Budget gym. Has all the essential equipment and it is cheap. The gym is often littered with paper…read moretowels and gym staff although very nice, are rarely on the floor maintaining the rules. There are quite a few classes with a strange booking system with financial penalties if you fail. It also has a segregated women only area.

As an aspiring lightweight boxer from England, I had been training in Mendez Boxing Gym in New York…read more(moved there last year) for the last 10 months or so. My fitness has vastly improved and I have been better off because of it, however, in terms of learning the boxing fundamentals and actual technique, none of the trainers so much as gave me the time of day beyond the generic "hit the bag for 3 rounds, do padwork with x for a half an hour, now shadow box for 3 rounds" stuff you'd find in your run-of-the-mill fitness gym that facades itself as a boxing facility. Nonetheless, despite all the time and dedication I had spent in this gym, I never felt at home, and felt that my efforts and aspirations to AT THE VERY LEAST fight in an amateur setting were neglected, and it felt as if all my efforts and sacrifices were in vain no matter how hard I tried. I train 6-7 days a week and throughout the majority of those days I try and train twice (once in the morning and a second time at night) I had recently returned to England for a 2 week holiday and I had spent time with one of the trainers named Tony, who happened to be a friend of another family friend named Harry Cowap, who had a history of professional boxing in Ireland. Within a matter of a few hours I felt more at home and covered more of the rudimental boxing mechanics at Peacock than I ever did for the last 10 months at the place I was "training" at back over in New York. Nonetheless, even my family who was there to watch me train noticed that everything from my form and performance had greatly improved while training with Tony. I am currently back in New York, I'm not sure when my next trip back home to England will be, and I am currently holed up in New York finishing off uni and training at my old gym (Mendez) for the sake of keeping my fitness, however I will not forget the workout, tutoring and overall kindness that Tony and the gym provided me that day. Since then, my view on Boxing has fundamentally changed for the better and I have a new sense of instilled self-confidence in the sport! Until I return, I say Peacock keep up the damn good work and keep aiming to push and train the next generation of boxers England (or anywhere else) has to offer! Would definitely recommend Tony and Peacock Gym to any and everyone in the London area with a die-hard dream to fight professionally! Proud As A Peacock!

I started doing 3 classes a week at the end of November and am now hooked. I have certainly lost…read morefat, toned upper and lower body and am getting into clothes a dress size smaller (that I had in my wardrobe but havent been in for years)!!! Susi and Mira are a great support and with only 3 other members in any class you feel like you're getting personal training. They certainly make you work hard but you also have time for lots of laughs. I have just signed up for another 6 months and now cant imagine a week without my visits to The Power Studio. As other members have said you get addicted to feeling good and seeing results.

I've been going to the Power Studio for over six months now, and still love it. The flexibility of…read morethe sessions make it really easy to fit in exercise around my day-to-day commitments, and the training is great. With class sizes of four people, you get personal attention every time you visit. Susi & Mira even seem to remember the exercises you did in your last session so you're always trying something new, and it doesn't get boring! The ambience is great, and the classes are always fun, even when you're working really hard! Thoroughly recommended.

Reece Mander Fitness is top-notch! Expert trainers, varied workouts, and supportive community. Saw…read morereal results and loved every session! Pros: Expert trainers, varied workouts, supportive community

From the owner: RMF was created to empower people with the knowledge they need to succeed. As trainers, our job is…read moreto teach you the skills so you can get slim, and stay that way.

I do love a pamper session, well I say that but what I really mean is that I enjoy a steam and…read moresauna after a work out! However for the purposes of this review I will impart my more luxurious experience at this tucked treat. The East River Spa is delectable. It's not very big but I think that adds to it's charm. Set out east in Blackwall, its relaxation room over looks the Thames and the O2. I have much to tell you about the relaxation room, so more later. ERS is resident on the first floor of the Radisson Edwardian Hotel where it shares it's home with the hotel gym. As you may have guessed from the name, the Spa has a Eastern theme which is also reflected on the menu of treatments. Kitted out with 5 or 6 treatment rooms, a steam room, sauna, an ice fountain, 6 sensation shower which basically means hot and cold showers with different pressure and of course the panoramic relaxation room. I love this room! It has heated stone beds that are curved to the contour of your body. It such a comforting feeling and many a person have been visited by the sandman whilst relaxing. Depending on the treatment you have there is the option of champagne and strawberries but if you don't opt for those extras, a sorbet, tea and or water is offered following every treatment. If that is not enough there is ofter a bowl of fresh fruit, nuts, dried fruits, both still and sparking water and a selection of teas that you are free to help yourself to. Finally there is also a small private steam room which is used for couple and steam based treatments. So for those of you who like a naked steam it might be both booking yourself in and not scaring the general public! It's happened I promise :o| The ladies at the spa a amazing, helpful friendly and some are now my friends. It's actually quite a nice thing to do if you have evening plans at the 02. All robes, slipper, shower gel, shampoo, towels etc are provided so all you need is to pop you cozzie in your handbag and you're set. Forgive me male readers that was a little sexist, if you have a manbag great, if not you might want to been the private steam room!

