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For gym owners, this is not good news. India today is not only home to one of the largest populations of diabetics 10 per cent of population and people with hypertension or high blood pressure per cent across men and women in different demographics , it also houses a rapidly increasing number of obese folk 5 per cent of India is morbidly obese , many of them living on a diet of junk food and no exercise. Hitting the gym — often in the complex they live or office they work in —should be the logical solution.
However, a combination of difficult economics and human sloth has twisted the industry into a tight spot. But, for the moment, they are dealing with more pressing concerns — of getting in shape. The fitness industry is dependent on a stream of people entering the premises to work out — one person for every 50 metres squared ideally — and coughing up a hefty fee to continue working out.
Going Bust According to industry estimates, it can take two to three months to set up an upscale gym and two years to turn a profit. That is, if the economics works out. The past few years are littered with examples of gyms that have struggled or gone bust. By some estimates, around gyms across large cities have folded in India; these include high-profile ventures by Indian cricket captain MS Dhoni and Bollywood star John Abraham, who have both seen fledgling fitness ventures run aground.
He should know the travails of operating in this business. His unit in Bandra is frequented by the rich and famous who arrive at odd hours to beat the rush and prefer to work out incognito. Rather than pay up and keep his well-heeled SoBo clients from moving to a rival , Ramachandran decided to shut shop. We are not in a hurry," he says. Ramachandran is confident he will soon return to south Mumbai. Across this industry, which is growing at some per cent annually, gyms are constantly being shifted around. According to its India head, Vikram Aditya Bhatia, the chain is moving carefully on its expansion in India and, unlike globally, it is renting smaller units here — about 3, to 5, square feet.
In the three years Fitness First has been in India, Bhatia, who works out religiously and watches his diet minutely, has managed to open just eight clubs and expects to organically add some three to five clubs a year. In some places it can reach up to 40 per cent of overall operating costs. It has fewer than 40 gyms since it launched in the country in , but says it is on track to have by Want stories like this in your inbox?
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A chubby Sindhi who grew up on ghee, butter and cheese, weight became a critical problem for Nainesh Chainani as he grew up.
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He hated getting bullied in school for his weight and was driven to a point where he was ashamed of his body. From school to college and from college to father's business, he lost weight but only to gain it again. First time the satisfaction of a half fulfilled dream, other time the distraction from a young relationship drove him back to gain weight again. The third time, when Nainesh was not allowed to attend a cousin's wedding by his parents, courtesy his obesity, it gave him a blow and the motivation to lose weight one final time, never to gain it back.
The guy who was once at kilos is now at He has become an inspiration for many fighting obesity and who couldn't even think that such a transformation was possible even in others, let alone theirs. Here is his journey from fat to fit. Nainesh Chainani Highest weight recorded: Hailing from a typical Sindhi Hindu family, I always had extra pounds since my childhood. Our staple diet consisted of oil, cheese, butter, ghee and lots of sugary foods.
My sedentary lifestyle made things even worse; I went on adding weight at a constant pace. I was the chubbiest, introvert kid of my class, throughout my pre-primary, primary as well as secondary education. It was in that, for the first time, I indulged in some kind of a physical activity.
I started gyming when my weight reached lbs kilos. Post 16 months of constant workout and maintaining a healthy diet regime, my weight reduced to lbs 83 kilos. I was elated with the results, so much so that over the next few months, I completely stopped paying attention to my diet.
I was also occupied with my studies.
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Being back to my sedentary lifestyle resulted in gaining weight again. Now, for over a period of three years my weight was now lbs kilos , I was ashamed of the way I looked and was extremely low on self-esteem and confidence. With only a few months left for college to begin, I had little time to get back in shape and look presentable. There I was, I hit the gym again and started to eat healthy.
I gave my percent to lose that extra fat and I was able to shed weight gradually.
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With time, I had regained some of my lost confidence and was excited to start college. College started and life was going well. In the second year of college, life took a turn when I entered into a relationship. During this time, I lost track of my fitness goals and stopped working out.
I was again back to square one as I again started gorging all kinds of foods. My relationship didn't last for more than nine months, however, post that I failed to get back on my healthy regime.