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30-minute circuit also features the "Theresa May Sack Race,"
"Jacob Rees-Logg lifts" and "Politico Headslammer" in which
participants slam balls on to pictures of British Prime Minister
Theresa May and opposition Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn.
There is also a "Cameron Quitters' Corner" named after May's
predecessor David Cameron to take time out.
The Brexfit classes are being offered by fitness company Gymbox,
whose boss Marc Diaper said the theme was chosen by a members'
poll of their main frustrations with living in the British
capital.
Fifty two percent of respondents said Brexit, followed by rent
prices and train delays.
"We thought well, what better way to actually release
frustration and anger than actually put on a Brexfit class as
we've called it, where you can actually punch your most hated
politician in the face on a punch bag," he told Reuters.
The course was designed with the help of an anger management
expert, said fitness instructor Boriss Visokoborskis.
"It's for our members to relieve the stress caused by Brexit,
and all the frustration they see in the mass media and internet
and so on," he added. "They are leaving our classes feeling
relieved, lighter and they do something good for themselves,
they work on their body."
Student Ania Jarzabkiewicz, 26, originally from Poland, said she
felt "amazing" after the class.
"I have a problem to get my student loan because of Brexit, so
today I really take out my frustration on this whole situation
and I feel really good," she said.
Fitness coach George, 25, said his favorite exercises were the
sack races and punch bags. In this particular class, leading
Brexiteer and former Foreign Secretary Johnson bore the brunt of
his frustration.
"It'd be wrong to punch him in the face in real life so ...
doing it on a punch bag there's nothing wrong with that, and
it's definitely a great way to get your frustration out," he
said.
With six months until Britain leaves the EU, May has yet to
reach a deal on the terms of the divorce, and her plan for
future trade ties has been rebuffed by both the EU and many in
her own Conservative Party.
Corbyn said this week that Labour would vote against a Brexit
deal based on May's proposals, the strongest warning yet to a
prime minister whose plan to leave the EU is hanging by a
thread.
(Reporting by Helena Williams; editing by Stephen Addison)
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