Legendary London gym which trained Olympians and Sean Connery faces closure

Chris Quinn, who has run Physical Culture since the late 1980s - (Charlotte Lillywhite)

An iconic gym in south London is fighting to survive as Transport for London’s property firm looks to raise its rent.

Physical Culture, which sits under railway arches in Putney, has already seen its rent rise steeply since the Covid-19 pandemic and it is now facing another hike from landlord Places for London.