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of them (at the upper limit) traditional gym. They will usually the exercises correctly, explain
at more than 5,000 clients! charge you a whole year at what you don’t know or don’t
These gyms, in addition to the a time, which is not always understand, and your overall
dumbbells and barbells, have used. Also, macro-gyms have performance can be monitored
100 or more cardio machines, so much space and so many by the owner himself. They have
100 weight machines, aerobic machines, so many activities shorter opening hours, few of
rooms, boxing rings, swimming and such long hours, that they them open on weekends, they
pool and jacuzzi, paddle tennis might not always be good even close at midday, and they
courts, yoga and physiotherapy, at individualizing, or giving offer very specific activities, like
even a bar and restaurant. adequate instructions to the pilates, rehabilitation, yoga and
They are notorious structures clients who need it. That is martial arts, often for kids as
attended by a number of where the Personal Trainer, well. They are small spaces in
employees above 20 and up to or PT, comes in, a recent and your neighbourhood where you
“
80% OF
SPANISH
GYMS
HAVE LESS
THAN 200
MEMBERS
100. They are also open daily, growing profession dedicated to improve your health and stay in
some establishments are even that activity, who will usually do shape, a personal, small family
open 24/7. They say this the a good job, as they charge for it. business and there are fifteen
future of fitness and that it is On the other side of the thousand in Spain. We should
already the present in many scale, the traditional gym, try to keep them, as these were
large cities. which groups together almost the starting grounds for many
Large gyms usually belong 90% of the figure, is usually body builders, when other gyms
to companies distributed attended by a single person, the likes of Orencio, Esplugues,
in franchises, sometimes sometimes helped by 1 or 2 Helios, Muvia, Hércules seemed
international or visible in independent professionals like large establishments where
various cities of the country. who give specialized classes youngsters in the 1980s entered
They are so-called low-cost over a few hours. They will hoping to find wonders of
gyms, very different from the also check if you are doing muscle and strength.
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