The opening times for major gym brands across Newcastle and Gateshead this Christmas and New Year
Food and drink are usually the order of the day across Christmas, but some of us still want to keep in shape.
This year will see gyms across the region adjust their opening hours for those still wanting to work out over the festive period.
These are the opening times of sites operated by the main gym brands across Newcastle.
At Puregym in Eldon Garden, the site will close early at 4pm on Christmas Eve and is set to remain closed across Boxing Day. Boxing Day will see doors open again at 8pm.
David Lloyd’s Tyneside site will also close at 4pm on Christmas Even, staying closed over Christmas Day. It will then reopen at 10am on Boxing Day.
The same site will be open from 7am until 9pm every day after this until New Year’s Eve, when it will remain open from 7am until 4pm. New Year’s Day will see doors open from 10am until 4pm before regular hours retuen from the 2nd.
Open as normal throughout the New Year period, all 24 hours JD Gyms will close at 4pm on Christmas Eve and remain closed on Christmas Day. Boxing Day will see doors open at 8am and remain available until 4pm. Normal service resumes after this.
Elsewhere, The Gym Group have said they will be giving staff two days off for the festive season. This will see all sites close across Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Eacah of the brand’s sites will be open until 4:30pm on Christmas Eve and reopen at 8am on Saturday, December 27. Normal opening hours resume one day later.