The ‘Fitness Guru’ & ‘Jazz Pianist’ in the Nawab County
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“The fabled fountain of youth has become a reality. Centuries ago, Ponce de Leon went chasing after it & started a trend that exists to this day. The waters of the Bahamas & Florida that de Leon believed could restore health & youth – although nice to swim in – didn’t quite cut it. You can also forget about finding the answer on some mountaintop.
The answer to that dream lies with the grand master of fitness – Mr. Zareer Patell, black belt – fitness trainer (since 1972) & trainer of trainers, columnist, & consultant on call – at Silhouette Aerobics.
He was the person who brought Karate to the city in 1972, Aerobics in 1984, Cardio Kickboxing in 1999, & Taichi in 2000.
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The Zareer Patell saga is a living proof that growing older chronologically isn’t the same as aging. At 67 plus years young, Zareer looks younger & runs the show with the energy of a 19-year-old. Pioneering Karate in the twin cities in 1973, & Aerobics in 1984, & Cardio Kickboxing in 1999, & Taichi (Chinese shadow boxing) in 2000, Zareer has set a standard of ‘Health & Fitness’ for all of us here – & needs no introduction. And what adds more dimension to his fit & impressive status is his 14 years of Pharma background & 30 years of teaching Aerobics, Martial Arts, Weight Training, Sports Conditioning & Taichi to thousands of students. Having worked for Smith Kline & French Pharmaceuticals, Zareer derived ample knowledge about the human body, diseases, medicine & nutrition, not to mention his marketing ability.
Born in 1952 in Secunderabad, Zareer took up two passions simultaneously, that is; Martial Arts cum Fitness & Western Classical Music. He is considered as the pioneer & a walking encyclopaedia on health & fitness. Thirty-five years hence, Zareer has carved a niche for himself as the most successful fitness trainer in Hyderabad. A black belt from the Okinawan Go-Ju Ryu Karate-do Federation, Bombay, Zareer took his lessons from Sensei Pervez Mistry, the legend of Karate in India. As he recalls, “No amount of commercialised fitness training programs can ever hold a candle to the rigorous training one goes through for years mastering Martial Arts”.
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It’s just not the years of experience that makes him special but also his ability to make you understand & explain in simple terms the importance of health & fitness. A regular fitness columnist & consultant on call in leading newspapers, Zareer has enlightened scores of readers on issues of fitness, medicine & nutrition & freed them from the shackles of mediocrity & inferiority, infusing in them a biological quality, generated by the health & fitness life-style.
After taking fitness classes at the Louis Pasteur University’s Sports Center, Strasbourg – France for a few months or so, Zareer returned in 1990 to set up the city’s fitness facility at the Country Club. He has trained famous Telugu film stars in Karate & body sculpting & cross-trained national & international sportsmen in Tennis & Cricket.
And remember this; Zareer’s training insights are priceless. Nobody has the inside stuff like he does; And, if any should doubt the penetration of trainer Zareer Patell’s influence into Hyderabad’s fitness culture, then his various testimonials in leading newspapers & magazines must silence all, but the most skeptical. He has also been featured for 3 years on Gemini Television as an Aerobic trainer. His talks on health & fitness on the All India Radio – Hyderabad is nothing new.
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Apart from the traditional aerobics & weight training sessions that he conducts, Zareer, also pioneered a new system of aerobics called, Cardio Kickboxing, as a variant to a normal routine. The ‘Karate-Chop’, once a vibrant part of Hollywood action films, is seeing a revival amongst children & teens in form of Cardio Kickboxing. Kickboxing combines Karate & boxing moves in an aerobic step mode. It provides a full body workout, emphasizing lower body balance, upper body tone & abdominal strength, set to high-energy music. “This is it! The strongest fat-burning workout fit for the millennium – that’s fast, fun & furious. You’ll need to learn how to stand, make a fist, punch & kick & move with music. You will also learn the technique & philosophy behind moves. This makes it interesting & challenging. For example; you can learn how to use a simple ‘cat-like’ move with a strike so natural your grand-ma could pull it off against Mike Tyson”, says Zareer, the grand dad of fitness.
And…just when you think that you know every thing about Zareer, you discover that he is a trained pianist having a Higher Local degree in western classical music from the Trinity College of Music, London. “I started my journey into the world of music rather late. I was 14 years old but fell in love with the piano from day one & within four years completed my eight grade with merits,” reveals Zareer.
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A consummate master of musical technique & mastery, Zareer has given numerous jazz performances here as well as abroad. He has also recorded & composed music for a host of jingles & television series. He is also a sought-after music tutor & teaches for a select few & gives special emphasis on technique in improvisation & creativity.
His stint in France made him tap his full potential as a Jazz pianist. “ I like western classical music & enjoy its richness. But jazz is the medium through which I can express my technique freely. When I am playing at my best, it is a moving thing to experience emotionally & intellectually the vigor & force of simple jazz, the complexities of the phrases, the runs & arpeggios”, quips the pianist. Though this kind of music may not appeal to many, it doesn’t bother the fitness trainer & musician. “I do not mind playing to a few as long as they understand the soul of jazz,” he says honestly.
Fitness Curriculum includes:
- Personalized, first hand training packed with training advice
- Aerobics “fat… burning’, burning’, burning’…
- Cardio Kickboxing the ultimate defense against fat!
- Weight Training sculpt the body you want
- Weight Training sculpt the body you want
- Sports Conditioning & Cross Training
- Post Natal fitness
- All about Weight Control & Nutrition – ‘Sometimes you have to Lose to Win’
- Corporate Fitness ‘working out’ not just working; on company time
- ‘Girl Power’ (self-defense)
- As a Personal Trainer at your own home
- Training & Diet Recuperation strategies in your 40s, 50s, & beyond
- Consultant ‘on call’ for health & fitness queries