Keeping Fit in London

As we approach the end of January, our motivation to keep our New Year’s resolutions may be waning somewhat and even though we’ve supposedly been ‘dieting’ since New Year’s Day, the scales seem to think differently! For those of you who have recently moved to London, you might be struggling to get into enough of a routine to tackle a weight-loss regime correctly. Maybe you’ve been eating ready-meals because you’ve not located your nearest supermarket yet (if this is the case please check out our area guides) or you’ve been having such a good time going to loads of exciting bars in London, so your alcohol calories are mounting up. If any of this sounds familiar, then help is at hand.

First of all, if gym membership is something that you can see yourself sticking to, then now is the time to join up with one. The best deals are on offer in January, particularly at the end of Jan, when the sales people in gyms realize that they haven’t got enough commission yet, so they start dropping all sorts of costs like joining fees. All the different gym chains have varying price plans, which often depend on whether you would like to commit to a particular branch of their chain of gyms, or have the flexibility of visiting any of their branches throughout town – for instance you might like to visit a gym near your home as well as your workplace. The following gyms have branches all across the city. Visit them for further details: Esporta, LA Fitness, Fitness First, Cannons, Holmes Place, Soho Gyms, Virgin Active, Energize Fitness. As a rough guide, it’s normal to pay a joining fee (admin fee) and sign up on an annual contract making monthly payments of approximately £40. However, it’s quite possible that you’ll come across cheaper and more expensive offers.
Girls, if you’re going to the gym for the first time in a while, you’ll need to make sure that you’re kitted out with a good sports bra. A well-fitted sports bra can reduce pain and vertical movement by 50%, so it’s really quite important that you invest well, particularly if you’re a larger lady. Lessbounce is a good brand to check out.

If you don’t quite have the time to commit to going to the gym, then you might be more suited to an online weight loss plan such as Rosemary Conley NEW Amazing Inch Loss Plan. It’s for people who want to lose weight and get fit at the same time. Out of 50 volunteers that signed up to the plan, they lost an average of 1 stone in 4 weeks, which is very impressive. If you join up with Rosemaryconleyonline, you’ll get a unique magic measure so you can keep track of the inches of fat that you’re losing, portion pots to measure your food helpings, Rosemary’s latest diets and recipes, your own personal weight loss and exercise coaches and 24/7 availability. Membership costs from as little as 22 pence a day and if you sign up at the moment, type AF into the offer code box at the checkout and you’ll get an extra month’s membership for free.

Another popular way to lose weight through online dieting is by signing up to Weightwatchers. There’s a reason they’re so famous – joining up gives you access to 35,000 food options including 1000 recipe and meal ideas. You’re even able to choose healthier versions of your favourite meals with various interactive tools, then you can check your weight loss by using the online tracker facility. At the moment, they’re running a promotion where if you sign up for 3 months, you’ll save £29.95 and only have to pay £29.85 for the 3 months (making it £9.95 per month).

It seems like the UK is finally catching up with the USA in terms of slimming products that are available to us. We now have access to a range of legal weight loss pills and Slimming Solutions is a great place to go for all the latest products including Slim Bomb Weight Loss pills and the Maple Syrup Diet! As well as medicinal solutions, they also stock Vibration Plates, which is the new piece of kit that if you go on it for 12 minutes, it’s the equivalent of working out with weights for an hour! Slimming Solutions also sell slimming underwear and anti-cellulite products. With every order placed in January, you’ll receive a free diet + exercise program as well as free product samples.

So, all in all, there are some terrific January offers around, so make the most of them and fit your weight loss regime around your new, busy London lifestyle!