Destino Says...

Any boxing gym backed by fighting sensation Anthony Joshua is bound to be the real deal. BXR has all the skills of a legitimate fighting school: a huge gym area with ring in the middle; world-renowned ex-boxers as teachers; and industry leading physios that only pro-athletes would usually have access to.

They now have two London locations – the original just off fashionable Chiltern Street in Marylebone and a new site, BXR City, high above the skyline on the 25th floor of 22 Bishopsgate. With a range of classes including personal training, group boxing, Versaclimbing (one of the best forms of cardio you can do) and Yoga and Pilates.  Decor wise, it’s slick – bare brick walls, a full scale ring, nightclub-lit studios and some of the sleekest changing rooms we’ve seen. Dip your toe by trying one of their Sweat by BXR classes – they’re dark enough to ensure you won’t feel on silly or on show while you’re practising your uppercuts and the music makes it feel more like a night out than an endurance. The endorphin high is unexpectedly great – 60 minutes of hooks, jabs and cardio felt like the equivalent of 10 years of anger management, making this one of the best stress-busting, arm-toning workouts in town.

Destino visited as a press guest.