Jatomi Fitness claims that their ultimate mission in life is to make members ‘fall in love’ with fitness and staying in shape. Sound dubious? You may be surprised, because the set-up is beautiful. Their first club is located at Tropicana City Mall and is a clean, slick space filled with state of the art equipment and some natty wall decals. (We particularly like the mountains in the spinning studio.)
The gym houses some revolutionary new equipment that can’t be found anywhere else in Malaysia – the intriguing Queenax, a suspension training system that uses the ceiling, walls and floor, and the Curve, a person-powered slate-belt treadmill with a curved design that utilises more muscles per workout. Fun fact: The Curve treadmills are used in astronaut training by NASA and can burn up to 30 percent more calories than traditional treadmills. The gym also runs programmes alongside the traditional workout model, like MINDfit, EATfit and MOVEfit that track your progress by way of goals, nutritional targets and fun new exercises. There are dedicated areas for Pilates, yoga, group exercise and spinning, plus ample free weights and a 30m running track. Couch potatoes, you may yet be converted. Emma Chong