It was only after I moved on after several years I realised how limiting this organisation is. I…read morewish I'd realised earlier. Ok for beginners and better than some other tai chi organisations. But compared to the best Mei Quan is quite shallow despite the glitzy image. Run as a business, you never get to see the head honcho unless you're deemed "special". A bit cultish and the quality of teaching is patchy. By all means try them out for a year or so, but Ideally start off with the real deal (if you can find it).

Set in a non competitive, relaxed environment - these classes are ideal for people who either want…read moreto find out more or want to improve their basic fitness without the chore of the gym or have an interest in Tai Chi, Qi Gong or martial arts generally. The teacher is laid back and makes everyone feel welcome whether you are brand new to the club or have been there for a while. Very quickly you'll start seeing the benefits.

If you are serious about health & fitness the Southbank Club is a great place to hit your peak. The…read moreground floor is specifically designed to hold the dreaded bleep test running track. There is a small free weight area on this floor to. The main weight resistance room is upstairs alongside the CV equipment. If you like squash there are eight courts and when you've finished a sauna and steam to relax in. Southbank is a very good gym that provides everything you would expect from a top gymnasium.

I visited this gym to attend a yoga class with some friends. Upon entering I found the staff to be…read morefriendly on reception. There is a studio and squash courts on the ground floor with a lounge area and TV and another area with tables and chairs for eating and drinking. On the next level are the changing rooms and another studio. The changing areas are spacious with lockers, showers, a sauna and steam room and a lounger area. The only thing they are lacking here is a swimming pool and jacuzzi. You can hire towels for a £1 and lockers are free. The gym is located 5 mins bus ride away from Vauxhall tube / train station. All in all a superb gym which had a real community social feel to it.

I trained at Moreno Boxing for a few months towards the end of 2020 and really enjoyed the classes…read moreand found the trainers to be excellent. Unfortunately I will not be returning as their customer service is awful. As many of the other reviews mentioned they will not refund you under any circumstances and are not reasonable or trustworthy. The owners main concern is around making money and not the happiness or wellbeing of their clients. I last attended a class in November of 2020 where I dislocated my shoulder and was unable to train in the following months. Despite not attending a single session after this they charged me for the next month which I disputed. They refused a refund but offered credit. They then charged me for the following month which they eventually they did refund after a lengthy dispute. 8 months later they charged me a monthly membership fee again (£95). They claim my contract had been on hold and has since re-commenced despite having no correspondence of this. They refused to offer me a refund. I had logged in via their booking system many months ago to try to cancel my account with them. I couldn't see an option to do so, instead I requested that the system remove my details. The fact I was then charged again indicates a GDPR breach. On another note throughout Covid they pushed the rules consistently so I was not comfortable to attend the gym during certain periods. This is probably because the gym owner is a Covid conspiracy theorist.

I've been doing martial arts for years, but wanted to check out a boxing class. It seemed to me…read morethat it might be a more practical form of self-defence, and that the sparring might be more realistic than other martial arts. From the very first class I took with Carlos, he was extremely welcoming. There's no pretension, ego or hostility in his classes - not from instructors or students. As I started attending more regularly (I do conditioning/pad work once a week and the sparring class every Friday night), I realised just how committed and talented Carlos is not just at boxing, but teaching it. Teaching is an entirely separate skill to being able to box, but it's clearly something Carlos has worked on and can deliver extremely effectively. He has the mark of someone who has put in his 10,000 hours to be a great trainer. In just a few seconds of pad work or him watching you spar, he'll spot your mistakes, stop you, and make you fix them before continuing. Every time you reach a new level, he'll give you more feedback to get to the next one. I learn more every Friday at sparring than I learn most weeks at work and in other areas of my life. Initially, I was reluctant to attend the Friday sparring classes, as it meant giving up my nights out drinking and socialising, but after trying it just once, I realised that coming home, sweaty and drained from sparring but with a head full of learnings, was far more enjoyable than waking up with a hangover and nothing to show for it the next day. I cannot recommend Moreno boxing enough if you have even a slight vestige of interest in the martial arts. Check out a class and see if it's for you.

I love training at the location over near Hoxton park. Super clean, organized, and the classes are…read moreso much fun! Everyone is great and I am learning a ton! Highly recommend it!

I have never been to one of his session as I am training from 7 for rowing on a Saturday morning,…read morebut for the days when I have land based training during the week, some of things he posts up on Facebook are great fun to try out. I like how he add little add ons, such as how long it takes, but not only does he ask how long you take he says how long he takes. A great comparison! I especially liked the '12 Days of Christmas' workout that involved some tough exercises (especially on day 11/12!) but it did help me keep in shape over the Christmas break. He is a great trainer and advises people on new ways to get fit - a great way to shake up the boring fitness plan.

