Category: Gym

Being physically fit and healthy has become necessary and a priority in the contemporary times. Fitness should not only be understood and viewed as getting a fit body through some form of physical activity but also contributing to the mental health and a general better way of life. Gyms are considered to be a popular emerging fitness space or a center. Going to a gym has thus become a part of our everyday life and a routinized activity of our day. According to Roberta Sassatelli (2010), ‘fitness gyms are a special breed of gyms: they are typically unisex, non-competitive environments aimed at providing recreational exercise to boost physical form and well-being’. (Sassatelli 2010: 1).

Fitness as a social phenomenon pervades all the chasms of sociality. Gyms are central to ‘a much broader fitness culture, comprising a variety of commodities: news-stands are full of magazines on physical exercise, health, and beauty that promote an increasingly nuanced vision of the “fit body” and offer advice about exercises and diet that may help in achieving it’ (Ibid.: 1). There is an effective role of mass media in presenting the popular ideas of being fit and healthy which include healthy food habits and particular diets, different forms of body types, various types of exercises to do, trending gym clothes i.e. the gym look, new gym memberships etc. Each one of us try to shape our perceptions on fitness and look for motivation to go to the gyms through this information available on social media

According to Sassatelli (2010), today’s gyms have at least three distinctive characteristics:

1. Firstly, they are ‘increasingly truly integrated centers for physical exercise’ (Ibid.: 1)
2. Second, there are a variety of individual needs and the variety of exercise techniques but there is a common factor, reflected in the ‘dual meaning of the term fitness’ (Ibid.). It connotes ‘training in the gym (“keeping fit”) [as well as] the physical state that this training is intended to produce (“being fit, in form”)’ (Ibid.).
3. Thirdly, ‘the pleasantness of physical activity is presented as a fundamental aspect of fitness’ (Ibid.), such that more importance is given to ‘pleasure and satisfaction’ rather than focusing solely on physical effort.

Fitness gyms are understood as spaces where we can perform physical exercises and keep ourselves fit. However, gyms can be seen as more than a fitness space and also act as a social space. Going to a gym could be due to various reasons and motivations wherein a gym member would see the gym as a space for interactions and forming new relationships. The gyms are distinguishable from social clubs because ‘a set of specific tasks are to be carried out, with sociability being important as either a by-product or a facilitator of those tasks’ (Sassatelli 2015: 238). Hence, going to a gym is ‘a form of ‘serious leisure’ which allows the development of a project and to a degree a ‘career’ within one’s own free time’ (Ibid.).

Gym going is not motivated by a single factor but rather individuals find many reasons and motivations to keep up with their physical well-being. The gym space and its inhabitations can affect an individual’s choice of going to a particular gym. Thus, the exercise spaces serve as microcosms of larger social reality which becomes evident through their spatial and temporal manifestations. This research will look at many sub aspects of how a gym can act as a social space, which primarily focuses to understand the inhabitations and interactions within the gym-exercise space. How is a gym spatially arranged and if it affects the performance of the individuals in the gym is important to look at. Gender and its relation to how we study and understand a gym will suggest many meanings attached to the fitness culture. Our performance and how we embody ourselves in a closed exercise space becomes interesting to study because it will reflect on the presentation of ourselves in everyday life. The relationships we form and the interactions that take place in a gym contributes to it being a social space.

The unstoppable growth of boutique gyms is the most current trend in the fitness sector. In the United States alone, 4 out of 10 members who join a fitness center are members of a gym boutique. Also known as fitness studios, these types of clubs aim to offer specialized experiences of high value to their clients. Their success lies in focusing their efforts on highlighting excellence in a few services instead of offering many at the same time.

Many people believe that boutique gyms have to do with small spaces, but the truth is that only 10% of the growth factors of this type of clubs has to do with size. In fact, any gym, regardless of its size, can learn and take advantage of this trend by simply offering specialized activities and a positive and different experience to its members.

The great success experienced by boutique gyms in recent years only demonstrates the value that users place on the fitness sector. These types of centers show that, when an unanticipated experience is offered, users are willing to pay even more for it. In a world dominated by competitive homogeneity, where businesses copy each other, boutique gyms have been a reminder of the need to be different and maintain specialization.

Therefore, it is not surprising that gym boutiques generate around 2,200 million euros in revenue every month worldwide, compared to 1340 million euros in traditional sports centers. Which means that they generate 61% more subscription revenue than conventional clubs. Data collected in a report carried out by IHRSA , called Health Club Consumer Report 2015.

But in addition, there are other factors that have favored the consolidation of the sector, such as the growing interest in health and personal well-being, the increase in active elderly people, the increase in women’s purchasing power and the emerging vision of fitness for Millennium have been important driving forces of our future growth.

Current situation of the fitness world

Currently, fitness is a fully mature sector in the most developed markets. And in this context, gym boutiques perfectly fit the budget and the needs of consumers. The problem is that the number of members of sports centers worldwide has not achieved a significant increase, so there are now more clubs competing for the same number of customers.

The biggest harmed in this context have been independent mid-level clubs, which have suffered a serious blow with the appearance of low cost fitness clubs and studios, experiencing a great exodus of members who have left the club to choose an option more in line with your needs and preferences. Instead of joining a gym and paying for a full package with a wide variety of services for 40 euros per month, many have opted for low cost gyms with fees between 10 and 20 euros, or boutique gyms.

There is no doubt that low-cost gyms will continue to grow, especially thanks to boutiques. Members are willing to create their own basic training package combined with subscriptions to specialized centers such as boutiques. On the other hand, middle level gyms will also continue to grow, but it is important that they know how to adapt their rate model to be able to compete with low cost gyms, as well as offer those different experiences that users look for in boutiques.

