AA SYNOPSIS ON GYM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 11 Chapter:1 INTRODUCTION 22 INTRODUCCTION AA Gym is a place which houses exercise equipment for the purpose of physical exercise. Physical fitness is important throughout life to develop and maintain functional capability to meet the demands of living, and promote optimal health. This is a health club. From a fitness perspective, there is no better opportunity than Go Vertical with its full body workout, showers and separate locker rooms for men and women. A modern day gym is a facility where you work out, meditate doing some yoga, feel good with some aerobics exercise, and relax your senses with a day spa and then look good by grooming at the saloon. Personal trainers get more and more professional and gyms make sure your follow the diet prescribed by providing the meals at your doorstep! This industry combines luxury and exclusivity to the experience of a fitness centre with a professional approach to help individuals develop to the best of their needs. 1.1Facilities and services Main workout area Most health clubs have a main workout area, which primarily consists of free weights including dumbbells, barbells and exercise machines. This area often includes mirrors so that exercisers can monitor and maintain correct posture during their workout. A gym which predominately or exclusively consists of free weights (dumbbells and barbells), as opposed to exercise machines, is sometimes referred to as a bblack-iron gym, after the traditional color of weight plates. C C ardio area/Theatre A cardio theater or cardio area includes many types of cardiovascular training-related equipment such as rowing machines, stationary exercise bikes, elliptical trainers and treadmills. These areas often include a number of audio-visual displays (either integrated into the equipment, or placed on walls around the area itself) in order to keep exercisers entertained during long cardio workout sessions. 33 G G roup exercise classes Most newer health clubs offer group exercise classes that are conducted by qualified fitness instructors. Many types of group exercise classes exist, but generally these include classes based on aerobics, cycling (spin cycle), boxing, high intensity training, regular and hot (Bikram) yoga, pilates and muscle training. Health clubs with swimming pools often offer aqua aerobics classes. Sports facilities Some health clubs offer sports facilities such as a swimming pools, squash courts or boxing areas. In some cases, additional fees are charged for the use of these facilities.. P ersonal training Most health clubs employ personal trainers who are accessible to members for training/fitness/nutrition/health advice and consultation. Personal trainers can devise a customized fitness routine, sometimes including a nutrition plan, to help clients achieve their goals. They can also monitor and train with members. More often than not, access to personal trainers involves an additional hourly fee. OOther services Newer health clubs generally include health-shops, snack bars, restaurants, child-care facilities, member lounges and cafes. It is not unusual for a sauna, steam shower, or wellness areas to be present. Health clubs generally charge a fee to allow visitors to use the equipment, courses, and other provided services. Levels of services and offerings Health clubs offer a wide array of services, and as a result the monthly membership prices can vary greatly. A recent study of American clubs found that the monthly cost of membership ranged from US$15 per month at basic chain clubs that offer limited amenities to over US$200 per month at spa-oriented clubs that cater to families and those seeking social activities in addition to a workout. In addition, some clubs such as many local YMCAs offer per-use punch cards or one-time fees for those seeking to use the club on an as-needed basis. Costs can be altered through the purchase of a higher-level membership, such as a Founders or a Life membership. Such memberships often have a high up-front cost but a lower monthly 44 rate, which are most likely to be beneficial to those who use the club frequently and hold their memberships for years. 1.2THE RISE OFF THE GYM THROUGH HISTORY Many of us have gym membership or attend classes at a local gym on a frequent basis: in India ,gyms are a million industry, and it's estimated that 12% of the population regularly attend the gym. But fifty years ago, gyms as we know them today just didn't exist. Ancient G reece: The First Gyms The word "gym" is a contraction of "gymnasium" - derived from the ancient Greek word gymnasion. The ancient Greek gymnasiums were places where athletes trained for public games such as the Olympics. Many had libraries (going a bit further than the traditional stack of magazines in modern gyms...) 19th C C entur y y Gyms: Schools, C C olleges, YM CA and Turners After the ancient Greeks, gyms disappeared for centuries. Medieval and Renaissance life was physically arduous enough, and ordinary people got all the exercise they needed working on the land and carrying out chores. By the 19th century, though, schools and colleges were building gymnasiums (and even today, the word "gym" means "school gym class" to many people). The YMCA also built a number of gyms for physical exercise and social sports and games. 