Group plans to have 100 centres by year end

Talwalkars, a chain of health centres, has intensified the pace of its expansion spree with the inauguration of eight new health centres across the country in a record span of 15 days. In continuation with their mission of creating a healthier India, new Talwalkars health centres are now fully operational in Udaipur, Ludhiana, Nerul (Navi Mumbai), Himayatnagar (Hyderabad), Bangalore, Hubli, Belgaum and Aurangabad. With an investment of over Rs 16 crore each, Talwalkars health centres comes equipped with a gymnasium, counseling room, weight loss/gain programmes, cardio, spinning, resistance and free-weight training equipment. The company plans to reach the 100 centres mark by this year end.

Elucidating the rationale behind opening eight new centres together, Prashant Talwalkar, Managing Director, Talwalkars Better Value Fitness Private Limited, said, "Lately, the fitness industry is seeing a paradigm shift with people aspiring for complete wellness rather than just staying fit. At Talwalkars, we are completely in sync with consumer's needs. Besides opening new health centres in cities and smaller towns, our effort has been to introduce new services/facilities on a regular basis to help provide a complete wellness package to our members." With the addition of these new health centres, the total number of Talwalkars centres across India exceeds 50.

Speaking about the company's focus on corporate membership aspect, Talwarkar explains, "Corporate membership will be a new focus area for us this year. With surging work pressure and stress-related ailments rampant amongst the corporate crowd, we felt the need to offer specialised fitness packages to them at a discounted fee. We already have few large corporate firms availing this service"

Spacious and well-designed areas, elegant interiors, clear demarcation of space for different types of work-out and state-of-the-art fitness equipments from Nautilus and Precor characterise Talwalkars health centres.

Besides every centre has trained personnel which includes personal trainers, dieticians, physiotherapists and masseurs. The instructors and nutritionists undergo intensive training in Talwalkars own training academy in Mumbai prior to assuming their role.