Users are increasingly interested in enjoying personalized and different experiences deeply relevant to them, being willing to pay even more for it. Something that happens in all clubs regardless of size.

Most of today’s consumers have an overstimulated life and need to escape from a permanently connected world. Therefore, it is not surprising that they choose exclusive boutique gyms with the aim of achieving that disconnection.

But in addition, in recent years the purchasing power of women has been increasing and they have opted for renowned brands that provide them with community experiences. In the gym boutique, the brand can include the boutique itself and the personal trainer service.

Finally, it should be noted that users are increasingly looking for improved fitness experiences on a digital level , such as basic activity monitoring, close interaction with social networks and distance advice. Digital companies continue to invest massively in fitness technology, focusing especially on expanding business models that already exist.

Get different as an innovative gym. Find out what you need to improve your gym to offer the best customer experience and know the key to high income.

Heading to the innovative gym

During the last years and as a result of the incorporation into the industry of the latest technologies, the fitness sector has undergone significant changes. New training, fitness equipment and products have come to stay and thus provide, both professionals and users, better results. It is here that the classic phrase of ‘renew or die’ makes sense since, to continue liking the public you have to know what you need. In addition, of course, there is also the first to arrive and ensure that the service is of quality.

Therefore, in Rocfit we have created this short guide with ideas to be an innovative gym . Here are the keys to practicing effective gym management ! We are sure that these recommendations will help you attract customers to your gym !

What does it mean to be an innovative gym?

It is clear that, to be an innovative gym , you don’t just have to have the latest fitness equipment. The way of work, the management of the team and the administration of the club must also respond to criteria that relate to this idea. It is useless to have the latest technologies, if these are not implemented in the right way. For example, why do you want software that measures inputs and outputs, if you do not check them later and do not use the information in your loyalty strategies? Or, why do you offer the possibility to book classes through an app if it does not work or if you do not extrapolate the information to your daily work?

These last questions make us think about the criteria to consider when defining a gym as innovative . We have already said that fitness machines are not the only thing to consider; as you have seen, technology either.

On the other hand, you also have to know how to distinguish yourself from the competition with other gyms in the area. In the sector, it increases every day. The fitness industry is expanding and there is no month in which new operators do not arise. Think that your goals may be similar to those of your gym. Touch, therefore, to follow the trends in fitness closely.

For all these reasons in Rocfit we have reached the following conclusion: the key to continue increasing revenue is innovation. Yes, although in effective innovation.

Key aspects that should be part of an innovative gym

As a result of all of the above, we can summarize three key points that will help you determine if you are a leading gym. If not, do not worry. You are always on time to incorporate the following ways of understanding the administration of gyms to your day to day.

Accounts with the latest technologies in the sector. You apply them in the day-to-day management of your club and in loyalty and recruitment strategies.

You have innovative and quality professional gym machines capable of providing the user with personalized training adapted to their characteristics.

You follow the trends in fitness and have implemented some of them in your center. In short, you offer a better customer experience.

However, for these three premises to be a success you must involve your entire team to the fullest. Practice effective communication with your employees and make them feel valued.

3 examples of innovative gyms

1. Become an ecological gym

One of the types of center of greater pull in the industry is being the ecological gym. The search for energy efficiency by managers and trainers is increasingly widespread. This has made numerous facilities worry that the physical activity of their customers is sustainable.

Who would not want to have in their gym machines capable of generating clean energy and thus save on the electricity bill?

2. Be a specialized gym boutique

Why not focus on a segment of the population or a single training? Without a doubt, this choice will help you differentiate yourself and aspire to be the best within your specialization. If you add to this technology and customization you already have your new gym boutique.

3. Add technology and other services to your center that add value to the user

In addition to the activities to use, what positions a gym as innovative are its complementary services. These include physiotherapy, nutrition, personal training and the latest technologies such as 3D measurement and body scans.

In Rhinos gym in, in addition to offering these latest services, it also has our 3D Styku body scanner. This helps users visualize their progress and trainers to perform a better analysis of body composition.

In conclusion, being an innovative gym entails a considerable investment of resources . However, the return is demonstrated when, thanks to the incorporation of the necessary strategies and material, the income of the center increases. Consequently, also the good results.

Ideas about health and exercise have changed overtime, the focus is on how meaning is created, transformed and embodied and perceived by gym goers and yoga goers as truth, science knowledge or even myth. The body is made to move, was a common saying at gym meaning that the human body is physically built to be active. The gym is not only the place to exercise after a day’s work but it is also a venue for the construction of particular gender identities. At a time of increasing hype about the health consequences of obesity, it is unsurprising that ‘going to the gym’ or ‘practicing yoga’ has become increasingly popular amongst most age groups. Gym had its own meaning when it started people started perceiving it differently and at the same time yoga also gained its own importance and had its own meaning in itself, both served different benefits for a person. Yoga techniques enhance well-being, mood, attention, mental focus, and stress tolerance. Proper training by a skilled teacher and a 30-minute practice every day will maximize the benefits. Many people chose gym over yoga because they an idea that gym is more cool compared to the yoga classes. And many people chose yoga because some may not be able to afford it and yoga can be done anywhere you don’t require any material for it. In this research we will discuss what motivates people to choose yoga or gym and what motivates them to continue their classes and how does that impact their wellbeing and quality of life.

