A leisure centre, sports centre, recreation center, or aquatics centre is a purpose-built building or site, usually owned and provided by the local government authority, where people can engage in a variety of sports and exercise, and keep fit. Typical facilities Facilities typically include a swimming pool, a large sports hall, and a gym, and may include: aerobics studios, an indoor cycling studio, squash courts, a cafeteria, a licensed bar, outdoor grass and/or artificial pitches for football (soccer), hockey etc., a solarium, sauna and/or steam room. Some of its functions may overlap with that of a community centre. Leisure centres are staffed by attendants who carry out a range of tasks to help and supervise the people using the leisure centre's facilities, and act as swimming pool lifeguards, gym instructors and coaches, offering advice, motivation, and expertise to users. Leisure centres are often operated by private companies on contract to the local authority. Some leisure centres, particularly in Australia, are called aquatic centres, if their main facilities are pools for swimming, diving, and other aquatic sports. Examples of leisure centres Current Deeside Leisure Centre Leisure centres in Cardiff Kensington Leisure Centre South Norwood Leisure Centre Splashpoint Leisure Centre in Worthing Swansea Leisure Centre in Wales The Dome Leisure Centre in Doncaster Former Gloucester Leisure Centre Ladywell Leisure Centre in Lewisham, London See also Department of Parks and Recreation (disambiguation) Health club Sports club References External links The Sports Leisure Legacy Project (UK) Physical exercise Sports venues