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 Karmaa
Karmaa is a ground-breaking East meets
West health and lifestyle centre offering four main elements:
A martial arts studio, a tratitional gym, a holistic
studio for pilates and yoga and treatment studios.
Karmaa, 101 The Stables Market, Chalk Farm Road, London NW1
8AH. Tel: 020 7485 7474 |
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 Fitness
by Design
Fitness By Design is a lifestyle consultancy
comprising a unique team of top personal trainers who are
located in Camden and boast state of the art training facilities.
As designers of fitness, they firmly believe that convenience,
effectiveness and enjoyment are the key elements in health
and fitness management. Ketan Shah, founder and top lifestyle
designer uses a trainer-therapist approach to help you meet
your goals. FBD offer personal training to help you lose weight,
change your body shape or simply get fit; sports massage to
keep you in the best physical working order possible; body
massage using a combination of techniques and beauty treatments.
Fitness By Design, 14 Pratt Mews, Camden NW1. Tel: 020 7388
6448. Map Ref: G15 |
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 Acumedic
Acumedic is the largest and oldest Chinese
medical organisation outside Asia. This Camden-based centre
offers a full range of services for both professionals and
the general public. The extensive shop sells a huge range
of books and health and beauty products with knowledgeable
and helpful staff on hand to help you find exactly what you
are looking for. The centre houses a clinic with a Chinese
herbs dispensary and a new tea room. It also runs acupuncture
courses for local doctors and health professionals. Acumedic
is the place to go for anyone interested in Chinese medicine
and acupuncture. Acumedic: 101-105 Camden High Street, NW1.
Tel: 020 7388 6704. Map ref: E17
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 Albany
Kickboxing
Albany Kickboxing is an intimate and
friendly club on the outskirts of Camden Town. Chief instructor
is Keith Wilson (5th Dan Black Belt), a high achiever in his
field with numerous U.S boxing titles and European kickboxing
titles. More recently Keith has spent the last five years training
as a track athlete and has an in-depth knowledge of the various
systems for conditioning the human organism. Albany kickboxing
is about learning, in relaxed and friendly surroundings, with
an emphasis on sound technique and a solid foundation in conditioning.
Classes are run evening and weekends with regular beginners’
courses. Personal coaching is available by appointment. Free
membership. Albany Kickboxing, 61a Camden Road, London, NW1
9EU. Tel: 020 7485 9993. |
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Soho
Gyms, Camden
The Camden Town branch of the fashionable
Soho Gyms group is located on Camden High Street just opposite
the tube station. With no joining fees and no need for long
term contracts you can pay as you go in one of London’s
most vibrant social scenes. Soho Gyms are as much a place
for meeting and making new friends as they are for working
out, however, an impressive array of cardiovascular, resistance
and free weights equipment covering 10,000 square feet of
gym floor cater for even the most dedicated fitness fanatic.
Combine your workout with a bit of star spotting to the sounds
of London’s top DJs playing live on the gym floor. Soho
Gyms memberships start from just £25 per month, day
and week visitor passes available from £5 for info call
0207482 4524 |
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 Heruka
meditation classes
Heruka Buddhist Centre offers meditation
classes on Wednesday evenings. They explain: "If we examine
our life we will discover that most of our time and energy
is devoted to mundane activities, such as seeking material
and emotional security, enjoying sensory pleasures, or establishing
a good reputation. Although these things can make us happy
for a short time, they are not able to provide the deep lasting
contentment that we long for. Sooner or later our happiness
turns into dissatisfaction. If our mind is pure and peaceful
we'll be happy, regardless of our external conditions.
The purpose of meditation is to cultivate those states of
mind that are conducive to peace and well-being, and to eradicate
those that aren't." Meditation classes: Wednesday nights,
7pm - 8.30pm, Cecil Sharp House, (English Folk Dance &
Song Society), 2 Regent’s Park Road
London NW1 7AY. Try a class for £8. Tel: 0208 455 7563
for more details.
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Spiky Rubber
Spiky rubber jewellery from the Electric Ballroom
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