WOOLFOX, Rutland

Just a few minutes from Oakham, this boutique lifestyle members club really pulls out the stops. It’s plonked in the gorgeous lush Rutland countryside surrounded by trees, wild flowers and lakes and they’ve just opened their outdoors gym area perfect for all this sunny weather. Enjoy an early morning workout or pilates class, then dive in the 20 meter indoor swimming pool, followed by a sess in the sauna, finished off with a brunch at Fika: here, you can seriously plan your day to perfection. Oh, did we mention there’s also an 18 hole golf course and brand new driving range here? Price: Limited memberships available. Contact for pricing.

SYN, Leicester

Founded by former Leicester Tigers player and current England rugby player Ellis Genge earlier this year, the gym is located in The Circle complex, at the bottom of New Walk and the concept was to go beyond a traditional gym and create a high-performance focused gym with a stylish edge in an eco conscious way. Eh? How do you do that? Well, firstly the reception floor has been made with material from a former basketball court, the wooden counter-top is upcycled from a skateboard park, refurbed lockers came from a school , the drinks vending machine is secondhand and is stocked with products that have recyclable packaging. Love this! While it looks more like a club that a gym, it’s proving popular with women and they also have a female PT. Their LifeFitness treadmills have the latest tech with engaging layouts, a vivid high-def screen with TV, streaming video and fitness vids, there’s also bespoke squat racks, monkey bars and a 10+ meter sled track. While trying to break away from the norm, classes include WOD (workout of the day), Dirty 30, Women’s Lifting Club, Sweatx, Functional Burn and more. Definitely not your average gym. Price: From £19.99 a month.

MH STUDIO, Mountsorrel

Along with his expert coaches, MH studio offer small group and 1-2-1 personal training in a boutique studio environment that’s modern, stylish, bright – but that’s not to say it’s an intimidating environment – quite the opposite actually. There’s everything from Assault Airbikes to punch bags, TRX resistance trainers to SkiErgs, a beauty studio on site not to mention the trendy shower rooms. There’s no grunting, pongy odours or intimidating stares, instead think uplifting music and a motivating instructor who knows how to get the best out of you.
Price: Contact directly for pricing.

BOx STUDIO, Loughborough

BOx Studio’s motto is ‘Eat. Sleep, Box. Repeat’ and they literally are just this. Leicestershire’s only boutique boxing studio opened in Loughborough in 2017 and they just opened their second gym in Enderby a few weeks ago. Owners Ainsley and Anne-Marie incorporate explosive movements, HIIT training and strength endurance alongside banging beats to mentally get you through each session whether you want to burn fat, build muscle or improve your boxing skills. They also offer tailored training programs and they can put together nutritional food plans when you’re not burning calories with them. Classes include Boxbells, Boxhit, Box beat which involves hitting a boxing bag to the tempo of the beat. Sounds like my kinda class! Price: 4 block booking class £38.

HAMILTON’S HONOUR, Oadby

With its traditional tudor exterior, you’d never know that inside this Oadby building there was a boutique fitness studio. Inside, colour are soft and warm, wooden floors, grey walls and lots of natural light. Located on London Road, the studio was the first in the Midlands to introduce Excite Live – a nifty treadmill with a better deck design, greater stability and more space for running and exercising. Classes are run by the personal trainers and include Core, Metabolic Conditioning, HIIT, Body Blast all to help you get the beach body of your dreams. Price: Day pass £20.

HIITNESS GYM, Leicester

Opened just last year, this boutique Leicester gym on St John Street is all about hitt interval training (the clue’s in the name!). The gym has a cardio, functional, strength and boxing zone to work out in plus, a state-of-the-art spin room. They just recently installed the Box Blitx machine – an interactive boxing machine that will take your boxing fitness experience to another level. Classes vary from Booty Blast to the HIIT Hybrid. Need another reason to join? The gym also comes with an onsite barber, juice bar (perfect to pick up a protein shakes post-workout) and a physiotherapist. Price: 7 day gym pass £10.

Ready to sweat? 6 local boutique fitness and lifestyle gyms

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