I have only been to the place once for Ayurvedic massage ritual. It was £95 for about 90mins of…read moretreament! It was a good experience, the staffs was nice and helpful and the treatment was fantastice. relaxing and aromatic! The treament consist of massage and a full body exfoliation after that! Love it and will highly recommend it to anyone! The place is generally quite pleasant, lots of mosiac tiles eveyrwhere! Not the best interior but good enough. There are often offers available online, I just saw one on Lastminute.com and will probably book it for my next treatment.

Very unique and new way to working out, at least it was for me! Tucked away in a shopping mall off…read morethe Kings Road is Powertone Studios. Power tone is a very small studio which if appropriate as you dont need much room as youre working on your powerplate the whole time. A powerplate looks like a futuristic hovercraft. The purposely unstable and vibrating powerplate maximizes the effect of your body weight exercises, makes you really engage your core and the vibrations stimulate your muscles. 25 mins of powerpate is supposedly the equilivlant of and hour and a half of heavy lifting, so I am A-OK with that! Considering I have been sore the next day of both times I've been, I would agree with that. I have been to two of their HIIT classes where you do an exercise for a minute on the machine, from squats, to planks, kettlebells, they do it all. It is a great and super sweaty work out that is done very quickly (my fav part!) At the end of the session you also get to lay on the machine front and back for a massage to loosen up your muscles. I am a fan and will absolutely be back.

I love this approach to fitness - in 25 minutes of different one minute exercises, I get a full…read morerange of workouts that tone one's body thoroughly. It is a brilliant programme and the trainers are fabulous, adjusting to every person's particular needs. I highly recommend Powertone to all who want to maintain healthy body fitness. Grace

Moved to London - check! Found a new nest in Limehouse -…read morecheck! Stocked up on booze - check! Signed up for a gym - ............. check!! Being new to this land of strange English vocabulary and fried chicken at every block, I needed to find a new place to get my eye-of-the-tiger fitness on! Especially working at Canary Wharf there were so many places to choose from! HOW TO CHOOSE! Well... I can tell you what's important for me: Price: Some of these gym prices in London could be mistaken for home mortgages... Douchebags: You know these guys... they walk around the gym acting like they own it while they chat with people or use their phone whilst hogging 3 machines at a time... I need a place with as LEAST number of d-bags as possible Screamers: Keep calm and scream less... says the queen. I'm not a fan of super serious places where people need to scream and grunt as they lift weights too heavy for them Ooooooohhhhmmmmmmmmm.... Ooooooohhhhmmmmmmm - Love me some Yoga. I need some classes to get my downward dog ON! Alternative Workouts: I really like to diversify my workouts so the more kettlebells, trx, rings, plyo, etc stuff a gym has, the better! After going through these criteria, the best choice in my area was........... ..............drum roll please......... Limehouse Marina Elite (which I shall now refer to as LiME) The price is a little higher than I wanted and after telling the gym this, we worked together to find a price that was agreeable for both of us. Now with the unpleasantries of price negotiation out of the way, I can tell you some things about this gym: Electronic keypad locks (hallelujah I don't have to bring a lock with me) Towels provided (again hallelujah I don't have to bring a towel with me!) can you sense my laziness here... Fingerprint entry (last hallelujah and a throw-my-hands-in-the-air AMEN I don't have to bring a pass with me) By now, my extreme laziness is fully transparent At the busiest times, I think I've seen maybe 20 people in there... so it's a PERFECT size almost family-like gym. Sometimes I have the entire gym to myself! WEEEEEEEEEE!!!!! This place is always squeaky clean and has all new shizzle for me to get on my fitness fizzle The oh so zen locker room area has nature sounds, plenty of lockers (this is a big problem for some gyms), always smells like tea tree (instead of being forced to smell the hard labors of others), nice showers and of course a nice steam and sauna room to relax those muscles after a hard workout! I would say more things I like about this gym, but I think it's time to get off my lazy ass and work up a sweat over at LiME!!