BH Live and Precor transform Mountbatten Leisure Centre gym

BH Live, the registered charity and social enterprise operating sport and leisure facilities across southern England, has completed a major refurbishment of the gym at Mountbatten Leisure Centre in Portsmouth as a part of a £750,000 investment to modernise leisure facilities across the city. The redesigned facility was developed in close collaboration with Precor, combining expert design consultancy with a full equipment fit-out. The result is a spacious, clearly zoned gym environment with dedicated areas for strength, cardio, functional fitness, recovery, physio and wellness, designed to serve exercisers of all ages and abilities.

To meet growing demand for strength training, the gym features an extensive selection of Precor selectorised and plate-loaded machines, alongside an eight-stack Resolute Multi-Station for total-body workouts. The facility also includes the Glutebuilder range which is engineered with precision biomechanics and optimised motion paths to effectively target the glutes, hips and legs.

The cardio floor features Precor Treadmills, Ellipticals, Upright and Recumbent Bikes, StairClimbers and Adaptive Motion Trainers (AMTs). The AMT’s Open Stride technology allows exercisers to continuously adjust their stride length and height, engaging multiple muscle groups within a single workout. Precor treadmills feature Integrated Footplant Technology, automatically adapting belt speed to each user’s natural gait for a more comfortable, effective run. Cardio equipment is paired with touchscreen consoles featuring PrecorCast, allowing members to connect their phones and stream their preferred apps directly onto 16- or 22-inch HD screens. A dedicated Peloton area houses three Peloton Bike+ Pros, giving gym members access to Peloton’s world-class library of exclusive content and a comprehensive suite of performance metrics to track and drive their progress.