Right lets call it what it is - THIS WILL MAKE YOU FEEL PAIN, BUT most definitely in a way that…read moreonce you have showered the mud and sweat off you will look at yourself and think DAMMMMMN, I look good!! OK, so the thought of training at 9am on a Saturday morning doesn't appeal to most, once class with Mark and you will totally change that mentality! I went along with my mate Matt (who whilst doing star jumps was described as looking like a ballerina ha) both of us train at the gym regularly and stay pretty pretty active! So the class was 7 of us, 5 girls to us 2 boys, and we started off with a warm up, so far so good, get the bloods flowing, warm up (its a Mid January morning), a star jumps, lunges, laps, sprints, knee ups etc., Section 1: rotations on plank, press-ups, run and weights, set 1: OK, I am doing good, set 2: slowed down a tad (Mark wont let that stop me pushing myself), set 3: Mark continues to make sure none of us cut corners by motivational speaking to all of us as he notices we begin to lag! Section 2: a run carrying a canister filled with 10KG of water, carrying over my head for what felt like a mile (was actually only like 250 yards - hey I'm not a runner) Section 3: PAIR UP - so I paired up with a lovely girl named Helen and we now had to compete against another 2 girls and the team that my mate Matt was on (it goes without saying but after he kicked my ass at everything else, I was ready to kick his butt). We start the a tougher version of a leap frog constant for about 100 yards, sprint back tag your partner then do squats while they do it (Me and Helen win - YAY), Next the bear crawl, like a mountain climber cardio exercise but your actually moving, so again 100 yards there and then bear crawls back and tag your partner, then while they do it you do squats (we came second....Matt came 3rd) We then do 4 100 yards sprints, tag again and do sits up (YAY we win again) Now we go back to back with you partner and do squats, by this point I can start to feel my legs buckling under me - me and Helen are out first so as a forfeit we have to run to a nearby tree and back! Section 4: we do section 2 again to return to where we started, and I think the adrenaline has finally started to kick in as I feel like I can carry the 10kg bag back I make most of it before I need a hand, then once back we do a cool down! AND WE ARE DONE! I managed a number of gyms, for a number of years and can honestly say after having PT sessions from a number of people this was hands down one of the best exercise things I've done - Mark keeps you motivated, everyone is constantly involved, its social, and when you feel like you are about to give up someone in the group will give you a boost and you feel like you have to keep going, partially because you don't want to lose to a girl, or your mate, but mainly because you start to feel a huge sense of achievement once you have completed everything! Definitely recommend to people looking for something different, if your in an exercise rut, or just fancy trying something new for 2014!! Will most definitely be making this regular part of my routine! Great work!

Got free access to this gym since i was staying at the Richmond hill hotel. They are conveniently…read morelocated right behind the hotel. They have a pool, cardio machines upstairs and a weight room. Can get a little crowded but not too bad. Relatively speaking this is one of the roomier workout facilities that I have used in Europe. I am from the US and it takes a little bit of getting used to since everything in the States is much bigger.

Just canceled our membership. Not worth the money definitely. Staff is nice and friendly. But…read moreswimming instructors are poor skilled, old fashioned teaching stile which makes kids withdraw from lessons - Waste of money. The manager tried to fool me by not refunding money for canceled lesson due to closed pool area. Jacuzzi does't work, has been tried to fix many times - nothing. Sauna and steam room are ok, but nearly the same effect you can get in a hot tub at home for less £. But I did like the temperature of the water in the swimming pool, its just perfect. Poor hygiene I'd say. But as far as this club was in 5 walking minutes from home it did work for us. I think you pay for being in not over crowded club, but not for the quality...

Being a platinum VA, it's obviously better than the usual VA standard. I've never found it too…read morebusy, and the swimming pool is 25m which for central london is impressive! You can book for classes a week in advance and they now reserve 8 spots (on the peak spin classes) for first arrivals if you haven't managed to secure your place. They have the new sleeping pods which I have used on more than one occasion for a quick nap at lunch after the night before which are a novelty and a god send! Only downside is that the showers could be better, but they're not the worst by any means.

Really a quite nice gym, but rather expensive as a Classic gym, and totally underground…read more Upsides: very nice shower facilities, 25m pool, location-location-location. Downsides: mediocre training area, low-ish ceilings serve as a reminder that you're underground, cost.

It is like walking on to the set of a Rocky film. If you want a plush, shiny gymnasium to try out…read moreyour new spandex pants, this is not the place. The décor is worn out and old, but remembering you are here to train and not hold a dinner party you can focus on the tuition. The classes are taught by an ex boxing champion and you can tell by his in-depth knowledge of the boxing profession. These sessions are not for wannabe champions but for those who want to get fit and get fit quickly. Boxing is a fantastic way to do this. You practice all the punches on bags and pads and don't lay a finger on one another, so don't worry about getting hurt. Boxing London is a fantastic class that gets you fit, builds confidence and gives you a pair of guns to be proud of. Great class for men and women.

Proper old school boxing gym. The training is hard, ruthless but yet comfortable. No…read moreOnes going to push you to spar untill you're ready, and everyone is extremely helpful and friendly. It can be quite nerve racking when you first enter a gym like this, but after meeting Enzo (the owner) he will make you feel right at home. There's no heating or air conditioning, just the heat of people boxing to warm the place up, and windows to call the place down. The lights flicker from people running about and punching bags. It's definitely not a place for time wasters, just for people who want to get fit fast and learn the art of boxing. If you want to go past the boxercise side of things you can enter the ring and learn to box properly from excellent coaches. If your a beginner then go on a Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or at the weekend. Wednesday and Friday are more hardcore. Give Enzo a call and he will make you feel welcome. Anyone is welcome here! Yes boy