The topic provides us information on how different age groups opt for their preferred things and how they have been inspired and influenced by different mediums, social media also plays an important role in influencing a person’s choice as we see that just because their favorite actor or model goes to the gym or does yoga the person wants to do the same. The media put our environment in perspective by giving its many aspects, various meaning and explanations. They help establish our agendas by giving us things to think and talk about; they help us become socialized into our community. The different studies that have been done in the past which tells us about how doing gym or yoga will help you be fit, the research has been done by Crystal L Park, Kristen E Riley, Elena Bedesin and V Michelle Stewart who talk about how yoga has become important and how the different practitioner adopt different methods of motivations to do yoga and how it inspires them. In this research we will learn about how it inspires the people and in what way it does, and how much importance is been given by the practitioner. This study also talks about how yoga is used as a method to cope up with depression and anxiety relief and makes you flexible. It also states that for many practitioner spirituality also becomes a reason to practice yoga. This study was done in USA. It also states that yoga practitioner motives change overtime. According to the research In the United States and other parts of the West, yoga is often offered as a fitness course. Since yoga can be done anywhere while selecting gym many people keep different aspects in their mind starting from location, staff, members, cleanliness, this has a big impact on an individual’s life. Gym gets a lot of attention by young youth these days where exercising daily has become an important phenomena. There are many mental and physical benefits of the exercise including enhanced body weight control, improved cardiovascular system, and tauter diabetic control. Gym becomes a trend in this generation as many people are influenced and are ready to join the classes for it. It is also in a way to reduce weight faster so many people choose gym instead of yoga so that they can reduce their weight and get in a proper size of what they want themselves to be in. The bodybuilding and gym literature is filled with advice to young people about how to create the perfect body. Arnold Schwarzenegger, has written several books on bodybuilding, and many people are influenced by him many people even consider him as the role model for them. The gym becomes a place where you exercise after a day’s work, but it also becomes the venue for the construction of particular gender identities.

A study of Thomas Johansson talks about how the gym culture creates a space for gender identity, and there is an idea of gym culture which has developed over time. Gym culture is the development of different kinds of Subcultures. Many young people spend a great deal of their time in the gym, and their identity is to a great extent tied to a specific group. The gym is therefore also becomes a social place, where you meet your friends and develop a specific taste and style. The gym offers people an opportunity to change and manipulate their bodies in different directions, and to maintain or change their way of looking at the relationship between the body and gender identity. At the gym you are offered the means to change your body, and this kind of offer is especially attractive to young people. In a gym there are a variety of different machines, one for each muscle in your body. When some men use the machines, they usually use them as a part of a complete training programme, where the aim is to train the whole body, and to develop a muscular body. By contrast, some women often use the machines in order to train some specific parts of their body. They use these types of exercises in order to shape their bodies in certain ways, whereas men use them in order to build muscles and to achieve volume. This difference is also an expression of the gender order. Many a times it is called body shaping for women and not body building except few. Gender and age plays an important role while deciding as gender because many boys choose gym as compared to the girls as boys who opt for gym believe in weightlifting which is rarely done by women so hence it is has been said that mostly guys go to the gym and not the girls as it is not cool for them, many even say instead of girls going to the gym they should join Zumba because gym becomes a waste of time for them. Age also plays an important role because mostly the teens will opt for gym and the 30s to 40s people because they feel they are not meant for gym. We will also see that many people chose yoga because they either don’t want to spend money in the gym or they become lazy to travel. These are some of the stereotypes that have been put forward by different people, in this paper we will look at the assumptions and see how it impacts an individual. A study which was done by Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapithi in Varanasi, India talks about how yoga is important in daily life and should be done daily. It talks about its different benefits and yoga is a form of meditation, it results in a sense of inner peace and purpose. The word “Yoga” originates from Sanskrit and means “to join, to unite”. Yoga exercises have a holistic effect and bring body, mind, consciousness and soul into balance, there has also been different centers which has opened up which talks about the importance of yoga and also teaches a person about its different methods and the different techniques that have been used while practicing yoga., the research also says that The spiritual goal of Yoga is God-Realization.

Jan Wright in New York talks about how gym has become the new urban space for many minds. It also talks about how it has become a space for many due to their less commitment in the field of sports so in order to be physically active many people chose gym. For many people, it was a new venture into physical activity, made possible by changing relationships and life circumstances; and for others, it was present in their talk as a potential but not yet realized mechanism for taking more control of their health and their bodies.

