Viraf Tavadia

Sr. Consultant at Maxsan Fitness Hub

Experience: 10 years in the Fitness and Wellness industry. Started as a personal trainer to promenant industrialist and graduated to setting up a first organised Fitness company providing services of Health n Fitness professional to individuals and Corporates.

Ventured in the spa and wellness industry since the last 4 years, Currently holding a position of Sr. Associate for Spa & Training at Evolve clubs. (Foothills Wellness systems Pvt Ltd)

Goal: To expand and penetrate into the corporate arena by providing an authentic fitness & wellness soultion in todays fast paced corporate culture.

Viraf Tavadia’s Specialties:

Specialize in Setting up Spa and wellness centers. (Commercial)
Consultant for Special Population.
Specialize in Gym n Set up and Management. (Corporate & Commercial)
Stress Management Techniques for Corporates.

1. Today’s youth don’t pay attention to their health. Comment.
 
 

Today’s youth are considerably more conscious of their health than one generation before. But still there is a big gap between being healthy n just wanting to look thin.
 Youth today look and aspire to be thin not healthy.

 2. Being vegetarian is the in thing. Comment.
 
 
 

It’s a personal choice.
 A healthy balanced diet is more important than becoming
 vegetarian.
 
 

3. Monsoons are a boon or a bane for you professionally?

A bit of both. More clients want to work out indoors due to the rains
 n commuting is a problem for trainers.

4. Please enlighten us a little bout your profession.
 
 
 
 
 

Being a consultant in health, Fitness & wellness is a tough job. Exercise is not something that comes natually to 80% of the people. Its more about being patient and convincing a client to make
 a change in his/her lifestyle.
 

5. Half of you is in Goa and rest in Mumbai. Can you compare and contrast the two places? Professionally.
 
 
 

One major
 difference is the way members look at their fitness objectives. Members in Mumbai
 are clear and focused with their objective and match it with
  time based targets. Members in Goa are still on experimental stage inspite of falling into the critically overweight
 category, members will prefer to go in for a monthly package first and give it a
 try, see if they like to work out. Failing to realise
 that they don’t have
 any
 second options at their stage
 besides embracing
 healthy lifestyle habits.
 

6. Do you believe that running a gym in Goa is a profit making business?

Yes, definitely the industry is picking up by 5% to 10% every year

7. Wat is your take on the increasing complains by youth regarding back ache? Analyse causes and remedies.

Its mainly attriibuted to bad postures and also mostly to the load of the books they carry.
 Also young kids with underdeveloped muscles are at a higher risk.

8. Wat is the funda about zero figure? Do you believe in it?

As i mentioned being and looking thin is not an indication of being healthy. Classic examples of FTV models. Have irregular periods, lower immunity, high skin diseases, and
 other ailments that come with unhealthy pattern of staying thin and malnourished. It is saddening that our Bollywood actresses such as Kareena Kapoor are adopting this concept. Since movies have a huge impact on Indian masses, it has given rise to a lot of myths. Many ladies want to get a zero figure just because their favorite actress or model has it without knowing anything much about it.
 
 

9. Wat are your comments on egoa.in?
 
 
 

It is a very good initiative. Digital marketing n networking model is the
 best and current trend for the next couple of years to stay. As you know I have purchased a page for my Mumbai-based firm on your website.

LINK: www.e-goa.co.in/v-fit

Courtesy: Nisha Bhatia