1990s onwards - Mass P opularization Today, lots of people are or have been gym members - people who would never call themselves "bodybuilders", "fighters" or even especially sporty. New gym chains have sprung up over the past couple of decades; Lifetime Fitness in 1990, Equinox Fitness in 1991, and Virgin Active in1999. Widespread celebrity gym-going has encouraged the boon in gym membership, and gyms look set to be popular for decades to come. 55 1.3MAJOR PLAYERS IN INDIAN HEALTH CLUB INDUSTRY GO LD G YM Today, Gold¶s Gym has over 680 facilities. It is the largest international gym chain in the world recognized for its passion, unique heritage, and experience as the final authority in fitness and lifestyle. The India chapter of Gold¶s Gym started in 2002, when the first Gold¶s Gym India branch was set up at Nepean Sea Road, Mumbai. In the next few years this number grew, and today Gold¶s Gym has cut out for itself 18 gym facilities in various cities of the country in Mumbai ± at Nepean Sea Road, Bandra, Worli, Santacruz, Andheri, Chembur, Mulund and Vashi and outside Mumbai at Chennai, Ahmedabad, Baroda, Surat, Bangalore, Pune, Noida, Ludhiana, Kolkata, Jaipur, Jalandhar and outside India in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Gold¶s Gym India has slowly and steadily carved its name in the Indian market and built a reputation to reckon with FITNESS FIRST Fitness First Gym & Health Club started as a single health and fitness club in Bournemouth, UK in 1992. Since then, it has grown quite a bit - we're now the largest gym, health and fitness club group in the world with more than 1.5 million Fitness First members in over 550 clubs worldwide. In Asia Pacific alone, we have over 140 clubs! But we still keep that Fitness First one-health club mentality - every single Fitness First member counts. It has a motto at Fitness First that sets us apart ± Real People, Real Results. We're proud to say that more people achieve their health and fitness goals with Fitness First than at any other fitness club! As the fastest growing fitness chain club, it will continue to deliver on its promise of guaranteedvalue and its aim is to help you achieve your fitness goals - a simple formula with a proven trackrecord of success!18 countries, over 500 clubs, 1.4 million members and growing worldwide. 6 POW ERH OU SE G YM Powerhouse gym India is brought to you by Q¶s Fitness Studio. Q¶s Fitness Studio was started in the year 1999. It was in the year 2005 when Q¶s Fitness Studio brought Powerhouse Gym to India. Powerhouse Gym had a launch of its Indian operation on 26th November 2005 with state of art 6000 sq ft area facility at Concorde Co-op Housing Society, Ns Road No 10, Juhu. Two existing braches running under Q¶s Fitness Studio are now called Powerhouse Gym. Powerhouse Gym India is a Ltd Company concern of Powerhouse Fitness Ltd, the chairperson ,Ashok Gupta who has a Master Franchisee for SAARC Countries (India, Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Srilanka and Maldives).Powerhouse Gym India has state of art facilities, be it equipments, technology and fitness programs that are required to get the desired results for the members. T A LWA LK A R¶S Established in 1932, Talwalkar¶s Better Value Pvt Ltd (TBVF), commonly famous asTalwalkar¶s, is India's largest chain of health centres. It has 45 ultramodern branches acrossmajor cities in the country, with 50,000 members. Talwalkar¶s' phenomenal growth can be attributed directly to the trust our customers have in us,and the benefits they derive from our expert advice, personalized supervision, on-going facilityupgrades, result-oriented approach, and above all from Talwalkar¶s' immense know-how andexperience in this field over 75 years of existence. Talwalkar¶s was founded by the late V.R.Talwalkar in 1932, as a single one-room facility in Citylight, Mumbai. Son Madhukar Talwalkar¶s gave the business a new direction by imparting ascientific, disciplined and customer-friendly perspective to the fitness and health regimes offeredat the gyms. Today, Talwalkar¶s gyms are perceived not as a meeting place for boisterousbodybuilders, but as a health centre where customer health priorities are managed withsensitivity and care. The user-friendly environs and world-class facilities make the Talwalkar¶s'experience wholesome and encouraging.