Many people saw gym as construed and a convenient solution to make their lives busy and a flexible space for physical activity and self-improvement. Since that time the gym has become a diversified space; there are now public and private gyms and commercial gyms, women only gyms, gyms in aquatic centers, hotels and shopping centers, and in workplace. You can also have a gym experience at home by some simple machines. gyms have become part of the repertoire of possibilities that people are expected to take up in ‘becoming healthy. Though yoga can be done anywhere there are still proper classes for it and there are instructors who train you properly, so we will see whether the gym classes makes profit or the yoga classes. In the recent time the demand for yoga have risen but we only see majority women practicing yoga and not the males, this again gets the gender aspect where the male feel yoga is done only by women. Some people choose yoga only because they need company and most people follow it because others do it, called as the bandwagon effect and same happens with the gym as well, some chose only because it is in trend and attend the gym for a week or two and then leave it, in this paper we will see what motivates certain people to attend their classes daily and how much do they give to their classes and how do they maintain the balance between their health life, we will also see whether they impose certain restrictions on themselves as we see that there are certain people who go to the gym and follow a strict diet. In yoga as well as gym many people follow up a strict diet in order to get thru their goals which is to become thin, as many studies show that many people opt for power yoga as well in order to lose weight quickly, many also do it in order to meditate and feel relaxed and not tired as you feel after the gym workout. We also see that once the prices goes up for the classes there are many people who leave the class because they feel the classes won’t be worth for the money that they are going to pay. There is a need in the urban setting which develops to join either of them, either due to the peer pressure or due to the different mediums of media which influences a person, also a persons lifestyle in the urban setting gets impacted due to the choice between each. As the articles suggests that training your body in a particular way creates an impact on the people and also how you behave in the society. In this research we would find out the main reason behind the downfall of the regularity of the people who attend either gym or yoga classes. Many women who are in their 30s prefer doing yoga because they don’t have to go out of their house for gym and as you get old you prefer more subtle exercises and in the case of yoga there are certain instructors who come home to teach you yoga and costs you half the price of gym so many women also prefer doing that and also as we see that there are many videos that have been put up online which teaches you how to do the yoga exercise but whereas in the case of gym you cannot do most of the exercises at home since you need machines, so many people even prefer choosing yoga as it saves on the money and also it saves on your time to go outside of the house, and in case of men they choose gym because some of the gyms are located in their workplace so it doesn’t become difficult to attend and also they have the interpretation that yoga will be boring. In this study we will see that how many people prefer office gym and why do they many people think that yoga is a boring tool to facilitate the fitness, as many articles suggest that anyone can interpret gym or yoga in their own way, but until a person tries either of them or both they wont know how do they feel after trying it and what is better according to them.

A person also chooses gym or yoga in order to release their stress, their stress can be due to numerous reasons in this research paper we will see how gym or yoga makes a person stress free and makes them feel motivated for different reasons. gym has taken on new meaning as a mainstream space for self-making. Whereas yoga is becoming one of the most commonly used complementary and alternative treatment remedies to manage a vast array of ailments. Yogic science believes that psychological problems arise due to the disturbed state of mind. Yoga may be considered as the science to regulate the mind. Since there are different study that have been done overtime in different parts of the world regarding the importance of gym and yoga on an individual, this research paper will compare the both and find the reasons on why do people chose one and neglect the other option and what influences people to do so.

In today’s world it has become the “need” to do physical exercise daily in order to remain healthy, there is a social aspect which comes in when a person chooses gym or yoga, some people think about others and make a choice while some think accordingly. This study has been chosen because it has not been done in the past and also to know why has it become a need of the urban space to engage in gym or yoga, this study is done in order to justify that gym and yoga practitioner are compared with each other and how to they perceive the other, and how it is considered as an integral tool to facilitate their fitness.

Gymnastics is an activity that needs strength, flexibility, commitment, and determination. Gymnastics also needs to be graceful and sensitive. However, this sport has been devoted for many years to training for artistic and rhythmic gyms.

For many years the gymnastics sport has been around. It is one of the oldest sports since its origin approximately 2,500 years ago. The first ‘apparel’ used is thought to have been a bull. Men would grab a bull’s horn and try to make the best stunt before landing when thrown into the air (Gutman, 1). Gymnastics was born in Greece where they thought physical fitness, but only for men, was very important. Every city had an open-air gym. It was so important. The gyms also serve as schools for teaching philosophy, literature, and music. Every day the athletes, who were only 18 and older men, trained. They threw the javelin, went up ropes, ran races, wrestled, and raised weights when they competed. Without clothing, the athletes were performing and all women were prohibited from watching. In A.D. 393 the Emperor of Rome, contrary to Greece, closed all the schools (Gutman, 2-3, 5).

Today, gymnastics has become very popular. These days, except for adults, even children can watch gymnastics. The Greeks first saw gymnastics. It was also seen among the Romans after the Greeks. Gymnastics had not existed for centuries since the prohibition of the Olympics and the destruction of the Roman army. In the 5th century B.C., the Greeks introduced this sport. This has been important because gymnastics has improved the coordination of muscles and hands. In Greece, gymnastics was compulsory gradually with the passage of time. In the sixteenth century, Gymnastics was again in the light. Various exercises were conducted for the men. The gym on bars, ladders, beams, vaulting, and pommel horses were included. These were also followed by the US Army. Thus, in the Summer Olympics of 1896, this sport was an event. It was always part of the Olympics from that point on. In most colleges in the United States, gymnastics has become a recognized sport. Each year there are bonds awarded to students who perform gymnastics. Many gymnasts from all parts of the world are evolving today. Japan and Soviet Union were among the men in the second half of the 2000s in art gymnastics. Along with Japan, the US, Chinese, Romanian, and Russian countries are at the top of this gym.

Gymnastics appears very simple and eye-catching. But it’s extremely challenging and difficult. It needs a lot of hard work, practice, and commitment to the sport. Some children want to also become famous in gymnastics when watching gymnastics in the future. For various reasons, however, gymnastics are dangerous for children. They may undergo advanced growth due to a great deal of training, diet, and stress. Girls doing gymnastics can reach puberty late in comparison with other girls. When someone trains for a gym, their trainers ask them to lose weight in order to become easier and more flexible. This is particularly problematic for girls because it is likely they will suffer from bulimia or anorexia. During training, you are even asked to diet. So you have to eat less. This can lead to food disorders that may affect the whole body. Air, endocrine and cardiovascular problems can be present. They have problems. Gymnastics is a sport that is highly challenging and players must endure many injuries if they have to exercise properly. These injuries sometimes can also prove to be serious. Gymnasts in some part of their body have suffered many times from broken bones and sprains. If broken bones are not properly treated and healed, the growth and form of the person can be affected. For a person in his whole life, this may be painful. Other medical problems are also likely. Hard work and practice are a matter of time for gymnastics.

