New gym openings in London in summer 2018

Hotpod Yoga, South Wimbledon

Find your inner zen at the new Hotpod Yoga studio in south west London this summer. Offering vinyasa yoga classes, held in heated pods, Hotpod Yoga is one of Europe’s most rapidly expanding yoga companies and has more than 50 outlets internationally, with four across London. With the pod heated to 37⁰C, you enjoy a super-charged yoga experience with a little sweat, and you’re sure to leave calmer, looser and revitalised. Try the 60-minute signature class for an induction into yoga, or perfect your poses with the Dynamic Flow class for a deeper focus on strength, flexibility and challenging poses. Whether you’re a beginner, slightly more advanced in your poses, or a yoga fanatic, Hotpod Yoga has an ideal class for you, day or evening.

Hotpod Yoga, 8 Morden Road, London SW19 3BH

Third Space, Canary Wharf

In March 2017 Third Space opened a new gym in the heart of London’s financial district, and now the glamorous and spacious Canary Wharf unit is being expanded, for completion at the end of summer. The Yard will be a huge functional area for personal training, with group strengthening sessions and a combat sporting space. One of the city’s most luxurious gyms, Third Space Canary Wharf is set over three floors and offers a spa along with 230 group classes a week. Facilities include a climbing wall, a training rig, a cycle studio, a golfing lab and an all-day restaurant and evening cocktail bar ‒ making this a perfect venue for after work. It has more than 100,000 square feet of sporting activities and you can even take scuba diving classes here.

Third Space, 16-19 Canada Square, London E14 5ER, +44 (0)20 7970 0900

Sweat IT, Aldwych

Sweat it out this summer at this centrally located gym. It offers high-intensity treadmill-based exercise and combines traditional studios concepts with intensive interval training for optimum results. The timetable is jam-packed with functional training sessions to get the endorphins flowing and heart pumping. Classes are varied on a daily basis, targeting specific areas for toning. There are 20 challenging stations with equipment to really push your workout to the next level; think resistance bands and Olympic bars. Whether you want to work on overall strength in the Compound60 class, boost your upper body in the Machine Guns class, or challenge your legs with an Engine Room endurance test, Sweat It has the perfect combination of high-intensity workouts for you.

Sweat IT, 4 Kean Street, London WC2B 4AS, +44 (0)20 7240 3489

Terra Hale, Shepherd’s Bush

Keep your workout eco-friendly this summer at this new human-powered and environmentally-friendly gym. Based on a pay-as-you-go concept, Terra Hale gym near Westfield London provides a balance of classes, from rigorous cardio-based sessions to semi-private classes offering added recovery time with calming elements of yoga and meditation. You can also enjoy London’s first eco-spin studio here, with spin bikes that harness the power of human energy and generate electricity. Join a small class or pick your fitness style for a more personal, one-to-one touch. Options include TKO boxing, dance aerobics, vinyasa yoga and more.

Terra Hale, Railway Arch 182, Shepherd’s Bush Market, London W12 8DF, +44 (0)20 3620 1813

Virgin Active, Kensington

Head to the newly refurbished Virgin Active in Kensington for exciting classes, state-of-the-art equipment and a purpose-built boxing studio. Part of Virgin Active’s premium collection of 10 gyms, the space is set over four floors and is now home to one on the city’s largest dynamic reformer pilates studios. You can also enjoy hot yoga and barre classes, and new high-intensity spin sessions with added free weights and a nightclub playlist. Those wanting a dynamic workout will enjoy the new Active Grid class. After that, wind down in the spa area, complete with sauna and steam rooms.

Virgin Active, 17A Old Court Place, London W8 4PL, +44 (0)20 3468 2711

Studio Lagree, Shoreditch

Bringing its unique and dynamic workouts from the US to the UK, Studio Lagree opens at five-star Nobu Hotel Shoreditch. The luxurious boutique studio is the company’s fourth space in London and is reserved for monthly package holders, with hotel guests also offered access to some classes. If you’ve ever tried reformer pilates but want more intensity, book into Studio Lagree’s Megaformer class, an all-body workout for which you’ll use muscles you never knew you had. The studio has a 10-bed M3S Megaformer machine and delivers a method of exercise through a slower and more controlled pace for maximum results. This ground-breaking form of targeted resistance training delivers quick results by adapting the workout to push each muscle to its maximum, resulting in a leaner and more sculpted frame.

Studio Lagree, Nobu Hotel Shoreditch 10-50 Willow Street, London EC2A 4BH, +44 (0)20 7256 5700

POPfit, London Fields

Add a spring to your step at the new POPfit boutique studio in Hackney. POPfit was previously taught through private sessions, now you can head to its permanent home in east London for up-tempo workouts with a Speakerbox soundtrack to get the blood pumping. Combining energetic fun, pop music and fitness, POPfit offers three types of class for an all-body workout. POPfit Core is for body conditioning, Popfit Signature is an up-tempo cardio and weight training class, and with POPfit PlyoJam you hit the dancefloor for a high-energy dance class using plyometric training. The new studio is also home to the UK’s first Fabletics store offering althleisure gear for the fitness fanatic.

POPfit, 19 Sidworth Street, London E8 3SD, +44 (0)20 3917 3978

FirstLight Cycle, Westfield London

Immerse yourself in the world of indoor cycling for an exhilarating, endorphin-boosting and stimulating sensory experience. FirstLight Cycle is a boutique studio in the newly extended part of Westfield London. It is set to change the face of traditional indoor cycling, with cutting-edge sunlight simulation technology that replicates daylight periods from sunrise to sunset. Get ready to see the light, and power up your saddle with an awakening morning ride, a lunchtime power session, or an energising evening ride. You can choose between a 45-, 60- or 90-minute ride for a euphoric and immersive experience. After class, grab a light-themed smoothie. We love the Arctic Light cold-pressed juice with a blend of cucumber, apple, spinach, lemon and ginger; it’s the perfect green juice to cleanse your body.

FirstLight Cycle, Westfield London, Ariel Way, London W12 7SL

FRAME, Farringdon

Not content with two openings in January this year, in Fitzrovia and Hammersmith, FRAME now has a new space in the heart of Farringdon. Opened in June, this studio offers high-intensity fitness, fun dance classes, postural perfect reformer pilates classes and much more. Just 30 seconds from Farringdon station, the new Frame space is one of the largest yet, with a dedicated meditation and chill area for a moment of peace and quiet. If you’re short of time, it is running some regular FRAME classes in 30-minute blasts, including the popular Quickie Kettlebells sessions. New classes include TRX training for strength and Power Row endurance training. The changing rooms have free use of towels, Bumble & Bumble hair products and GHD hair straighteners.

FRAME, 35 Farringdon Road, London EC1M 3JB, +44 (0)20 3961 6262