Gone are the days when people used to go to gyms for mundane workouts sweating with hardwork. Today, owners of gyms in the Steel City have come up with innovative and interesting techniques to keep their customers interested and motivate them to come to the fitness centre everyday.
Keeping in mind the requirement of youths, several gyms have come up with the workout sessions that suit them. While some gyms hold aerobic sessions, others conduct Yoga, aerobic bhangra and Zumba classes too.
Rakesh Sharma, owner of a gym at Sakchi said, “Apart from providing modern gadgets for body building, we have also appointed a dietician to provide a complete health plan to our members. We also provide very interesting outdoor workout sessions. During weekends, we make our clients do hill workouts.”
With more and more youths turning into fitness freaks, a US-based gym chain, Anytime Fitness, located at Main Road Bistupur, Swamy Building, spans over an area of 4,000 sq ft.
The proprietors of the city-based gym Ankit Kauntia, Rashmi Kauntia, Pratik Agrawal and Shraddha Agrawal said that the gym is well equipped with world-class equipment, certified trainers and some of the best facilities that give personalised experience to the clients.
Rashmi Kauntia noted that the Anytime Fitness gyms across India give an option to its clients to work out at their convenience as most of the fitness clubs are open 19 hours a day from 5 am to 12 in the night and are located in the residential areas of the cities.
“The gym offers equal facilities for men and women. I feel that even the girls have become more health and fitness conscious in the city, with more and more girls hitting the gym unlike earlier. Apart from working women and homemakers, many girls are also joining fitness centres,” said Shraddha Agrawa.
Blame it on Bollywood or the fashion icons, but getting enrolled into a gymnasium is the most preferred option for many. Moreover and more women turning into fitness freaks, thanks also to national fitness health centre brands like the Talwalkars opening a centre in the city is testimony enough of its success.
Sushanta Singha, the young Zumba trainer, who is known to have played a key role in promoting the fitness programme in the city, said that the gyms are innovating with various forms to cater to the needs of people.
“When I started Zumba a few years back at Beldih Club, very few people were aware of the fitness programme. In the beginning only people from elite class enrolled themselves into it.
But within few years it became popular with people from various backgrounds enjoying every move of it,” says an elated Singha. Sushanta, who conduct classes, said that there about 900 enthusiasts comprising young girls and women are now part of the health mantra and are drawing benefits from it.