When you’re away from your home country in a foreign country where the language might be a barrier, a gym becomes a fantastic option to go. Some condominiums do come with gym facilities, but staying motivated and maintaining a regular routine can be quite challenging when you’re going alone by yourself.
Especially for foreigners in a new country, I’d like to recommend Celebrity Fitness as a great gym to consider.
I’d like to introduce why Celebrity Fitness is a great choice for foreigners with 5 reasons.
It will be quite long, so I will share just 2 reasons in this post.
This is because when I first moved here in Indonesia, the first thing I did was to choose which gym or yoga studio to choose and there was a lot I didn’t know with little information.
Also, Celebrity Fitness is one of the reasons why I myself am happy and enjoy my life here even though I am abroad, so here we go!
( THIS IS NOT PR from Celebrity Fitness and introducing by my personal view. )
English-Friendly
Celebrity Fitness offers English support, making it easier for non-native speakers to navigate their facilities and services.
When considering a gym membership abroad, the initial hurdle is often the language barrier when discussing your options with local staff.
However, at Celebrity Fitness, you don’t need to worry. They have English-speaking personnel who can address your concerns. Personally, I’ve had a seamless experience from my initial inquiry, thanks to their English-speaking personnel. It might be specific to the branch I attend, but the branch manager was proficient in English as well.
Furthermore, at Celebrity Fitness, the mobile app used for class reservations is available in English, so there’s no need to be concerned after post-contract as well.
When participating in yoga, fitness classes, and etc, they provide instructions in both English and the local language, making it inclusive. This is because instructors are also trained in English, so almost all instructors are capable of accommodating English-speaking clients. Even if you make a mistake for a yoga pose, they’ll discreetly correct you in English.
If you do not need to join a yoga or fitness class, of course you can just use workout equipment or you can use PERSONAL training as well.
Local Connections
It’s a place where you can make friends with locals, helping you immerse in the culture and feel more at home.
In my country, Japan, I did not have any friends in yoga class even though I attended yoga classes quite often because everyone was too busy to talk before or after class, and everyone went home right after class to shower and dry their hair within 10 minutes. But at Celebrity fitness, there are many different types of classes, and we, the participants, go through the tough muscle training classes together and sometimes other members teach me moves I didn’t understand and helped me with them.So gradually I started to know more and more people, and many people would talk to me. When I first started coming to Celebrity Fitness, I didn’t understand the local language at all, and I have been an only foreigner in a class, so I wanted to say in the local language, “I’m sorry that Instructor has to use English sometimes because I’m a foreigner,” but I didn’t have the courage to do so, of course…haha
But I kept trying to greet and smile at people who made eye contact with me, and gradually more and more people started to talk to me before and after classes.
Unlike when I attended yoga classes in Japan, after class, some people take their time to shower, put on makeup, and get ready while talking. Conversation naturally ensues.
I am very grateful for that. Some of them even go out for lunch with me after the gym, and I am very happy to have local friends who I could meet outside of the gym.
I don’t think I would have had this experience if I hadn’t attended Celebrity Fitness, a gym with locals. Of course I enjoy listening to their personal stories, but I am also really happy to learn about the culture of the country here, and to be introduced to and eat local food with them. Without those members I know at the gym, there are many things I would not have learned about the actual cultural aspects of living in this country.
So, this is how you get along with the locals, making Celebrity Fitness the perfect place to be!
The remaining three reasons will be continued in the next issue as I think you will get bored with the number of letters.
Thanks for reading!
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