A new opportunity to improve health and physical well-being in Santa Cruz
Two thousand two hundred square meters dedicated to physical and, by extension, mental health, in the heart of Santa Cruz. Since last January 15, the AORA Parque Bulevar gym has its doors open seven days a week and on holidays. No more excuses for not exercising and improving your health.
Tomás Ramos Oramas is the CEO of AORA. “It is an adventure that we began with great enthusiasm, we detected in the central area of Santa Cruz a market niche in those people who want to connect with the moment, abandon the stress of everyday life for a few hours and focus on their physical and mental improvement; focus on the present just as our slogan says, #LiveAORA.” The gym has the latest technological advances both in terms of sports equipment and digital applications; Its more than 30 cardiovascular exercise stations have screens connected to the Internet where it is possible, among other features, to take virtual classes or watch streaming series; Activities in small groups offer the possibility of monitoring performance through the use of heart rate monitors; After their welcome interview on the first day, the member has their personalized training program that they can follow in their app (in addition to receiving advice from the technicians in the room), with which they can even comfortably reserve access to group activities and be informed in real time of the different events and news of the center. “You can combine your training on your own, with no limit on access, with our guided classes or our boutique personal training service and small groups. The team is made up of 20 professionals with training in different areas of sports and health.”
In addition to its more than 100 cardio and weight training stations, the facilities have stretching and functional training areas; a cycle space with 30 bicycles and cutting-edge technology displayed on two projectors; a fiboxing room with 8 punching bags and strength stations; an activity room with music and pilates support of more than 200m2; and changing rooms that have more than 300m2 in which we will find 20 showers and large spaces where members will have lockers whose closing is automated with their access bracelet.
The center has two differentiated quotas, the quota Fitness, with which you have free access to the weight room from Monday to Sunday, and to the Indoor Cycle classes, Les Mills (Body Pump, Body Combat and Body Balance), Zumba, Pilates and GAP; and the fee Premium, that adds to the advantages of Fitness the possibility of accessing two hours a week of classes in small groups of Fitboxing, Functional Training, Senior Fit HIIT and MX4. “The MX4 system, which is practiced in very small groups of eight people, consists of using the four key elements of fitness through a set of more than 150 different routines throughout the weeks that the program lasts. Senior Fit complements the range of activities available for users over 60 years of age, with more personalized training in small groups of 4 to 8 people.
Mind and body
Scientific research is showing that strength training is not only good for physical health, it can also be good for mental health. There are studies testing the effects of strength training on anxiety, depression, and related conditions, such as improving insomnia. Likewise, there are studies that analyze how strength training can benefit mental health by reducing certain hormones in the body associated with stress and depression such as cortisol. Likewise, it is more than recommended from certain ages, such as in menopausal and postmenopausal women, to avoid muscle loss or sarcopenia, and prevent osteoporosis.
All the fees and advantages can be found on social networks @aoraparquebulevar and on the website www.aoraparquebulevar.com, or by visiting and checking the quality of its facilities on the second floor of the Bulevar Shopping Center or by calling 682365870.