Sep 19, 2006 04:40 PM
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Am a lazy person. If there was a way to loose weight without doing anything and keep that weight off, I would be one of the first to try it. But alas! no such thing exists and am at the mercy of various fitness clubs.
I have been going on and off to a gym in this city. And before that, when I was living in B'lore I've tried two more. And recently, I joined Fitness One last month. And I have to say, I loooove this place. The ambience is great, the people are very friendly and they give you a regimen that you can follow and helps you.
When I went in to register, the person explained patiently the various packages they had and suggested the best one. I started with the quarterly package and was surprised to get one month free with it. They also waived the 600/- registration fee. I was a happy bunny. I took a tour of the facilities and was duly impressed. This is the new branch at Kilpauk.
They are still building the lifts and the swimming pool but its good. They have enough eqipment and they are all new and in excellent condition. There is even a person who cleans the machines off as soon as a member finishes using them. Most of the treadmills and elliptical machines have TVs. This is important to me because left to my own thoughts, I tend to do a lot less that if am watching TV and is distracted.
Once I joined the next day, I was warmly greeted by the people in the reception and I got assigned to a trainer who took my measurements and such. Next came the physio who checked my flexibility, balance, stamina etc and along with the trainer, charted a programme for me to follow. It is extensive, works all my muscles and is helping me loose weight. Then its the appointment with a dietician. She spent more than an hour with me, going through my schedule, eating out patterns... anything pertaining to my lifestyle that has an impact on my weight (My goal is weight loss so they concentrated on that). Finally she gave me some suggestions and they arent what I was dreading. I am eating more healthy now and I can approach her anytime to check up on my diet. All these consultations are included in the package.
Then I started excercising according to my chart. There were lots of trainers in the gym and all I had to do was look around if I needed any help with the machines or anything at all. One specific trainer helps me with my chart and with her help we keep changing it according to my needs etc. I am happy that I have some muscle in my otherwise fatty, obese specimen of a body and I have lost 1.3 kg so far. Its just been a month, barely. Infact, just 3 weeks after I started working out according to the chart. Am really happy with the progress.
I see others there diligently doing their excercises and chatting with the trainers and fellow members alike. Some, like me are lost to the world... with a headphone on and plodding on the treadmill. The one big problem I had with my prev gyms was that I never felt the compulsion to go often. Here, am a regular and I like being one. I go 6 days a week and my husband is so supportive.
The locker facilities are great too. They have hot showers etc. I havent checked out the sauna or the steam room yet. The indoor swimming pool is under construction. They also have group classes like Yoga, Aerobics etc. For normal gym members there is a regular abs and core class every saturday morning. They also have velet parking facilities.
All in all, its one fitness club that I love going to. I have already started reaping the benefits and I feel much better, more flexible etc because of this.
