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Fitness centre exclusively for women

Staff Reporter

VISAKHAPATNAM: With fitness becoming a growing phenomenon for young and old alike Take-30, a new fitness centre, for women was opened on Nowroji road here on Saturday.

With state-of-the-art hydraulic exercise equipment, the centre has a circuit training programme for 30 minutes where women can work on different exercise equipments to tone their thighs, abdomen, back, hips, arms and legs. "The speciality of hydraulic equipment is that it is specially designed for women and puts no pressure on joints and sensitive areas," said its founder Sandhya Vasireddy Sathyaraj.

Health info

Before joining the centre one has to fill an application form to give background health information. "We advise everyone to consult their doctor before joining the programme and we give special supervision to members having high blood pressure, heart disease and other ailments," she said. At present the centre has three women trainers.

Open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. from Monday to Saturday, the centre allows its members to come at their own convenience. "The motto of the centre is to empower women through fitness," said Sandhya.

The centre also has a childcare facility with a childcare monitor open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. where children can paint and play while their mothers work out.

"Toddlers can also be accompanied by maids at the childcare centre," she said.

Future programmes of the centre include hosting presentations by nutritionists and dieticians and a community-walking programme for women.

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