Staying fit and achieving that six pack abs or a ‘bootylicious’ body has become an increasing lifestyle trend among Nepalis. Seeing celebrities and known personalities maintaining a great body shape through constant and rigorous workout routine have inspired many to hit the gym. Now, people are much aware of the benefits of staying fit and healthy. Here are seven renowned gyms around
Kathmandu valley for those who have being hunting for one to burn those calories and be summer ready.
Oyster Spa & Fitness Club,
Sinamangal
Oyster Spa and Fitness Club offers you a well built infrastructure that doesn’t disappoint, as they have well managed equipments and well-trained staff. They have state-of-art cardiovascular and strength training equipments as well. They provide a variety of group fitness classes such as aerobics, zumba, boxing, and yoga, and provide steam and sauna too. They have exercise plans that keep you motivated and regularly check your BMI and body fat to see how much you have progressed. They plan regular excursions such as hiking, picnic, and fitness seminars in order to provide new and fun ways to motivate you to work out. They provide lockers for your valuables and have 24 hours closed circuit cameras in case of any misconduct. They also have a spacious parking area.
Call: 01-4110554/ 98230 65655
Next Step Fitness & Training Centre, Lazimpat
Next Step fitness centre is owned by three ladies who were trained in Singapore. They even hold international group exercise and fitness certificates which go to show know how seriously they take fitness. They say that they are the first club opened by an all female team, all the staff excluding the trainer are female. They have an imported single station equipments, and cardio machines and steam as well. They have aerobics, zumba, aqua fitness, step aerobics, pump, circuit intervals and Bollywood dance classes. They even conduct salsa classes, Muay Thai classes, MMA fitness clasess and b-boying classes as well. They also have fitness tests to measure body fat, and everyone is made aware of their BMI so that the members are aware of the type of physical training they require to bring out desired results. They even provide aerobics instructor course and fitness leader and personal trainer course. Personal training is conducted by internationally certified instructors. They biggest event they run is, ‘the annual zumba party and DJ dance’ in which 500-750 people participate from all over the country. This year the event is taking place in hotel Annapurna on April 1, 2017 and a crowd of at least 700 people is being expected to attend.
Call: 01-4441624
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Fitness Studio Nepal, Uttar Dhoka (North Gate),
Lazimpat
Fitness Studio Nepal is a spacious gym that has international standard equipments. They believe in not only training people but also in educating them about the correct way to train in order to not just achieve individual goals but also have long term health benefits. They have professional bodybuilders from the country and a professional personal trainer from Australia who is involved in the training sessions. They have also created sessions specifically for people who are suffering from ailments such as diabetes, blood pressure, high cholesterol and asthma. They also have a sauna, organize zumba and aerobics classes, provide lockers, and have a spacious parking space.
Call: 01-4005126
Shredz GYM and Fitness,
Teku
Shredz GYM & Fitness prides itself in providing the best services to their members. Not only do they provide the required trainings, they also take care of your nutrition needs, counseling you on what to eat and what to discard from your daily meal plans. The best part about their gym is the well managed space with sections for different activities such as cardio, zumba, and, of course, the gym.
The trainers see you through your gym time and are very enthusiastic about helping new members build on their exercise routines. They are purely fitness centric and people who are focused and really want to build their body mass and muscles, and want to trim down all the fat should join. In the future they plan on starting personal training classes as well.
Call: 9841819077
Jasmine Fitness Club and Spa, UWTC,
Tripureshwor
Jasmine Fitness Club & Spa makes you forget about your stressors and gets your fitness groove on as soon as you enter the gym area. With its loud, up-beat, pumping music and the view of their rooftop swimming pool, there isn’t much else you could ask for in a gym. They have well equipped gymnasium and aerobic hall where they also conduct all their classes. Their spa offers a wide range of therapeutic Massages for stress reduction and relaxation. They even have a beauty parlor and a men’s saloon. Personal training, sauna, steam, jacuzzi, swimming lessons and a café are other facilities you can enjoy when you are a member of this gym.
Call: 01-4117115
New Bulls Gym,
Kumari Galli 2
New bulls gym focuses on basing your gym experience purely on physical exercises. They believe that although cardio and high-tech equipments are a way to lose or build mass, they tend to fade away easily in the future if you don’t keep up with your exercise regime. Proper diet and planned exercises, they said, bring out the best result. With this motto they tend to give one to one training sessions to the members in order to motivate them and to make them aware of the benefits of everything that they are doing. They have even subsidized the rates of the gym for students to make it more affordable and so that they are into fitness from an early age. Their major focus in on anaerobic exercises, which is a short duration, high intensity workout which can last from just a few seconds or up to two minutes. These exercises rely on energy sources stored in the muscles and don’t depend on the oxygen supply from lungs, creating lactose formation. It promotes strength, speed and power and helps to build muscle mass. The gym has an open space with compartments for physical exercise, warm-up sessions, and the light weight lifting.
Call: 9841638452
Hardik Fitness Centre,
Nrupathunga Nagar, Lalitpur
Hardik Fitness Centre is an all in one facility which provides services like gym, futsal, and a café to their customers. They have well-designed infrastructures with ample space for each of the service departments. Some people come here to lounge around and meet their friends for food and drinks, whereas others can book the futsal ground for match amongst friends. The fitness centre provides space for cardio and gym with weight lighting and body shaping equipments. The spacious training area supports personalized programs and they have professional trainers as well. They even organize group fitness programs and boot camps. Some of their other services include battle rope training, Ronaldo ball training, function training strengths and conditioning programs, body pumping, kettle bell and trx. They have recently introduced cross fit training program as well for it is known to improve cardio vascular endurance, muscular strength, and neuro-muscular coordination. They have an outdoor pool which is open only during summers.
Call: 01-5548888
