From Customized Training Plans to Women Power to more…

They say imitation is the best form of flattery.
Looking around, we feel very flattered. They’re trying for sure.
‘Customized Training Plans’ is now a much touted phrase by just about everyone in the business. However, we would like to set the record straight on that one; customized training to the specifics of an individual was first introduced by us.

The Zone customized training plans are:
- Personalized for each individual; based on their goals, strengths, limitations and lifestyles.
- Detailed work-outs with exercises based on scientific methods of training and specific mixes of muscle groups that are need and goal based.
- Specific in terms of charting out exercises, sets and reps with columns to fill in all data of the workout done.
- Reviewed and changed periodically; progressing on the basis of data collected on your plans.
- Medical limitations, special concerns are taken into consideration.
- Nutrition guidance to work with your training plans to maximize your results.

What they are not:
- Generalized, universally generic exercise charts.
- Arbitrarily jotted down exercises with no consideration to specific goals etc.
- No pain, No gain based training that tires and often injures rather than improves one’s body.


Women Power
‘I may be a great multi-tasker but still have no time for myself.’
‘Going to a gym is intimidating. The environment is so daunting.’
Phrases often heard by women when it came to their fitness and exercise needs.
Until……

The Zone was conceptualized with an ambience that is warm, gracious and highly personalized. Meant to win a woman’s heart; it was conceived by a woman (me!) who understands a woman’s concerns better.

A space where a woman could spend some time to connect with herself. To rediscover herself. To grow to her true potential. By starting with being fit in the mind and body; being charged with a new spirit.

We believe that we have helped a great number of women discover that it’s never too late to take up exercise. To find greater mobility and functionality, along with higher energy and the wonderful feeling of taking action and feeling lighter, physically and emotionally.



Fitness Assessment
At The Zone we felt testing your fitness levels should go beyond just a printout; from a machine that took your weight, body fat, water content and muscle mass.
That in our opinion does not constitute measuring your fitness levels.

So, we introduced The Zone Fitness Assessment Program.
- This assessment covers various parameters that include cardiovascular fitness, upper and lower body strength and flexibility.
- The assessment includes about 15 tests.
- Based on the performance of the individual a comprehensive report is compiled.
- This report gives the individual’s current fitness levels and outlines the goals to be targeted to progress to the next level.

The Fitness Assessment enables you to quantify your current status and where you would like to get in terms of your fitness.



The wonderful spirit of competition.
2002, we discovered the Concept2 Fall Rowing Challenge (a world-wide on-line competition for gyms and health clubs), which was in its eight year of existence.

2002: The Zone joins the challenge.
« The Zone participated for the first time and ranked 5th worldwide.
« That was the first time ever that a club from India (or even this part of the world) had participated. We generated a lot of interest at the Concept2 Rowing centre.

2003: The Zone wins worldwide challenge
« We WON the worldwide challenge clocking 6.11 million meters.
« "Concept2 is excited to have an Indian Health Club participating for the second year, and with more active rowers than last year! Most of the other clubs are from Canada and the U.S. We are happy to welcome you and we wish you all the best of luck in reaching your rowing goals." --- Concept2
« 58 members were part of the Zone team with members across all age groups - 15 to 64 competing.
« One of our members finished the competition leading in the women’s worldwide ranking.

2004: The Zone wins worldwide challenge again
« We clocked 9.3 million meters with 63 members as part of our team.
« Two of our members finished the competition holding the first and second positions in the worldwide ranking.

2005: The third time around!
« 66 members were part of the Zone team, clocking a total of 9.54 million meters.
« One of our members finished the competition holding the first position in the worldwide ranking.

2006: And yet again!
« 75 members were part of the Zone team, rowing 8.70 million meters.
« One of our members finished the competition holding the second position in the worldwide ranking.

2007: The Zone came in 2nd after a four year winning streak
« 94 members were part of the Zone team, rowing 5.10 million meters.
« One of our members finished with a worldwide ranking of 11 out of 828 participants.
« Yes, we were disappointed coming in 2nd, but we lost to a team, Saratoga Springs YMCA, who were participating for the first time (they did 7.4 million meters) and recalling the pride we had felt as new entrants who won we were happy for them!


2007 was the year we decided to change the parameters of competition.
We introduced a series of challenges to ‘Outdo Yourself’.
To push past your own benchmarks. To set new limits.

To discover the thrill of competing against one’s own self.
Your boundaries. Your perceptions. Not another’s.
Your choice. Your decision.

And, we challenged you: So what’s your limit? OUTDO YOURSELF.