What to look for in an Indian gym

If you do have a choice, look for the following features in a gym.

Ambience

• A clean environment
• Good lighting and ventilation
• Air conditioning is not advisable
• Changing and showering rooms

Staff

• A qualified trainer, who can give you individual attention
• Support staff to supervise machinery
• A qualified dietician should be present or available on call
• A doctor must be available on call, in case of an emergency or injury

Machinery that should be available

• Monitoring devices to check Target Heart Rate and Body Fat Ratio
• Emergency medical kit
• Equipment for exercising all areas of the body namely the upper arm, upper back, chest, mid section, hips, waist and thighs
• The equipment in the gym should be serviced every week
• The following equipment are usually found in Indian gyms:
  
  For Aerobics:
  
  
  • Cycle
  • Rowing machine
  • Stepper
  • Treadmill
  
  For Strength Training:
  
  
  • Lat Pull
  • Peck Deck
  • Bench Press
  • Leg extension and Curl
  • Leg Press
  • Multi Hip
  • Fore Arm Machine
  • Calf Machine
  • Inner Thigh and Centre thigh Machines
  • Free weights like Dumbbells and Barbells

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