The Gymnasium

11/11/2025

Just me, the floor, and 550 push-ups later 😤

26/01/2024

17/10/2021

Today marks the completion of 10 years of The Gymnasium - Personal Fitness Studio.

It has been one hell of a ride every step of the way - a journey of continual learning and discovery. And this wasn’t just limited to the coaching part but the entrepreneurship and managerial roles as well.

Coaching is a craft that takes time to learn; you can never stop learning if you want to be the best at your craft. You cannot learn to coach in a book, on the Internet or sitting in a lecture class. You must coach to learn to coach. You must get your hands dirty, do the grunt work, make some mistakes, fail forward and keep learning.

For me, it has always been a constant balancing act with staying current with the latest methods & research, and doing what I know has worked. You must constantly iterate and fine tune to stay ahead of the game and do justice to your clients.

Much has changed in 10 years, but the fundamentals have not changed. I learned the hard way not to stray far from the basics. Look for simple solutions to complex problems. Coach your clients based on their lifestyle.

Thanks to all the clients I have been fortunate to work with - they were my teachers. I only hope that I was able to give them as much as they gave to me.

Looking forward to many more years! 🥂

02/12/2020

“2017 one was when I was coming to you. Took it on the trip to Spain. The 2020 one is from last Saturday. I wanted to see if I looked any different. I do, inside and out.” -
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Find your balance.
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Write it down.
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Find the plan.
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Stick to it and ignore the noise.

05/10/2020

No fancy-shmancy diet plan. Just guiding them through how to make the right choices when it comes to eating right. And the results speak for themselves!

05/03/2020

After many months of bouncing ideas back and forth, I’m glad to finally see the end result of the logo I have been so wanting to have since a long time now!
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Absolutely thrilled with the final product designed by the Noor agency.
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The creative heads of : “Concept is of a very earthy feel with the font of “The Gymnasium” to compliment the style of training which is very core based, true to the art of training.”

01/01/2020

To make an end is to make a new beginning.

30/12/2019

If you’re determined to undergo a physical and mental transformation, the time of the year doesn’t really matter.
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Our client, Vishal, joined us 2 months ago and has lost more than 10kgs working out 5 days per week.
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An absolute determination and discipline was observed when he started his journey towards physical transformation.
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He would come up with ideas and suggestions sometimes based around his diet/workout plan and would enquire to see if he could apply them. He figured out a process best suited for his lifestyle and I gave the go ahead signal. The best thing a trainer/coach can do is to work around the clients lifestyle to guide him/her through their workout and diet plan. Success is guaranteed!
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Small actions build HABITS..... Habits build momentum..... Momentum grows to greatness!

08/12/2019

"There is a direct biological connection between movement and cognitive function. Exercise is the single most powerful tool you have to optimize your brain function." - John Ratey
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Almost a 100km walk in the last 9 days with more than 500+ flight of stairs ascended and descended. Calories burnt = ~20,000 kcal.
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Not a single rep of strength training nor any cardiovascular exercise was performed other than to just move.
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There is a difference between exercise and movement. Exercise is just one form of movement. It's a human made repetitive stereotyped pattern of movement.
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Look at the rest of the nature. You never see non-humans doing anything resembling exercise. They hunt, gather, play, fight, flee.... move in all planes of motion but never do repetitive movements to stay in shape.
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They move their bodies for pleasure, explore to stay alive and accomplish given tasks based on the environment.
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Key: Different environments.
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Exercise is optional. Movement is essential. Work movement, not muscles.