A free outdoor fitness day for Macclesfield will be take place next month.

Alderley Park Conference Centre has already been protecting public health in Macclesfield this year as one of Cheshire's biggest vaccination centres, and now they are helping us shed a few lockdown pounds as well.

The Festival of Fitness will take place in August at the Congleton Road country estate, which dates back to the 1500s.

Alderley Park is located in Nether Alderley, on the Macclesfield and Alderley Edge border. The poostcode is SK10 4TG.

The stunning, state of the art health and fitness facility Everybody @ Alderley Park will be hosting an open day on the August 7 and will be offering FREE fitness activities all day.

It will be a perfect for those from Macclesfield looking to find out more about health and fitness in the area. It is hosted by Everybody Sports & Recreation, who already have facilities in Macclesfield's Priory Lane Leisure Centre.

The open day will showcase the fantastic facilities on offer, including their immersive group cycling studio, Les Mills The Trip, top of the range gym including state of the art fitness equipment from Technogym and Reach Wellness, purpose built fitness studios and exquisite tennis courts and football pitches.

The open day will include free group fitness classes including Bootcamp, Yoga, Les Mills Body Pump, sessions on Les Mills The Trip and more.

There will also be some Olympic themed activities for anyone from Macclesfield that wishes to attend Everybody @ Alderley Park.

Between 9am - 1pm people will also be able to attend free gym sessions, taking a tour of the top of the range Technogym equipment, and a chance to try the fantastic five Concept Range from Reach Wellness and the spectacular Senso Pro.

The expert Personal Trainers and Fitness Experience Leads will be on hand to support you in your workouts and talk about your fitness goals.

Activities including tennis, football and a range of fitness challenges are also available for you to challenge yourself and be in with a chance of winning some exciting prizes.

Manus Twomey, Senior Operations Manager at Everybody Sport and Recreation commented, "We are so delighted to be able to open the doors of Everybody @ Alderley Park to the local community and show them what we have to offer.

"The day is going to be filled with exciting activities and the opportunity to try all of our brilliant facilities."

Tours of the bespoke centre will come with a free goody bag for the first 50 new Everybody members to sign up on the day.

There will also be exclusive membership joining offers available at the event only.

Do you want to find out what Everybody @ Alderley Park has to offer and take advantage of the opportunity to try their fantastic facilities for free?!

For more information about their open day and to book your sessions and tours visit this webpage.

Virtual tours are also available ahead of the event.

About 63% of UK adults are overweight or obese, a number that is set to increase from a year-and-a-half of social isolation, with gyms sporadically closing and shutting.

However, Cheshire East is in the top 20 of all 149 English local councils for overall health. This includes the healthy people of Macclesfield.

Are you heading to the free exercise day?

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Last week, we reported on Everybody hosting a summer programme of activities for kids in Macclesfield eligible for free school meals.

Please click here to read moire about that.

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