This must be one of Belfast' best kept secrets, hidden away in the suburbia of Stranmillis the…read moreYMCA fitness centre has facilities that will rival any private gym. I attended a charity football tournament here on Saturday and was shocked by what I was presented with. When someone says YMCA to me I immediately think of a the song and then I think of a run down church hall in desperate need of repair but to my amazement when I pulled up to Belfast's YMCA I was presented with a state of the art building and a huge car park. I read on the way out that there's an on site gym, youth club and cafe. We were playing on the football pitches out the back. The pitches themselves were a little over grown but as it's off season you can give them a bye ball on this. The facilities at the pitched included changing rooms, floodlights and small goals with netting. I'm not sure how hiring the pitches works but if you're thinking of organising a kick about I would get in contact with the YMCA. I couldn't believe I hadn't been here before Saturday, they obviously have invested a lot of cash in to this facility and it's a shame that more people are not aware of what's on offer here.

A charity football tournament brought me to the YMCA on Saturday, before going to this place the…read moreonly thing I had heard about it was the song. Needless to say my apprehensions were completely unfounded. Great leisure facilities await any young man with little dough, and ample parking providing a place for any size car to stay. They also have a Café onsite too if you fancy a coffee or a good meal. (Surely they do a Cowboy supper?) Great pitches to play on if you are wanting to play football or whatever you feel So if you are looking for a place to hang out with all the boys, consider a kick about at the ol' YMCA.

Mary Peter's Track is one of the largest track and field spaces in Northern Ireland. Sport isn't…read morereally my thing, so like Lyra M, it reminds me very much of schools sports days! It is open to the public, so a lot of people take their dogs there to give them a good run around, or to give themselves a good run around too! Like I said, sports aren't my thing, so I'm more likely to be sitting on the sidelines watching everyone wear themselves out!

A lot of money has been spent on improving Mary Peters Track and the surrounding area over the last…read more12 months. It is hosting the world fire and police games in August 2013 so it is certainly looking at its best. I however do not use the running track itself but love running and mountain biking through the forest next to the running track. There are purpose built mountain biking tracks for people of different levels of fitness and skill and they attack many people from across N.Ireland. Wear a helmet, pack a water bottle and enjoy