For gymnastics, the person must sacrifice his other personal time. Since the person is busy with the practice, the family and friends cannot be given time. You can also experience isolation. The trainers are sometimes extremely aggressive in practice with their students. The behavior and thinking of the students can also be affected. If they practice and perform correctly, medical problems will be reduced. In addition, no trainer will force their students to train extremely hard when their health is unsuitable, since they may cause greater problems later. Both their training and safety are taken care of. You have to maintain a healthy diet in order to become a perfectionist in any sport. No trainer is therefore going to ask the student to eat less. If anyone wants to go to a gym, he or she should come to an expert where he or she can have proper training and experience.

Gymnastics presents many risks. But there are also a few advantages alongside the dangers. Gymnastics makes people flexible. Yes, there is a risk of injury, but with greater security, it can be reduced. Gymnastics helps an individual well control the higher body. This also helps them to maintain coordination in the course of gymnastics and other times. This demonstrates that gymnastics help to make a person aware of certain dangers and to take action. When gyms keep their body and diet healthy, they are free from many illnesses. Some weight activities are also included in gymnastics. The gymnasts will be stronger. At a very young age, their bones will get strong. In the later part of your life, you will not be suffering any bone problems. Hard work, patience, practice, and dedication are needed for gymnastics. With that, however, the people are confident and boosted. Since many exercises in gymnastics are necessary, it is the exercises other people do to stay fit.

The gymnasts have the body overall. Gymnastics helps people keep their top and bottom bodies and gain the strength they need in order for them to perform various functions. When every person learns something new, he makes a mistake. Their trainers, teachers, or elders corrected them. In gymnastics too, this happens. If a person makes an error, the coach corrects the error. When you try to fix your trainer’s error, the student gets disciplined. Others learn many social skills outside their training rather than being disciplined.

Gymnastics is a fantastic youth sport. Many people grew up and became doctors, lawyers, teachers, business people, faculty, police officers, staff members, scientists, and many others through gymnastics. Gymnastics offers young people excellent ways to test themselves and others for their own purposes. Gymnastics can offer the possibility to develop, develop characteristics, and learn hard to find elsewhere.

Gymnastics brings to the attention of people involved in this sport a sense of fulfillment and a capacity to face challenges with positive attitudes. Gymnastics is fun and better than hobbies like viewing TV, computer games, etc. which do not involve physical activities apart from fitness and physical health. Gymnastics is a mental, body, and soul exercise that helps you to keep healthy and happy, to achieve goals, and to learn life skills.

Gymnastics is an activity that needs strength, flexibility, commitment, and determination. Gymnastics also needs to be graceful and sensitive. However, this sport has been devoted for many years to training for artistic and rhythmic gyms.

For many years the gymnastics sport has been around. It is one of the oldest sports since its origin approximately 2,500 years ago. The first ‘apparel’ used is thought to have been a bull. Men would grab a bull’s horn and try to make the best stunt before landing when thrown into the air (Gutman, 1). Gymnastics was born in Greece where they thought physical fitness, but only for men, was very important. Every city had an open-air gym. It was so important. The gyms also serve as schools for teaching philosophy, literature, and music. Every day the athletes, who were only 18 and older men, trained. They threw the javelin, went up ropes, ran races, wrestled, and raised weights when they competed. Without clothing, the athletes were performing and all women were prohibited from watching. In A.D. 393 the Emperor of Rome, contrary to Greece, closed all the schools (Gutman, 2-3, 5).

Today, gymnastics has become very popular. These days, except for adults, even children can watch gymnastics. The Greeks first saw gymnastics. It was also seen among the Romans after the Greeks. Gymnastics had not existed for centuries since the prohibition of the Olympics and the destruction of the Roman army. In the 5th century B.C., the Greeks introduced this sport. This has been important because gymnastics has improved the coordination of muscles and hands. In Greece, gymnastics was compulsory gradually with the passage of time. In the sixteenth century, Gymnastics was again in the light. Various exercises were conducted for the men. The gym on bars, ladders, beams, vaulting, and pommel horses were included. These were also followed by the US Army. Thus, in the Summer Olympics of 1896, this sport was an event. It was always part of the Olympics from that point on. In most colleges in the United States, gymnastics has become a recognized sport. Each year there are bonds awarded to students who perform gymnastics. Many gymnasts from all parts of the world are evolving today. Japan and Soviet Union were among the men in the second half of the 2000s in art gymnastics. Along with Japan, the US, Chinese, Romanian, and Russian countries are at the top of this gym.

Gymnastics appears very simple and eye-catching. But it’s extremely challenging and difficult. It needs a lot of hard work, practice, and commitment to the sport. Some children want to also become famous in gymnastics when watching gymnastics in the future. For various reasons, however, gymnastics are dangerous for children. They may undergo advanced growth due to a great deal of training, diet, and stress. Girls doing gymnastics can reach puberty late in comparison with other girls. When someone trains for a gym, their trainers ask them to lose weight in order to become easier and more flexible. This is particularly problematic for girls because it is likely they will suffer from bulimia or anorexia. During training, you are even asked to diet. So you have to eat less. This can lead to food disorders that may affect the whole body. Air, endocrine and cardiovascular problems can be present. They have problems. Gymnastics is a sport that is highly challenging and players must endure many injuries if they have to exercise properly. These injuries sometimes can also prove to be serious. Gymnasts in some part of their body have suffered many times from broken bones and sprains. If broken bones are not properly treated and healed, the growth and form of the person can be affected. For a person in his whole life, this may be painful. Other medical problems are also likely. Hard work and practice are a matter of time for gymnastics.

