Hate Gym? These Alternative Workouts In Pune Will Let You Stick To Your Fitness Resolutions In 2020!

Alas, the holiday season is finally over and it’s time to get back to the grind! So, gear up and if one of your resolutions is to stay fit or start going to the gym but hate the monotony of it, then fret not, we have an amazing list of alternative workouts that will pique your interest!

Fitness Regiment

Give your regular gym a miss and try out a hardcore military-style training at Regiment Fitness in Hinjawadi, instead. What makes Fitness Regiment stand apart from the training you will find at any other gym is their Military Boot camp that is an intense process where you’ll have a chance to physically, mentally and team-building activities. Apart from this, you can also go Mountain Climbing, where challenging routine will test your grip and core strength as well as body and mind coordination. They also offer strength training, mixed martial arts, functional training and dance your way to fitness. 
Where: Crystal Market, Near Megapolis Circle, Phase 3, Hinjawadi Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park
Price: Rs 9999 for 12 months
Contact: 8669719651

Pole Dancing

After seeing it in movies and on TV, make your dream of learning pole dancing a reality with Nupur Chaudhuri who has started Pune’s very first pole dancing studio in Baner. The one hour, fifteen minutes long class will start with warmups and work muscles in your body you didn’t know needed to be worked as you learn really cool moves on the pole. The great news is that you don't need to be thin, fit or athletic to try your hand at this. Anyone can give this a shot, even with zero percent fitness, but, it is important to be injury-free. Her classes take place over the week, except for Mondays from 12 noon to 3 pm. So if you’re looking for something new to try this 2020, we couldn’t think of anything better!
Where: 4th Floor, Avenue Srushti, Baner
When: Tuesday to Sunday, from 12 noon to 3 pm
Price: Rs 6,000 per month
Contact: 9623554032

Capoeira 

If you’re bored of working out in your regular gym and looking to jazz up your workouts while shedding those calories then give traditional Brazillian martial art, a try! Capoeira is a mix of dance, fight and a game where you can lose up to 500 calories in an hour! Sagar Jain is one such dedicated capoeiristas (practitioners of Capoeira) in Pune who is teaching Punekars the art of Capoeira. As a beginner, you will be introduced to the basics of Capoeira by learning simple moves and slowly progress to the advanced level with more complex moves. For now, they conduct classes in Artsphere in Kalyani Nagar (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday) Sindh Society in Aundh (Wednesday and Friday) and Dancing Curve in Baner (Monday, Wednesday and Friday). In Kalyani Nagar, they have batches from 9 am to 10 am in the morning and on Sundays to 8 pm to 9.30 pm in the evenings. 
Price: Rs 2,500 onwards
Contact: 9766481796

Parkour

Have you always wanted to learn how to do backflips and jump from one ledge of the building to another? Have you always wanted the strength to bust out killer Jackie Chan moves? Well, we found an exciting place in Hadapsar called The Primate Movement that is an indoor fitness centre in Hadapsar that teaches a multitude of acrobatics, parkour and much more! You won’t actually be jumping across buildings in your first class, but you will learn the basics of backflips, cartwheels, summersaults, pull-ups, jumps and much more. Hiyaaaa!
Where: K 103, Mega Center, Solapur Road, Magarpatta, North Hadapsar, Hadapsar
When: 7.30 am to noon and 4 pm to 8 pm
Price: Rs 6,000 for 3 months and Rs 2,000 for a month (for adults) and Rs 1,500 (for kids)
Contact: 9579355263

Plogging

Punekars, it’s time for you to put those fitness resolutions into action with this fabulous new workout that will get you into shape and clean-up our city at the same time! Combine your love for the environment and fitness as you head out for a jog while picking up garbage on your route. Plogging is a combination of the words ‘plocka’ which is Swedish for ‘to pick’ and jogging: Plocka + Jogging = Plogging! An exercise regime that has won over the hearts of fitness freaks and nature lovers all around the world, Plogging has, at long last, caught the fancy of conscientious Puneites. You can check out their next plogging event on their Facebook page and pick and jog!

Pilates

If you’re looking to get your buttocks off the couch and start getting fit to a healthier you, then Pilates is an effective way to build core strength, muscle balance and achieve proper posture alignment. It is a method of exercise that consists of low-impact flexibility and muscular strength and endurance movements. At celebrity trainer, Namrata’s Pilates Studio in Koregaon Park you can opt for private sessions with personal trainers or enjoy a group class with your buddies. They offer several packages for group bookings as well as session bookings (either on a monthly, weekly or daily basis). For group sessions, the packages start at Rs 10,500 and for private sessions at Rs 19,500. All Pilates classes are for 50 to 55 minutes only.
Where: Liberty Society, Phase II, E1, House No 2, Ground Floor, North Main Road, Koregaon Park
When: 7 am to 10 pm; Sundays closed
Contact: 8605652255

Aerial Silk

Love watching gymnasts and acrobats swing, hang upside down and do really cool things being suspended in the air? Well, if you dreamed of becoming a gymnast, or realistically mastering the art of a split, then head to Pune’s only aerial silk class started by Poorva Karnik. She conducts classes in Kothrud and Shivaji Nagar twice a week for an hour. The class focuses on the basis of strengthening or conditioning as well as flexibility training. As a workout, aerial silk focuses on building core strength, flexibility, improves concentration as well as let’s face it, it looks amazing! Totally insta worthy! 
Where: Om Studio, JM Road and Alacrity Sports School, Kothrud
When: Twice a week, 7 am to 8 am on Tuesday and Thursday at Alacrity Sports School and twice a week, 7.30 am to 8.30 am at Om Studio, JM Road.
Price: Rs 2,000 for eight sessions a month
Contact: 8412014704