Staying fit made easy with a range of fitness hubs at our business centres

Posted by Sharp Minds on 18th December 2024, 2:00pm

As the new year looms ever closer, many will be setting goals and challenges for the next 12 months and, undoubtedly, many of these will be fitness related. At Capital Space, we proudly host a number of exceptional health and fitness facilities across our centres meaning our onsite customers can squeeze in some exercise at any time during their working day. Here, we highlight the great work they are doing and how they can help you reach your fitness goals in 2025

St George’s Park Sittingbourne

DragonzLair

Thinking of taking up a combat sport? DragonzLair in Sittingbourne specialises in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Kickboxing and Brazilian Jiujitsu (BJJ), that includes people of all ages, genders and abilities. Combat sports are a sociable and fun way to increase both strength and endurance and can have positive effects on mental health.

Though traditionally considered a male male-dominated sport , the studio provides both women’s Kickboxing and kid’s MMA classes, and students can train for a range of personal goals; from self-defence skills to achieving the various belts or getting competition ready.

Milton Keynes Business Centre

Milton Keynes locals are spoilt for choice when it comes to fitness centres, with several facilities that cover a range of fitness disciplines:

Boxing Lounge

As a high-intensity sport, boxing boasts a range of physical benefits. A 2012 study by El-Ashker and Nasr put elite boxers on an 8-week training programme and found that a number of physiological and biochemical health markers significantly improved.

With a focus on small-group classes and functional fitness, classes at Boxing Lounge take many fun and interesting forms: Box Tech and Box Conditioning classes can help improve your technique ahead of your next fight, or if you simply want to reap the physical benefits of boxing, the electric Box & Burn or Functional Hyrox classes provide a high-intensity workout with a boxing focus. Additionally, Boxing Lounge provides women-only classes as well as classes for kids and teens.

The PT Centre

According to Forbes, 80% of people have ditched their New Year’s resolutions by February. However for those who want to beat the statistics, The PT Centre offer a six-week programme with a focus on accountability, community and implementing long-lasting changes. Taking a holistic approach, by providing nutrition coaching and education, programmes at the PT centre give clients the tools to fit fitness into their lives.

Smash PT

To all those who have been seduced by fad diets, funny juices and too-good-to-be-true programmes, Smash PT can offer some respite. They aim “to cut through all the noise around fitness and deliver a high quality, simple approach”.

Providing both 1:1 personal training and small group sessions, Smash PT prioritise “performance over aesthetics”, noting that when performance improves, visual results soon follow. The team, which boasts over 60-years combined experience, has helped clients with fitness goals including Olympic weightlifting, powerlifting, bodybuilding, functional fitness and weight loss.

Total Fitness

A Total Fitness class is a bit different. They not only get your heart pumping but boost your metabolism long after you leave. The multi-disciplined team provide members with classes from a range of fitness specialities, plus two unique services: 3D body scanning and fitness for menopause.

It is hard to maintain motivation in a weight loss or fitness journey if the number on the scale or the person in the mirror does not appear to be changing. However, with 3D body scanning, members can track changes in their body composition.

Total Fitness states that many women are misinformed when it comes to approaching menopause, and because of this their trainers Michelle Carmon and Andy Cross have curated a programme that provides fitness, nutrition and supplementation advice to help guide women through this journey.

Churchill Square Business Centre, Kings Hill

Pilates with Stepping Stone

Pilates and Yoga have a wide range of physical and mental benefits., One study, found that those who practice these disciplines are more likely to spontaneously engage in a higher number of health-promoting behaviours. At Stepping Stone Fitness, instructor Claire Stone provides both one-to-one personal training and Yoga or Pilates sessions which are clear, customisable and promote a sense of community. At Churchill Square, Claire delivers a weekly Pilates class for onsite customers every Thursday at 12:30pm in Building 80.

Capital Business Centre in Croydon

From Kung Fu to personal training plans, our Croydon centre is abuzz with fitness gurus poised to help guide you to your next goal.

Tiro Fitness

Specialising in 1:1 and small group personal training sessions, Tiro Fitness have clients from a range of backgrounds, from people who are just starting out to confident gym goers. They also work alongside charities schools and physios to help educate people on the importance of health and to give back to the community. Small group personal training sessions have been growing in popularity of over the past few years, due to their focus on longer-term goals over fast results as well as creating a non-judgmental safe space for people to achieve their goals in.

