The term Bootcamp seems to be quite loosely used these days, gone are the days where the name Bootcamp envisioned running around in mud getting shouted at by a khaki-clad army sergeant, rather it has become quite widely used for all manner of exercise classes with a particular goal in mind ‘summer bootcamp’ ‘bikini bootcamp’ I even saw a ‘booty bootcamp’ once!
Well Best’s Bootcamp in central London is back to basics with a side order of luxe glamour! Instead of the army sergeant, you have highly trained, enthusiastic trainers watching, encouraging and pushing your every move; in return you can easily watch the trainer via the Trainer Cam, visible to everyone in the studio, to ensure you are performing each move correctly. And instead of a muddy field, you have a state-of-the-art studio with resident DJ’s!
Each session offers a different balance of cardiovascular and strength training so you will boost your fitness level and improve muscle tone in each class, with your trainer mixing up the two disciplines throughout the session to keep your muscles on their toes and push you that bit harder.
All the exercise moves are straightforward in execution but with the addition of the Best Box; a soft step, exclusively designed in-house, allowing you to adjust the degree of difficulty and create versatility, and the UK’s only Freemotion Treadmills with a downhill setting as well as in-built fans (thank you!) and pre-set speeds, you get so much more out of each move and each class.
The best part about Best’s for me are the changing rooms! With gorgeous Khiels hair & beauty products, GHD straighteners and spare hairbands (!) you really don’t need a huge gym bag anymore! I usually end up taking half my bathroom cabinet to the gym so this is a very welcome change for me!
For 2 days after my first class I could barely walk- getting down stairs was absolute agony! It made me realise just how little I push myself, if at all, in the gym. I mean, what is the point in spending an hour the gym if you’re not getting all you can from it? I thought I was quite self-motivated in the gym but as it turns out, not so much! I think I’ll let Best’s do all the motivation from now on and I’ll just reap the rewards!