Hi Louise, I’ve just moved to Jumeirah Village South and I am looking for either a gym, a boot camp or group exercise classes (Combat, Pump, Spin etc) nearby.  I have trawled the Internet without much luck.  Is there anywhere you can suggest or perhaps you know of a home yoga teacher that you can recommend?  Thanks, Aimee

If you are living in Jumeirah Village South I would recommend the nearest and easiest locations for you to get to, which are Arabian Ranches/Studio/Motor City or the Hayya Clubs at the Meadows and Lakes area.  Here are some places that do group lessons in these areas Hayya Clubs, Optimal Fitness, Urban Energy Fitness/ and recommended by Tori Leckie who writes about fitness in Dubai, she recommended Core Studio at Motor City and Exhale at Motor City… “core has loads of great classes and exhale has lots of yoga/pilates type sessions.”  For yoga at home check out this recent article featured in Expat Echo.