If you haven’t twigged on to the benefits of Pilates yet, head to London’s Green Park where you’ll find the brand new Ten Pilates studio.

Pilates is a series of gentle, muscle strengthening exercises that was devised in the 1920s by Dr Joseph Pilates as a way to rehabilitate injured World War I soldiers and patients with back and posture problems.
It was based on principles that work to improve flexibility and strength and to create balance and well being in the body through breathing and physical functions that lead to physical and mental relaxation.

The rave workout is a cardio workout through dance steps set to 90s techno beats – glow sticks optional. It’s a great way to work out if you like exercise to be social and fun and is definitely a good way to relieve stress and boost your mood.
Because it’s one hour of pure, fast-paced cardio, it will help you loose weight, is good for the heart and ensures a great night’s sleep. During rave workout you’ll start to feel like you’re in a club as the cheery instructor doles out the glow sticks and then shows you how to pick up the dance steps. The retro, 90s techno beats will help you forget about work, losing weight and have you raving away your troubles in no time. This is the most fun you can have getting fit and we guarantee you’ll leave on an unbeatable high.
Best for: Losing weight, having fun and stress busting

Power plate workouts have grown in popularity over the last few years as they are quick, convenient and known to deliver good results with relatively little effort in a short amount of time.
The power plate machine is a sturdy vibrating plate with handle bars. A series of exercises are carried out on the plate and the body is forced to use more muscle power to stabilize itself and hold the position while the machine vibrates forcefully.
Exercises vary from warm up and down stretches to thigh, arm and stomach toners for all over results.  Each position is held for 60 seconds and so muscles contract up to 50 times more than they would without the plate and the body tones up in super-fast time.
Take three, 30 minute sessions a week for six weeks and you should see love handles disappear and a flatter stomach revealed, plus strengthening and toning that would normally take heaps of time and effort is achieved in a fraction of the time.
As there’s no cardio work involved you’re unlikely to break a sweat which means power plates are the perfect way to work out at lunchtime, or easy sessions to squeeze in around your work and social diary. However this means if you want to lose weight and keep your heart healthy too you should alternate with cardio exercise like jogging, swimming or spinning.
Best for: slimming and toning

Fencing may not be the first thing you think of as a way to get fit, but is actually a great lower-body work out that’s also perfect for toning arms and can add a novelty factor to your exercise regime if you’re the type to get easily bored.

As its name would suggest the British Military Fitness class is not for the faint hearted, but anyone with a dogged approach to fitness or a determination to get trim fast should sign themselves up pronto.
Workouts take place -whatever the weather - in local parks around the country with class sizes varying depending on take up. The bigger classes (there can be over 50 people) are then split into smaller groups according to ability (this is a good time to look feeble!) with separate instructors, literally like army regiments. You’re even given a vest with a number so instructors can shout at you. And shout at you they do.  All the classics like ‘you’re a number not a name!', ‘keep up the pace - work harder’ and ‘no hands on hips’ come thick and fast throughout the class and the humiliation of lagging behind is incentive enough to keep up the tempo for the whole hour. Squats, press ups and sit ups are all combined with relay runs and sprinting and there’s absolutely no resting or copping out so if you sign up to three classes a week you should see extreme results in just one month.
We particularly love this Military Boot camp class as come rain, hail or snow the classes take place and so this is a great way for women to exercise safely throughout the dark winter months. Military Boot camp is in a park near you every week.
Best for: people who need motivation