Tabata - An introduction to Tabata and its benefits

Tabata is a high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workout that was developed by Japanese scientist Dr. Izumi Tabata in the 1990s. It consists of 20 seconds of intense exercise followed by 10 seconds of rest, repeated for a total of 8 rounds. The workout typically lasts for just 4 minutes.

• Tabata is an effective way to get fit and improve your physical health, as it helps you achieve several benefits, including:

• Increased cardiovascular endurance: Tabata is a cardio workout that will boost your heart rate and improve your endurance.

• Fat loss: Tabata's short and intense workouts are proven to be effective in burning fat, as they increase your metabolism.

• Improved athletic performance: Tabata helps you develop speed, power, and endurance, making it a great workout for athletes.

• Convenient: With a workout time of only 4 minutes, Tabata is ideal for people with a busy schedule who want to exercise quickly.

• Versatile: You can perform Tabata exercises with a variety of movements, such as jumping jacks, squats, burpees, and push-ups.

Tabata is a great way to get fit, burn calories, and improve your overall health. The short, intense workouts make it perfect for busy individuals who want to stay in shape. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced athlete, Tabata is a workout that will challenge you and help you achieve your fitness goals.

Benefits of Yoga routine

Yoga has been practiced for thousands of years and is known for its numerous physical, mental, and spiritual benefits. Here are some of the key benefits of incorporating yoga into your daily routine:

• Improves flexibility and balance: Regular yoga practice can increase your flexibility and balance by stretching and strengthening your muscles.

• Reduces stress and anxiety: Yoga promotes relaxation and mindfulness, which can help reduce stress and anxiety levels.

• Improves mental clarity: By focusing on breathing and mindfulness, yoga helps to clear your mind and improve mental clarity.

• Promotes better sleep: Yoga can help you relax and unwind before bed, leading to better quality sleep.

• Boosts immunity: Certain yoga poses and breathing exercises can boost your immunity and help prevent illness.

• Manages chronic pain: Yoga can help manage chronic pain by improving flexibility and reducing stress, which can worsen the pain.

• Increases cardiovascular health: Some yoga styles can provide a low-impact workout that can help improve cardiovascular health.

In addition to these physical benefits, yoga can also have a positive impact on your mental and spiritual well-being. By incorporating yoga into your daily routine, you can enjoy improved physical health and increased peace and happiness in your life.

To Gym or Not to Gym

    

As we slowly limp back to a sense of normalcy, businesses are busy preparing for opening their doors and welcome back customers. Most gyms/fitness centers have most likely worked on what they feel will be critical steps to maintain a safe and hygienic environment for their customers. But, are people ready to go back to the gym?

If you visit the site www.quora.com, you will find a lot of queries on gyms, fitness centers; some even questioning in essence - "Do we need gyms now that we have learned to live without them?"

Yep, we lived without gyms during the lockdown. Visit #tiktok and you will find videos of people lifting LPG cylinders, bricks, even other people to try and keep fit. A lot of exercises are molded using the local available materials, but in essence ape the machine or exercise they would have typically done in a gym. 

On #facebook and other social media, you will see ads for fitness based apps, the growth of these apps have been exponential.

So, will people stay away when gyms re-open? not likely. Some will be back in the gyms immediately without hesitation, some will hesitate and may choose to wait until they are convinced on hygiene and safety and some will cancel/not renew their memberships. 

So what is going to happen? some likely scenarios:

1. Gyms are likely to find the going tough in the interim

2. Likely to see some closures - single owner gyms may down shutters while big chains re-orient their branches and franchises to maximize geographic user base

3. More service apps which will help you to locate classes at a gym near you. Perhaps, the days of membership sales are slowly coming to an end.

4. Likely bigger gym chains have their own apps to promote home workouts, could see some sort of consolidation here

5. When pushed on the back foot, usually you find innovation and technology leading the revival. So it could well likely be a combination of VR, AR, XR or some new application or combination of applications and technologies which will contribute to the business. Imagine the below:

• Walk into the reception and a camera senses your body temperature (already available), a GPS location enabled register requests you to log- in via smart phone/app, assigns you a locker with a numeric lock and you are good to go
• You walk into a gym and want to know how to use a machine. Point your phone and get AR instructions that you can download and follow.  
• You are at the gym and having a personal training session and your trainer is virtual - like a hologram. 
• Running on a treadmill is boring? Not to worry - run the NY marathon or any course of any duration and distance in the world with the help of virtual reality. Use real time google maps street view for your virtual run. The treadmill surface could adapt to the contours of the course too. Some of this is already available, it just needs to scale up
• Multi use individual pods - inspired by the steam boxes used in Ayurveda and some 30/40 years back around the world - will we see pods that are multi use with settings for different temperature and humidity controls; add in sound/music therapy, light and  vibrations for energy balancing? 
• Too much traffic and going to skip the gym but still want to workout - order a workout to your inbox. 
• Borrowing an idea from resorts - some big gyms will start (if not already started) healthy cooking demonstrations with renowned chef
• Short, intense workouts - you will see more and more customers are focused and want a time bound workout - in and out, sort of like a Mcdonald's drive thru. P.S: already here
• Multi use facility - a gym that combines a traditional gym with studios, pool, virtual golf/tennis/cricket/soccer...open up the utility of the space and increase the user base. (again, likely here by now, but as it is capital intensive, may be limited to few places)

In conclusion, for every business to survive and thrive, the process is not easy. With the right ideas and innovation, business will grow and in some cases, grow exponentially.

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