The trend of a healthy lifestyle has taken the world by storm. Nowadays, being fit does not only mean having a muscular body, but also means having the ability and stamina to exercise vigorously. Preparing the body “not only for the known, but also the unknown” is the mantra for cross fit, one of the fastest growing strength and conditioning programs today. It is not a traditional, specialized training program like doing isolated weight lifting for a certain muscle or something like aerobics.
One of the major breakthrough in this field for Mangalore was the opening of the GSF, a multi-purpose gym. They introduced the concept of Cross fit training, which strengthens your core and makes you more fit and stamina oriented. They aim to improve your overall capacities such as speed, strength, endurance, agility, flexibility & co-ordination. Their main aim is to challenge your core strength and physical endurance, by the use of advanced equipment and a set of 8 highly trained staff & trainers, who are certified to make sure you get the perfect workout. GSF has two branches in the city of Mangalore, one at Bejai and the other one is situated at Kadri. Both the centres are well equipped with the most advanced and innovative equipment, to meet every one of your fitness needs!
The main objective of GSF is to make sure anybody can become fit if they put their mind to it! They welcome hurdles and challenges, as every client of theirs is unique and has a different workout regime and dietary restrictions. There are certain clients who opt for stamina training, while others opt for speed and agility. The trainers focus on beginners as they require attention with their basic training skills. They are taught the basic set of exercises, and the how-to instructions pertaining to lifting weights, stretching, and overall training. After a time period, beginners start training with the advanced level students and eventually pick up the pace with their training as well. In order to keep the body, fit and active, every day is a new workout plan, varying from Cardio to kick-boxing to Muay Thai to MMA to speed circuit training to yoga. As the trainers say, they will make sure you are prepared by developing the “real world strength” in you.
GSF also conducts special workshops where they invite guest trainers to come and conduct a 1-day workshop and include their entire client list, in order to share the experience with everybody. They also conduct outdoor activities such as outdoor runs and also training at the beach, in order to increase their fitness level by pushing themselves to the limit in such vigorous conditions! Trainers make sure that every person exercising at GSF knows the workout schedule. The total duration of one session is 60 minutes, which is broken down into three parts. Seven and a half minutes are spent on warming up the body, as these workouts are extreme and can cause harm if one’s body is not fully ready for it. The warm up is followed by training continuously for 45 minutes, where the trainers make sure that everybody is getting the best exposure towards the exercises. At the end, the last 7 and half minutes are used for cooling the body down. This is done on a daily basis in order to induce the perfect workout.
“Being fit does not mean you are stronger than others. It means you are better than what you were yesterday”, rightfully said by Suraj Shetty, the man behind GSF. The training you receive here at GSF is not to prove your muscles are bigger than somebody else. It’s all about how strong you are when it comes to your core muscles and how you can push yourself to being as fit as you can be. GSF is proud to have such an amazing client list who have exhilarating transformations to boast about! They stuck to the workout plan and controlled their diet and have been rewarded with outstanding changes in their lifestyle, making them more healthy and fit.