Start me up: four awesome ways to get fit before work

The American spinning revolution made the leap across the pond earlier this summer, and its classes are 45 minutes of fun, sweat and gears. Expect a clubbing vibe with a playlist of banging beats specially selected by your instructor to help you push through the pain. Tube: Oxford Circus. Classes start from £16, times vary.

Want to burn up to 1,000 calories in just an hour? Head down to one of the capital’s five Barry’s Bootcamps for 60 minutes of high-intensity training. Put your body through its paces as you alternate between sprinting and doing weights on the floor. Studios at Euston Road, Finsbury, Queensway, Eccleston Yards and Canary Wharf. Classes start from £22, times vary.

Go toe-to-toe with your stamina at this boxing class outside the normal spit and sawdust setting. The 45-minute session challenges your speed, footwork, strength and willpower as you combine bag work (the punching kind – not seeing how many you can carry home from the shops in one hand) with other drills. Studios at Angel, Broadgate, St Mary Axe, South Bank, Bayswater and Victoria. Classes start from £16, times vary. 

Tired of your regular gym’s tried and tested routine? Then head to an F45 session (loads of gyms around London host them) where 4,000 exercises and 36 different workouts ensure you’ll never do the same class twice. Various locations. Times and prices vary.