For gymnastics, the person must sacrifice his other personal time. Since the person is busy with the practice, the family and friends cannot be given time. You can also experience isolation. The trainers are sometimes extremely aggressive in practice with their students. The behavior and thinking of the students can also be affected. If they practice and perform correctly, medical problems will be reduced. In addition, no trainer will force their students to train extremely hard when their health is unsuitable, since they may cause greater problems later. Both their training and safety are taken care of. You have to maintain a healthy diet in order to become a perfectionist in any sport. No trainer is therefore going to ask the student to eat less. If anyone wants to go to a gym, he or she should come to an expert where he or she can have proper training and experience.

Gymnastics presents many risks. But there are also a few advantages alongside the dangers. Gymnastics makes people flexible. Yes, there is a risk of injury, but with greater security, it can be reduced. Gymnastics helps an individual well control the higher body. This also helps them to maintain coordination in the course of gymnastics and other times. This demonstrates that gymnastics help to make a person aware of certain dangers and to take action. When gyms keep their body and diet healthy, they are free from many illnesses. Some weight activities are also included in gymnastics. The gymnasts will be stronger. At a very young age, their bones will get strong. In the later part of your life, you will not be suffering any bone problems. Hard work, patience, practice, and dedication are needed for gymnastics. With that, however, the people are confident and boosted. Since many exercises in gymnastics are necessary, it is the exercises other people do to stay fit.

The gymnasts have the body overall. Gymnastics helps people keep their top and bottom bodies and gain the strength they need in order for them to perform various functions. When every person learns something new, he makes a mistake. Their trainers, teachers, or elders corrected them. In gymnastics too, this happens. If a person makes an error, the coach corrects the error. When you try to fix your trainer’s error, the student gets disciplined. Others learn many social skills outside their training rather than being disciplined.

Gymnastics is a fantastic youth sport. Many people grew up and became doctors, lawyers, teachers, business people, faculty, police officers, staff members, scientists, and many others through gymnastics. Gymnastics offers young people excellent ways to test themselves and others for their own purposes. Gymnastics can offer the possibility to develop, develop characteristics, and learn hard to find elsewhere.

Gymnastics brings to the attention of people involved in this sport a sense of fulfillment and a capacity to face challenges with positive attitudes. Gymnastics is fun and better than hobbies like viewing TV, computer games, etc. which do not involve physical activities apart from fitness and physical health. Gymnastics is a mental, body, and soul exercise that helps you to keep healthy and happy, to achieve goals, and to learn life skills.

The proposals’ key focus will be implementing sports facilities and a gymnasium at Ahmed University. A sports facility describes a confined area of sporting event venues, such as gymnasiums, where members of the general public congregate to engage in physical exercise and compete in athletic events. The establishments will provide students with an environment conducive to engaging in various sporting activities and maintaining a regular fitness routine

Justification and Methodology

The primary purpose of the sports facility at Ahmed University is to enable students to engage in sporting activities. The institution’s success in intercollegiate athletics has been dismal due to the athletes’ lack of training and endurance. Students and faculty will utilize the facilities to enhance and maintain their physical health and endurance. Conversely, going to the gym improves a person’s strength and endurance, which is advantageous for their health and other activities (Parra-Camacho et al., 2019). Consequently, users of the sports facility and gym will be exposed to various exercises to improve their fitness and endurance. Implementation of these facilities will lead to an overall improvement in the users’ level of development. This project will use the adaptive technique to construct the sports complex and gymnasium. Through this method, managers can modify several variables uncovered through survey research. The method will allow the project to be flexible enough to accommodate unforeseen factors that may arise during its implementation; as a result, the project will not be negatively affected.

Goal

The project aims to raise the number of students who participate in sporting at the university to strengthen the institution’s standing in intercollegiate athletic competitions.

Objectives

The project will help to achieve the following objectives:

1. The facilities will enable the students to take part in sporting activities hence compete with other university during the university’s competition.
2. The students will be able to maintain a regular fitness routine while improving their fitness and endurance.

Activities

The following activities will be critical in determining the best course of action to implement the sport facility and gymnasium.

Task 1: Introduce the importance of regular physical exercise’s

Due to the accessibility of the internet as a source of information, it is necessary to use a variety of citations when discussing the importance of maintaining a regular exercise routine. The available websites will need to be compiled, and a summary of the importance of maintaining a regular exercise routine will need to be written.

Task 2: Source for public information that supports importance of regular physical exercise’s

Concerning all sorts of physical activities, the general public has access to a wealth of easily accessible and readily available information. The content will emphasize the necessity of regular exercise as well as the benefits that result from it.

Task 3: Conduct interviews regarding physical exercise and activities of preference at the facilities

The interviews will be conducted with potential users of the facilities by using questionnaires on a random sample of individuals. The interview will be vital in choosing which gear and tools should be put into the facility. Furthermore, it will allow management to plan several sporting events and hire the necessary personnel to train the participants according to those plans.

Task 4: Marketing the sporting facility and gymnasium

It would be imperative to market the facility to notify the target audience about the many activities that will take place there. The activities will address the findings of the interviews that were carried out to ensure that the facilities are suitable for the requirements of the target market.

Implementation Timeline

Human, Material, and Financial Resources

Reference

Parra-Camacho, D., Añó Sanz, V., Ayora Pérez, D., & González-García, R. J. (2019). Applying importance-performance analysis to residents’ perceptions of large sporting events. Sport in Society, 23(2), 249–263.

