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UWS Sport operate a gym within the Ayr Campus. It is located just off the Atrium and overlooks the river, in room 2.090. The gym offers a wide range of equipment and our staff are on hand to help you reach your fitness goals. 

The gym and exercise classes are available for anyone to use, you don't need to be a UWS student or a member of staff, and everyone is welcome.  

The gym caters for all fitness interests.

There is a range of equipment available including cardio machines, free weights and functional training equipment and a range of fixed resistance equipment. Fitness classes take place Monday to Friday and onsite shower and changing areas are available. 

All UWS students benefit from free membership. Other facility users can access the gyms using a pay-as-you-go model or if you intend on using the gym on a regular basis, we have a range of memberships starting from just £9 per month. 

There is also a small sports hall available to hire for activities including badminton and volleyball. 

Memberships 

University of the West of Scotland welcomes our students, staff and wider community to access our gym facilities. The University provides free membership to all UWS students and offers amazing value memberships for our staff and wider community. 

Students can complete the membership process through MyDay by clicking here. Select the Fitness & Sport tab then your preferred campus and click the ‘Join Gym Now’ highlighted in the red box and complete the attached form. You should report to the gym staff on your first visit to activate your Gym Membership.     

UWS staff can benefit from a range of memberships highlighted below. Staff can also join online through our salary deduction scheme. The salary deduction scheme allows you to pay for your gym membership from your monthly salary. You can complete the membership process through the UWS staff website, UWS Connect, and click the Gym Membership link within core systems. On completion of the attached form our gym team will liaise with payroll to set up your membership payment. Click here to activate your Gym Membership.    

UWS Sport has a wide range of memberships available to our wider community which includes pay as you go, and monthly and annual passes. Please view current membership options below. 

UWS Sport also provides discounted memberships for UWS Alumni, OAPs, students from other institutions, along with junior and corporate memberships.

Facilities and Equipment

Our Ayr gym has changing and shower facilities with lockers, as well as a wide variety of equipment to help you achieve your fitness goals.​

  • Star Trac Treadmills 
  • Cybex Arc Trainer 
  • Star trac Total Body Trainer 
  • Star Trac Upright Exercise Bikes 
  • Star Trac Virtual Spin Bike 
  • Chest Press 
  • Lat Pulldown 
  • Lateral Row 
  • Chest Fly 
  • Leg Press 
  • Leg Curl 
  • Leg Extension 
  • Dual Cable Pulley 
  • Chin Up 
  • Powerbags 
  • Kettlebells 
  • Battle Ropes 
  • Suspension Training 
  • Stability Balls 
  • Medicine Balls 
Ayr Campus Gym

Group fitness and personal training

Our Ayr gym offers instructor led fitness classes, which can be accessed as part of a membership or on a pay as you go basis. Our instructors deliver FIT30 classes throughout the week. 

WHAT IS FIT30? 

  • FIT30 is a simple 30-minute, high intensity, circuit training workout. 
  • We have developed a range of 30-minute workouts which are designed around functional everyday movements. 
  • We deliver a range of workouts throughout the week to ensure you maximise engagement with all your muscle groups.  

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF FIT30? 

  • Workouts only take 30 minutes of your day. 
  • Focus is on quality of exercise. 
  • You are in control of your intensity. 
  • Exercises are selected to improve function and mobility of the human body.

For further information or to book get in touch with UWS Sport gym staff. 

PERSONAL TRAINING

UWS sport has agreement in place to allow UWS approved personal trainers to provide support services within our UWS operated Gym facilities. For more information regarding provision on Ayr Campus please contact Colin Drew (Sports Operations Manager) via colin.drew@uws.ac.uk

Opening hours

In order to attend you must book your space in advance (see 'Contact us' section below for details).

Opening times are below and effective from Monday 6th September 2021:

Monday – Thursday: 10am – 8pm
Friday: 10am – 6pm

Contact us 

The UWS Ayr Campus Gym offers our facility users several communication platforms to get the latest news and to get in touch with our team. You can get in touch with our team through 

LET’S GET SOCIAL 

We encourage you to join us on social media. You can find our Facebook page here.  

Why should I follow you on social media? 

  • Get the latest information 
  • Book fitness classes 
  • Get in touch direct with our team 
  • Follow us for workout videos and tips, healthy recipes and inspirational stories.
Last updated: 11/09/2020