Lifestyle - Fitness

Manchester is associated with sport worldwide thanks to its two famous football teams. And while we love spectating, we also love taking part. ‘Fit’ has two meanings in this city: this section is all about the active, healthy one. (Go to Beauty for the other).

Manchester hosted the XVII Commonwealth Games in 2002 – a huge event that led to a massive investment in fitness facilities and grassroots sports. The growth of city centre living has had a big impact too; the number of Manchester city centre gyms, personal trainers and fitness studios has multiplied.

You’ve got a lot of options but we live, work, and workout in Manchester so we know which places have a solid reputation (and we don’t mind sharing our favourites with you).