BECYCLE & BEYOND

When BECYCLE opened, the design press described it as the first boutique fitness studio in Berlin to offer high-energy spinning classes: a nightclub-style ride studio with its own light show and live DJs, a brushed-brass panelled structure running from the entrance, and women's showers in the vault of the building's former bank. The brand now runs three Berlin studios, in Mitte, Kreuzberg and Charlottenburg, and one in Düsseldorf.

Indoor cycling, called Ride, is still the core, alongside reformer and mat Pilates, barre, yoga, strength and breathwork, plus kids' classes. The Mitte studio on Brunnenstrasse runs heated classes in an infrared room warmed to 35-37°C, and the Kreuzberg studio has an infrared sauna.

Classes are bought as credits, one credit per class, with packs and an introductory offer for first-timers, booked online across all three Berlin studios. It suits Berliners and visitors who want several class formats under one booking system in different parts of the city.