We make staying fit easy and enjoyable so you can build a better you!

With our spacious facilities, brand new equipment, no queues, free parking and handy location to Cambridge and surrounds… the Velodrome Gym is the ideal place to start your journey to building a better you.

Our Gym offers a fully equipped cardio and weights areas along with a series of fitness classes catering for a host of different needs  – from Spin classes to specific Strength classes, full body High Intensity workouts and Senior Circuits.

The classes are taken by Personal and Group Fitness Trainers and although the gym itself is unsupervised, all gym memberships come with a minimum of one consultation to specifically focus on creating a healthy, safe and fit environment for everybody to train in.

You don’t need to be a gym member to enjoy our fitness classes – these are available to non-members as well on a cost per class basis and open to anyone 14+.

What are you waiting for? Walk throughs welcome.

For all enquiries call 0800 VELODROME or email reception@avantidrome.nz

Please note: You must be 14 years or older to be eligible for a gym membership for health and safety reasons as we are an unsupervised gym.

Please refer to the Velodrome Gym Conditions of Entry.

We also offer Casual drop-in gym sessions for $15.

Short or long term rates can be arranged on a case by case basis. For enquiries please contact us: reception@avantidrome.nz

The Velodrome Gym is open when the Home of Cycling is open! See here for opening and closing hours.

Please ensure you arrive for your session at least an hour before closing time. The gym must be vacated by closing time.

Please Note:

From time to time the Velodrome Gym opening hours may vary due to other events taking place at the Home of Cycling. Please make sure your contact details are up to date with Home of Cycling reception so we can inform you in advance of any changes.

For fitness class session times and to book, jump on over to our fitness class bookings page.

Active Agers

Monday and Wednesday 8:30-9:30 am and 10-11 am

This is a class specifically designed for participants aged from 50+. Our Gym instructor will take you through a range of exercises to increase strength, stability and improve fitness.

$5 for non-members or free for members.

Mums and Bubs

Wednesday 11-11:45 am

The sessions are designed around what is safe for you, at the stage of your pregnancy, and taking into account any weakness, imbalances or healing any abdominal separation you may have.

No need to find childcare, your little one makes friends while you get to do something for yourself.

Getting back into exercise after a baby needs to be specific for a post-baby body, it’s not just about weight loss. To safely get your body back to pre-pregnancy levels you need Sheena as your pregnancy certified personal trainer.

Here are some awesome benefits:

• Postnatal exercise to get your pre-baby body and fitness back
• Sessions that your child is welcome to attend
• Pregnancy safe exercise
• Train with the only pregnancy & postnatal certified trainer in the Waikato

Spin 

Tuesday and Thursday 9-10 am

Spin classes at the Gym are situated in the centre of a world-class velodrome… it doesn’t get much better than this! Get fit riding stationary bikes in a fun, upbeat group class.

$10 for non-members or free for members.

Pilates

Thursday 6-7pm

Pilates lengthens and stretches all the major muscle groups in the body in a balanced fashion. It improves flexibility, strength, balance, and body awareness. By increasing muscle strength and tone, particularly through your core you will enhance spine stabilisation, muscular control of your back and limbs, as well as achieve balanced muscle strength on all sides of your body.

$10 for non-members or free for members

Senior Pilates

Tuesday 8:15-9:15am and Thursday 8:30-9:30am

Our Senior Pilates class is specifically tailored to the needs of participants aged from 50+.

$5 for non-members or free for members.

HIIT 

Wednesday 12:30-1pm

These classes are no more than 30minutes and make use of the cardio equipment, weights, and your own body weight. The format of this class is high-intensity interval training which combines short bursts of intense exercise with periods of rest or lower-intensity exercise. These workouts will combine aerobic and resistance training.

$5 for non-members or free for members.

Functional Fit

Tuesday 9 am, Wednesday 6 pm, Thursday 9 am.

Functional Fit classes is a fun group class designed for everyone. The super supportive environment is designed to allow flexibility within the class, meaning beginners and experienced athletes can take part. These classes are a fantastic way to get a varied workout within 45 minutes and every workout is different!

The classes usually follow a structure of warm-up, strength or skill work and then a workout, look out for a surprise workout thrown into the mix. The strength component ranges from barbell lifting and technique, gymnastics movements or more traditional focus muscle groups. The workout at the end of the session is designed to be high intensity over a short time frame and are full of different movements and rep schemes.

$10 for non-members or free for members.

Core 

Monday 12-12:30pm

This class will work on your abdominals and lower back strength. The 30-minute class will challenge you but leave you with a feeling of satisfaction afterwards.  Core training is made fun in a group setting plus there will be a level for every ability.  The benefits of improving your core strength will be seen in your posture, reducing lower back pain, and will complement your other training.

$5 for non-members or free for members.