Review: Fitness Mosaic
The Fitness Mosaic featuring Trainer to the Stars Ben Poole
Have you eaten too many mince pies and drunk too much mulled wine over the holidays? Well, thankfully we continue the search for the perfect workout to fit your needs at The Fitness Mosaic in Chalk Farm. Just a few moments from the tube station, it is a quick journey for Hampstead. Offering 55 classes per week and memberships starting at £19.99 per month, I was highly sceptical about where I was walking into to meet trainer Ben Poole. If you don’t know of Ben, perhaps you have heard of some of his clients: Chris Martin, Sadie Frost, and Stephen Merchant to name a few. Or maybe you have eaten one of his delicious protein cookies (4 delicious flavours, I loved the Vanilla and Almond I ate post workout) sold at Budgens and Pomona in NW3 and others around London. But I digress.
I walked in unsure of how I would find a facility that manages to keep the prices so low. I was surprised to find a well kept, clean, cheerful environment with an abundance of equipment. Ben steered me upstairs but not before I caught a glimpse of the ground floor space filled with functional equipment and a large stretching space (pretty standard compared to my current gym). The upstairs housed a large studio for classes and another gym floor. Here Ben spent an hour proving to me why he has such big name clients. Working with compound movements in a circuit format, he had me working my body with moves that complemented each other, but allowed for muscles to rest as others worked to fatigue. My particular “favourite” sequence was when he made me do front squats followed by bent over rows and finished off with walking lunges….3 sets later my entire body felt like jelly.
As I was leaving, sweaty and exhausted but oddly energized, Ben tossed me a sample of his protein cookie line. I was a bit apprehensive….protein and a cookie are two words I didn’t expect to mesh well. I can happily vouch that the cookie was delicious and filled the protein craving Ben had just created with my workout. If you are looking for somewhere to work off those holiday pounds, look no further. Ben and The Fitness Mosaic are a wonderful choice.
Ben Poole: Instagram: @thkthehealthkitchen
81-81 Chalk Farm Road, NW1 8AR
0207 267 5544
