Student Membership

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Keeping active is a great way to look after your physical and mental health, which will help support you through student life - wherever it takes you.

A Student membership is flexible, with no long-term contract and gives you inclusive access* to our gyms, swimming pools and fitness classes across England, Cardiff and Belfast.

With regular fitness classes, swimming sessions or group sessions throughout the day at a leisure centre near you – you'll find more ways to move that fit around uni life. Training with friends is a good way to keep it social, and it costs less than you'd think.

You're welcome to move at your own pace.

Ready to sign up for a student gym and leisure membership?

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Benefits of a Student membership

For a reduced price, our student members get access to:

Over 200 centres across the UK*
Better gyms offering cardio, resistance, functional, weight and stretch zones
All Better swimming pools across the UK
The full fitness class programme

Find even more on offer with a Student membership

For those interested in access to a Single Centre or Multi-Centre membership, visit your local Better gym or leisure centre page and see what Student memberships are on offer.

With a gym membership for students, you’ll be able to enjoy a range of benefits including:
Seven-day priority advanced booking online via the Better UK app
Access to free WiFi in Better centres
Rolling monthly Direct Debit with no contract for added flexibility
Up to 30% off other activities and services
Free personalised fitness induction
Free access to expert fitness instructors, who’ll create you a personalised exercise programme
Free six-week refocus sessions to keep you feeling motivated
Inclusive access to Live Better - online workouts, healthy habit plans and everyday wellbeing support in the Better UK app.

Better is part of GLL, a charitable social enterprise so your membership fee goes back into the community. We’re not about trapping you into long contracts or getting you to part with big chunks of your student loan. Your membership fees are reinvested into programmes and services for the whole community to stay healthy and active.

If your gym can’t say the same – why not make the switch?

A Student membership is available to anyone aged 16 and above who is enrolled in a course requiring 16 or more hours of study per week. To qualify, please provide one of the following documents:

Student enrolment letter or email: Must include your full name and indicate the current academic year.
Student ID: Must include your full name and indicate the current academic year.
Letter from school or college or university: Must include your full name and indicate the current academic year.
To be eligible, please send through a photo of a letter that your course is minimum 16 hours of study per week.

Membership is available to international students.

Please ensure your documentation includes your first name, surname and a valid date.

For more details on acceptable dates for eligibility proof, please refer to the provided information next to each type of proof.

Our Student Membership is accepted at most* Better gyms, pools and leisure centres.

*Our UK-Wide Student membership does not include access to Camden leisure centres and Charlton Lido and is only valid if purchased at these centres.

As proof of eligibility for our student memberships, we accept letters from college or uni, sixth form ID cards, student profiles and acceptance letters. Upload any of these documents and you could be eligible for a discounted student membership.

These have to include your full name and the current academic year to be accepted.

You can apply for a Student membership online. Enter your postcode, pick your centre and choose the ‘Student’ option. Once you've added your details and joined, you’ll need to upload evidence of your eligibility online.

Since our student gym and leisure memberships are no long-term contract, it’s easy to cancel. You can cancel online or via the Better UK app. Check out our Help Centre for more information.