Fitness on your Doorstep

Now is the time of year filled with ‘naughty little treats’; advent chocolate, Christmas dinners, irresistible deserts. However, it all inevitably leads to a fitness craze within us all come the New Year. Come January 1^st most of us will be thinking about how to ‘trim down after Christmas’ or ‘get fit for the new year’, but unfortunately just thinking about it is not enough. The internal drive to join a fitness club or starting a work out can be hard to find, although it would be a lot easier to find the motivation if your home has the facilities provided. Abode2 have found three perfect example of homes that leave no excuse to not get motivated for a workout.

250 City Road - It will be hard to break from a fitness New Year’s resolution as this landmark development offers five-star luxury amenities which can all be accessed without even leaving the building. Fitness fanatics can work up a sweat in the state-of-the-art gym or practice some mindful meditation in the yoga studio.

Prices from £872,500 for a one-bedroom apartment at Valencia Tower and £2,900,000 for a two-bedroom penthouse. Call Berkeley on 020 3925 9905 or visit 250cityroad.co.uk.

Trent Park - This collection of homes are perfectly placed against a backdrop of parkland, ideal for keen runners and walkers. For those keen gym goers, residents will benefit from a gym, located in the orangery.

Prices from £565,000 for a one-bedroom apartment at Highfield House and Lyon House and £1,950,000 for a five-bedroom home at The King George Collection. Call Berkeley on 020 3797 8033 or visit www.trent-park.co.uk

Woodberry Down - A swimming pool and gym is exclusively available to residents, ideal for early morning workouts, while for those seeking some fresh air, Woodberry Down is set across 15 acres of parkland, perfect for a scenic jog any time of the day.

Prices from £532,500 for a one-bedroom apartment at Emerald Quarter – the latest phase of apartments at Woodberry Down. Call Berkeley on 020 3944 7729 or visit www.woodberry-down.co.uk.

With properties like these, and many others, on the market it may just eradicate the excuses we use to delay really starting our exercising journeys. Lots of homes have the facilities and locations to encourage exercise in anyone and everyone of us; from fitness fanatics to the New Year new starters.