If
you're going towards Morong, Teresa and Baras in Rizal province,
or Siniloan and Pagsanjan Falls in Laguna province, chances are
you won't miss the Fitness Zone Gym on your way. Why because it's
located right along the National Rd. highway in Antipolo City, highly
visible on the crossroads of these towns. Aside
from the location, Fitness Zone Gym boasts of its affordability,
cleanliness and size. This was Joey Protacio's vision to the residents
of Antipolo
Fitness
Zone Gym
The gym also offers taekwondo, taebo,
yoga and kickboxing besides weight training and aerobics.
when
he opened his gym on December 10, 2000. He wanted to promote a high-tech
health and fitness health club that's reasonably rated so the locals
can get fit. Being a sports enthusiast himself (he played Varsity
Basketball for Dela Salle University and Adamson University), Joey
believes the benefits of being fit to one's self is countless.
Currently, the gym includes (on the second floor) free weights and
universal machines for the hardcore bodybuilder, wall-to-wall mirror
aerobics room, treadmills and stairs for the cardio fans and (on
the first floor) a big lobby/reception area for people still contemplating
whether to join or not while watching the TV screen. The showers
and locker rooms are clean and well maintained you'd think you were
at home. The gym also offers taekwondo, taebo, yoga and kickboxing
besides weight training and aerobics. The aerobics room was constructed
with springs under the hardwood floors so as to lessen injuries
and give more cushion to the body.
If
you need some motivation, you can ask the assistance of any of the
4 personal trainers in the weight room or the 3 aerobic instructors
and they'll be more than willing to help you and with a big smile.
Most women come in during the morning sessions of aerobics and then
the big guys train later on during the day. But don't get intimidated,
the gym is for everyone and has members of different ages, sex,
locality (60% are from the neighboring towns of Cainta, Taytay,
Morong, Teresa and Tanay) and professions (doctors, lawyers, actors,
dentists, professional athletes, councilors, vice-mayors and priests).
Last
month, Fitness Zone was honored to have TV Channel 7 GMA's soap
opera "Ang Iibigin Ay Ikaw", film a segment of their series
in the gym and restaurant bar where celebrities like Cristopher
de Leon, Mark Gil, Richard Gomez, Alice Dixon and Toby Alajar got
a taste of the Fitness Zone ambiance.
Fitness
Zone was recently renovated and extended to include a spa and massage
rooms, a beauty salon and a huge parking space across the street.
In a few years, Joey would like to expand his gym to other branches,
get the latest state-of-the art machines and conduct seminars for
personal instructors to improve quality training for members. If
you think that's ambitious, stop by while you're on your Antipolo
tour and see for yourself what's been done to a run-down building
less than 2 years ago and transformed to what could become one of
Antipolo's landmarks!
For
current gym rates please call Tel. No. 630-5154.
Mondays thru Saturdays 7AM - 9PM
Sundays 7AM - 5PM
Fitness Zone Address: National Road, across the street from Flying
V Gas Station, Antipolo City