Westminster Academy

I came here for their free cycling classes that they offer. Great experience and great trainers. Group classes are never bigger than 5, but everyone but me had cancelled because of crap weather so i got a 1:1session. Virginia was my teacher and she was wonderful. Definitely helped my cycling confidence :)

What an excellent find! My favourite exercise class has just moved venue and is now taking place in this beautiful centre.
It’s better than any public sports centres I have been to in London: clean changing/​shower rooms with lockers, dance studio with full length mirror (actually, not sure if I actually like seeing my face turning red in real time), lovely exercise mats — and a music system that actually works!
It’s a bit difficult to find on the first visit as it’s a concrete block hidden between the main building and the Westway flyover. Now that I know the way, I’ll definitely return, perhaps not just for Rikki’s class.

the indoor parkour coaching is here on tuesdays and it is awsome

This sports centre has just opened so it’s brand spanking, shiny, sparkly new. I come here on Tuesdays for begininers parkour coaching. I used to have to schelp to Kensal but this is now much more convenient for me as it’s a stroll from Royal Oak station.
When going there for the first time take note that the entrance is actually on the side past the garage, not the main road.
The sports hall is enormous and the parkour class shares the space with a basketball class but there’s no clash and the two can occur concurrently with few problems.
The floor is great (new), slightly squishy and with lots of markings for various sports, and the equipment is all super new which means it’s very satifying to play with.
The class itself is really good. An excellent workout in the warm up and warm down and a good level of challenging but achievable exercises working on various skills like congs, tic-​tacs and sideways monkeys. i.e. jumping on, around or over stuff. It’s really hard work but good fun and the instructors are very good.
The only down side to the centre is that it’s so new they have yet to put in vending machines so you can’t get any drinks or snacks.