Dubai’s swankiest gyms EMBODY FITNESS

The city’s elite sweat and sculpt at gussied-up gyms that cater to their every fitness need. Here’s your look inside four of the best

What to expect Call us shallow, but we’re in love with Embody’s changing rooms: spacious, with leather seating areas, fancy toiletries and high end art on the walls. Thankfully Embody – originally a private fitness club in London – creates an amazing gym experience that goes far beyond the locker room. This hipper-than-thou training facility is located above the Lamborghini showroom (naturally), and focuses on personalised training. The trainers here swear blind they’ll turn your flab into something far more appealing in as little as 12 weeks – but it won’t be easy. When clients join Embody they undergo a full assessment, and a movement evaluation. These findings, together with the specific fitness goals of the client, are then used to determine a completely bespoke training, nutrition and supplementation programme. The workout Trainers here aren’t your average Joey Muscles. Ours was Great Britain Olympic hurdler Sarah Claxton, who, using the results from our tests, created a bespoke plan just for us. Workouts started with a foam roll out, followed by a full body workout. The focus is on resistance and weight-based exercises (squats, kettlebells and sled sprints) to create lean muscle and kickstart metabolism. The perks Plenty. First of all, their 12-week body transformations are proven to work. Secondly, you get a free protein shake at their café post workout. Thirdly, relief from your training comes in the form of deep-tissue massages. Sign. Us. Up.