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Gyms in Fife

Fourteen trust leisure venues, a floodlit 400 m track at Pitreavie and 117 miles of coastal path. Here's where to train in Fife and who to train with.

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Towns in Fife

From Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy in the south to St Andrews and the Tay coast.

Training in Fife

Trust leisure centres in every big town, a coast to run along and hills behind it.

Fife had 370,400 residents at the 2022 census, more than any Scottish council area apart from Glasgow and Edinburgh. Most of them live in the south: Dunfermline, made a city in 2022, had 56,027 people, Kirkcaldy 51,117 and the post-war new town of Glenrothes 37,468, with St Andrews the biggest town in the north-east.

Fife Sports and Leisure Trust runs 14 sites. There are 25 m pools at Carnegie in Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, Michael Woods in Glenrothes, Cowdenbeath, Cupar and the Beacon in Burntisland, a leisure pool with flumes and waves at Leven, and a floodlit six-lane 400 m track at Pitreavie Performance Centre. The University of St Andrews opens its sports centre, gym and climbing wall to community members. Around them sit CrossFit boxes in Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, Glenrothes and Lochgelly, strength gyms in Leven and St Andrews, and boxing and jiu-jitsu gyms.

Then there's the coast, the Lomond Hills and the loch at Lochore Meadows. Whether you lift in Kirkcaldy or run the West Sands, training is easier with the right company. Gymist is how you find them.

Where to train in Fife

Fife Sports and Leisure Trust's pools and sports centres first, then the university, the strength gyms, CrossFit boxes and fight gyms.

Trust pools and leisure centres

Track, sports centres and the university

Strength gyms and CrossFit

Boxing and jiu-jitsu

Find a training buddy in Fife

A lane partner at Carnegie, someone to share a session on the Pitreavie track, a sparring partner in Glenrothes: find people nearby who train when you do.

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A weekend run along the coastal path, a hill session on the Lomonds, a loop of the loch at Lochore Meadows: set it up in minutes and we'll help people nearby find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in Fife.

  • Fife Coastal Path117 miles from Kincardine to Newburgh, including the Elie Chain Walk, a low-tide scramble with chains fixed to the rocks.
  • Lomond Hills Regional ParkWest Lomond, at 522 m the highest point in Fife, and East Lomond above Falkland, where the East Lomond Hill Race starts.
  • Lochore Meadows Country Park1,200 acres of woodland, paths and meadows, with five waymarked walks, bike hire and watersports on the loch.
  • Fife Pilgrim Way64 miles on a medieval pilgrim route, from North Queensferry and Culross to St Andrews.
  • West Sands, St Andrewsa two-mile beach beside the Links, where the opening scene of Chariots of Fire was filmed.
  • Beveridge Park, Kirkcaldy104 acres with a boating lake, woodland walks, sports pitches and a weekly parkrun.

Getting around

Rail, bus and bridge routes to Fife's gyms.

Rail

  • the Fife Circle crosses the Forth Bridge to Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, Glenrothes with Thornton, Cowdenbeath, Lochgelly, Burntisland and Dalgety Bay
  • the Levenmouth line reopened on 2 June 2024, with stations at Leven and Cameron Bridge and two trains an hour to Edinburgh from 2025
  • Leuchars station serves St Andrews: 0.584 million passengers in 2024/25

Bus

  • Stagecoach depots in Dunfermline, Glenrothes, Leven and St Andrews
  • Express City Connect coaches from West Fife to Edinburgh, with Park and Ride at Halbeath and Ferrytoll

Walk and cycle

  • the Forth Road Bridge carries walkers, cyclists and public transport, with cars and lorries on the Queensferry Crossing since 30 August 2017
  • Lochgelly station is about 1.6 miles from Lochore Meadows

Who trains here

What the 2022 census says about the people you'll meet in the pool, at the rack and on the coastal path.

  • 370,400People in FifeMore than any other Scottish council area except Glasgow and Edinburgh, so there's a training partner in every town.Scotland's Census 2022
  • 28,400Aged 55 to 59Fife's largest five-year age group, with 27,100 aged 50 to 54 close behind. Plenty of people at the age when a regular swim or class partner keeps you going.Scotland's Census 2022
  • 279.5Residents per km²Four times Scotland's 69.8, so most people live within reach of a trust centre or a station.Scotland's Census 2022

Fife gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Fife?

Gymist lists 568 gyms, leisure centres, pools, studios and sports venues across Fife, from the Fife Sports and Leisure Trust centres and the University of St Andrews to CrossFit boxes, strength gyms, fight gyms and yoga studios.

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

Fife Sports and Leisure Trust, a charity, runs 14 sites: Beacon, Bowhill, Carnegie, Cowdenbeath, Cupar, Dalgety Bay, Duloch, East Sands, Kirkcaldy, Leven, Lumphinnans Sports Hub, Michael Woods, Pitreavie Performance Centre and Waterstone Crook Sports Centre. In St Andrews, the university's Sports Centre at University Park offers a community membership.

Where can I swim in Fife?

Carnegie Leisure Centre in Dunfermline has a 25 m pool and a 25 m training pool. Kirkcaldy Leisure Centre has a 25 m pool and a 17 m training pool with a moveable floor, and Michael Woods in Glenrothes has a 25 m pool, a 20 m pool and a warm pool. There are also 25 m pools at Cowdenbeath, Cupar and the Beacon in Burntisland, pools at East Sands in St Andrews, and a leisure pool with a beach area at Leven.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Fife?

The Fife Coastal Path runs 117 miles from Kincardine to Newburgh, and the Fife Pilgrim Way runs 64 miles from North Queensferry and Culross to St Andrews. West Lomond, at 522 m the highest point in Fife, is in the Lomond Hills Regional Park. Lochore Meadows Country Park has 1,200 acres of woodland, paths and meadows around its loch, and Beveridge Park in Kirkcaldy hosts a weekly parkrun.

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

ScotRail's Fife Circle crosses the Forth Bridge and calls at Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, Glenrothes with Thornton, Cowdenbeath, Lochgelly, Burntisland and Dalgety Bay. The Levenmouth line reopened to passengers on 2 June 2024, with stations at Leven and Cameron Bridge, and Leuchars station serves St Andrews. Stagecoach has bus depots in Dunfermline, Glenrothes, Leven and St Andrews, and walkers and cyclists can cross the Forth Road Bridge.

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