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Gyms in Leigh

A rugby league town with a 400 m track and a six-lane pool at Leigh Sports Village, two CrossFit boxes, and Pennington Flash's Saturday parkrun.

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Training in Leigh

A sports village, CrossFit and a lake to run round.

Most of Leigh's training happens at Leigh Sports Village, home of the Leigh Leopards, with a 12,000-seat stadium, an athletics stadium with a 400 m track and artificial pitches. Be Well's Leigh Leisure Centre on the same site has a six-lane 25 m pool, a gym, two studios, a cycling studio and eight badminton courts, and Leigh Harriers & Athletic Club trains there too. Away from the village there are two CrossFit boxes, Sierra Lima CrossFit and Fusion CrossFit, an Everlast gym, a boxing and fitness gym, a family martial arts academy and gymnastics at Tumbles.

Pennington Flash, a 490-acre country park around a 170-acre lake, has a free 5k parkrun every Saturday at 9am and a network of footpaths and cycleways. The Bridgewater Canal and the Leigh Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal meet at Leigh Bridge, just south of the centre, so there's towpath in two directions for long runs with a partner.

Getting there

  • Leigh bus station · Bee Network
  • Leigh guided busway · to Salford and Manchester
  • Atherton station · Northern, about 3 miles north

Train outdoors

  • Pennington Flash Country Park
  • Bridgewater Canal
  • Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Leigh Branch
  • Lilford Park

Where to train in Leigh

The sports village first, then the gyms.

Find a training buddy in Leigh

A lane partner at the leisure centre, someone for Saturday parkrun at the Flash, a CrossFit regular on your class times.

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Towpath runs from Leigh Bridge, a track session at the sports village: set it up and we'll help locals find it.

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Leigh gym questions

What people ask.

How many gyms are there in Leigh?

Gymist lists 11 gyms, leisure centres and sports venues in Leigh, from Leigh Sports Village and Leigh Leisure Centre to two CrossFit boxes, a chain gym, boxing and martial arts.

Where can I swim in Leigh?

Leigh Leisure Centre on Sale Way, at Leigh Sports Village, has a six-lane 25 m pool. Be Well, Wigan's council leisure service, runs it alongside a gym, two studios and a cycling studio.

Is there a parkrun near Leigh?

Yes. Pennington Flash parkrun is a free 5k every Saturday at 9am, off St Helens Road, with a welcome briefing for first-timers at 8:50am.

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