Gym-goers in Baldock can now enjoy a brand-new fitness experience after a £150,000 refurbishment transformed the facilities at Knights Templar Sports Centre.
The five-day project, carried out by leisure operator Everyone Active, saw the gym close from Monday to Friday last week before reopening on Saturday (August 9) with all-new equipment, a fresh layout, brighter lighting and a completely updated look and feel.
Every single piece of equipment has been replaced, with brand-new cardio and weights machines featuring the latest technology to enhance workouts.
The gym now offers more functional training options than before, along with machines adapted for wheelchair users - including a chest press, shoulder press, seated row and a removable-seat hand bike.
Other new additions include a multi-cable machine and a chest and pec fly machine, broadening the choice of workouts available.
The 40-station gym has been reconfigured to create a more structured layout, giving extra space in the free weights area and improving accessibility.
Alongside the new kit, visitors will notice modern new flooring, brighter and more motivating lighting, and a completely fresh look and feel throughout the space.
Sarah Wright, General Manager at Knights Templar Sports Centre, said: “It’s fantastic to see the transformation complete and the gym doors back open. This upgrade delivers a high-quality, inclusive fitness space that will benefit both the school and the wider community for years to come.”
John Swift, School Business Manager at The Knights Templar School said: “We are delighted with the new state-of-the-art fitness suite that was installed this week. Together with the recent resurfacing of the astro turf pitch, we now have first-class sports facilities to be enjoyed by the school and the local community. On behalf of The Knights Templar School, huge thanks to our partners Everyone Active for their support and investment since taking on the sports centre contract in April.”
The refurbishment follows Everyone Active taking over management of the centre on April 1 and follows the completion of a major resurfacing of the centre’s floodlit 3G pitch, which reopened to the public on June 16.
Knights Templar Sports Centre first opened in 2005 and also offers a sports hall, exercise studio, artificial turf pitch and grass football pitches.