Don’t neglect your physical and mental health this term
You don’t need us to tell you the start of term is incoming. The excitement of a new term, a new cohort of students and of course a change in routine. This September and throughout this academic year, we want you to focus on your health, as well as your students.
Each year we offer a great annual deal for students, they pay for 9 months access and get 12. For the first time, we think staff should benefit from this fantastic deal as well.
During this busy time of year across the university, I'm keen to ensure staff members don't neglect their own physical and mental health this year. It can be so easy when looking after numerous new students to forget about your own health. Ravelin Sports Centre was designed and constructed to give staff and students a fantastic place to be active throughout the year. Use your calendar to your advantage, block out time for yourself, whether that's before or after work or in your lunch break. Aim for 30 minutes at least once a week, treat it like a meeting you can't avoid and make that promise to yourself. If you need support in making the first step, our amazing team are here to support you every step of the way.
Fancy 25% off your Staff health and fitness membership?
The Staff Annual Earlybird gives university staff a huge 25% saving off the monthly cost for a year. Starting from as little as £24.75 a month when paid annually, the offer is available on our Core, Super and Ultimate memberships.
Pay for 9 months and get 12 months access. Our fantastic memberships offer you choice, flexibility around your timetable and working hours and world-class facilities.
We know that utilising Ravelin Sports Centre positively impacts staff members’ physical and mental wellbeing, because 94% of our staff members told us it does in our annual survey. Not only that, 84% of staff members told us that being physically active enhances their performance at work. Not bad for facilities that are on campus.
Staff Membership options
Pick the perfect option to keep you active this academic year.
ULTIMATE
All activities included:
- Gym
- Swim (incl. Steam and Sauna)
- Fitness classes
- Aqua classes
- Climbing
- Squash
- Discount on courses and bookings
- 2 hours of free parking
- BUCS Universal - access over 100 gyms nationwide
- Designated under-16 swimmer and climber included
- 10% Discount on Swim Academy lessons
Our best value membership covers all of our main activities.
Save 25% with an annual membership - pay only £33.00 per month*
Just £395.99 - bag yourself 12 months for the price of 9
*Get an annual membership and pay for 9 months only - that's right, 12 months for the price of a 9-month membership
SUPER
Includes:
- Gym
- Swim (incl. Steam and Sauna)
- Fitness classes (incl. aqua classes)
No joining fees, no long-term contract, simply great value.
Save 25% with an annual membership - pay only £28.50 per month*
Just £341.99 - bag yourself 12 months for the price of 9
*Get an annual membership and pay for 9 months only - that's right, 12 months for the price of a 9-month membership
CORE
Includes:
- Swim (incl. Steam and Sauna)
- Fitness classes (incl. aqua classes)
Simple, straightforward access to our facilities. No joining fees, no long-term contract, and great value.
Save 25% with an annual membership - pay only £24.75 per month*
Just £296.99 - bag yourself 12 months for the price of 9
*Get an annual membership and pay for 9 months only - that's right, 12 months for the price of a 9-month membership
Work from home?
Hybrid workers, we hear you, you’re not in the office 5 days a week. But that shouldn’t impact your health when you are. The staff earlybird is still the cheapest way to access our facilities.
Let’s say you’re in the office two days a week. If you work out on one of those days, you’ll be paying £5.71 per session on the Core membership, £6.57 on the Super membership and £7.60 per session on the Ultimate membership. Any more than that and you’re saving money. Well, not quite, but you know one day per week for a swim, class, gym session or climb is manageable.
As a comparison, on a Pay as you Go basis, a swim costs £6.75, a gym session or a class costs £9.00, a climb costs £11.00, and a squash session costs £12.75.
Another option is our Super Session Pass, which is great for hybrid workers. For £60 you can get 10 swim, fitness class or gym sessions. You can use any combination of these whenever you want over 3 months, bringing each session fee down to £6.00. Secure your Super Session Pass today.
Prioritise your physical and mental health
Secure your membership now, the Staff Earlybird membership is on sale until Tuesday 30 September.