There are many regular outdoor exercise and fitness classes taking place in our parks, open spaces and beaches, all of which are licensed.
Apply for a licence
You’ll need a licence to hold an outdoor exercise class on any of our parks, open spaces or beaches.
Before a licence is granted, you’ll need to provide evidence of:
- public liability insurance to a minimum of £5m
- risk assessment
- instructor certificates
- DBS certificate if working with under 18s
- first aid qualification
The licence fee is £100 per weekly session for a 12-month period. So, if you’re planning to hold 1 class a week, the cost would be £100 for the year. For 2 classes a week it would be £200, and so on.
Parks
If you'd like to run a fitness activity at one or more of our parks and open spaces, complete an application form, email parks@bcpcouncil.gov.uk or call 01202 123 888.
Beaches
If you’d like to run a fitness activity on the beach please complete an application form and submit this to seafront.admin@bcpcouncil.gov.uk or call 01202 123 800 for further information.
We will not consider applications for activities between 10am to 5pm from 1 April to 30 September (inclusive).
Apply for an events licence
If you'd like to run a one-off fitness event, you’ll need an events licence. Email events@bcpcouncil.gov.uk to find out how to apply.
Current licensed operators
Ben Law Personal Training
- Saturday mornings at Harbourside Park
- 07917 042358
- benjameslaw@icloud.com
Bootcamp UK
- Monday, Wednesday and Saturday mornings at Harbourside Park
- Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6.30pm to 7.30pm at Queen's Park
- 07720 621 772
- Bootcamp UK website
Forest School - Paula Latini
- daily mornings for Park School during term time at Queen's Park
- P.Latini@parkschool.co.uk
Lou Dutch Personal Training
- Tuesday and Friday mornings at Fenners Field
- 07884 006 709
- lou@loudutchsportsmassage.co.uk
James Francis Youth Football
- Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 6pm to 8pm and Saturdays 9am to 12pm at Redhill Park
- 07872 593 693
- matchyouthfootballfutsal@outlook.com
MAMDA
- Wednesdays 1pm to 4pm at Delph Woods, Thursdays 10am to 1pm at Queen's Park, Sundays 8am to 11am at Broadstone Recreation Ground
- 07485 046121
- emily@mamda.co.uk
- MAMDA website
Miroslava Fitness
- Wednesdays 6pm to 7pm at Meyrick Park
- 07397 575 954
- miroslavafitness@gmail.com
Power of the Pride Bootcamp
- Wednesday afternoons at Poole Park
- 07734 939 313
- contact@powerofthepride.co.uk
Sean Burgess Fitness
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at Broadstone Recreation Ground
- 01202 282 726, 07831 298 610
- info@seanburgessfitness.com
Steffi Be
- various days and times at Harbourside Park
- steff@steffibe.com
- Steffi Be website
Walx Dorset
- various days and times at Poole Park, Baiter Park, Branksome Recreation Ground, Upton Country Park and Sandbanks Beach
- 0331 2 34 540, 07768 873 156
- Walx Dorset website
Unlicensed operators
Anyone running an outdoor fitness session on one of our open spaces without our permission may not be suitably insured or qualified to do so.
If a member of the public is injured by the actions of an unlicensed trainer, and that trainer does not have public liability insurance, it’s very unlikely they’ll be able to pay any compensation due because of negligence.