Tatler UK - 10.2019

BE AUTY

GYM AWARDS

Highly commended: Akasha

at Hotel Café Royal, Soho

CEOs, A-listers and athletes have

Jack Hanrahan on speed dial – and

now he’s bringing Kinstretch, the

scientifically proven system, to

Hotel Café Royal’s Akasha. Jack’s

method promises to fix the damage

wreaked by sedentary lifestyles,

with classes limited to a maximum

of six people (each a focused, top-

to-toe series of stretches using

minimal kit). Reassuringly, Jack

has the body you’d expect of a

Hollywood PT (surefire proof his

methods work), paired with a soul

of discretion – he won’t namedrop,

but he got Jennifer Lawrence

fighting-fit for X-Men Apocalypse and

Rami Malek ripped for Bohemian

Rhapsody. For maximum results in

and out of the gym, Jack advocates

variety in training – so be sure to

slink by the dreamy Akasha pool

post-workout.

Classes from £40. hotelcaferoyal.com

BEST FOR...

THE CL ASSE S

Winner: Ten Health & Fitness,

Various locations

The superbly holistic Ten Health

& Fitness hits all the right notes.

Its devotees flock to the airy, open-

plan studios (its Mayfair outpost is

undeniably sleek) for Dynamic

Reformer Pilates: a gentle and ef-

fective way to remedy poor posture,

strengthen weakened cores and

delicately define limbs. But for the

most exhilarating twist on the

classic, try Jumpboard Pilates. It’s

based on the principles of Plyomet-

rics (otherwise known as jump

training); a sprung board is placed

at one end of the machine, provid-

ing a shock- absorbing platform

that you push against with your

feet (which brings new life to the

classic Reformer moves like lunges

and leg presses). Muscles are

pushed to their absolute limits (the

short bursts of movement increase

power while offering turbocharged

body sculpting) and your cardio

levels will soar – it’s exhausting and

invigorating in equal measure.

Classes from £30. ten.co.uk

Long

&Lean

BEST FOR...

THE NEWCOMER

Winner: Core Collective,

Knightsbridge

The ever-glamorous erstwhile trader

Jason de Savary has done it again

with a second outpost of his famed

Core Collective. The new Knights-

bridge branch is as smart as its Kens-

ington cousin: blonde-wood interi-

ors, buzzy smoothie bar and a host of

bright young things in LuluLemon

squatting and sweating to the beat.

There are up to 16 classes daily –

from 45-minute TRX to 75-minute

Power Yoga – so pick and choose ]

Highly commended: F45,

Various locations

With studios all across the UK,

F45 is a game-changer: the line-up

of classes switches almost monthly.

Over 40,000 exercises and 36 high-

intensity workouts keep diehards

(an effervescent and crop top-clad

crowd of students and city workers)

on their toes – helped, no doubt,

by an excellent,upbeat soundtrack

of rap and old-school R&B. Try

the winter sports-inspired Mont

Blanc, an explosive workout that

combines sandbag lifts and bike

sprints to get you slope-ready; or

Red Diamond – a maximum-re-

sistance workout (sled pulls and

killer dumbbells), which will cut

your body like, well, a diamond.

Introductory offer: one week for £20.

f45training.co.uk

SUPPORT

1. Supplements, £149 a
   month, by LYMA 2. Skin
   Caviar Luxe Souffle Body
   Cream , £267, by LA PRAIRIE.


2. Lavender & Peppermint Bath
   & Shower Oil, £48, by
   AROMATHERAPY
   ASSOCIATES

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