JonathanForsyth1976

I was a member at Bikram Yoga City (Old Street) for a year and it left a nasty taste in the mouth. The changing rooms are cramped and over the course of my membership only one out of three showers made available has ever worked on a consistent basis. This means a long queue which is a real drag when you are paying £13 a pop or in my case about £650 over the year. That is a lot of money but the facilities are equivalent to a run-down cuncil gym.

There are some excellent teachers but the people who own the place are clearly just out to make money. Despite complaining politely to them many times the management have done nothing about the state of the showers and have not written to me when they said they would. They also have a policy of letting in people even when they are 10 mins late which disrupts the whole class and usually means people who arrived on good time having to shuffle along to make space, totally ruining their concentration. The teachers hate it but the orders come from their bosses. I am glad my yearly membership is over so I don't have to give them anymore of my money.

There are excellent alternative Bikram centres in Soho and Canary Wharf. It should be a relaxing experience for the money you are paying, not equivalent to being on the Tube for a couple of hours!