Supporting Your Fitness Journey with Gym Challenges

Monday 18 May 2026
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Looking for a fun, motivating way to test yourself and track your progress? Our monthly gym challenges at Les Quennevais Sports Centre and Springfield are designed to support your fitness journey — whatever your starting point.

These challenges are designed to be fair, adaptable and suitable for all-round fitness, alternating between bodyweight exercises, weights and cardio. This variety keeps things interesting while encouraging well‑rounded fitness. Challenges are designed to be fair, adaptable and accessible, so everyone can take part.

 

Why take on a gym challenge?

The challenges can be used as a great way to highlight strengths and identify areas you may want to improve. You can repeat the challenge throughout the month, giving you the opportunity to improve your score and track your progress over time.

There’s no limit to how many times you can attempt a challenge, and results are age‑adjusted to keep things fair across all fitness levels — from first‑time gym users to experienced lifters.

 

Support every step of the way

Our friendly gym team are always on hand to help. They can explain the challenge, demonstrate movements and time and record your attempt — just speak to a member of the team if you need support.

Our upcoming challenges for 2026 are:

May Max calories in 2 minutes on the fan bike
June Max time for a towel hang
July Maximum reps with 50% of bodyweight with the trap bar
August 1km run in the fastest time
September Burpees: Max reps in 1 minute
October BB Squat: Max reps (50% of bodyweight)
November Max calories in 5 minutes on the stepper
December Box Jumps: Max reps in 1 minute

Previous challenges for 2026: 

January Bench press: max reps with 50% of bodyweight
February 500m sprint on the SkiErg
March Maximum time for a L sit hold
April Strict Curl: Max Reps with 25% of bodyweight

 

 

Ready to take part?

Whether you’re chasing a personal best or simply trying something new, our monthly challenges are a great way to stay engaged and keep progressing. Check the challenge board in the gym or speak to a member of the team to get started.