Gyms, classes and personal trainers – Fitness in the City of London

By Luke Chapman

Whether fitness is a new goal or you’re just looking to fill in your lunch breaks and get more from your routine, the Square Mile covers every fitness need you’ll encounter. From classes to personal trainers and luxury gyms to mindfulness moments, you can fulfil all of your fitness needs in the City.

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Solo60

If you like the idea of having a space for yourself, then Solo60 may be your answer. We all know the feeling of heading for a quick lunch workout or a 5 pm stress buster session just to find that all the machines are taken, and you’re left standing around waiting instead of making those gains.

This is where Solo60 comes in. You can rent their private space, go solo, or bring along some friends and all that waiting time is gone. Solo60 lets you focus on your workout and really get stuck in.

Pricing varies per session and location; their City locations include Moorgate, Fleet Street and Bank, and prices are advertised as ‘from £10 per session’, well worth checking out.

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Solo60 Moorgate

CrossFit

If you get bored easily when training, the name of this one gives it away! This is a City-based CrossFit specialist gym, hosting great sessions working on strength, skill and fitness at both Aldgate and Farringdon.

Open to all abilities with specialist coaches, limited numbers and comprehensive offerings, CrossFit is the go-to if you want to branch out and find new ways to challenge yourself with guidance from passionate professionals.

CrossFit offers a two-week trial for £29, and monthly memberships start at £135.

24N Fitness

24N Fitness offers a range of classes combined with an open gym concept and spa memberships.

Hosting a specialist range of CrossFit offerings, 24N Fitness is one of the largest CrossFit-affiliated gyms in all of central London.

If CrossFit isn’t your thing, you can also join them for Olympic weightlifting classes, HYROX classes, and you can even find fitness x gymnastics!

24N is flexible with its membership offerings. You can get day passes for £30, health club-only memberships from £129 per month or specialist CrossFit memberships with access to the health club for £269 on a monthly contract.

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24N Fitness Devonshire Square

The Workout Network

The Workout Network is everything and anything you need it to be. They offer private personal training sessions near Monument in a private gym space.

That means you’ll basically have your own gym! With your TWN PT you can shape your fitness journey with the help of a trained expert to help achieve your wildest dreams.

Alongside showers and a changing room, you’ll find a quaint little coffee and lunch spot in The Light Centre upstairs to consume all the calories you just burned.

Price

Believe it or not, this luxury experience does not come with a luxury price tag. Starting with a free trial session, it’s just £75 per session after this — a champagne experience, lemonade prices (when do you ever hear that).

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John Pierson, founder of The Workout Network

Cheapside Run Club

How do you fancy a 5k while making friends and taking in the greatest sights across the City?

Well, Cheapside host a weekly run club every Wednesday at 6pm where you’ll join the lovely bunch who will take you around the City alongside the very best the City has to offer!

It’s totally free, and on top of that, you can grab a half-price drink at Where’s Fred’s to celebrate your run.

We checked out Cheapside's run club here, have a watch of our experience and see if it takes your fancy.

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The Chains

Third Space

Okay, let’s take it up a notch. If you use your gym experience as an escape, why not splash out and treat yourself? After all, you’re officially part of the City worker club.

Introducing Third Space. You’ll find luxury crossed with practicality, alongside serene spa spaces, you can dip your toes into a touch of class after your busy working day.

With locations near Moorgate and Fenchurch Street station, you’ll come out feeling brand new.

Luxury doesn’t come cheap, but serenity is also priceless, so only you can judge what that’s worth to you. Thirdspace offers memberships at their City gym from £245 per month, increasing if you want to access multiple gyms.

Equinox

This one is for the real luxury seekers. With locations across the globe, Equinox is a name you’ve probably come across in your dreams.

Equinox Gym is the go-to destination for true luxury seekers looking to take a step outside of the workday and experience real bliss.

Their City location features ‘five floors of state-of-the-art fitness equipment’ alongside a spa offering everything you could imagine. If this is for you, we’re truly jealous (and open to guest passes).

Price

Luxury comes at a price, which starts at £245 per month, but will you really be thinking about that when you’re lying on your lounger, cucumbers on your eyes and feeling true peace?

1 Rebel

1 Rebel is the place to go if you want to try out some classes. Each location specialises in different types of classes such as Reformer, Ride, Reshape and more.

They have various locations across the City, meaning you’ve got plenty to choose from. You can even pair this with a regular gym membership to get the most out of your fitness goals.

You can get various packages with 1Rebel. Newbies can bag their first five classes for £59, with each three costing £75 from then on. At around £25 per class, you could really get your money's worth here.

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1Rebel

Psycle

With their studio in the heart of the City, this is absolutely one of the best places for a spin class.

With unique cycle studios, they also offer yoga and barre classes, with a smoothie bar for the post-workout protein. If you love spin or want to give it a try, Psycle is the tried and tested space to get your spin in.

Psycle has great flexibility, allowing you to book onto individual classes as a one-off, or with special discounted packs starting from £50 for three classes, while you can also get yourself a Psycle membership from £100 per month.

Psycle Bank

Practical info

There are of course a huge range of green spaces across the Square Mile where you can get stuck in and try some fitness fun yourself.

Whether you want to sculpt the new you, or you just want to get rid of that workday stress with some yoga (or boxing), there’ll always be what you’re after in the Square Mile. You can view our Directory to see all the offerings for fitness across the City.