Thursday 8 October saw staff and students attend the ALTitude - a free fitness festival at Ethos.

Thursday 8 October saw over 2000 students and staff descend upon Ethos for the first ever ALTitude fitness festival, run by the Active Lifestyles Team.

The classes

Members were put through their paces in the energetic group classes led by Les Mills in the Sports Hall. Casey, Steve and Laura did not take it easy on the participants, pushing everyone to their limits - and new heights!

In the studio the classes took more of a realxing pace, with guest instructors leading the way in one-off classes including Shakti Dance, Qigong, Piyo and Restorative Yoga.

On court five the exhibition with representatives from health food companies, sportswear, sports therapists, sportswear companies and more provided the perfect opportunity to try, buy and learn about the many ways people can adopt a healthier lifestyle.

Representatives from Neal's Yard, Metcalfe's Skinny and Earthmiles were on hand offering natural remedies, low-fat snacks and promoting their new app, rewarding on-the-ground fitness activities. Find out more about these companies on our exhibitors page.

Also on hand were our personal trainers and sport therapists providing free advice and services. 

Just over 2, 200 people attended the day which makes Altitude the biggest ever Active Lifestyles event. A huge thank you to everyone attending the event we hope you had an amazing time. If you have any pictures of the event tweet us on @sportimperial #ALTitude #alt

ALTitude was a great event to kickstart Sport Imperial’s Get Active campaign. The next big free fitness event to be hosted will be Healthy Living Week in January 2016. However, if you want to start your active lifestyle sooner you can try one of our other offerings including Fast Free classes or Impetus our recreational sports programme, open to staff and students.