International Women’s Day 2025

International Women’s Day takes place on Saturday 8th March this year with both Kensington Leisure Centre and Chelsea Sports Centre providing activities to help celebrate the occasion.

Chelsea Sports Centre has free activities for females to book on the day, these include Body Conditioning and HIIT women only classes. Also there will be free access for women to use the gym or swim in the afternoon, please note that males might be in the pool or the gym during these times.

Kensington Leisure Centre will be putting on a women’s only Power Pump and Boxfit class which is bookable on the app. Again they will also be providing a women’s only swim (please note male lifeguards may be present) and a chance to use the gym, again males may be present during this time.

Please book on the Better app or visit www.better.org.uk

International Women’s Day is a global day to celebrate the social, cultural and political achievements of women and reinforce a commitment to women’s equity and equality. 

International Women’s Day has occurred for well over a century, with the first International Women’s Day gathering in 1911 supported by over a million people. Today, International Women’s Day belongs to all groups collectively everywhere.

It is a big year for women’s sport with the England football team aiming to defend their European title in July. They beat Germany in the final at Wembley in 2022 and got to the World Cup final in 2023.

Also this year the English Rugby team will be trying to go one better than last time and lift the Rugby World Cup, with the competition taking place on home soil.