Introduction

Nowadays, everyone is obsessed with having a good body. Dieting, exercising, and lots of stuff they do to achieve their goal. Gym memberships usually grow, especially after the holidays when people eat so much. Then they go to the gym to burn the fat. Going to the gym is a commitment that people should make if they are serious about getting in shape.

Benefits of Going to the Gym

Many reasons to go to gym. Of course, exercise is a priority. The gym has plenty of exercise machines that people can use to develop different muscle groups. Kulas (para. 1), in her article, “The Advantages of Going to the Gym Every Day,” says at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise should be done by adults five days a week, so going to the gym every day will meet that goal. It will result in good physical and mental health.

Aside from exercising, one can meet new friends like fitness instructors and others. It’s good to be with people with the same interests so that all can motivate each other to keep their fitness goals.

When one exercises, the heart becomes stronger, so it efficiently pumps blood to the body to keep vital organs healthy and in order. For example, blood pressure is maintained instead of spike high, cholesterol and triglyceride levels are kept low, and heart disease is kept at bay. It means there is less chance of a heart attack, stroke, or any other disease when one exercises regularly (Kulas, para. 3).

Why Gym Is Important

Combining aerobic exercise with other kinds of exercises like strength training with weights and stretching keeps muscles, ligaments, joints, and tendons healthy, flexible, and strong, so when one becomes older, he is stronger and has less risk of being out of balance and falling causing fractures or other injuries. One also gets good posture when muscles are well-formed. That is why the person should select the right exercises for each muscle group.

Suppose one does not like to work with exercise machines but still likes to exercise. In that case, gyms also offer group exercises, including boot camp exercises in teams, cycling sessions on stationary bicycles, martial arts exercises like body combat, boxing, etc., and plenty of dance routines like Zumba, HipHop, Ballroom Dancing, etc. It can be fun to meet new people, so social life comes alive.

One sleeps better also when the body gets good exercise. When one sleeps well, he wakes up with more energy to face the day and go about his work better in high spirits. The mood becomes better, too, so he is not grouchy with others. As one loses weight from exercising regularly and having a good balanced diet, one looks more fit and attractive, so a good body deserves good clothes that fit well.

On the other hand, some people go overboard in exercising, thinking all the positive results will double or they lose weight faster to get a leaner body. Andersen, in her article “9 Reasons to Skip Your Workout.. Sometimes”, advises that rest days should be inserted in between exercise days, especially if the workout is heavy.

She says muscles need rest periods in order to grow to heal the tiny tears that exercising causes. When they are repaired, it makes them stronger. She also says over-exercising may lead to too much weight loss or even weight gain due to the body’s built-in protective systems (para. 3). For women, over-exercising may interrupt their menstrual cycle because it affects the hormones.

As opposed to having moderate exercise that brings good sleep, over-exercising can affect one’s sleep cycle as well, and some people have trouble sleeping. Some even develop Insomnia or the inability to sleep well at night, so they resort to napping during the day only to catch up on the loss of sleep. This affects their performance at work or in school because they become very sleepy all the time. It also affects their mood because they always feel tired.

If one thinks over-exercising will curb their appetite so they become slim sooner, they are wrong. Andersen also says it can lead to overeating because one’s appetite is stimulated more if the body requires more energy to sustain its exertion in exercise, so the more exercise one does, the bigger his appetite.

Spending too much time in the gym also takes time away from more important things that a person needs to attend to, such as quality time for family and friends, engaging in a hobby that one enjoys, praying or meditating, or going to places one enjoys or has never been to before. Everything needs to be balanced: diet, exercise, work, leisure, and time for everything in order to lead a happy and fulfilled life.

As in everything else, too much of something good is bad, and in the case of over-exercising, it can lead to burnout. This means one has gone beyond his limits, and the body is not able to handle it. The person may have a breakdown, get sick, and become unable to exercise, work or be productive. So, it is much better to stick with a manageable exercise program at a time period that one can handle. That is about 30 minutes to an hour every day of moderate exercise coupled with a good diet plan.

Conclusion

The feeling that one gets after a good workout is fantastic. This is due to the release of endorphins, hormones that make people feel great. That is why many people can get addicted to working out, so they get that good feeling after. However, good workouts do not necessarily take place in the gym.

There are many other things one can do to exercise, such as following exercise routines on the DVD in the comfort of one’s home, running, jogging or biking around the block, swimming, dancing, or engaging in some sports like basketball, tennis, or badminton. One just needs to be creative in thinking of ways to move their body and exercise to get fit. They should also be able to do it regularly. Having various types of exercises within the week would be better so that it does not get boring.

However, if all else fails, there is always the gym so that one is really encouraged to actively exercise and not just sit around and watch others exercise. For one, there are gym instructors who can help members with the right exercises for their targeted body parts or for their whole body workout.

Another thing is there are other people who can motivate one to exercise, especially if they have good and fit bodies, to inspire others to achieve the same goals. Still, another is the membership fee that one needs to pay, so one should not waste it by not actively using the gym facilities to the fullest.

Once an individual reaches his goal of having a physically fit body, he should be able to maintain it and not let go of the diet and exercise routines he has mastered. He will realize the many benefits of having a good, healthy, and fit body. Not only will other people notice his new, improved appearance and be impressed, but more importantly, his health ensures that he will be less likely to get sick. This helps in keeping a happy, healthy, and productive life.

