Tatler UK - 10.2019

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BE AUTY

GYM AWARDS

[up the body with reviving sun

salutations before cooling down

with a slow series of spine-length-

ening, hip-opening postures. And

if you’re in need of a seismic shift

in energy (as well as a reduction in

joint pain) the icy cryotherapy

chamber can’t be beaten. Classes from

£26; cryotherapy from £95. kxu.co.uk

BEST FOR...

THE CL ASSE S

Winner: Body By Simone, Camden

Los Angeles’ hottest workout has

arrived in North London, and we

can’t get enough of the frenetic,

dance-based classes, devised by

classical ballerina and celebrity

trainer Simone De La Rue. Expect

a spirited mélange of muscle-hon-

ing, limb-toning routines, taught

by instructors with the showman-

ship of musical-theatre performers,

and held in light-filled studios with

sprung floors. There’s Dance Cardio,

which turns you into a Beyoncé

backing dancer; Full Body, which

ups the ante by adding ankle

weights and resistance bands to the

signature moves; and Trampoline

Cardio, which involves bouncing

on a small trampette in perfect

synchronicity to the beat (expect

your adrenaline levels to skyrock-

et). If Simone’s body is anything to

go by, you’ll have abs you can crack

walnuts on in no time. Classes from

£22. bodybysimone.com

Highly commended: Heartcore,

Various locations

Spread across 10 London locations

(Notting Hill’s Ossington Street is

still our favourite, with its Zen-

inspired interiors and incense-

scented yoga studio), Heartcore

introduces yet another waist-whit-

tling, calorie-burning class to its

powerhouse. Fusing mat-based

Pilates with yoga and barre, the

new Ritual class will make your

body sweat and your muscles shake

via a sometimes torturous body-

sculpting routine – but it also re-

conditions the mind, thanks to an

uplifting, soul-stirring playlist.

You’ll hold planks and you’ll plié;

you’ll sweat and you’ll mentally

surrender, but you’ll power through

in the end – and after 55 minutes

you’ll leave feeling totally enlight-

ened. A stronger mind and body

awaits. Classes from £45 for three.

heartcore.co.uk

Strong

& Sculpted

BEST FOR...

THE NEWCOMER

Winner: Amp Athletic,

Marylebone

Steve Mellor has hit the nail on the

head with his new fitness studio in

Marylebone. There’s free coffee,

shower rooms stocked with Cowshed

products and some of the most

amiable trainers in the business –

but what really stands out at Amp

is the camaraderie that emerges in

the industrial-chic space. The

50-minute sessions take place in

groups of four (allowing the eagle-

eyed trainers to personalise work-

outs and weights precisely to you)

• and combine stretching, resist-
  ance-based circuits and a cardio
  finisher for a full-body blitz. Three
  blood-pumping classes per week
  strengthen the upper body (with
  pull-ups and bicep curls), lower
  body (hip thrusts) and core (walk-
  ing with weighted balls) in equal
  measure – and don’t miss Yoga
  Flow with Amy, for a stretch-based
  respite. It’s the smartest and most
  effective way to train right now.
  Introductory one-month membership
  from £149. amp.fit

REFRESH

1. Hydra Beauty Camellia
   Water Cream, £48, by
   CHANEL. 2. Essential Shock
   Intense Body Cream, £63.49,
   by NATURA BISSÉ.


2. Queen of Hungary Mist,
   £28, by OMOROVICZA

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Glamour on the ropes

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