THE RIGHT FIT

It is once again that time of year when we look back at our gains and losses, our little wins and those embarrassing failures. It is, once again, the time when we determine resolutions for the upcoming year. And one of the most common promises made is about losing weight, getting healthy or something in line of leading a good lifestyle.

Easier said than done, right? Well, this year, make it happen! To achieve this, you will need to start working out, and of course give up on gluttony too! Join a gym to help you attain the fitness you desire.

Hammer Strength Fitness Club is a place worth trying out. Conveniently located in Banani 11, the gymnasium opened its doors in April of 2012.

Abul Fatah Saad, its owner - who has been a gym-goer himself for many years now - got inspired as a business student to start the project when he undertook a course named Services Marketing at his university.

"The subject made me passionate about concepts like superior service and maintaining good customer relationships," he said." And I wanted to do something where I could execute the things that I learned in the classroom."

And he realised his dream. Today, it is a state of the art 9000 square feet facility housed in 2 floors. The fitness centre boasts a wide array of machines. Apart from the common ones, the company also bought a number of equipments that are relatively scarce in our city From rowing machine to linear leg press to lateral raise, the variety should be enough to suffice your different needs.

The fitness club also offers a plethora of supplements - protein shakes, fat burners, pre-workouts et al. They are mainly imported from the US. The fitness club also has a stream room.

Hammer Strength has six trainers, and among them, two are former Mr. Bangladesh (winners of a bodybuilding competition organised by Bangladesh Bodybuilding Foundation). "Trainers are briefed every two weeks," Saad informs. "Currently, the gym has members of as many as 25 nationalities, and the crowd we get has many influential businessmen and corporate high-ups. We therefore ensure a zero tolerance on negligence and bad behaviour around here."

One problem of many people who sign up in any gym is that they give up and don't continue after a few weeks or so. But Team Hammer Strength strives to ensure that you stay on track and have your goals met.

"When you go abroad for a trip, we will prescribe you a workout plan. If you are not coming to the gym for some time, we will call you up to find out what's wrong," Saad says.

So much so, Hammer Strength also runs a competition, among the gym members, which gives them the extra push to succeed. "Hammer Strength Fitness Awards 2015 was the first one held," Saad informed. "It rewarded people in different categories, like 'Consistently Fit' and 'Best Power Lifter'."

Hammer Strength Fitness Club is therefore not just a gym with the products in place - it combines them with superior service to create an environment that encourages you that meet your fitness goal.

The gym is running a promotional offer, which you can avail if you enrol within this year. So hurry and sign up for discounts and other offers!

Business hours: 7am-10pm, 7 days a week. Contact number: 01916663726. Facebook page: Hammer Strength Fitness Club. Address: House 67/D, Road # 11, Block E, Banani, Dhaka.   

Photo: Hammer Strength Fitness Club