Stronghold Fitness

Stronghold Fitness states: “We don’t just offer fitness products; we offer a lifestyle—a lifestyle of limitless growth, strength, and achievement.” This is evidenced by the range and number of sessions they provide. Along with open gym sessions where members enjoy self-led training, they also offer instructor-led sessions which guide members through traditional machines, circuits and functional, compound movements, led by a commitment to provide, “individuals with the tools, guidance, and motivation to achieve their goals.”

They also offer other unique classes such as Gauntlet, from which members benefit from friendly competition and camaraderie. Their Kettlefusion sessions employ calisthenic and plyometric for those who are looking to up their fitness game.

Pure Movement

The intricate equipment we see in online Pilates studios can look daunting, this is why Pure Movement is a great option for Croydon locals. From beginning your Pilates journey with their ‘new to Pilates’ sessions, to 1:1 sessions, group classes and even duets, the studio allows enthusiasts to explore movements and develop their abilities at their own pace.

Schools of Kung Fu

The benefits of Kung Fu are numerous; along with physical benefits Kung fu has been proven to significantly improve cardiovascular fitness, lower body muscle endurance, and upper body muscle velocity – fanatics also swear by its ability to improve mental wellbeing.

Neil Farber mentions its ability to incite discipline, responsibility, confidence and respect in younger people, for whom Schools of Fung Fu offer a range of classes. However, the benefits don’t end there. Schools of Kung Fu also offer adult classes benefitting people are all stages of life.

Waterhouse Business Centre in Chelmsford

Fitness Fever

For Chelmsford residents looking to get into shape in, Fitness Fever is the perfect place to start. Under the instruction of Lorna Cole, Fitness Fever offers a range of unique classes that put the fun into exercise, including Bounce Fever which utilises mini trampolines to get participants’ heart rates up, and is not only guaranteed to have them laughing but can improve cardiovascular health, or Fusion Fever, which combines dance with HIIT and core strength.

Unique Results

Unique Results lives up to its name. This gym has been serving Chelmsford’s over-40s population for nearly two decades, creating a positive community of like-minded individuals through personal and small group training classes. Over the years, it has become a hub of expertise, specialising in advising people in this age group on how to protect and enhance their health.

Loughton Seedbed Centre

Masters Martial Arts Academy

For Loughton residents looking to explore martial arts, Masters Martial Arts Academy is a great place to start. Offering classes in Kickboxing, MMA, Combat Submission Wrestling, Brazilian Jujitsu, Escrima, Savate-Thai Cross Training, and 4D Combat for adults and kickboxing classes for kids of all ages, Masters Martial Arts Academy have something for everyone.

The Academy helps customers maintain “health through progressive resistance”, meaning that you will increase in strength as well as aerobic fitness, getting a little better every time in areas of not only strength but also aerobic fitness and flexibility.

Colchester Business and Seedbed Centre

Benjamin Moore Fit

Business owners and executives will know that running a company comes with stress and this stress often makes it hard to prioritise your health. Research shows that being an entrepreneur increases the chances of heightened BMI. It is a godsend, therefore, that Benjamin Moore’s nom de plume is the CEO PT.

With a BSc in sports science and years working at an exclusive member’s club, Ben Moore knows that busy business owners want concise, effective workouts that fit into their schedules and get results, fast. His personal training programme employs his knowledge of both physiology and psychology to help with all aspects of life, from fitness to wellbeing.

Laurence Industrial Estate in Southend

Runway Fitness

From personal training to massage, and traditional Pilates and cardio sessions to the more whimsical Runway Bounce and Powerhoop classes – a weighted hula hoop-based, waist-sculpting workout – Runway Fitness really offers it all.

They embrace the ethos that, “our home is open to all; fitness is not just for the select few.” This commitment is reflected in their diverse portfolio of services, which caters to a wide range of members. With such a vast selection, every member can undoubtedly find a form of exercise they love.

A unique service that Runway offers is a free personal training session, and members can opt to continue this service if they wish. However, for those who are not quite ready for long-term commitment, Runway also offers a six-week challenge where members can work out with a PT up to seven times a week.