Malvern Splash Leisure Complex Priory Road Malvern
Upstairs, you’ll find the gym, a forest of chrome and existential dread. The equipment is shiny and new, which feels suspicious. I’m convinced the treadmills have a secret setting that increases the incline whenever you look at your phone. You’ll see people doing deadlifts with the intensity of a Viking warlord, while others just sit on the stretching mats, scrolling through their phones and contemplating their life choices.
The real entertainment is the window. From the gym, you can look down into the pool area, which means you can judge the swimmers while you’re running nowhere. It’s the perfect distraction from the fact that your legs are screaming. I once saw a man in the gym drop a kettlebell and then pretend it was part of his warm-up. We all applauded in our heads.