Homes for healthy living

New research from healthcare provider Beneden Health reveals that Brits have fallen out of love with exercise, with only half of UK adults feeling healthy.

Despite more than a third of UK adults setting the resolution to be physically healthier in 2023, many don’t feel as though they’ll be able to sustain efforts past January. Buying a home in a development, which is designed to encourage healthy living, could be the key to achieving this goal year-round:
To improve both physical and mental health, Berkeley’s Royal Arsenal Riverside allows residents to walk, run and exercise outdoors, with homes set in private gardens, neighbouring the Thames and only a short walk from surrounding greenland, including 4-acre Maribor Park.
It gives residents access to the exclusive Waterside Club, which has a private gym suite, indoor swimming pool, luxury spa and a busy schedule of fitness classes for all levels.
Residents can make the most of the nearby Thames Path, which provides a high-quality, traffic-free walking and cycling route for most of the length of the Thames throughout Royal Greenwich.
The area is also home to an array of local sports teams that utilise the surrounding green spaces, including the historic Blackheath Rugby FC and Royal Arsenal Tag Rugby Club, which was the very first Tag club to be officially accredited by the RFU.
Berkeley’s Kidbrooke Village similarly encourages residents to exercise in and enjoy the outdoors with a range of greenspaces and nearby fitness facilities.
The homes sit in 136 acres of parkland and open space for all to run, walk, cycle and exercise in, including Cator Park and Sutcliffe Park, which comprise areas of grassland, meadow and wetland rich in plant and wildlife – in 2020 the development Village was awarded the Sir David Attenborough Award for Enhancing Biodiversity.
For those that prefer gym and exercise classes, there is a PureGym on-site, with other facilities also available nearby including a David Lloyd and Royal Resistance boxing gym.
The newly opened Kidbrooke Village Community Hub also offers classes from yoga and Pilates to hula hooping and belly dancing.