Sports Classes & Activities

Holiday Camps, Birthday Parties and More

Mid-term break is over and the countdown is on to the Easter Holidays. Our Easter Holiday Camp is now open for bookings! This is a 4-day, action-packed, sports camp for ages 5-13 years old, combining Tennis, Athletics, Multi-sports and Racquet Sports. We also have a mini camp for ages 3-5 years for Mini Racquets. 

• Easter Sports Camp 2026| 5-13 years| £100 for full camp
  Tuesday 7th - Friday 10th April
  9:30am - 12:30pm
  Early drop-off from 9:00am| £15 extra for the week
  Call 0131 451 8400 or complete the Booking Form to book a space. 
• Easter Mini Racquets Camp 2026| 3-5 years| £10 per day
  Tuesday 7th - Friday 10th April
  9:30 - 11:00
  Call 0131 451 8400 or complete the Booking Form to book a space.

We are also making a couple of changes to our Inflatables sessions on a Friday. Due to customer feedback we are moving the morning inflatables session to start from 9:30am and finishing at 11:00am to better fit with school runs. Our Inflatables Birthday Party option on Friday afternoons will now also be available year-round! Check out our birthday party options and availability here.

Good Luck for Hyrox Glasgow!

It was a thrill to host our first ever Hyrox Simulation last month. Participants brought a fantastic energy and really supported each other throughout the day. We hope that it helped everyone attending, whether it was a test your current training or preparation for Hyrox Glasgow happening this month!

It's not too late to get in a little extra practice before you tackle the main event. We have weekly training sessions in our fitness suite, open to members and non-members! These are a great gym-based training session featuring the challenges and techniques required for a Hyrox Competition. These are a great workout to help improve your strength, consistency and stamina.

Try a free taster session on Saturday Mornings which is perfect for beginners or jump straight into our weekday groups. Find out more about Hyrox here. 

Take March all in your stride with Oriam Clinic

With less than 100 days to go until the Edinburgh Marathon, are you race ready? Read our article from the Clinic team about the benefits of regular strength training and physiotherapy support for runners. Not quite ready for the Edinburgh Marathon? Why not try Oriam Parkrun, a fun and relaxed 5k (3 miles) around the Heriot-Watt Campus, starting and finishing at Oriam. 

Good luck to our current Couch to 5k group who are heading into the final weeks of their running programme, aiming to complete the Oriam Park Run later this month. 

Student Events on Campus this Semester

Sports Union and Active Wellbeing have a packed calendar of events for staff and students on campus for the rest of this semester. Check out all the details below or head over to the Sports Union website.

A few of our favourites for this semester:

• Sports Ball| Friday 26th February
• Active Wellbeing Colour Run| Wednesday 4th March at 4pm | Book a Space
• Watt Cup| Wednesday 25th March
• Blues Awards Ball| 7th May

From the Archives - March

We introduced Pickleball at Oriam in 2024

Spring 2024, we introduced Pickleball to our sports options at Oriam. It is one of the fastest growing racquet sports in the world thanks to it accessibility and fun game play. Following a series of introductory sessions led by our tennis team, Pickleball has become a fan favourite in our community sports options. Check out the LTA's guide to Pickleball for more information or book a court on our App or Online. 

We launched New Hyrox Training Classes in 2025

Following the gym refresh, we were excited to launch our first Hyrox Training classes in spring 2025 with the updated gym layout. One year on and the classes have grown in number and popularity! 

Squash Stars started in 2024

Our Head Squash Coach, Donna Lobban delivered our first squash stars sessions at Oriam. Our mini and junior squash sessions are on pause just now however, we hope to bring them back soon.