outside the inner ring road, and runs north for 38 miles

Who trains here

What the census and the activity survey say about the people you'll meet in the pool, on the mats and in the park.

  • 35Median ageUp from 34 in 2011, five years younger than Warwick, Rugby or Nuneaton and Bedworth next door.Census 2021
  • 9.1%Aged 20 to 24With another 6.2% aged 16 to 19, a big share of the city is students and young adults building a routine.Census 2021
  • 58.1%Adults active 150+ min a weekAgainst 64.5% across England, so plenty of people here are still building the habit.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25

Coventry gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Coventry?

Gymist lists 299 gyms, leisure centres, pools, studios and sports venues across Coventry, from the CV Life centres to chain gyms, fight gyms, yoga studios and sports clubs.

Which leisure centres are in Coventry, and who runs them?

CV Life, a collaboration between Coventry Sports Foundation and Culture Coventry, runs the Alan Higgs Centre on Allard Way, The Wave on New Union Street, Xcel Leisure Centre on Mitchell Avenue, Centre AT7 on Bell Green Road and Moat House Leisure and Neighbourhood Centre on Winston Avenue.

Where can I swim in Coventry?

The Alan Higgs Centre has a 50 m pool with a pool pod for access. Xcel Leisure Centre has a 25 m pool plus a spa pool, sauna and steam room, and Centre AT7 has a 25 m pool with a splash zone. The Wave in the city centre is an indoor waterpark.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Coventry?

War Memorial Park, opened in 1921, covers about 120 acres in the south of the city, with tennis courts, football pitches and a free, timed 5k parkrun every Saturday. Coombe Country Park, run by Coventry City Council, sits just east of the city, and the Coventry Canal runs 38 miles from the Canal Basin north to Fradley Junction.

How do I get to gyms in Coventry without a car?

Coventry station is served by Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway, and recorded 6.827 million passengers in 2024/25. The hourly Elephant & Bear Line calls at Coventry Arena on its way between Leamington Spa and Nuneaton. In 2021 Coventry was named one of the UK's first all-electric bus cities, and by 2024 most bus services ran on zero-emission vehicles.

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