Your Post-Lockdown Workout Guide

After almost six months of online workouts (or no workouts whatsoever), Chelsea’s gyms and boutique fitness studios are open again, and ready for you to work off lockdown indulgences, whether your vice was sourdough, banana bread, or just Netflix marathons.

With upgraded cleaning measures in place to ensure the safety of all and social distancing restrictions on class sizes, you can be confident in your return to group exercise. There are hand-sanitising stations throughout, and changerooms will have limited (or no) access, so it’s best to arrive early to your class in your gym kit.

Below are our favourite places to get a sweat on, and some of the additional safety measure they are employing to mitigate the spread of Covid-19, while ensuring you get the most out of your class. And, if you’d still prefer to work out in the comfort of your own home, on-demand and live online classes are continuing.

KXU

Staff will be taking temperature checks on arrival to ensure all guests are well and asking everyone to sanitise their hands on arrival. There are Perspex screens between treadmills and in front of bikes. In studios, workout spaces are clearly designated on the floor and at the barre and listen for instructions from the instructor for entering and exiting the studio.

The staff have been provided with our Covid-19 risk assessments and with PPE wherever required. Their temperatures are checked every day and they are encouraged to change into their uniform at work to avoid outside contamination.

Should you feel in need of some pampering, the KXU Medispa is open for all treatments except facials.

ONLINE
Sign up for KXU’s great selection of online on-demand classes, including HIIT, strength, yoga and barre. Enjoy unlimited access for £20 a month. ondemand.kxu.co.uk

KXU, 241 Pavilion Rd, SW1X 0BP

Barrecore

To minimise the number of people in the studio, teachers will be doubling as receptionists, and will only open front doors will open 10 minutes before class, and close strictly one minute before class starts. You are encouraged to arrive in your workout wear, and to shower and change after class at home. The lockers and changing rooms will be in limited use, and the showers will not be in use. There will also be no towel service nor water dispensers, so bring your own bottle of water and towel.

There is hand sanitiser and sanitising wipes provided throughout the studio, with limited class capacities and individual workout zones clearly marked out. Prop use will be limited and cleaned after each use.

ONLINE
Barrecore’s popular live classes are continuing, with several classes a day to help you stay toned and strong, while the on-demand workouts allow you to fit the classes into your schedule. barrecore.com/barrelive

Barrecore, Atlantic Court, First Floor 77 King’s Road, SW3 4NX

Heartcore

All Heartcore team members have received extensive training to ensure hygiene standards, as well as health and safety protocols, are maintained at all times. There is a dedicated cleaning team in place to deep clean the studio daily, plus sanitising wipes and solutions available for you to use before and after class.

In line with government guidelines, Heartcore’s CoreFormers have been adjusted and spaced accordingly with a minimum of 1 metre between the centre of each carriage. For the time being, towels and shower facilities are not available, and you will have to bring your own bottle of water.

Additionally, you are asked to arrive in your workout gear, with minimal belongings to keep common areas safe and clear.

ONLINE
You can take part in daily live online adaptations of Heartcore’s signature dynamic pilates, yoga, barre, ritual and strength + conditioning workouts for £5 per class. You can also take a recorded version of any live-streamed class until midnight (BST) of the scheduled class. heartcore.co.uk/live-stream

Heartcore, 6 Burnsall St, SW3 3ST

Kobox

To aid in social distancing, Kobox is asking its boxers to arrive no earlier than 10 minutes before each class and in your workout clothes. Once inside, there is sanitising gel throughout the studio, which will be cleaned thoroughly for 25 mins between each class. The changing rooms and showers are off-limits for the time being.

You will have your own spot on which to work out but you are urged to use your own gloves for classes. Kobox sells a range starting from £25 but if you choose to use shared gloves, they will be sterilised for 24 hours after each use.

Kobox, Unit 8-11, Kings Walk, 122 King’s Rd, SW3 4TR