Be Active

The Be Active Scheme is a free scheme open to Birmingham residents. We are working in partnership with Birmingham Public Health to offer all Birmingham residents free swimming, group exercise classes and gym sessions at certain times at various leisure centres and parks.

Be active has now been running city wide in Birmingham since 1st September 2009. The scheme currently has over 400,000 members from Birmingham, which represents about 1 in 3 of the entire population.

If you would like to become a member of Be active you will need a Leisure Card. All you need to do is complete an application form at your local leisure centre, please bring along with two documents which show your name and address.

What is included?

The Be active scheme offers a diverse range of activities, including gym, swim, fitness classes. Some centres also offer badminton, table tennis and much more. To see which other activities are on the Be Active scheme in your area please see the calender below.

More outside activities are being launched in conjunction with Birmingham City Council Parks Service and other organisations to offer a range of activities within Birmingham’s Parks and open spaces. Many of these activities can be booked through Coca-Cola Park Lives.

Taking regular walks such as walking to work or your local shops, walking your children to school or walking for pleasure is a free and easy way to stay fit, and protect the environment through reducing your CO2.

To find out your best walking route, how long it might take and how many calories you could burn check out www.walkit.com