Works Cited

Andersen, Charlotte. “9 Reasons to Skip Your Workout… Sometimes”, Shape. 2012. Web.

Kulas, Michelle. “The Advantages of Going to the Gym Every Day”, Livestrong. 2013. Web.

The determination of the profitability of business project needs thorough analysis and study. The decisions made are vital through defining whether the risks accompanying the project justify the benefits and the advantages. This paper is going to consider a particular case of opening a fitness Gym “Elite Personal Training” in London in giving general basics on analyzing effectiveness of business.

The case considers the idea of opening a fitness club by in the city of London, Ontario. The main concept is involving the idea of personally training individually the clients of the gym. The idea of the gym belongs to Martin Menard and Mirella Craciun, personal trainers who in their current work have a client base of 40 people. The primary money investment is approximately 14.000$ held by Craciun, and Menard contribution would have to be in de form of managing and growing the business. The financial objectives of the project were decided to be as following:

• Monthly salary of 2500$ each. (Could be possibly gave up in the first 2-3 months)
• 10 000$ in the first year for re-investment.
• Register four to eight new clients every month starting from the second year.

The guarantee of the commercial success of fitness clubs are many, to mention a few, clear and adequate concept, objective information about the demand for the sport services in the region, the unique style, the creation of the competitive advantages, the effective marketing measures. Furthermore, the detailed planning of investments makes it possible to accurately determine the necessary sum of investments and to plan the profit of the sport club.

Measures of effectiveness of business projects can be divided into two groups:

1. Measures of the effectiveness of the operating activity of enterprise, which realizes project in our case it is fitness club activity. The plan (report) about the profits and the losses and balance is used with the calculation of the indices of this group. Here are involved the measures of profitability, solvency, liquidity, effectiveness of the turnover of entering, average rate of profit on the investments.
2. The measures of the effectiveness of the investments, whose calculation is, produced on the basis of the plan (report) of the flow of cash resources. In this group of indices is examined the payback period project, the clean given cost of the flow of money, the index of profitableness, internal net profit ratio, and other

The groups given in this division makes it possible for the owners to answer the following questions.

• How rapidly will the initial capital be paid off?
• How will be correlated the profit, obtained as a result of the realization of project with the initial investments?
• To what extent is the result effective with the given investments?

The index period of compensability characterizes sufficiently well the risk of project; however, it does not reflect the effectiveness of project after the period of compensability and cannot be used for determining the profitableness of project. This method makes it possible to give only the crude estimate of the liquidity of project. In our case it is approximately two years

In the represented overview has been examined the idea of the creation of such place for fitness, where the residents of London could effectively train. In this case it is necessary to note that today it is one of the only fitness clubs or sport complex gives its clients of the possibility of individual training.

Calculating the approximate given values the initial investment could be considered sufficient if followed the predictions given in the case, however some costs should be reduced in the first 4-5 months which include promotions.

Introduction

Opening a business is a big challenge that comes with a lot of rewarding opportunities such as the potential to earn limitlessly. The biggest remuneration a business can offer the owner is the ability to choose the way things run and the opportunity to make money at a personal time frame or setting.

Requirements of a Gym business

This paper addresses the requirements and advantages of starting a Gym. A Gym is a training facility that many people feel passionate about. It also helps one to expose others and assist them in maintaining fitness as a health gain. Opening a Gym requires research and planning such as checking with the local government to ensure abidance with the rules and regulations for instance special permits or additional licensing like the health requirements. This is information that one would get easily from the state departments or the county clerk’s office.

Secondly, the gym business requires one to analyze the type of programs that are popular in the area chosen for the setting. This enables one to understand the kind of business model and equipment to obtain. The location is very important because one will either be dealing with low-key people who are bargainers or the high ended people who want high ended facilities within the limits of the latest fashions and designs.

The owner must lead by example and thus one should know the way the equipment work. This is a key feature for any business since the employees should emulate the leader. The proper training on the equipments also prevents accidents and helps one to maintain a safe atmosphere that meets all regulations and organizational culture. Highly skilled instructors are key assets for such a business so as to attract more clients. Pricing is also another main element. The business owner should come up with a pricing system where some special offers ought to be utilized to solicit membership. This assists in bringing in more resources to finance expansion projects.

Insurance is also another significant aspect. An expensive lawsuit is a major injury to any business. Information that concerns the types of insurance policies that are required can be obtained from any practicing and approved attorney. (Miller, 122)

The business name, logo and motto hold over 90% of the business earnings therefore a creative brand of a business is very crucial. The brand name should automatically reflect the function of the business. One would advise the owner to think on the basis of the client and their social status. The polite “King and Queens Fitness club” would work fine with the upper social status while “Get fit club”, would be fine for the general status.

Advantages of a Gym business over others

The advantages of a gym over other businesses vary but may include the fact that this is a business that adjusts the physical health of society. The gym business gives one a positive image of health since it provides some extra knowledge on health and fitness. This is an activity that comes with a lot of discipline. One knows the effects of alcohol, cigarette, or sugars and will definitely avoid them and equally guide those who are closely connected to them such as the family members. Fitness helps in fighting stress as opposed to other businesses which may increase stress due to lack of time to exercise. The business saves a lot of money since one is equipped with the required tactics of avoiding surgical processes or beauty products meant for maintaining a good body appearance. Lastly, the gym business is also special since it caters to the physically disabled and most people or organizations are willing to spend more to assist them. One would feel appreciated and will have played their role of giving back to society by opening the gym business.

Work cited

Miller, Lori. “Sports Business Management”, Maryland: Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 1997.