Infinity Fitness Reading CIC - Company Reg: 16959187
Infinity Fitness Reading is the UK’s first wellness centre to combine personal training, group fitness, yoga and mental health services – all in one membership subscription. We make booking to see a Person Centred Counsellor, Cognitive Behavioural Therapist or Psychotherapist as easy as booking a fitness class. Our aim is to help communities see and understand the connection between their physical fitness and their mental health and the need to take care of both.
We are different to most commercial gyms. We have no shareholders and we employ a circular revenue system where up to 40% of the membership fee that people pay to access our services goes towards paying for community members to access free and part-funded counselling, free monthly memberships and community programs. We opened in 2017 with four volunteers and now have a team of over 100 people working together to help as many of our community members access fitness, yoga and mental health services.
Meet Our
Team
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We use the profit that would ordinarily go to private shareholders to do the following:
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Deliver over 40 hours of classes including free strength, fitness, yoga and meditation classes each week. Everyday there are a number of different activities from fitness to yoga and class prices starting from £5.00
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Work towards reducing the barriers families face when accessing professional physical fitness and mental health activities by delivering family activities, allowing children to participate in classes and having an on-site crèche staffed by a childcare practitioner
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Have a team of physiotherapists, counsellors, psychotherapists and Cognitive Behavioural Therapists working alongside our fitness and yoga team. We aim to provide funded counselling sessions to anyone who applies via our self-referral application form. For the most vulnerable people in our community, access to our counselling service is free and for those that can contribute, our subsidised price per session starts at £25.00.
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Provide support and funding for people to train towards completing fitness industry qualifications and support towards gaining employment or professional sports careers.
Our Services
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Women Only Classes
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Youth Classes & Events
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Elderly Activities
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We can support several different charitable activities through the sale of the monthly membership and pay-as-you-go class fees. Every time our members attend a class or continue to pay thier monthly subscription fee, they are helping Infinity Fitness Reading to not only support people with free and low-cost counselling but also helping support the following activities.
EXERCISE FOR THE ELDERLY
Infinity Fitness Reading supports senior citizens in Reading attend group fitness and yoga activities. The wellness club runs across the week and brings together seniors in the community for yoga, Zumba, resisitance based circuits and community walks and events.
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Monday 10:45–11:45
Chair Yoga with Tea and Coffee from 12:00 -
Tuesday 10:45–11:45
Chair based circuit class -
Tuesday 13:00–15:00
Board Game -
Thursday 10:45–11:45
Strength & Balance chair-based workout -
Thursday 13:00–15:00
Movie Club
To find out more about joining our Senior Wellness Club email info@infinityfitness.uk.com or call 07811 215 235
FITNESS & YOGA CLASSES
Practicing self-care isn’t always easy. Most of us are busy, have stressful jobs, or are too consumed with technology to make time for ourselves. Me-time is usually last on the agenda.
Our timetable is updated regularly so keep following us to be the first to hear about new classes and courses.
Bookings for activities can be made via the Glofox app (select Infinity Fitness Reading as your facility) or through the web portal.
AFFORDABLE THERAPY SERVICES
NEW MENTAL HEALTH HUB
Our affordable counselling services give you the opportunity to access a safe environment to talk, helping you to improve your confidence and take control of your life.
You can access mental health support either online or face-to-face. Infinity Fitness Reading aims to offer online video and text counselling to people who need a little help and support in Tilehurst and West Berkshire.
Face-to-face counselling takes place at Infinity Fitness Reading's Mental Health Hub that is located at The Gym Facilities.
Online counselling involves the delivery of counselling sessions via video. Sessions last for 50 minutes. Online counselling is delivered through a secure online healthcare platform. Clients are provided an appointment with a counsellor, and an email is sent with a link to a virtual counselling room.
COSTS
The cost of a counselling session is based on a sliding scale from £30 to £60 per session depending on your annual gross income:
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Under £21,000 — £30 per session
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£21,000–£35,000 — £40 per session
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Over £35,000 — £60 per session
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Proof of income may be requested.
Sessions must be paid for in advance either online (here) or by debit/credit card at reception.
Each week we have 50 hours of free and part-funded counselling available. You can apply for free counselling in the self-referral form below.
SUPPORT YOUR WORKFORCE WITH AN EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME (EAP)
At Infinity Fitness Reading, we want to help employers help their employees live better lives at work and home.
E-COUNSELLING
This is a service where you email your counsellor. Your counsellors will respond within 24 hours.
All of our counsellors and psychotherapists are qualified or in the process of gaining their qualifications.
If you have any questions, please email info@infinityfitness.uk.com and one of our mental health support team will get back to you.
LIFESTYLE COACHING
Lifestyle coaching sessions are a place to define personal and professional goals and objectives and make plans on how these can be achieved.
Your coaching plan is based on where you are now and where you want to be. It is tailored to you, so everything you need is covered along your coaching journey. This is a process of supporting discovery and change. It's about examining everything that will help, hinder or skyrocket your development, empowering you to see things differently, understand your potential and carve out your own direction.
By committing to giving your time and energy to the process, it will enable ripples of change. The more work you put in outside of the sessions, the more positive change and fulfilment will be experienced.
To learn more and to start your lifestyle coaching journey email info@infinityfitness.uk.com
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Infinity Fitness are proud to announce the launch of Un-boxed, a pioneering programme in partnership with XYZ ABC that hopes to use the power of boxing to prevent young people from becoming involved in crime, violence, or antisocial behaviour.
This nitiative will provide safe, structured opportunities for young people (girls and boys) aged 14–18 from rural hard to reach areas or communities or who are at risk of offending, with the aim of transforming lives and strengthening communities.
In line with our funding criteria, eligible participants will be randomly offered one of two activities:
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Boxing: Participants are enrolled on the boxing programme, where they receive access to two group boxing sessions per week for six months at one of our participating clubs
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Gym: Participants are given a free gym membership.
Boxing has long been recognised for its unique ability to engage young people who may not connect with traditional sports or education. Its discipline, structure, and focus on respect provide a positive outlet for energy and emotion, while offering role models who can guide participants toward positive choices.
By combining grassroots delivery with robust independent evaluation from the Ending Youth Violence Lab, Un-boxed aims to provide valuable insight into the impact of boxing in tackling some of society’s most pressing challenges, from school exclusions to youth violence.
The programme was co-designed with clubs and informed by research into what works best in diverting young people away from crime. Those involved with delivery will benefit from funding for coaching and venue hire, as well as support with community events, training opportunities and new kit. These clubs will be at the heart of the project, delivering boxing to referred young people and having a positive impact on their community.
We hope to form strong partnerships and work closely with clubs, referral partners and communities to deliver Un-boxed on the ground. We hope their experience in sport, youth engagement, and community development will ensure the programme is rooted in the needs of each specific group. Together, this team will support over a wide range of clubs and welcome more a diverse range of young people into the programme.
XYZ ABC, Project Manager, said: “We’re really excited to be launching Un-boxed, which will help us evidence the societal impact boxing can have in supporting young people and evaluate its role as a vehicle for change.
“Working alongside statutory services and in partnership with affiliated clubs, we’ll engage young people who need the service and the structure most – offering them opportunities to get active, connect positively with their communities, and ultimately divert them away from offending behaviours.”
As Un-boxed launches, we invite partners from youth justice services, schools, community organisations and beyond to work with us in identifying young people who could benefit. With your support, we can ensure Un-boxed reaches those who need it most.
For more information on the project, email info@infinityfitness.uk.com