About LIFE Health Club Edapally since 1970 in Changampuzha Samadhi Road, Edappally, Kochi

Gym for all solid and strong muscles
LIFE gym has all the equipment required for a brawn workout


All round fitness Go for machine based exercises
LIFE is really not a complicated one LIFE is delightful straightforward . The rule applies to LIFE gym in Edapally too. Sans any fuss and unnecessary frills this one is ideal for those looking for workout.
In fact, this one seems to be stuck (in a nice way) in the days before unisex became fashionable. There are different sections for men and women. There is the hardcore big time muscle building section for men who want to bulk up or just workout. That is one the second floor of the building, and one flight of stairs lead up to the women’s section of the gym. Privacy guaranteed. Yoga on ground floor.
Besides that there are warm-up exercises to build up the right tempo for the workout. At the gym there are the requisite warm up exercises, following which depending on the requirement of the client the exercise routine is decided upon.
Regular practice
There are the treadmills, stationary bikes (the fancy ones and a straightforward one as well), a multi-gym, ‘Pec-decks’, ‘Ab-crunch’, the Stepper and the ‘Twister’ not to mention dumbbells and the staff, yes the stick staff not as in employee staff!
The Stepper and the Twister are absent in the more ‘fundoo’ gyms, these seem such practical means to lose those deposits of fat around the hips, belly and thighs. Giving these a shot requires a certain amount of practise that is the point of all forms of exercise; practise…comes from being regular. ‘Aao twist kare…’…it really is fun and working up a sweat. The ‘Stepper’ is an all body workout because the arms and the lower torso get a good workout.
There are two vertical bars parallel to the ground raised on four two-foot pipes. I Mukundan Menon of the gym tells , “These are used for spine stretches to strengthen the back. These days the lifestyles or the job profiles of most people are completely sedentary, and back ache is the most common of the problems. And spine stretches really help. And not just that even the neck (or rather the back of the neck) gets a good work out.” It is a fairly simple apparatus. Get in-between the parallel bars, grip hard and bend one knee, stretch the other one straight and bend backwards – doing it gives a clear picture. You can feel all those muscles stretch….it can be really refreshing.
The multi-gym is multi-purpose which is why it gets its name, individual workout for each part of the body. You all know what it does!
Mukundan has a remedy for all those people who do not have the time to spare to head to the gym. “If you have a pair of dumbbells and a staff, and of course the desire to be fit and in-shape, you do not need anything else.” Bottomline: It is very airy, extremely well lit (natural light – mind you!) and generally a feel good ambience.
Downside: A bit cramped with the equipment!
Contact 9846003552.
Life Yoga Center, run by K P Bhaskara Menon, a veteran in the field of yoga, offers various health programs and mind healing techniques through yoga. Health club facilities for men and women, arm wrestling club and physical training for defense service exams are also provided.
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Life Yoga Centre offers swimming classes for men and women alike. there are separate timings for gents and ladies. the fee is Rs.500 in the beginning and Rs.250/-per month for classes twice a week. The intructors are Mr.Mukundan and Mr.Suresh ,sons of Mr.Bhaskara Menon who runs yoga classes.
In the three month course, you will be taught 25 asanas, pranayama (breathing techniques), suryanamaskaram and meditation. You can attend these classes in the morning and evening from Monday to Friday. There are separate batches for men and women...

Phone: 0484-2330009
Address: Changampuzha Samadhi Road,
Edappally,
Cochin - 682024.