| Hello everyone, and welcome to the "Fit for Life" Health Centre, |
| a place which, as the name suggests, is not just for short-term solutions, |
| but rather, intends to put you on a sensible and achievable footing for the rest of your life. |
| And that's how we're different. |
| For example, we could immediately put you on a harsh exercise program, |
| expecting you to work out every day, but such a plan would see you quickly lose interest. |
| That's why the initial step is a one-and-a-half-hour consultation, |
| in which your lifestyle, current situation, and long-term goals, are all thoroughly analysed. |
| Now, an important part of this consultation involves analysing what you eat. |
| There's no point exercising here, and losing weight, then putting it all back on, later. |
| You will need to show self-control and discipline in your diet, and we'll work on that. |
| Similarly, we'll put you on an exercise regime suitable for your level of fitness, |
| so that will involve a test, where we will take you through some activities, |
| then measure your heart rate and blood pressure to determine how fit you are. |
| This will be monitored during every subsequent consultation, |
| along with your exercise schedule, |
| and that occurs monthly, and not half-yearly, as with many other centres. |
| As to our actual exercise machines and programs, |
| you will have to decide whether it is muscle mass, |
| stamina, or general fitness, that you want to develop. |
| Think about which of these three you want to target, |
| and we'll design a specific program for you, |
| but remember, bulging muscles aren't necessarily suitable for everyone. |
| Sometimes it's better to think in terms of two simple concepts: |
| muscle definition and stamina; |
| or, if you are female, being fit and healthy, in both mind and body. |
| Now, if you're going to work out at this gym, |
| you'll need to think about your reasons for exercising, |
| so let's consider that in more detail. |
| Muscle mass is certainly popular with the guys, probably seeking, to impress the girls, |
| and with muscles comes the confidence to do that, right? |
| Well, for that, you'll need our high-stress weight units, where pumping iron is all the rage. |
| Moving on to other benefits, one of the main ones is beating the tension of life, right, |
| and the longer the exercise is, the greater the rewards in this respect. |
| Thus, playing squash can certainly help, and so can swimming, |
| but what's much better, as every jogger will tell you, is their activity, |
| so we have ample jogging machines, and they're always popular. |
| They can provide good fitness too, as can the yoga classes; |
| however, again, let's not forget playing squash, |
| which, I would say, is the optimum way to improve your general wellbeing. |
| Such an active, energetic game, plus the competitive element, |
| drives you forward into high levels of health and fitness. |
| These, of course, are the ultimate purposes of being here, |
| but remember, the centre is full of like-minded people, |
| all of whom are interesting to meet, and valuable sources of information. |
| The yoga classes have a pre- and post-meeting session, |
| so you'll certainly meet others there, |
| although they'll all be yoga enthusiasts, |
| which limits the range somewhat. |
| But whether doing yoga, swimming, or exercising, everyone showers, right, |
| so those facilities are where you'll hear all sorts of interesting conversations, and really get to know people |
| not like the front-desk area, |
| which is mostly empty as patrons go immediately inside to do their exercise. |
| Of course, the front desk can answer all your questions, |
| and has information brochures, and such like, |
| but for knowing more about a greater variety of subjects and community concerns, |
| look at the notice board in the yoga studio, |
| where there's a huge array of papers, leaflets, and articles, all for you to read and consider. |