What you see - Hyderabad as a metro does not fall short of gyms and spas. In fact, almost every other street has a hoarding or a banner displaying messages that promise to help you lose 5 kilograms in 10 days or tone your body to resemble a muscle-flexing actor. The services and facilities at many of these places, however, leave much to be desired.
Latitudes Pro, however, does not lag behind on any of these counts. Spread over 300 square yards and three floors, this high-end gym and spa is fully equipped to meet your needs, whether it is with respect to lockers and showers or even nutritious snacks. Their huge reception area has a bistro that serves healthy snacks for the members.
At the ground floor, you have the cardio section and an indoor rock-climbing facility with a 10-meter wall in one corner for adventure workout. They call their first floor health club, where they have created amenities for yoga, aerobics, spinning (speed cycling) and personal training sessions. There are separate spas for women and men.
What you get – Latitudes Pro is quite a professional fitness center. You can go for general and personal workouts, aerobics, yoga, spinning, salsa or pilates (body toning) here and even pamper yourself at the awesome spa-cum-salon called Tangerine. The crowd frequenting this place is mostly from the corporate sector.
Coming to the equipment, these come from USA’s Precor (claims to be the leader in fitness equipment) and Cybex. Easy to handle for both beginners and pros, these are equipped with a cardio theater as well.
The packages for the gym are plenty, suiting diverse needs. For example, they have a three-year package for Rs. 49,999, one -week package for Rs. 1,500 and a one-day package for Rs. 600 besides others.
If you are a member, aerobics, abs and pilates are included in the package. But if you wish to opt exclusively for aerobics, yoga, spinning or salsa, they charge a monthly fee of Rs. 2,000. The classes for aerobics, yoga, and spinning are scheduled between 7 AM and 9 AM.
Climb up to the second floor for the spa that has dressing suites with lockers, restrooms and a vanity area in the women’s section. The massage rooms come with spacious and tasteful interiors. They have 12 such rooms out of which two rooms are for the couples. Here, you can get massages (even Balinese and Thai), body wraps and scrubs, facial and hair treatments (they have a hair specialist) and other salon services done. Bridal packages ranging from Rs. 6,500 to Rs. 15,000 are also on offer.
Our verdict – We found this place impressive enough to recommend you for a perfect gym and spa experience. Top class facilities, good trainers (male and female) and imported equipment are all here. But appointment for the spa services is mandatory. In fact you’d rather even re-confirm your appointment since we did come across an unhappy customer fuming over being given a slot that was already busy. They have a good number of customers pouring in on the weekends.
Drive to – Latitudes Pro,
Plot No. 469,
Road No. 36,
Opposite Trinethra Supermarket,
Hyderabad – 500033.
Call at – 040-23554800
Anytime between – 6 AM – 9 PM
E-mail at – membership@latitudespro.com
Visit at – www.latitudespro.com
Posted on: Aug 18, 2007
