Fitness & Exercise

A full loop around the park is 4.3 miles (7km) (including Kensington Gardens), however the Serpentine provides the perfect spot for 2 mile loops. If you enjoy running with others or in larger groups, there are many running groups around London, however the Serpentine Running Club meet every Saturday and Wednesday.

There are hundreds of companies organising outdoor fitness and boot camps. Be Fearsome offer classes for all abilities and you will be offered three difficulty levels; beginner, intermediate and advanced, a great way to meet like-minded people and classes run every day at different times.

The Serpentine sits in the middle of Hyde Park and is a refreshing place to take a swim as-well as having many healing benefits including better sleep, boosted immune system and increased happiness. The Lido is open daily from June-September.

If you’re looking for indoor exercise classes or an indoor gym, there’s a PureGym a 15-minute walk away from the VSC. PureGym, Marylebone offers day passes or you can sign up to their monthly membership which allows you access to hundreds of other PureGyms around the UK. Check out the PureGym website for prices and availability.

Just up the road from the VSC, you can now have stand up paddle boarding (SUP) lessons or if you’re an expert feel free to hire your own board and explore the canals of Little Venice. Active360 run weekly group lessons at Paddington Basin. They also run private lessons. Information on prices and availability can be found on the Active360 website.

Hire a bike and cycle around the city at your own pace. The VSC have taken on two bikes that Members can hire for half a day or a day whilst staying at the Club. The bikes have come from Bikeable, a brand new start up offering branded bikes to hotels around London and has been founded by Joeseph Hannaby, a former RAF Pilot now turned entrepreneur.