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<p>Great news for Bicester locals – the country’s 101<sup>st</sup>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.davidlloyd.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="David Lloyd Clubs  (opens in a new tab)">David Lloyd Clubs </a>location is headed your way, and it’s set to be a good’un. Designed with families in mind, the club not only looks mega-sleek (seriously, check out these designs), but it could be the secret to giving both you and the kids a much-needed wellness boost when it opens this September. Here’s what we’re most excited about.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">It&#8217;s super-flexible </h2>



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<p>I don&#8217;t know about you, but in my family, juggling everyone&#8217;s schedules and getting everywhere on time can feel nigh-on impossible. David Lloyd Bicester has built-in flexibility to solve the problem &#8211; like staggered class times, so you can drop your little darlings off at a kids activity like Scooter Squad before you hit a class that starts five minutes later, giving you time to settle rather than missing your warm-up and dashing in &#8211; or out again- red-faced. </p>



<p>There are also separate kids and adults zones in both the indoor and outdoor pools (yes, there&#8217;s an outdoor pool &#8211; and it&#8217;s <em>heated</em>!), so you can get on with your lane swim while the kids have splash fights well out of reach. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">There are activities for the whole family &#8230;</h2>



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<p>If you can tear yourself away from the pools, you can hit the tennis courts for a little kids vs parents game, or try out a game of Padel &#8211; apparently it&#8217;s somewhere between tennis and squash, and is super popular in Europe. David Lloyd Bicester is only the third Club in the UK to have a dedicated Padel court, so you&#8217;ll be an early adopter. </p>



<p>There&#8217;s also a daily timetable of children-only activities, lead by the patient souls of the DL Kids team, with dedicated activity rooms and an outdoor play area for them to burn off steam. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">&#8230; but others dedicated to grown-ups</h2>



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<p>Meanwhile, you can hit the shiny new boutique studios for the signature classes you&#8217;d expect from David Lloyd Clubs, including adrenaline-pumping HIIT classes like BLAZE or IGN1TE, or more chilled-out workouts with yoga and Pilates-based SPIRIT.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">The Spa Garden looks immense</h2>



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<p>Speaking of chilled, how&#8217;s this for a spa? This zen space is set to be one of the biggest draws of David Lloyd Bicester, and is definitely worth booking the kids in for a class while you escape to the Himalayan Salt Sauna, Crystal Steam Room, Ice Cave, Hydropool or the heated outdoor pool.  </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">You can get some work done </h2>



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<p>Alas, we can&#8217;t spend all our time doing butterfly in the outdoor pool or smashing the kids at Padel. If you&#8217;re WFH or hybrid working, David Lloyd Bicester has an exclusive Clubroom and a business lounge perfectly set up for whipping out the laptop, so you can reply to emails or field a few Zoom calls before you hit the free weights. </p>



<p>Sound good? You&#8217;ll have to wait until September to get inside, but you can <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="sign up to the waitlist (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.davidlloyd.co.uk/clubs/bicester/" target="_blank">secure your membership right now</a> to be one of the Club&#8217;s first members. See you in the pool! </p>


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